10 Nights 11 Days
South Africa
Small Group Journey
From: INR 3,18,000 per person (on Twin share basis with Min 6 Pax Travelling Together)
Equivalent of ZAR 63750 per person as per ROE on date of payment Min 6 Pax Travelling Together
Excluding Airfare, Visa, GST and TCS
Validity : 21th Oct to 31st Oct
1 Nights
Johannesburg 5* Sandton Sun (Superior Room/ Starting Category)
2 Nights
Mabula Game Reserve 4* Mabula Game Reserve (Superior Room/ Starting Category)
2 Nights
Knysna 4* Protea Hotel Knysna Quays (Lagoon Facing Room/ Second higher category)
1 Night
Oudtshoorn 5* La Plume (Deluxe Room/ Starting room category)
1 Nights
Franschhoek 4* L’Ermitage Franschhoek Chateau and Villas (One Bedroom Villa/ Starting room category )
3 Nights
Cape Town 4* AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront (Standard Room/ Starting category )
At a Glance
Enjoy charm & personalised service by visiting in a small group.
Stay in handpicked upscale accommodations, unique in their own ways & styles carefully chosen to resonate with mix of experiences that this country offers.
Enjoy lodge stay experience and game drive at Mabula, creating an ideal habitat for the free-roaming Big Five and all the little creatures for a magical wildlife experience.
Enjoy cruise on Knysna’s premium Catamaran as you take in the magnificent ocean views and while enjoying a glass of ice-cold bubbly
Experience out of ordinary Wine Drive Safari among beautiful setting that allow you to taste Estate wines amongst their origin accompanied with a handcrafted platter, while being expertly guided.
Cover the main icons of South African Garden Route, staying in the boutique towns of Oudtshoorn & Knysna, walking on the Bloukrans Bridge, visiting the Ostrich farm, driving the scenic routes & tasting fine wines
In Cape Town explore must see sights from Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Table Mountain and Penguins at Boulders Beach to the unmissable Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.
Meals are included in selected restaurants offering mix of Indian, local & international flavours for overall fine culinary experience. Highlight being an African inspired restaurant in Cape Town with traditional entertainment.
Enjoy a brief 12 minute ‘Hopper’ helicopter flight taking you on a brief bird’s eye view of beautiful sites of Cape Town.
Explore the route
Day-to-Day Journey
On arrival in Johannesburg meet your driver for transfer to your luxury accommodation. Check in & settle in your elegant room. Rest of the day at leisure to relax
Overnight in Johannesburg
After breakfast, meet your driver for transfer to Mabula Game Reserve (approx. 180 Kms, 3 hours drive), where an extraordinary encounter with South Africa’s bushveld awaits you. Revel in the sheer variety of animal, bird and plant life as well as the diverse landscapes ranging from grassland plains to rocky outcrops creating a magical wildlife experience you’ll never forget. The Lodge is distinctly African in style, offering comfortable thatch-roof accommodations with luxury finishings, soft neutral bushveld colours throughout and massive windows bringing the African wildlife indoors. Upon arrival enjoy lunch at the lodge & then go for an afternoon game drive which may continue into the early evening. Come back refresh and enjoy dinner served at the lodge.
Overnight in Mabula Game Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today wake up with an early morning call, get fresh with tea, coffee and light snacks, after which your ranger will escorts you to his open safari vehicle for your morning game drive. Return to the lodge and enjoy breakfast. Enjoy the lodge stay experience and relax. Later enjoy lunch here, followed by afternoon game drive & dinner again in the lodge. You may be in bit of a luck as on certain days lodge may arrange a light lunch amidst the call of Grey Loeries on the terrace or an experiential dinner under the stars in Lodge’s traditional Boma dining venue accompanied by the rhythmic beat of traditional African dancers.
Overnight in Mabula Game Reserve
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy breakfast at the lodge & meet your driver, then head out to Johannesburg (approx. 3 hours drive). Take flight (not included) to George. On arrival at George Airport, you will be met by your driver guide for a private overland tour of the Garden Route. Head on to the quaint town of Knysna (approx. 70 Kms/ 1.5 hours drive) known for its art & craft shops. “The place of the people, beauty and mystery.” Check in to your comfortable hotel & enjoy dinner in a local restaurant.
Overnight in Knysna
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast, your driver guide shall drive you to the Bloukrans Bridge (about 1 hour away). The Bloukrans Bungy claims to be the worlds’ highest commercial bungy bridge. Weather permitting we have covered walk out onto the arch of the bridge for you to experience its grandeur but the real adrenaline junkies may optionally try to bungy jump from the worlds’ highest commercial bungy bridge (not included). Further enjoy a visit to the Tsitsikamma National Park. Situated at the heart of the picturesque Garden Route. Today the Park incorporates 80 km (50 miles) of rocky coastline with spectacular sea and landscapes. The Tsitsikamma’s spectacular scenery includes the Indian Ocean breakers, pounding rocky shores beneath 180 m high cliffs, ever-green forests and fynbos. Here enjoy lunch at a local restaurant then head back to Knysna. Later in the afternoon, embark on a luxury catamaran to indulge in magnificent ocean views, while sipping on bubbly & enjoying nibbles.
