Classic South Africa

16 days

Indicative cost incl. flights:

A typical 4* holiday costs from

£3,595 per person

(Based on two people travelling. Low season can be a lot cheaper, and peak season or 5* hotels can be substantially more expensive.)

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Cape Town

The Winelands

Hermanus & The Whale Coast

The Garden Route

Eastern Cape Safaris

Day 1

Fly overnight to Cape Town.

Day 2

Collect your hire car on arrival OR be met by one of our representatives and start with four nights in Cape Town. Cape Town has got a huge range of wonderful hotels, from grand, luxurious affairs, to smaller, more characterful guesthouses and B&Bs.

Day 3

Robben Island and Table Mountain are two of the city's icons and combine to make a great day. Cape Town also boasts many superb restaurants and we’d be happy to make recommendations and reservations for you.

Day 4

Spend a full day exploring the beautiful Cape Peninsula. It’s particularly rewarding to explore the hidden beaches and paths as well as the headline sights like Cape Point and the penguins of Boulder’s Beach.

Day 5

Take a Uthando project tour to learn more about the townships and how people are seeking to improve their lot there. We have also compiled a list of our favourite restaurants in Cape Town and we’d be happy to make recommendations and reserve tables for you.

Day 6

Combine your drive to the Winelands with a fascinating tour in the company of raconteur and wine buff, Pietman Retief. Spend two nights here. Choose from intimate guesthouses in pretty towns, luxurious boutique hotels or more remote wine farms to stay in.

Day 7

Continue to explore the Winelands on your own, maybe visiting Camberley or trying Waterford's Chocolate & Wine pairings. The Winelands has a very high concentration of world-class restaurants and we’d be happy to make recommendations and reservations for you.

Day 8

Drive to the Whale coast, for a two-night stop on your way east. Choose from intimate guesthouses to luxurious boutique hotels to stay in.

Day 9

Join a professional whale watching boat cruise to get a true sense of the size and gracefulness of these striking creatures.

Day 10

Continue to the Garden Route, where you spend four nights. Choose from hotels on the beach, in the heart of the pretty towns, or secreted away on islands and in the forests that carpet the hills of the region.

Day 11

There are some amazing excursions to fill your days with on the Garden Route. Perhaps explore the back roads into the Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve.

Day 12

We’d always recommend you take a day to Head to the Crags near Plettenberg Bay and visit the Elephant Sanctuary, Monkeyland, the Birds of Eden and the Tenikwa Big Cat Experience. Here you’ll also find Bramon, the Garden Route’s only wine estate and somewhere that serves an amazing tapas lunch!

Day 13

To unwind after a busy few days, maybe relax by walking along the gorgeous beaches; for the more active there are some stunning coastal hikes to consider on the Robberg Peninsula.

Day 14

As you head to the Eastern Cape for your safari, maybe stop for a breathtaking view from the dizzying Bloukrans Bridge. Spend two nights on safari. There are a wide range of safari lodges to choose from, to suit all budgets and tastes: and wherever you stay, excitement is guaranteed!

Day 15

Safari is hugely rewarding, with game drives getting you incredibly close to the big game, and bush walks introducing you to the smaller residents of the bush.

Day 16

Drop your car off at Port Elizabeth airport before flying home overnight, via Johannesburg.

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Everything we do is tailor-made; our itineraries are just suggestions to give you an idea of what is possible. Please contact us so we can tailor the perfect holiday exclusively for you.

The perfect first-time trip, covering all the major highlights. Start with the Mother City, Cape Town, a cosmopolitan, relaxing and historic city with such standout highlights as Table Mountain and the Penguins of Boulders Beach, before moving on to the Winelands for some exceptional food and wine. Moving on from the Winelands you arrive in Hermanus, home of the migrating whales (June to November). Get up close to these majestic creatures on an educational boat trip or enjoy their display from the coastal shoreline. Reaching the Garden Route, you spend some time really getting to know the forests, lagoons, animal sanctuaries and beaches, before continuing to the Eastern Cape for what many regard as the absolute highlight of a trip: some time on safari.

4 nights Cape Town – 2 nights Winelands – 2 nights Hermanus – 4 nights Garden Route – 2 nights Eastern Cape Safari

When to go:

Oct-Apr (Jun - Nov for whale season)

Weather:

Average Temp: 14-22C
Rainfall: 60mm/month
Water Temp: 17C

Flight time:

12 hours from London

Testimonials:

“We had a fantastic time! We can’t thank you enough…. It all went so smoothly from start to finish once on the plane and I can’t emphasise enough how much I needed it too.”

Sophie & Alex, Witney