Welcome to your bespoke luxury adventure to South Africa, where elegance & luxury meet an experience of a lifetime.
- 04 NIGHTS - CAPE TOWN - ONE&ONLY CAPE TOWN
- 02 NIGHTS - FRANSCHHOEK - BABYLONSTOREN
- 03 NIGHTS - TIMBAVATI - NGALA TENTED CAMP
- 03 NIGHTS - PHINDA GAME RESERVE - &BEYOND PHINDA FOREST LODGE
WELCOME TO CAPE TOWN
Begin your adventure the in Cape Town. Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town, South Africa, you will be met by a representative and transferred to your hotel - One & Only Cape Town in the heart of the city's waterfront district.
One & Only Cape Town, Cape Town
One & Only Cape Town
Welcome to One&Only Cape Town, South Africa's premiere urban chic resort bringing an unprecedented level of luxury and style to one of the world's most fascinating cities.
With captivating views of Table Mountain from its enviable location in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, the resort is a destination unto itself. Discerning travellers are invited to discover the celebrated cuisines of Nobuyuki “Nobu” Matsuhisa and Reuben Riffel, socialise in the high-energy vibe of Vista Bar & Lounge and sample rare and undiscovered vintages at the stunning Wine Loft. The sublime calm of the city's most expansive and sophisticated spa offers an indulgent escape, while NEO Boutique debuts an enviable collection of designer fashions, some available for the first time in South Africa.
As the first luxury hotel to open in Cape Town in nearly a decade, the resort is designed to celebrate the city's wine, art, design and spirit, balancing contemporary glamour with an authentic South African style.
Includes - accommodation, breakfast, access to the pool and spa facilities.
Explore the city with a full day Cape Peninsula tour, Cape Town City and Table Mountain Tour and Winelands Tour
Cape Peninsula Tour
The Cape Peninsula Tour takes you on a coastal journey. Beginning on the Atlantic seaboard coastal road, passing the pristine beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay, your tour truly begins with the drive over the famous Chapmans Peak pass and into the coastal towns below. With stops at the renown fisherman's villages of Simonstown and Kalk bay and of course the penguins of Boulders Beach. Experience a Kayak trip around the bay among the penguins. You'll break for lunch at the trendy Foodbarn in Noordhoek followed by a winding road back along the coast through Fish Hoek and the surfers paradise of Muizenberg.
Tour Highlights - Atlantic Seaboard, Clifton & Camps Bay - Hout Bay (Optional visit to Seal Island) - Chapmans Peak Drive - Cape of Good Hope & Funicular Ride - Boulders Beach African Penguin Colony, Kayak trip & Simons Town - False Bay Coastal Drive - Lunch in Noordhoek, Dinner Transfers
Includes: Chapmans Peak, Cape Point, Funicular & Boulders entrance fees, Lunch allocation at FoodBarn.
Cape Town City and Table Mountain Hike
Cape Town is a vibrant & multicultural city, renowned for its diverse, stylish restaurants and excellent food, always complemented by a range of superb local wines and art galleries.
Your tour explores the unique heritage, architecture and historical sites the city has to offer. Staring with hike up Table Mountain, where you can enjoy breathtaking views and short walks along the ridge, followed by a quick trip back to the hotel to freshen up before exploring the historical sites within the CBD. Lunch will be served at the renown Beau Constantia in Cape Town's wine region followed by sundowners on the trendy Kloof street.
Tour Highlights - Table Mountain, Cape Malay Quarters “Bo-Kaap”, Castle of Good Hope, Company Gardens & SA Museum, Greenmarket Square, V&A Waterfront, Lunch allocation at Beau Constantia.
Includes: Cable Way Tickets, Castle of Good Hope and Isiko SA National Museum
Township & Cultural Tour
You will disembark at Murray’s Bay Harbour situated on the east coast of the Island and take a short walk to buses that will transport you to all the historical sites around the Island. On the way to the buses, you will pass buildings and a high wall built by prisoners during the 1960s. The buildings were used for family and lawyer visits to prisoners
You will meet your Tour Guide when you have boarded the busses. The prison tour will be conducted by a Robben Island Tour Guide. This is part of our integrated tour model. They are fully conversant and knowledgeable about the Island’s multi-layered 500-year-old history. The tour route includes the graveyard of people who died from leprosy, the Lime Quarry, Robert Sobukwe’s house, the Bluestone quarry, the army and navy bunkers and the Maximum Security Prison where thousands of South Africa’s freedom fighters were incarcerated for years. The tour culminates with a viewing of Nelson Mandela’s cell.
After you return to the Waterfront, you will be accompanied to Langa.
Langa, meaning sun, was established in 1927 in terms of the 1923 Urban Area Act and is one of the oldest townships in South Africa. It was a focal area for much of the resistance against the apartheid government and as such has a rich – if often turbulent – history. It is well known for its cultural offerings, its warmth and sense of community and wide array of offerings available to visitors
Includes - Museum Tickets, Private Driver & Lunch allocation.
Full day Winelands tour and departure transfer
Your wine tour will take you through the wine regions of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek with wine tastings at Tokara in Stellenbosch and Antonji Rupert Estate in the town of Franschoek. Lunch will follow at Cavalli restaurant * subject to availability.
