Itinerary
Cape Town
Arrive in Cape Town and enjoy a private transfer to The Silo Hotel, an architectural icon set right on the city’s V&A Waterfront. We’ll happily arrange all manner of activities and excursions over the next few days to help you explore the city and the cape.
Perhaps climb up Table Mountain with a private guide, exploring its lesser-known paths and discovering its unusual flora and fauna? Maybe head to Kalk Bay at the top of the Cape Peninsula for the best calamari in town, followed by an afternoon paddling with penguins at Boulders Beach? Or how about a wild gourmet picnic at rugged Cape Point, where the Atlantic and Indian oceans collide around the tapering tip of Africa?
One of the most iconic city hotels in the world - a celebration of architecture, art, style and design.
View AccommodationThe majesty of Cape Town’s setting is best experienced from the air. This scenic helicopter flight takes off from the V&A Waterfront before soaring out over the Atlantic and the Cape Peninsula, offering breathtaking views of iconic Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles, the seaside suburbs of Clifton and Camps Bay, as well as Seal Island, Hout Bay and dramatic Chapman’s Peak.
Cape Winelands
Drive east to Franschhoek amid the mountains and vineyards of the scenic Cape Winelands. The town is considered the gourmet capital of South Africa and plays host to more than 50 wineries and top-end restaurants. One of the finest is La Petite Colombe, a must on any serious foodie’s wish list. Speak to our experts about booking you a table in advance.
Other popular activities include wine tours and tastings, vineyard and garden visits, picnics among the vines, hiking, mountain biking and shopping for artisanal produce.
One of the finest hotels in the Winelands - if not the world - with exquisite views from almost every angle.
View AccommodationThere are lots of wine tours in the Winelands but nothing compares to a day spent with Harry. Harry is a Cape Wine Master and head of the Cape Wine Academy; his family have lived here for eight generations. But above all that, Harry believes the best way to showcase South African wine is through storytelling. Not only will you visit the best wine farms and drink the most delicious wines, you’ll also hear the stories and meet the characters that bring these long-cherished vineyards to life.
Hermanus & The Garden Route
Journey south to the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve overlooking Walker Bay. If you’re visiting in winter then we recommend a detour to Hermanus en route, whose cliffs provide the best land-based whale-watching in the world from June to October.
Not that there aren’t plenty of opportunities to spot whales while at Grootbos. Quite the opposite in fact. The acclaimed eco-reserve offers a wide array of activities and experiences, including various interactions with the Marine Big Five (whales, seals, sharks, penguins and dolphins) as well as horse riding, scenic flights and positive-impact tours that benefit the environment and local communities.
A luxury eco-reserve set in rolling fynbos-clad hills overlooking Walker Bay on the way to the Garden Route.
View AccommodationYou’ll never look at plants and flowers quite the same way again after this magical 4x4 botanical safari. Explore the 3,500-hecatre reserve in an open-top Land Rover, discovering slopes of rare fynbos, milkwood forests over 1,000 years old, and species only recently known to science. Learn how a sunbird’s beak fits perfectly into a flower, what makes Grootbos honey unique, and how native inhabitants have used fynbos for centuries.
Northern Cape
Return to Cape Town and catch a flight to the Northern Cape, South Africa’s largest and most remote region, to end your adventure at Tswalu Kalahari, one of the most rewarding and exclusive wildlife destinations in South Africa.
Besides excellent opportunities to see some of the Kalahari’s most distinctive species – including black-maned lion, desert black rhino and African wild dog – Tswalu activities include nature walks, animal tracking, horse riding, stargazing and even up-close encounters with habituated meerkats.
Fly to Johannesburg on day 12 in time to connect with your international flight home.
Deep in the Northern Cape, Tswalu Kalahari is South Africa's largest private game reserve - a malaria-free wilderness twice the size of Norfolk.
View AccommodationCamping out for a night in one of Tswalu’s two star beds is the ultimate way to switch off from modern life and adds an extra dimension to any safari. Once dusk fades into velvety darkness, the sounds of nocturnal animals and a dazzling canopy of stars will be your only distractions. Choose Naledi, an elevated, open-air platform in the south, or reserve a night at the Malori, a romantic safari tent overlooking the dunes of the savanna to the west.