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Southern Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Victoria Falls
Southern Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Victoria Falls
Few destinations in the world can deliver so much: national parks where you can get up close and personal with wildlife, wide-open spaces, a veritable mosaic of savannahs, steppes and mountains, and geological phenomena worthy of the finest landscapes in the American West.
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Discover the hidden treasures Southern Africa
Few destinations in the world can deliver so much: national parks where you can get up close and personal with wildlife, wide-open spaces, a veritable mosaic of savannahs, steppes and mountains, and geological phenomena worthy of the finest landscapes in the American West.
Fascinating history and the pragmatism of a few enlightened men have miraculously transformed South Africa from a country on the fringes of the nations to a multiracial democracy. South Africa has become a country that can be «visited», the »rainbow nation", for an unforgettable journey.
Highlights
Highlights
- Cape Town and the Wine Route, cable car to Table Mountain
- Cape of Good Hope
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Zulu, Swazi and Ndebele cultures
- A 4x4 safari in Kruger Park
- Soweto and the Apartheid Museum
- Victoria Falls and a cruise on the Zambezi River
Included in the trip
What's included
- International flights (with stopover), domestic flights and taxes
- Accommodation in hotels, lodges and camps in double rooms
- Full board according to program
- Programmed excursions and visits
- The services of English-speaking guides throughout the tour
The Soul of the African Continent
Experience an exceptional journey in the heart of Southern Africa's most beautiful landscapes.
Days 1 & 2
Cape Town
Flight (with stopover) to Cape Town. Meals and overnight on board.
Panoramic tour of Cape Town. Continuation by coach to Signal Hill, with its magnificent views of the city, harbor and Table Bay, or to Table Mountain, one of the "New 7 Wonders of Nature". Lunch at leisure. Transfer to hotel. Check-in for 3 nights. Dinner and overnight stay.
Route to the Cape of Good Hope. Boat to Duiker Island, sanctuary for thousands of fur seals. Pass through the Chapman's Peak panoramic road to admire the view of the ocean and "The Sentinel". Continuation to Boulders Beach and its penguin colony.
Lunch in Simon's town marina. Visit to an ostrich farm. Visit to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Dinner and overnight accommodation.
Day 3
Cape Town, Boulder's, Cape Town, Cape Town
Day 4
Cape Town, Franschhoek, Cape Town
Departure for the Wine Route. Orientation tour of Stellenbosch. Wine tasting and lunch at Vredenheim winery (or similar). Visit to Franschhoek, the "French corner" where Huguenots expelled from France in the 17th century ended up.
Return to Cape Town and visit a diamond-cutting workshop with sparkling wine tasting. Evening and dinner with an explosive troupe of musicians, singers and dancers. Overnight accommodation.
Transfer to Cape Town airport and flight to Durban. Departure for Zululand. Lunch on board. Cultural visit to a Zulu village, followed by a traditional tribal dance performance.
The village functions as a living museum of Zulu traditions and crafts, and you'll enjoy an immersion into the heart of this colorful and friendly tribe. Dinner and accommodation in the Hluhluwe area.
Day 5
Cape Town / Durban, Hluhluwe region
Day 6
Hluhluwe region, Eswatini
4x4 safari in the Bonamanzi private nature reserve. Continuation to the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a small landlocked state between South Africa and Mozambique.entry formalities.
At the border, welcome by a Swazi in traditional costume, who will tell you about his culture and country in his native language. Then lunch. Stop at the traditional market and discover the local crafts, followed by a candle-making workshop. Dinner and overnight accommodation.
Visit to the Ngwenya glassworks. Departure for northern Eswatini. Lunch in the village. Stop at Matsamo village and chat with a local about Swazi culture.
Discovery of the Kraal and Swazi huts. Drive to Kruger National Park and the Lowveld region, most of which is covered by the park and its private reserves. Settle in for 2 nights. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7
Eswatini, Kruger Park region
Day 8
Kruger Park
Depart at dawn for a full-day 4x4 safari on the tracks of the Kruger National Park, in search of the Big Five, birds, reptiles... This is the richest game reserve on the continent, with an exceptional diversity of flora and fauna.
Lunch on safari. With the help of an experienced ranger, you'll have the chance to spot one of the 1000 leopards in this immense reserve. Boma dinner under the stars. Overnight accommodation.
Stop at Graskop, for an unusual discovery of the canopy. Descend 51 metres in a panoramic elevator to immerse yourself in the indigenous forest below. Visit to the former gold-mining village of Pilgrim's Rest, which ceased mining in 1972.
Performance of gumboots, a percussive dance with a cultural and political dimension. Discovery of the Blyde River canyon. Then a short hike to discover the natural phenomenon of the Bourke's Luck Giant's Potholes. Lunch on the way. Dinner and overnight accommodation.
Day 9
Kruger Park area, Pilgrim's Rest region
Day 10
Pilgrim's Rest area, Pretoria
Departure for Middelburg. Lunch of local produce on the working Corn & Cob farm, followed by an interactive show on Ndebele traditions... Drive to Pretoria and orientation tour of South Africa's capital. Dinner and overnight accommodation.
Tour of Soweto. Photo stop in front of Nelson Mandela House. Lunch in a shebeen, a former township speakeasy. (Depending on opening hours) visit to the Apartheid Museum (or Constitution Hill site). Panoramic tour of downtown Johannesburg. Dinner and overnight accommodation.
Day 11
Pretoria, Johannesburg
Day 12
Johannesburg / Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)
Transfer to Johannesburg airport and flight to Victoria Falls. Entry into Zimbabwe and border formalities. Transfer to hotel for 2 nights.
Victoria Falls remains a small village, even if its falls are internationally renowned, and has retained its charm as a lively African market town. Lunch at leisure. Sunset cruise on the Zambezi. Aperitifs and snacks served on board. Dinner and overnight accommodation.
Walking tour of the Falls on the Zimbabwe side. A 1.7 km-long curtain of water collapses from a 108-metre cliff. Lunch on site. As an optional extra, Chobe Game Park is the 3rd largest in the country. It boasts the greatest contrasts and variety of wildlife, and the highest concentration of elephants in Africa.
Lunch. Water safari on the Chobe River. Return to hotel. Dinner and overnight accommodation. Optional helicopter flight over Victoria Falls.
Day 13
Victoria Falls
Day 14
Victoria Falls...
Free morning and lunch according to flight schedule. Transfer to Victoria Falls airport and flight (with stopover) to your departure airport. Dinner and overnight on board.
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