Johannesburg, Kruger, Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl
£2099pp—Kruger Safari & the Winelands: South Africa holiday
Daniel Horvath
Deal Expert
Trace the Big Five on a 4x4 open-vehicle safari in the Kruger National Park
Why We Love This Deal
Discover contrasting sides of the 'Rainbow Nation' during an action-packed itinerary. Take a cable car to the top of Table Mountain, and spot penguins and seals on the Cape Peninsula. What's more, gastronomy lovers will appreciate food and wine tastings in the beautiful Winelands.
What's included
- Return flights, including 23kg checked baggage
- Shared group transfers throughout
- Two nights in Johannesburg at the Hampton By Hilton Sandton Grayston
- Three nights near the Kruger National Park at the Gecko Lodge Hazyview
- Four nights in Cape Town at the Cresta Grande Cape Town
- Daily breakfast throughout, plus three dinners at the hotel near the Kruger National Park
- All excursions and entry fees as per the itinerary
- All local taxes and fees
When
Depart from London Gatwick on 28 September; 1 November; 6 December, 2026; 28 January; 4 February; 7 March; 25 April; 2 May; 7 June; 5 September; 10 October; or 1 December, 2027.
Travelzoo tip: May–June and September–October are among the driest months in the Kruger, great for safari. It's high summer in Cape Town and the Winelands between December and February.
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Itinerary
Fly overnight into Johannesburg, where a guide will meet you at the airport. The next day, go on a full-day tour of Johannesburg and Soweto. Visit Constitution Hill, Nelson Mandela Bridge, Apartheid Museum, and Mandela House.
On day four, transfer through Mpumalanga to the Kruger National Park region. The next morning is an early departure for a full-day 4x4 open-vehicle game drive in Kruger National Park. Dinner is included upon return to the lodge.
Day six includes a full-day tour of the Panorama Route. Visit God’s Window, Bourke’s Luck Potholes, and the Blyde River Canyon. The tour also covers the Graskop Gorge Lift. You will travel 51 metres downwards in a glass-fronted elevator into an indigenous forest. Dinner is also included.
Transfer from the lodge to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport for your domestic flight to Cape Town. Ride a cable car up to the summit of Table Mountain, followed by a city tour. See colourful old houses along cobbled streets in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood. Visit the 17th-century bastion fort of the Castle of Good Hope, and stroll through Company's Garden, a beautifully landscaped park. The tour also covers the City Hall, and St. George’s Cathedral.
A full-day excursion into the Winelands is on day nine. Go on a walking tour of Stellenbosch, taste wine in Franschhoek, and visit Spice Route, a village-style precinct in Paarl. The Spice Route includes an artisan tasting where you can sample local wines, charcuterie, beers, gins, and chocolate.
Next, enjoy a full-day tour tracing the Cape Peninsula. Visit Maidens Cove, and go on a 40-minute Seal Island boat cruise from Hout Bay to Duiker Island. Travel along the scenic Chapman’s Peak Drive, visit the Cape Point Nature Reserve, and go to the Boulders Beach penguin colony to see African penguins.
The next morning you'll have breakfast then be transferred to Cape Town for your flight home.
Transfers & baggage
Both are included.
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