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South African Grand Tour

Safari Wildlife & Nature + 3 more + 3 more

Three weeks, one unforgettable road trip across South Africa’s greatest highlights.

21 days

from £4,295 pp

The Best of South Africa

Romantic Classic + 3 more + 3 more

Cape Town, wine & wildlife: South Africa's highlights over 11 days.

11 days

from £3,225 pp

Go Local in South Africa

Safari Wildlife & Nature + 3 more + 3 more

Real people. Real stories. Real South Africa.

19 days

from £6,690 pp

South Africa Safari Explorer

South Africa's wildlife at its best.

14 days

Safari Wildlife & Nature

from £5,850 pp

Romantic Safari + 2 more + 3 more

South Africa Safari & Beach

South Africa, Mauritius

A seamless South Africa and Mauritius holiday.

14 days

from £4,450 pp

A South African Fortnight

Classic Safari + 1 more + 2 more

A two-week classic adventure through the best of South Africa.

14 days

from £3,595 pp

Quirky excursions

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Afternoon Tea at the Mount Nelson

The Mount Nelson is one of the oldest hotels in Cape Town, built in 1899 to house the upmarket passengers of the grand cruise liners of the day. Its pink walls, colonial architecture and lush gardens have made it a landmark of downtown Cape Town, and their afternoon tea has become something of a ritual for visitors and locals alike. Enjoy the ambience and tone helpfully created by the surroundings and accompanying piano, before tackling the gargantuan buffet of canapés and cakes, and a cup of Earl Grey or Darjeeling.

Food tour

So much about a country and a culture is expressed through its cuisine. In South Africa, much of the cuisine is a home-style cooking and to get a taste you really need to search hard. A guided tour will explore the history of this country and city, walking through the back streets to find these local tastes. Walk the streets of Cape Town and experience its history, its people and its culinary delights. Stop to taste a mixture of traditional food, South African street food and to visit some artisanal foodie and coffee shops. During your walk you’ll have the opportunity to taste some of the following items: African Soul food: pap, samp & beans, vetkoek Falooda - a traditional Muslim Rose Milkshake; a gourmet bunny chow to get a little taste of Indian Cuisine and bobotie pies - a modern take on the traditional Bobotie dish which both the Cape Malay group and white Afrikaner group refer to as their traditional dish.

Shark Cage Diving

The waters off the Cape coast are one of the few places in the world that offer the exhilarating, adrenalin-fuelled experience of cage-diving with great white sharks. This takes place just off Dyer Island in Walker Bay, where huge numbers of seals attract these amazing predators to an area of water known as “Shark Alley”. Cage diving is possible on scuba gear and on snorkelling, so no previous diving experience is required. Sharks never attack the cages but do come very close, brushing the cage. They will also peer in, allowing you eye contact with these majestic creatures. The good cage diving outfits will seek to teach you about sharks, and are involved in monitoring and conservation projects, not just of the sharks but of a wide range of other marine wildlife. It’s an amazing experience and one you are unlikely to ever forget.

Seal Snorkelling

For a truly unique and special wildlife experience, very little can compete with tugging on a wetsuit, mask and snorkel, then slipping into the cold Cape waters to come face-to-face with hundreds of Cape Fur seals. They are hugely charismatic and seem to love interacting with snorkellers, whizzing past you blowing bubbles, or stopping to peer straight into your mask. There's a maximum of 10 snorkellers in the trip which goes by inflatable RIB from Hout Bay out to Duiker Island, home to 10,000 Cape Fur seals. Duiker Island is in water too cold, shallow and kelp-filled for great white sharks, so you can dive in, safe in the knowledge that no shark has been sighted at the island in 20 years!