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Cape Town, Victoria Falls & Chobe National Park

Main destination South Africa 9 Day Tour

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Cape Town, Victoria Falls & Chobe National Park

April 26 - May 4, 2024

$6,499 per person based on double occupancy
$8,149 per person based on single occupancy
Deposit amount of $750 per person is due no later than October 26, 2023
Final payment is due no later than January 26, 2024

This 9-day journey through South Africa, Victoria Falls and Chobe will take you through Cape Peninsula, the wine region of Stellenbosch, one of the largest waterfalls in the world and the Chobe National Park which houses over 120,000 wild elephants. Enjoy morning wellness activities, hiking up to Table Mountain, kayaking around Boulder's Beach to visit the South African penguins at Boulder Beach and a wine safari visit in Stellenbosch. As we depart South Africa, you will be greeted by the adventured fill region of Victoria Falls before concluding the trip with a two-night stay in Chobe. Each morning and evening, you will search for many of the local animals such as Rhinos, Elephants, Giraffes, Zebras, Lions, Cheetahs and Leopards.

Hotels:

  • Mount Nelson, Cape Town
  • Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe
  • Chobe Water Villas, Chobe

Included:

Meals:
  • 8 Breakfasts
  • 4 Lunches
  • 5 Dinners
Activities:
  • Daily Wellness Activities 
  • Cape Winelands Tour
  • Take a Wine Drive Safari at Waterford Estate
  • Table Mountain Hike
  • Cape Peninsula Kayak Adventure
  • Victoria Falls Guided Tour
  • Through The Eyes of The Elephant Experience 
  • Tour of the Bridge Connecting Zambia and Zimbabwe
  • Boma Dinner and Drum Show
  • Chobe River Safari
Other Services:
  • One round-trip group airport transfer in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Transportation throughout the program in an air-conditioned vehicle
  • Transfers and tours with an English-speaking guide
  • Entrance fees, road tolls, VAT

Not Included:

  • International and domestic flights, airport taxes and extra baggage 
  • Hotel early check-in and late check-out
  • Meals not mentioned in the program
  • Entrance fees for any extra sightseeing or optional activities
  • Personal expenses
  • Travel Visa (please confirm Visa requirements prior to travel)
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips for porters, guide and driver- the value of the tip is up to the client

Notes:

  • International flights to arrive into Cape Town Airport on Day 1, and depart from Johannesburg Airport on Day 9
  • Inter-tour airfare from Cape Town Airport to Victoria Falls Airport should be booked on day 5 and from Kasane Airport to Johannesburg Airport on day 9
Day 1

Arrival - Cape Town

Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by our Airport Manager and escorted to your vehicle for your private transfer to the hotel. 

Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, is spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain. Between beautiful Cape Dutch homesteads, traditional dancers with painted faces performing in the streets, the smell of spicy Malay cooking and the taste of a well-made wine, this city will fill your senses.

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

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Day 2

Cape Town

Following a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel, you will be collected for your enchanting Cape Winelands Tour. 

Spier was voted one of the 100 World's Best Vineyards in 2021, and Editor's Choice - Winery of the Year 2022. You will join them for one of their wine-tasting and food platters overlooking their dam and with views of the Helderberg mountains. Settle in and admire the iconic Heath Nash chandelier - made from 334 recycled Spier wine bottles and weighing 370kgs - which hangs above the tasting counter. Taste from their 21 Gables and Creative Block ranges plus the organic red blend, Spier First Stone. 

After the wine tasting, you will embark on the Wine Drive Safari, which is a unique three-hour trip on a safari-type vehicle, through the 120-hectare Estate on the beautiful slopes of the Helderberg mountain. This experience allows the chance to taste award-winning Estate wines amongst the vineyards of their origin, and be expertly guided through all aspects of what makes this area so biologically diverse and viticulturally unique. 

The wine tasting will be accompanied by various light snacks, which are well suited to pair with the individual wines.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

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Day 3

Cape Town

You will be collected from the hotel at 6am for your private transfer to the lower cable station on Taffelklip Gorge for your Table Mountain Hike. 

