Ultimate South Africa, Vic Falls & Chobe River Cruise

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Begin in Cape Town, exploring Table Mountain, Robben Island, and the scenic Cape Peninsula.
Savour world-class vintages in the Cape Winelands and discover the city’s vibrant cultural heart.
Fly to Kruger National Park for luxury safaris at Lion Sands Private Game Lodge.
Stand before the thundering Victoria Falls and explore its rainforest trails and viewpoints.
Cruise the Chobe River aboard the Zambezi Queen, spotting elephants, hippos, and crocodiles along the way.

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55 Years of Expertise in Tailor-Made Travel

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55 Years of Expertise in Tailor-Made Travel

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Trip Features

Epic Scenery

Showcases landscapes that elevate parts of the journey.

Iconic Landmarks

Features renowned sites that capture the essence of each destination.

Wildlife Encounters

Offers chances to observe animals responsibly in their natural habitats.

Boutique & River Cruises

Curated experiences by water on small vessels.

Stays of Distinction

Trips that showcase unique and unforgettable accommodations worldwide.

Epic Scenery

Showcases landscapes that elevate parts of the journey.

Iconic Landmarks

Features renowned sites that capture the essence of each destination.

Wildlife Encounters

Offers chances to observe animals responsibly in their natural habitats.

Boutique & River Cruises

Curated experiences by water on small vessels.

Stays of Distinction

Trips that showcase unique and unforgettable accommodations worldwide.

Trip Itinerary

At a Glance

DAY

Arrive in Cape Town

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Full Day Tour of the Cape Peninsula

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Half Day Walk to Freedom Tour

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Full Day Cape Winelands Tour

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Cape Town to Kruger National Park

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On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

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On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

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Kruger to Victoria Falls

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Full Day Tour of Victoria Falls

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Victoria Falls to the Chobe River

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Cruising the Zambezi

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Depart from Botswana

Travel Itinerary

Trip Starts

Trip Stop

Trip Ends

Detailed Itinerary

DAY

Arrive in Cape Town

Multi Day Tour

Arrive Cape Town

Welcome to Africa! On arrival, you will be met by our local representative who will transfer you to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure to relax or explore on your own.

Your Accommodation

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

Perched on the very edge of the Atlantic Ocean, with the magnificent Table Mountain and Twelve Apostles Mountain Range as a backdrop, this luxurious hotel harmoniously blends with the natural beauty of its surroundings and serves as the perfect setting for gently restoring harmony to body, mind and soul. The hotel is just 15 minutes from the V&A Waterfront. The hotel offers an exceptional array of facilities - a garden and rock pool, mountain picnic trails, two restaurants, live entertainment in the Leopard Room Bar & Lounge, and a 16-seater cinema. The hotel offers complimentary scheduled transfers to Camps Bay and the V&A Waterfront between 8:00AM and 8:00PM. Experience the exquisite play of light on the mountains and sea from the peaceful comfort of 70 rooms and suites, each individually designer-decorated with understated elegance. The hotel is a natural choice for discerning travelers.

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Full Day Tour of the Cape Peninsula

Multi Day Tour

Touring the Cape Peninsula

Depart after breakfast on a full day's touring of the ruggedly beautiful Cape Peninsula. Travel along the exquisite stretch of coastline known as the Millionaire's Paradise - from Camps Bay and Clifton to the exclusive beach of Llandudno - towards the charming working harbor of Hout Bay. Wind along the legendary Chapman's Peak Drive, hugging the cliffs and relishing the breathtaking views of the Indian Ocean. Arrive at the wild and beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve an integral part of the world-renowned Cape Floral Kingdom. Afterwards, enjoy a 3-course lunch with wine pairing at the Foodbarn in Noordhoek Village. After lunch, we meander back along the coast towards the City, visiting the historic naval port of Simon's Town and the endearing penguin colony at Boulder's Beach.

Meal

Breakfast, Lunch

Your Accommodation

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

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Half Day Walk to Freedom Tour

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Walk to Freedom Tour

After breakfast, depart on a Walk to Freedom tour, starting with a visit to the riveting District Six Museum for a sharp reminder of the past. Then tour Langa Township, the oldest apartheid housing scheme in the Cape, visiting a local market, an Arts and Crafts center, as well as a traditional healer. Journey into the famous Victoria and Alfred Waterfront where you have a choice to either join the Robben Island Tour (additional cost) or enjoy time at leisure at the Waterfront. Please note that the Robben Island tour is subject to availability, demand, and weather permitting.

