9 days · South Africa
South Africa Classic
DURATION
9 days
DESTINATION
South Africa
FROM
USD 5,800
Nine days combining a private game reserve Big Five safari with Cape Town — one of the world's great cities — and the Winelands.
BEST FOR
First-time Africa visitors, families, diverse interests
Journey highlights
- —Big Five game drives in a private Sabi Sand reserve
- —Leopard sightings — Sabi Sand has the highest density in Africa
- —Cape Town — Table Mountain, V&A Waterfront
- —Stellenbosch and Franschhoek Winelands
- —Cape Point and the Peninsula
Day by day
Johannesburg → Sabi Sand
Fly to Hoedspruit or Skukuza. Transfer to private game reserve. Evening drive.
Sabi Sand full day
Dawn drive, bush walk, afternoon drive. Excellent leopard territory.
Big Five focus
Full day in the reserve. Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, rhino — often all in one day.
Final Sabi Sand
Last morning drive before transfer to Johannesburg for connection to Cape Town.
Cape Town arrival
Table Mountain cable car if clear. V&A Waterfront dinner.
Cape Peninsula
Cape Point, Boulder's penguins, Hout Bay fishing village.
Winelands
Stellenbosch and Franschhoek — tasting menus at world-class restaurants.
Cape Town at leisure
Robben Island or Company's Garden. Bo-Kaap neighbourhood walk.
Departure
Final morning before international departure from Cape Town.