Arrive directly into Cape Town International Airport. Should you require a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, please do let us know.
On arrival at Cape Town International Airport a representative from MORE Private Travel will meet you and transfer you to the More Quarters Hotel (a 20 – 30 minute drive), your home for the next 3 nights.
Today after breakfast your private guide from MORE Private Travel will collect you from the More Quarters Hotel for your tour of the Cape Peninsula and Cape Point.
This is an awe-inspiring tour to the towering headland known as Cape Point. Magnificent beaches, breathtaking views, historic and picturesque coastal villages are to be seen along the way. The Cape Peninsula is one of the world’s most scenic areas and stretches from the City centre to Cape Point.
We travel along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay, stopping at a Llandudno look-out point before continuing to Hout Bay, a quaint village and fishing harbour with magnificent mountain views and beach. Optional: Seal Island boat trip (seasonal, weather permitting) (not included in cost). On through Chapman’s Peak , one of the world’s most breathtaking coastal drives, to Cape Point and the Good Hope Nature Reserve, which has magnificent fynbos vegetation, birdlife, endemic antelope species and zebra, historic lighthouses and shipwrecks. Cape Point is perceived to be the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
After lunch at a nearby restaurant (not included in cost), we go on to historic Simon’s Town, a village with charming Victorian architecture, a naval base and a large penguin colony at the beautiful Boulders Beach. Boulders Penguin Colony (included in cost) is home to a growing colony of the vulnerable African Penguin. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view the penguins in their natural habitat and there is also a new information centre.
We then make our way to visit the well-known Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. The Garden is one of eight National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa’s six different biomes. When Kirstenbosch, the most famous of the gardens, was founded in 1913 to preserve the country's unique flora, it was the first botanical garden in the world with this ethos. The garden is world-renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape Flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain
The tour ends at ± 17:30.
Today after breakfast your private guide from MORE Private Travel will collect you from the More Quarters Hotel for your tour of the Cape Winelands.
This delightful drive winds its way to the heart of the Cape Winelands, through superb mountain ranges, vineyards and Cape Dutch homesteads.
Head off to the wine country via the N2 to the heart of South Africa's wine industry, Stellenbosch, boasting great beauty and culture that is steeped in South African history. Walk down the canal-lined avenues, in the shade of giant oak trees and beautifully preserved historic buildings. With the sheer vastness of wine estates on offer, we are truly spoilt for choice when we enjoy our first wine tasting of the day at the Waterford Estate or similar.
Travel over the Helshoogte Pass to the town of Franschhoek, historically dating back to the 17th century when the French Huguenots arrived. Billed as the Gourmet Capital of South Africa, this charming town, in a most picturesque valley, retains a French Huguenot style.
We enjoy a wine tasting before taking time to enjoy the fabled culinary skills of the Franschhoek chefs at one of the many award winning restaurants (lunch not included in cost).
Onward to Paarl, one of the Cape’s first farming districts. The town is set at the foot of the cluster of remarkable granite domes from which it takes its name.
Our last stop for the day is at a wine estate on the Paarl wine route.
We return to the bustle of city life after an enthralling day in the countryside, arriving back at the hotels at approximately 17:30
Note: Alternative estates may be visited over weekends and public holidays.
A representative from MORE Private Travel will transfer you from the More Quarters Hotel to Cape Town International Airport (a 20 - 30 minute drive) where you will catch a flight at 08h50 to OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg arriving at 10h50.
On arrival at OR Tambo International Airport a representative from Federal Air, our preferred charter and scheduled flight partner, will be waiting to welcome you. You will then be transferred to Federal Air’s lounge area for your flight to Madikwe Safari Lodge at 13h00, your home for the next 3 nights.
Arrive at Madikwe Eastern Airstrip at 14h00 where you will be met by your Field Guide who will transfer you through to Madikwe Lelapa Lodge (a short 10 minute drive).
After a checking in and a quick freshening up, meet for high tea and setting off on your first game drive! Remember to take a light jacket, hat, and your camera, binoculars.
Below you will find the suggested safari program, however this can be customized based on your individual needs while staying at Madikwe Safari Lodge.
5:30 amWake-up Call
6:00 amTea/Coffee and Game drive departs
9:00 amGame drive returns, then breakfast / brunch is served
At leisure Bush walk or activities of personal preference
1:00 pmLunch
4:00 pmHigh tea
4:30 pmGame drive departs
7:30 pmGame drive returns and dinner follows
All meals, morning and evening game drive daily, local beverages, teas and coffees, mini bar refreshments on the game drives, and select activities such as bush walks included.
Premium beverages, laundry, telephone calls and spa treatments
It’s time for your next adventure. You will be transferred from Madikwe in the MORE luxury vehicle to Marataba Safari Lodge at around 11h00, after morning game drive and breakfast,
On arrival at Marataba Safari Lodge (a 2 – 3 hour drive) you will be met by the friendly team with a welcome drink and warm face towels.
After a checking in and a quick freshening up, meet for lunch overlooking the waterhole on the main deck and a relaxing afternoon. High tea is served at 16h00 and then you set off on game drive!
Below you will find the suggested safari program, however this can be customized based on your individual needs while staying at Marataba Safari Lodge.
5:30 am Wake-up Call
6:00 am Tea/Coffee and Game drive departs
9:00 am Game drive returns, then breakfast / brunch is served
At leisure Bush walk or activities of personal preference
1:00 pm Lunch
4:00 pm High tea
4:30 pm Game drive departs
7:30 pm Game drive returns and dinner follows
All meals, teas & coffees, all beverages (including softdrinks, beers, spirits and wines), all trail activities, refreshments & snacks on the trail and transfer to/from the camp where required.
Premium beverages, laundry, telephone calls and all activities not listed as planned
It’s time to leave the mountains and open plains behind, and head to back to Johannesburg. A representative from MORE Private Travel will meet you at Marataba Safari Lodge after morning game drive and breakfast, and transfer you by road to OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg (a 3 – 4 hour drive).
On arrival at OR Tambo please make your way to International Departures and customs for your onward flight.
