Itinerary
Planning
Let the experienced African Pride team help you choose from some of the favourite destinations for 1st-timers as well as regular African visitors
Cape Winelands - a scenic & historic region close to Cape Town
Day-tour or 1-2 nights:
- University population adds a lively entertainment element to Stellenbosch;
- Tranquil Franschhoek, surrounded by mountains, is the culinary capital of the region.
Cape Town - well served by international airlines
Min 3 or 4 nights:
- A sophisticated tourist destination with great hotels, shops, restaurants & Waterfront;
- Highlights include Table Mountain,
Hermanus, a small coastal resort 90-min drive from Cape Town
Day-tour or 1-2 nights:
- Adventure activities & marine cruise options;
- Whale-watching (Jun-Nov)
- Shark-cage diving in nearby Gansbaai.
The Garden Route – starts some 400km from Cape Town
Min 3 nights:
- Stretches almost 300km past several towns along the pristine coast towards Port Elizabeth;
- Ideal scenic self-drive destination not be rushed;
- Oudtshoorn, famous for the Cango Caves & ostrich industry, lies an hour inland;
- The enchanting & historic Eastern Cape safari region is a natural add-on.
Durban and Zululand, - home to a large Indian
population & renowned for Zulu culture & wildlife
- Combination of good beaches, famous battlefields,
- World Heritage Sites in the Drakensberg & Lake St
Lucia - Very good Zululand game reserves
- Proximity to the Mozambique coast with its unspoilt beaches & coral reefs.
Johannesburg is the largest city & the main gateway for international airlines
- A business/ transit city with excellent hotels, shopping malls, restaurants & museums;
- Local attractions include the Cradle of Humankind, renowned for a superb interactive museum depicting the origin of our species;
- The Apartheid Museum is worth a visit for anyone interested in South African history & the birth of what is today known as The Rainbow Nation.
Sun City Resort, 2,5-hr drive north-west of JHB
min 2 nights (more for golfers & gamblers)
- The resort consists of 4 hotels ranging from 3-star (Cabanas) through 4 and 5-star (Soho & Cascades) to 5-star superior (The Palace of the Lost City);
- Facilities include 2 golf courses, sports, 24-hr gambling, family entertainment & safari drives;
- Sun City is often combined with a safari in the adjacent Pilanesberg National Park or Madikwe Game Reserve close to Botswana just more than 1,5-hr drive away.
The spectacular Eastern Escarpment, 4 hrs east of JNB en-route to Kruger Park
- The Blyde River Canyon is the world’s 3rd-largest canyon and the largest”green canyon” with vistas of forests, lakes, mountains & waterfalls;
- Accommodation options include a selection of boutique hotels & lodges in stunning locations offering great food & spectacular scenery.
Game Reserves - generally include all meals & safari activities
min 2 nights / we recommend at least 3 nights
- SA lodges set the standard in the African safari industry re the overall experience, convenience, accessibility, quality of food, staff & diversity of game-viewing;
- From 3-star up to the pampered luxury of 5-star award-winning lodges;
- Kruger Park area, 1-hr flight or 5-hr drive east of Johannesburg, is SA’s best & most famous safari region;
- Madikwe, Pilanesberg, Eastern Cape, Zululand & Waterberg all offer good safari options which might fit more easily into the rest of an itinerary;
- Discerning clients often split long-stay safaris between 2 or more regions and/or lodges.
Victoria Falls and Zimbabwe – adventure capital, well-served by international flights
min 2 nights / we recommend at least 3 nights
- A natural wonder of the world; 1,5 times as high & twice as wide as Niagara Falls;
- Must-see activities are a walking tour of the Falls & a sunset cruise on the Zambezi; we also highly recommend the “flight of angels” over the Falls.
- Excellent safari extensions can be arranged to Hwange National Park and/or Chobe National Park in Botswana, both within an easy 2-hr drive.