The oldest, easiest and most direct route to the summit and therefore also the most popular, so expect company along the way. Follows a well-constructed trail up a deep ravine on the iconic front face of the mountain, featuring imposing cliffs in its upper reaches. Tops out near the upper cable station. 

Following your early morning hike, you will return to the hotel for breakfast and an optional wellness activity. 

Enjoy the rest of your day and afternoon at leisure. In the evening, you will have a wonderful group dinner at a local restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

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Day 4

Cape Town

After a leisurely breakfast and wellness activity, you will be collected for your Cape Peninsula kayak adventure.

Launch into the cool, clear, sparkling water of the Atlantic Ocean, and feel the spray of the salt water dripping off the paddle as you weave your way through the rocky pools and outcrops around Boulders Beach. As the sun warms your shoulders, a penguin skims the water below you, diving and dancing in the waves. Using stable, easy-to-paddle, two-man kayaks, we will explore the crystal waterways of this fascinating Penguin colony. After donning your life jacket you will be guided by an Adventure Works instructor to view the penguins waddling over the rocks and gliding through the water. 

After your kayak adventure, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before returning to your hotel for an afternoon at leisure. Enjoy a group dinner at a local restaurant in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

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Day 5

Cape Town – Victoria Falls

Following breakfast and wellness activity at the hotel, you will checkout and be collected for your transfer to the Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Victoria Falls. 

Upon arrival in Victoria Falls, you will be met and collected for your transfer to the hotel for check-in. Enjoy lunch on your own and a bit of leisure time. In the afternoon, you will be collected for your guided tour of the mighty Victoria Falls. 

Described by the Kololo Tribe living in the area in the 1800s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘the Smoke that Thunders’ and in more modern terms as ‘the greatest known curtain of falling water’, Victoria Falls are a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. 

A path along the edge of the forest provides the visitor, who is prepared to brave the tremendous spray, with an unparalleled view of the Falls. One special vantage point is across the Knife edge bridge, where visitors can have the finest view of the Eastern Cataract and the Main Falls as well as the Boiling Pot where the river turns and heads down the Batoka Gorge. 

Other vantage points include the Falls bridge and the Lookout Tree which commands a panoramic view across the Main Falls. Different times of the year will provide completely different experiences of the Falls region.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Safari Lodge

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Day 6

Victoria Falls

Enjoy a wellness activity followed by breakfast at the hotel. 

You will then be collected for the "through the eyes of an elephant" interaction experience. Go on a journey into the lives of these amazing gentle giants. The activity is "a must" for anyone who wants to connect, understand and get up close to these majestic mammals. You will learn how they live, what excites them, the bonds they form & the depth of their intelligence & emotions. 

After a lunch stop and time at leisure,  you will depart on the tour of the bridge that connects Zambia and Zimbabwe. Enjoy being regaled by stories of how and why the bridge was constructed, the enormous problems they encountered and how they overcame them. 

After the Visitors Centre walk is completed, there is an “optional” physical under the Bridge tour, where you get the rare opportunity to walk on the catwalks used in the Bridge's original construction. 

Return to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the afternoon at leisure before enjoying dinner with a drum show.

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Safari Lodge

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Day 7

Victoria Falls – Chobe

After breakfast and checking out of your hotel, you will be taken by a 15-minute boat Transfer across Chobe River from Kasane Immigration in Botswana and Kasika Immigration at Chobe Water Villas in Namibia to the Chobe Water Villas.

Upon check in, we will have lunch at the lodge. Later in the afternoon you will be taken on a 3-hour Chobe River Safari along the banks of the Chobe National Park. The safari is relaxing and exhilarating at the same time. The river safari offers snacks, soft drinks, local spirits, beers, wines, and bottled water. Enjoy the scenery and unique perspective on this safari, spending time up close with Crocodiles, Hippos, Buffalo, and other native animals. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Chobe Water Villas

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Day 8

Chobe

Start your morning off with tea and coffee before departing for a morning game drive activity. Upon return, breakfast will be served at the lodge. The rest of the day will be at leisure for wellness activities, individual exploration and relaxation. Join us in the afternoon for another game drive activity and African sunset before spending the rest of your evening at leisure.