Overnight in Knysna
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Enjoy breakfast & meet your driver guide for a Private Oudtshoorn Tour (approx. 150 Kms/ 2.5 hours drive). Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world as nowhere else are ostriches found in such great number– but the world’s biggest bird is just one attraction in an area of enormous contrasts. Here you visit the Cango Caves sculpted by nature through the ages, their fascinating limestone formation occurs in a variety of ways. Next visit the Safari Ostrich Show Farm. Spend some time at this working ostrich farm for an unforgettable tour where you will come face to face with the biggest bird in the world. Enjoy an Indian lunch at the Safari Ostrich Farm & dinner in comfort of your hotel, which is an elegant boutique accommodation.
Overnight in Oudtshoorn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel. Then travel to Franschhoek, via the Route 62. Cape Route 62 is the tourist route in the Western Cape that meanders between Cape Town and Oudtshoorn. It’s an area of magnificent landscapes and towering cliffs, crystal clear streams and an abundance of trees and indigenous flora. En-route settle for lunch at Jan Harmsgat Restaurant in Swellendam (approx. 225 Kms/ 3 hours) or similar. Reach Franschhoek & enjoy dinner in La Petite Ferme, settle in your boutique accommodation.
Overnight in Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Start your day with wine tasting at Haute Cabriere Wine Farm. Enjoy Pierre Jourdan Discovery wine tasting with Macaron pairing. Then go to Stellenbosch, another important wine town and enjoy two course lunch at Waterford Estate followed by unique, Estate wine drive in safari type game-viewing vehicle and explore the 120 hectare property. This two hour trip takes you on a drive through the vineyards, with wine tastings taking place on the soil where the grapes are grown. Then on-to Cape Town.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast meet your driver guide and head for Cape Town city highlights. Ascend Table Mountain for unforgettable sweeping views (weather permitting), then pass through Malay Quarter, Castle of Good Hope, Houses of Parliament and the Company Gardens. Enjoy a scheduled 12 minute ‘Hopper’ helicopter flight (weather conditions permitting) takes you on a brief bird’s eye view of Cape Town. Travel to Sea Point and Camp’s Bay for scenic ocean vistas. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant located in the Cape Malay Bo Kaap area of Cape Town. Continue to enjoy the Cape Town’s shopping experience that can range from luxury boutiques and shopping malls to market shopping that is famous here as many of them sell proudly South African or African products. Visit The Watershed, a beautiful and vibrant space where more than 365 brands are offered to visitors including ceramics, textiles, furniture, fashion and jewellery, follow this with visit to the iconic V & A Waterfront, with over 450 retail outlets selling everything from fashion, homeware and curios to jewellery and tech, it is South Africa’s most popular shopping destination and offers far more than just shopping.
Overnight in Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Post breakfast meet your driver guide, who shall take you for a private Cape peninsular full day tour. You shall be taken at a comfortable pace allowing you to explore the beauty of the Cape Peninsula. Drive along one of South Africa’s most scenic routes, passing Hout Bay. Weather permitting, enjoy a cruise to Seal Island, to view seals and sea birds at Duiker Island. Travel along Chapman’s Peak Drive (conditions permitting), enjoy Indian lunch in a local seafood restaurant. Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, the new lighthouse is the most powerful in the world – beams an electric light of 19 million candle power across the ocean. Why not, ascend to the top of by The Flying Dutchman funicular. Afterwards visit the penguin colony at Boulders Beach. Dinner is no less than a highlight today, head to GOLD Restaurant that offers an authentic African experience. It is so much more than just an African restaurant, a night at GOLD is an immersive experience that will take you on a multi dish taste-safari paired with drumming & traditional entertainment.
Overnight in Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enjoy your breakfast, check out and meet your driver for transfer to Cape Town Airport.
Inclusions
- ACCOMMODATION at the hotels/ game lodges as specified in the itinerary (on the basis of two persons sharing a room). The quotes are based on the use of standard rooms at hotels unless specifically stated otherwise, like in Knysna the hotel is offered with second higher category.
- MEALS as indicated in the itinerary for each day, either table d’hôte (fixed meal) or buffet, without drinksunless specifically mentioned.
- TRANSPORTATION in a private 11-seater vehicle (based on 6 pax) with a driver guide (same person) George Airport to Cape Town Day 4- Day 11. Please note– Driver Guide is available only during tours and transfers & No other accompanying tour escort & driver guides can change as per services offered. Day 1 & Day 11 transfers shall be based on 2 pax in 7 seat vehicle with driver & Day 2 & Day 4 transfers between Johannesburg & Mabula also with driver in 11 seat vehicle (based on 6 pax).
- Game Drives at Game Reserves and National Parks, open four-wheel drive vehicles will be used for transfers and game viewing (on shared basis).
- Luxury Knysna Cruise, Bloukran Bridge walk, Wine tasting with macron in Franschhoek, wine drive in Stellenbosch, 12 minutes helicopter sightseeing in Cape, Ostrich Farm Tour, Cave Tour. Please note– These are guided by local guides of the attractions on shared basis.
- ENTRANCE FEES where applicable for all sightseeing excursions as specified (except for optionals or suggestions or at leisure recommendations).
Services Not Included In Tour Price
- Airfares, Visa, Insurance, etc.
- Items of a personal nature, such as laundry, telephone calls, room service, alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages, etc.
- Bottled/Mineral Water during any meal or transfers.
- Gratuities to tour guides, game rangers, drivers and restaurant staff for services rendered.
- Local tourist guide where not specified above.
- Any other services not specified in inclusions.
- Optional suggestions or leisure time suggestions.
- All COVID-19 testing (PCR/Antigen etc.) and all costs associated with PCR tests for international travel.
- GST & TCS
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