10 Day Private Kruger National Park, Blyde River Canyon, Cape Town and Western Cape – safari tours

All safaris start before sunrise, the best part of the day, not knowing what to expect. After a short drive, we enter the park gates. Your guide will know which areas are the best to find the wildlife, including the Big 5 and plains game. This is the finest time of the day to see predators. The lodge will arrange breakfast packs and your guide will stop after about 3 hours for breakfast, a bathroom break and a chance to get a coffee. We then continue with your safari. Kruger offers a variety of ecozones and each one has a different range of wildlife. We visit rivers and watering holes as well as plains and bushveld regions. We stop for lunch at a rest camp, where this meal will be for your own account. You have time to do some curio shopping or enjoy a cold beer! The guide will then continue with the safari heading towards the lodge. We arrive back between 3:30 – 4:30 pm, with enough time to relax, swim and have a great dinner.

• Accommodation: Bushbaby Lodge 4 star
• Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
• Drinks: Mineral water

Today we visit God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon (world’s 3rd largest canyon), Lisbon Waterfall, the 3 Rondawels and the town of Graskop. God’s Window allows people a window from the escarpment and has a 1,300 m drop below. One can see as far as Kruger and beyond on a clear day. There is a fantastic short walk through a natural rainforest environment. Bourke’s Luck Potholes are a stunning natural formation created by water erosion over hundreds of years. The Bourke’s Luck Potholes have round carvings and holes of different sizes formed in the Truer River and Blyde River confluence in the red sandstone. Your guides will brief you on all the history of the region. You can use small footbridges and walk over the chasms, looking at the water flowing through the cracks and holes. There are also several small but beautiful waterfalls in the area. We spend about 1 hour here. It’s a great walk of about 1 km in total.

• Accommodation: Bushbaby Lodge 4 star
• Meals: Dinner & Breakfast
• Drinks: Mineral water

A walking safari with an armed ranger is an active and interactive way to view wildlife, which allows you to interact with nature in a way that game drives don’t. Examine and follow animal tracks, see creatures up close and appreciate the amazing flora that covers the land. Being on foot lets you into a world so few get to see, hear, touch and smell – your guide will help you meet Africa’s flora and fauna up close and personal. After a short breakfast and coffee stop, we’ll continue with the safari returning to the lodge at around 11 am. Here you’ll say goodbye to your guide and freshen up before the journey back to Johannesburg. On arrival, check in for your flight to Cape Town and you will be met by either myself or my colleague and transferred you to your hotel.

• Accommodation: Premier Hotel – Sea Point, Cape Town 4 star (very well situated in a safe precinct on the Atlantic promenade, a short complimentary shuttle to the Waterfront with restaurants, boutiques and activities)
• Meals: Breakfast
• Drinks: Mineral water

Table Mountain National Park This morning we ascend Table Mountain via cable car (optional, weather dependent), views over the city, Table Bay and Robben Island are stupendous. Table Mountain is a ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’ and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Thereafter we explore Cape Town and visit Cape Town’s historical places, like the Dutch East Indian Garden, Castle of Good Hope, South African Museum, Malay quarter, District 6 and Greenmarket square. Later in the afternoon we drive up the West Coast where the views of Table Mountain (post card), Robben Island and Table Bay are stupendous. Time for an aperitif whilst watching the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean. We are happy to offer you our discounted rates on activities like helicopter flips, shark cage diving, ballooning, whale cruise, surfing lesson, seal snorkeling, paragliding, hiking and more. We can discuss all the options with you.

Cape Town Central Thereafter we explore Cape Town and visit Cape Town’s historical places, like the Dutch East Indian Garden, Castle of Good Hope, South African Museum, Malay quarter, District 6 & Greenmarket square.

West Coast Way Later in the afternoon we drive up the West Coast where the views of Table Mountain (post card), Robben Island and Table Bay are stupendous. Time for an aperitif whilst watching the sunset over the Atlantic Ocean.

• Accommodation: Premier Hotel, Cape Town 4 star rooms with stunning ocean views
• Meals: Breakfast
• Drinks: Mineral water and soft drinks

This region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the exceptional floral diversity of the area. We follow the west coast via Clifton, stopping at Maiden’s Cove to enjoy a view of the Twelve Apostles and Camps Bay. Hout Bay is next, a charming little town, where we board a boat for a trip to Duiker Island, home to the world’s largest fur seal colony. From here, we drive along Chapman’s Peak Pass, looking at the breathtaking views. Next is the Cape of Good Hope National Park, the most westerly point on the African continent where the cold Atlantic Ocean meets the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean. The early Portuguese mariners named this famous landmark, and you have an opportunity to walk to the lighthouse. Then our journey takes us to False Bay, visit Africa’s largest remaining African Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach. Finally, we are off to Boyes Drive, which offers a great view of the surfers below, and if you would like, chat with the shark spotter while he scours the bay looking after surfers .

• Accommodation: Premium Hotel 4 star
• Meals: Breakfast
• Drinks: Mineral water and soft drinks

A full-day private tour of the Cape winelands, Stellenbosch and Whale Coast is a profound experience offering exceptional value. Visit the historical town of Stellenbosch and boutique wineries to taste the Cape’s finest. Thereafter, we follow the Southern Cape Coast along the spectacular Clarence Drive on our way to Betty’s Bay and Africa’s largest penguin colony. Next is the charming town of Hermanus, known to be the world’s best land-based whale-watching spot between the months of June to December. You have the option of taking a whale cruise (2h).

Tonight I recommend you dine at Gold restaurant, an immersive African experience that will take you on a 14-dish taste-safari paired with traditional Mali puppets and entertainment.

• Accommodation: Premier Hotel, Sea Point, Cape Town
• Meals: Breakfast
• Drinks: Mineral water and soft drinks

Kalk Bay was voted the “coolest neighbourhood in the world” a few years ago, its my home village. Just the perfect place to finish your South African safari holiday. This quant and colourful seaside fishing village is only 30 minutes drive from Cape Town city centre, and it is hard to imagine that you are in one of South Africa’s largest cities when visiting Kalk Bay.Kalk Bay is famous for its boutique antique shops, excellent restaurants and the most famous fish and chip shop in the city.

• Everything is within a 3 min walk from your guest house. There are a few tidal pools, safe coastal walks, cave trails in the mountain, surfing lessons at Muizenberg beach, snorkelling with seals and penguins, great white shark cage diving, whale and dolphin watching in season (June to December), fishing off the harbour wall and more. St James tidal pool is famous for those colorful Victorian changing rooms.I will take you on a coastal hike and show you around.
• Accommodation: Chartfield Guest House or similar
• Meals: Breakfast