Choice of two (am and/or pm) activities include:

Morning open 4x4 Game Drive Safari into Chobe National Park including Park Fees, Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, or Rusks and Bottled Water.

Morning Chobe River Safari along the banks of the Chobe National Park including Park Fees, Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, or Rusks and Bottled Water.

Afternoon Chobe River Safari along the banks of the Chobe National Park including Park Fees, Snacks, Soft Drinks, Local Spirits, Beers, Wines, and Bottled Water.

Afternoon Boat Cruise on both Chobe and Zambezi Rivers, including the historic Kasai Channel and Impalila Island along the shores of Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. Includes Snacks, Soft Drinks, Local Spirits, Beers, Wines, and Bottled Water.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Chobe Water Villas

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Day 9

Chobe - Departure

Start your last morning with a safari adventure followed by breakfast at the hotel before checking out and returning to the airport to head home.

Meals: Breakfast

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The activity Level for this tour is:

Average - Some tours may include hiking or potential higher elevation hiking, biking, SUP, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking on uneven surfaces or for longer periods of time.

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival - Cape Town

Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by our Airport Manager and escorted to your vehicle for your private transfer to the hotel. 

Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, is spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain. Between beautiful Cape Dutch homesteads, traditional dancers with painted faces performing in the streets, the smell of spicy Malay cooking and the taste of a well-made wine, this city will fill your senses.

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

south-africa-day1.jpg
Day 2

Cape Town

Following a wellness activity and breakfast at the hotel, you will be collected for your enchanting Cape Winelands Tour. 

Spier was voted one of the 100 World's Best Vineyards in 2021, and Editor's Choice - Winery of the Year 2022. You will join them for one of their wine-tasting and food platters overlooking their dam and with views of the Helderberg mountains. Settle in and admire the iconic Heath Nash chandelier - made from 334 recycled Spier wine bottles and weighing 370kgs - which hangs above the tasting counter. Taste from their 21 Gables and Creative Block ranges plus the organic red blend, Spier First Stone. 

After the wine tasting, you will embark on the Wine Drive Safari, which is a unique three-hour trip on a safari-type vehicle, through the 120-hectare Estate on the beautiful slopes of the Helderberg mountain. This experience allows the chance to taste award-winning Estate wines amongst the vineyards of their origin, and be expertly guided through all aspects of what makes this area so biologically diverse and viticulturally unique. 

The wine tasting will be accompanied by various light snacks, which are well suited to pair with the individual wines.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

South Africa 3.jpg
Day 3

Cape Town

You will be collected from the hotel at 6am for your private transfer to the lower cable station on Taffelklip Gorge for your Table Mountain Hike. 

The oldest, easiest and most direct route to the summit and therefore also the most popular, so expect company along the way. Follows a well-constructed trail up a deep ravine on the iconic front face of the mountain, featuring imposing cliffs in its upper reaches. Tops out near the upper cable station. 

Following your early morning hike, you will return to the hotel for breakfast and an optional wellness activity. 

Enjoy the rest of your day and afternoon at leisure. In the evening, you will have a wonderful group dinner at a local restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

South Africa 1.jpeg
Day 4

Cape Town

After a leisurely breakfast and wellness activity, you will be collected for your Cape Peninsula kayak adventure.

Launch into the cool, clear, sparkling water of the Atlantic Ocean, and feel the spray of the salt water dripping off the paddle as you weave your way through the rocky pools and outcrops around Boulders Beach. As the sun warms your shoulders, a penguin skims the water below you, diving and dancing in the waves. Using stable, easy-to-paddle, two-man kayaks, we will explore the crystal waterways of this fascinating Penguin colony. After donning your life jacket you will be guided by an Adventure Works instructor to view the penguins waddling over the rocks and gliding through the water. 

After your kayak adventure, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before returning to your hotel for an afternoon at leisure. Enjoy a group dinner at a local restaurant in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Mount Nelson

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Day 5

Cape Town – Victoria Falls

Following breakfast and wellness activity at the hotel, you will checkout and be collected for your transfer to the Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Victoria Falls. 