Includes: Private driver and tour, tastings at 2 wine farms, lunch allocation at Cavalli
Excludes: additional activities
After breakfast, enjoy a full day winelands tour. By the end of your afternoon your driver will drop you at your next destination Babylonstoren
WELCOME TO FRANSCHHOEK
After lunch, you will check in Babylonstoren, one of the oldest Cape Dutch farms in South Africa. Babylonstoren pride with a sense of well being, showcased through their fruit and vegetable garden of beauty and diversity, unique accommodation, fine food and wine, and spectacular 360 degreeviews.
Babylonstoren Farm Hotel, Franschhoek
Babylonstoren Farm Hotel
A place so beautiful, a welcome so warm and an experience quite unlike any other
Babylonstoren is a 250 hectare working wine and fruit farm that dates back over 300 years. Located in a quiet corner of teh Cape that is surrouned by majestic mountains on three sides and the fynbos is home to many wild creatures.
In the centre of farm are the gardens that celebrate biological diversity with fresh food and distinct flavours that further celebrate the seasons and the bounty of the garden.
The service is both sincere and deeply proud of its heritage, offering guests daily drinks and tasting canapés in addition to farm tours, garden walks and rowing.
Includes - accommodation, breakfast, daily mini bar refill, personal golf cart, access to spa facilities, transfer to Babylonstoren, wine tasting, laundry, gym, arrival drinks and open bar service
Enjoy farm and garden walks, garden tours, cycling, mountain drives with sun downers and canapes, kayaking, bread making, wine tasting, catch and release fishing included in your stay at Babylonstoren.
After a vineyard view breakfast, you will be transferred back to Cape Town International Airport ahead of your light air charter to the Phinda Airstrip.
WELCOME TO PHINDA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE
On arrival at Phinda Airstrip you will start your safari when transferred by game drive vehicle to Phinda Forest Lodge.
&Beyond Phinda Forest Lodge, Phinda Private Game Reserve.
&Beyond Phinda Forest Lodge
Nestled inside 1 000 hectares (2471 acres) of Africa’s last remaining dry sand forest lies Phinda Forest Lodge, one of the world’s first eco-designed luxury safari lodges.
With its seven distinct habitats, Phinda Private Game Reserve is often described as ‘Seven Worlds of Wonder’, a magnificent tapestry of woodland, grassland, wetland and forest, interspersed with mountain ranges, rivers, marshes and pans. Showcasing one of the continent’s finest game viewing experiences, the reserve is home to Africa’s Big Five, as well as 436 bird species.
Set in a rare and beautiful sand forest, the glass walls of Phinda Forest Lodge’s 16 air-conditioned suites offer a sweeping view of one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet. A dense canopy provides privacy, and floor to ceiling windows invite the forest in, with the wonderful opportunity to view wildlife roaming outside your glass “bubble”, fluttering birds nesting in the foliage and the gentle rustle of forest sounds.
On the edge of the forest, just before a clearing that overlooks a small waterhole, lies the lodge’s sparkling rim-flow swimming pool, an ideal respite in between game drives. Expansive decks in the spacious guest area, look out onto panoramic views of an open grassy meadow. In the evenings, when warm firelight welcomes you to the traditional African boma, wide-eyed bush babies watch inquisitively from the trees above, as you in indulge in a lantern-lit feast beneath a canvas of stars.
Choose from a range of exciting Phinda Adventures such as a Specialist Walking and Tracking Safaris, a sleep-out under the stars, an infrared Night Eye drive, and other participative conservation experiences such rhino notching or pangolin tagging. Also on offer outside of the reserve, within easy access of the reserve are Zulu village tours, Africa Foundation community visits, a Maputaland exploration, Maputaland beach adventures, horseback riding, night turtle drives (seasonal), scuba safaris, or an incredible ocean safari that offers you a host of marine life sightings. Specialist Safaris can be arranged in advance and focus on special interests such as birding, photographic, family and private safaris.
Includes - accommodation, all meals and selected drinks, game drives, night drives & bird watching
Enjoy game drives twice daily
After breakfast your ranger will transfer you by game drive vehicle to Phinda airstrip in time for your light air charter Hoedspruit Airport.
WELCOME TO THE TIMBAVATI GAME RESERVE
Upon arrival at Hoedspruit Airport, you will be met by a representative and transferred to &Beyond Ngala Tented Lodge
&Beyond Ngala Tented Camp, Timbavati.
&Beyond Ngala Tented Camp.
While Ngala Tented Camp never lets you forget that you are in the wild, there is nothing primitive about this chic and contemporary camp. The romance of canvas, with big night sounds and flickering lanterns lighting the camp grounds, mingles with the simple sophistication of polished wooden decks, textured fabrics and clean lines.
Ngala is a true safari experience where guests go to bed to the sounds of lion calling, safely cosseted in modern tented suites and pampered with the warm hearted service that embodies the soul of Africa.
includes - accommodation, transfers, all meals and local beverages, game drives, bush walks, bush dining, and laundry
Spanning more than 55 000 hectares and open to the Kruger National Park, the Timbavati is known for its diversity of animals including the Big Five. During your stay you are likely to spot a variety of wildlife including elephant, lion, leopard, large herds of buffalo, rhino, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, kudu and the rare wild dogs. Two daily game drives are led by our professional guides and trackers, providing the perfect opportunity to get up close to African game.
After breakfast and at the required time, you will be transferred back to Hoedspruit Airport ahead of your flight to OR Tambo International Airport. Where you will you will take your scheduled international flight home.