Southern Africa circuit · 14 nights
A waterfall, a private reserve beside Kruger and a harbour city on one trip, with the flights between them planned for you and the price in Australian dollars.
14 nights, Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, Kruger area and Cape Town
From A$9,500
per person, priced for late September to early October
International flights from Australia are extra. The price comes from a real quote we wrote and locked for three adults travelling together, rounded down to the nearest A$500. Your own quote fixes yours in Australian dollars.
The trip at a glance
South Africa works best for us as one stop on a circuit. Cape Town, Kruger and Victoria Falls each give you something the others cannot, and they link with short flights and no overland slogs. Qantas gets you to Johannesburg without a connection, which makes it the gentlest way into Africa from Australia.
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Day by day
Qantas flies nonstop from Sydney and Perth, so you arrive without a connection. African Rock is a twelve-suite boutique hotel in a tropical garden ten minutes from the airport, and your transfers are handled. Two nights give you a full day to recover, with a spa if you want one, before the trip starts moving.
Nights: African Rock Hotel & Spa, near JohannesburgA flight from Johannesburg to Victoria Falls on the Zimbabwe side, a transfer to Bayete Guest Lodge and, in the afternoon, a guided tour of the Falls with a sundowner. You are in a small town and a short walk from most things.
Night: Bayete Guest Lodge, Victoria FallsOne day is a guided Chobe day trip, over the border into Botswana for a river cruise and a game drive with lunch. The other two are yours: a Zambezi cruise, a helicopter flight, a walk across the bridge or the pool. The river is low from September, so more of the cliff shows and less of the spray.
Nights: Bayete Guest Lodge, Victoria Falls
A flight from Victoria Falls to Kruger Mpumalanga airport near Nelspruit, then about two hours by road to Umkumbe Safari Lodge on the Sand River in the Sabi Sand. The Sabi Sand is a private reserve with an unfenced boundary with Kruger National Park, so the same animals roam through, but your ranger and tracker can leave the road. Your first game drive is this afternoon.
Night: Umkumbe Safari Lodge Riverside, Sabi SandThe rate covers all meals and two game drives a day, at dawn and late afternoon, with an optional bush walk after breakfast. Drives run after dark here, and few vehicles share a sighting. The Big Five all live in this part of South Africa.
Nights: Umkumbe Safari Lodge Riverside, Sabi Sand
A morning drive, a road transfer to the airport and an afternoon flight to Cape Town. You arrive at Blackheath Lodge in Sea Point, the seaside suburb of Cape Town, in the early evening.
Night: Blackheath Lodge, Cape TownA full day with a private guide down the peninsula: Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Point and the penguins at Boulders Beach, with the entries covered.
Night: Blackheath Lodge, Cape Town
Table Mountain, the Winelands an hour away, the waterfront and long lunches. Southern right whales come into the bay at Hermanus from June to November. We keep these days open on purpose, and suggest rather than schedule.
Nights: Blackheath Lodge, Cape TownA transfer to Cape Town airport timed to your flight home.
Where you stay
Near Johannesburg · 2 nights
Family suite · bed and breakfast
A twelve-suite boutique hotel hidden in a tropical garden ten minutes from the airport, where the staff greet you by name. Suites are generous and quiet, there is a full spa, and airport transfers are handled for you.
Victoria Falls · 4 nights
Classic room · bed and breakfast
A 30-room guest lodge in Victoria Falls town on the Zimbabwe side, an easy base for the Falls and the town.
Sabi Sand · 3 nights
Standard room · all meals and game drives
A riverside lodge in the Sabi Sand on the Sand River. The rate includes all meals and two game drives a day, with an optional bush walk after breakfast. Drinks are extra.
Sea Point, Cape Town · 5 nights
Loft suite · bed and breakfast
A 17-room boutique lodge in Sea Point, the seaside suburb of Cape Town.
What it costs
| Nights | Where you go | Priced for | From, per person |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 nights | Johannesburg (2), Victoria Falls (4), Sabi Sand beside Kruger (3), Cape Town (5) | Late September to early October | A$9,500 |
Per person, with flights from Australia extra. The figure comes from a real quote we wrote and locked for three adults travelling together, rounded down to the nearest A$500, so a pair of travellers will see a slightly different figure, and we quote it exactly. Most of the price is the Sabi Sand lodge, which includes meals and game drives; Cape Town, the Falls and the flights between them make up the rest. Your own quote is built for your dates and fixed in Australian dollars.
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