Upon arrival in Victoria Falls, you will be met and collected for your transfer to the hotel for check-in. Enjoy lunch on your own and a bit of leisure time. In the afternoon, you will be collected for your guided tour of the mighty Victoria Falls. 

Described by the Kololo Tribe living in the area in the 1800s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘the Smoke that Thunders’ and in more modern terms as ‘the greatest known curtain of falling water’, Victoria Falls are a spectacular sight of awe-inspiring beauty and grandeur on the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. 

A path along the edge of the forest provides the visitor, who is prepared to brave the tremendous spray, with an unparalleled view of the Falls. One special vantage point is across the Knife edge bridge, where visitors can have the finest view of the Eastern Cataract and the Main Falls as well as the Boiling Pot where the river turns and heads down the Batoka Gorge. 

Other vantage points include the Falls bridge and the Lookout Tree which commands a panoramic view across the Main Falls. Different times of the year will provide completely different experiences of the Falls region.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Safari Lodge

south-africa-day5a.jpeg
Day 6

Victoria Falls

Enjoy a wellness activity followed by breakfast at the hotel. 

You will then be collected for the "through the eyes of an elephant" interaction experience. Go on a journey into the lives of these amazing gentle giants. The activity is "a must" for anyone who wants to connect, understand and get up close to these majestic mammals. You will learn how they live, what excites them, the bonds they form & the depth of their intelligence & emotions. 

After a lunch stop and time at leisure,  you will depart on the tour of the bridge that connects Zambia and Zimbabwe. Enjoy being regaled by stories of how and why the bridge was constructed, the enormous problems they encountered and how they overcame them. 

After the Visitors Centre walk is completed, there is an “optional” physical under the Bridge tour, where you get the rare opportunity to walk on the catwalks used in the Bridge's original construction. 

Return to the hotel and enjoy the rest of the afternoon at leisure before enjoying dinner with a drum show.

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Safari Lodge

South-africa-day6a.jpeg
Day 7

Victoria Falls – Chobe

After breakfast and checking out of your hotel, you will be taken by a 15-minute boat Transfer across Chobe River from Kasane Immigration in Botswana and Kasika Immigration at Chobe Water Villas in Namibia to the Chobe Water Villas.

Upon check in, we will have lunch at the lodge. Later in the afternoon you will be taken on a 3-hour Chobe River Safari along the banks of the Chobe National Park. The safari is relaxing and exhilarating at the same time. The river safari offers snacks, soft drinks, local spirits, beers, wines, and bottled water. Enjoy the scenery and unique perspective on this safari, spending time up close with Crocodiles, Hippos, Buffalo, and other native animals. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Chobe Water Villas

south-africa-day8.jpg
Day 8

Chobe

Start your morning off with tea and coffee before departing for a morning game drive activity. Upon return, breakfast will be served at the lodge. The rest of the day will be at leisure for wellness activities, individual exploration and relaxation. Join us in the afternoon for another game drive activity and African sunset before spending the rest of your evening at leisure.

Choice of two (am and/or pm) activities include:

Morning open 4x4 Game Drive Safari into Chobe National Park including Park Fees, Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, or Rusks and Bottled Water.

Morning Chobe River Safari along the banks of the Chobe National Park including Park Fees, Tea, Coffee, Biscuits, or Rusks and Bottled Water.

Afternoon Chobe River Safari along the banks of the Chobe National Park including Park Fees, Snacks, Soft Drinks, Local Spirits, Beers, Wines, and Bottled Water.

Afternoon Boat Cruise on both Chobe and Zambezi Rivers, including the historic Kasai Channel and Impalila Island along the shores of Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. Includes Snacks, Soft Drinks, Local Spirits, Beers, Wines, and Bottled Water.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Accommodation: Chobe Water Villas

south-africa-day6.jpeg
Day 9

Chobe - Departure

Start your last morning with a safari adventure followed by breakfast at the hotel before checking out and returning to the airport to head home.

Meals: Breakfast

south-africa-day9.jpg

The activity Level for this tour is:

Average - Some tours may include hiking or potential higher elevation hiking, biking, SUP, rafting, or kayaking in addition to walking on uneven surfaces or for longer periods of time.

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