Meal

Breakfast

Your Accommodation

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

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Full Day Cape Winelands Tour

Multi Day Tour

Winelands Tour

After breakfast, journey into the tranquil towns of Franschhoek and Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands. Take in the scenic beauty of the Cape Winelands as we meander through this stunning landscape. We travel to Babylonstoren, where a light lunch will be served at the Greenhouse Restaurant positioned under oak trees at the back of the garden. Following lunch, we will be taken on a cellar tour with a wine tasting at Babylonstoren. After returning to Cape Town, you'll have time to freshen up before being transferred to a unique dinner experience, GOLD Restaurant with a set menu of 16 different dishes from throughout Africa. During the meal, you will be entertained by beautifully attired singers and dancers, their costumes designed to reflect the different cultures of Africa.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Your Accommodation

The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa

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Cape Town to Kruger National Park

Multi Day Tour

Cape Town to Kruger National Park

After breakfast, transfer to Cape Town airport for your flight (cost of flight not included in the tour price) to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to our luxurious private game lodge located in the world famous Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park. Arrive in time to freshen up and enjoy a welcome drink in the African Bush before departing on your first safari in open 4x4 vehicles.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner

Your Accommodation

Lion Sands River Lodge

Lion Sands River Lodge is a luxury safari lodge, located on the banks of the Sabie River. With the river right outside, you will not have to go far to see the local wildlife or is experience the surrounding Sabi Sands Reserve overlooking the Kruger National Park. With 20 luxuriously thatched bedrooms a perfect place to relax and unwind after a day of adventure.

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On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

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Lion Sands Private Game Lodge - Sabi Sands

Set off before breakfast in open safari vehicles in search of lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard, and other wondrous wildlife including birds and plants. Later, enjoy a morning outing to Henna Pre School. This afternoon (Time permitting), you will have the opportunity to head out on an afternoon game drive before returning to the lodge for dinner.

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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Your Accommodation

Lion Sands River Lodge

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On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

Multi Day Tour

Lion Sands Private Game Lodge - Sabi Sands

Another early start this morning as you set off before breakfast in open safari vehicles in search of the 'Big 5' and more. Today you have an option to enjoy a morning bushwalk guided by a ranger to learn about a wide variety of subjects ranging from the medicinal use of certain plants to the basic skills of tracking animals. This afternoon, enjoy an afternoon game drive before heading back to the lodge for dinner.

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Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Your Accommodation

Lion Sands River Lodge

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Kruger to Victoria Falls

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Kruger to Victoria Falls

A last early morning game drive is undertaken to track the animals that may have eluded us thus far before being transferred to Kruger Mpumalanga airport for your flight to Livingstone Airport (cost of flight not included in the tour price).

Meal

Breakfast

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Kruger to Victoria Falls

Upon arrival at Livingstone Airport, you will be met and transferred across the border into Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls and to our luxurious tented camp located on a private concession. Late this afternoon, enjoy sundowners at the Batoka Gorge will be enjoyed before dinner at the Camp.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner

Your Accommodation

Elephant Camp - Victoria Falls (The)

Situated on a private concession within and bounded by the Masuwe River and the Zambezi gorges, The Elephant Camp has breathtaking views of the Victoria Falls spray, and the spectacular gorges which separate Zimbabwe and Zambia. The Elephant Camp offers exclusive suite accommodation for only 18 guests in 9 luxury tents. All suites are gorge facing and have private viewing deck and plunge pool, private lounge area, air-conditioning, ensuite bath and outdoor shower. The Elephant Camp is a luxury and intimate lodge under canvas within easy reach of Victoria Falls and all its attractions and activities, yet secluded in its own private game reserve so as to allow close up encounters with wildlife.

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Full Day Tour of Victoria Falls

Multi Day Tour

Victoria Falls

After breakfast, set off for your guided tour of the mighty Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. You'll understand it instantly as we tour the Zimbabwean side, for there are numerous spectacular vantage points along the width of the falls, and the sight of this astounding gift of nature, simply takes your breath away. We walk through the permanent, beautifully misty Rain Forest that flanks the falls, stopping to marvel at the principal sites as it cascades to the depths below the Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls, the Boiling Pot, Cataract Island, and Livingstone Island. Lunch will served at the Lookout Cafe and in the afternoon, you have leisure time to enjoy the activities on offer at your lodge or simply relax.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Your Accommodation

Elephant Camp - Victoria Falls (The)

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Victoria Falls to the Chobe River

Multi Day Tour

Victoria Falls to the Chobe River

After breakfast, transfer through the Kazangula Border post into Botswana to board the Zambezi Queen on the Chobe River, your floating hotel for the next 2 nights. The Zambezi Queen is unique in that it's a sophisticated, elegant experience that has not lost the essence of all that is. There can be few natural wonders as synonymous with Africa's raw wilderness as the great Chobe River. These waters divide Namibia's Caprivi Strip from Botswana's Chobe National Park, and its exotic banks boast one of the densest populations of wildlife on the African continent. Teeming with life, this National Park sprawls across some 11 000 m of lush African bush, and is home to the largest populace of elephants in the world - currently estimated at roughly 120 000. During the late afternoon, we go in search of some big game by tender boat. After freshening up, the Captain will await us on the upper deck with a welcome drink, ready for an official welcome before dinner.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Your Accommodation

Zambezi Queen

Located along the banks of the great Chobe River, the Zambezi Queen, offers world-class sophistication in one of the most remote locations on earth. With only 14 suites, the ZQ is as unique and adventurous as it is comfortable and elegant. Whether dining on the upper deck restaurant while watching the animals gather at dusk, doing a water-based river safari from one of the private boats, or attempting to land your first tiger fish, the professional team will be on hand to meet your every need. Unlike a land-based lodge, the ZQ allows for an entire stretch of river to be explored from a vantage point making for incredible game viewing. The banks of the Chobe National Park boast one of the densest populations of elephant on the African continent - currently estimated at approximately 120,000. The Park is also home to a large number of buffalo, leopard, lion along with a variety of antelope and abundant birdlife.

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Cruising the Zambezi

Multi Day Tour

Onboard the Zambezi Queen

A leisurely start to the day before our morning activities start. These include a water-based safari, a village tour on the Namibian side of the river, bird watching or fishing. In the afternoon, we embark on a water-based safari on tender-boat where we can get up close to an array of wildlife. Along with the elephants, prides of leopard and lion, huge groups of buffalo, waterbuck, roan, eland, sable, giraffe, and, if you are lucky, one of the rare puku, can also be seen. In the river itself watch out for hippo and crocodile, and keep your binoculars at the ready for spotting a rich selection of bird life uniquely African. After dinner, we settle down for a peaceful night on the Chobe River.

Meal

Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Your Accommodation

Zambezi Queen

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Depart from Botswana

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Botswana to Home

After breakfast, disembark the Zambezi Queen and be transfer via Kasane Immigration to Kasane Airport for your onward flight.

Meal

Breakfast

Trip Includes

Meet and Greet on arrival in Cape Town

Private arrival and departure airport transfers in Cape Town

Shared arrival and departure airport transfers from Kruger Mpumalanga Airport

Shared arrival transfer from Victoria Falls Airport

Shared transfer Victoria Falls to Zambezi Queen via Kasane

Shared departure transfer to Kasane Immigration

4 nights deluxe accommodation in Cape Town at Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa

3 nights deluxe accommodation in Sabi Sands at Lion Sands River Lodge

2 nights deluxe accommodation in Victoria Falls at The Elephant Camp

2 nights deluxe accommodation aboard The Zambezi Queen Cruise

Private-guided full-day Peninsula Tour

Private-guided half-day Walk to Freedom Tour

Private-guided full-day Winelands tour with Cellar tour & tasting

Private round-trip transfers to Gold Restaurant

Shared morning and afternoon game drives at Lion Sands (max 6 guests)*

Shared bush walks at Lion Sands (max 6 guests)

Shared activities at The Elephant Camp including: Visit to Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust, elephant conservation experience, lunch at Lookout Cafe, cocktails and canapés at Batoka Gorge, game drives, birding & nature walks, village tour, Victoria Falls canopy tour (excluding park fees), Sunset cruise on the Zambezi Royal (excludes River Usage Fee)

Complimentary shuttle from The Elephant Camp to Victoria Falls town

Shared tour of Victoria Falls with lunch at the Lookout Cafe including rainforest entry fee

Shared water-based game viewing via tender boat while staying onboard Zambezi Queen

Shared land-based cultural tour of a local village while onboard Zambezi Queen

Tiger and bream fishing while onboard Zambezi Queen (tiger fishing is strictly catch and release)

Laundry at The Elephant Camp

All park entrance, conservation & community development fees unless otherwise stated

Teas, coffees, soft drinks, select beers, spirits and house wines at Lion Sands

Complimentary mini-bar at Lion Sands and The Elephant Camp

Beverages, including local brand spirits, wines and beers at The Elephant Camp

Mineral water, soft drinks, coffee/tea, local beer and wine onboard the Zambezi Queen

11 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 8 dinners

*Please note maximum vehicle capacities are subject to change without prior notice

Trip Excludes

Travel insurance

International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes

Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included

Gratuities

Optional excursions

Items of a personal nature

Passport & Visa fees, if applicable

What to Expect

Explore what moves you.

Cape Town

Cape Winelands

Kruger National Park

Chobe River

Victoria Falls

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Place

Conditions

Daily max temperatureMonthly rainfall

KasaneMostly Sunny

39°C / 103°F

4mm / 0.2"

Victoria Falls (City)Mostly Sunny

39°C / 103°F

4mm / 0.2"

Cape TownMostly Sunny

30°C / 86°F

25mm / 1.0"

Weather data is based on monthly averages.

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Ultimate South Africa, Vic Falls & Chobe River Cruise

Trip Features

Trip Itinerary

At a Glance

Arrive in Cape Town

Full Day Tour of the Cape Peninsula

Half Day Walk to Freedom Tour

Full Day Cape Winelands Tour

Cape Town to Kruger National Park

On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

Kruger to Victoria Falls

Full Day Tour of Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls to the Chobe River

Cruising the Zambezi

Depart from Botswana

Detailed Itinerary

Arrive in Cape Town

Full Day Tour of the Cape Peninsula

Half Day Walk to Freedom Tour

Full Day Cape Winelands Tour

Cape Town to Kruger National Park

On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

On Safari in the Sabi Sands Nature Reserve

Kruger to Victoria Falls

Full Day Tour of Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls to the Chobe River

Cruising the Zambezi

Depart from Botswana

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Explore what moves you.

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