Cape to Kruger Luxury Tour (8 Days) CKL001

Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by your tour representative and transferred to your hotel. After check-in at your hotel, you visit the world heritage site of Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Evening at your own leisure to explore, perhaps, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (V&A). A relaxing way to mark your arrival in South Africa's Mother City and the start of your adventure.
Overnight: Cape Grace or similar

After breakfast, you rise above the city in a rotating cable car to the top of Cape Town’s most iconic natural landmark – Table Mountain. At 3563 feet above sea-level, it’s one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. Settled within the Cape Floral Kingdom, one of only 6 Floral Kingdoms in the world, and the most diverse, Table Mountain is a place of myth, legend, and spectacular views! We recommend lunch in The Company Gardens, a large botanical park in the heart of the city, planted by European settlers in 1650 where the nations Parliament, a neoclassical heritage site can also be found. Close by, you will also tour the Castle of Good Hope, one of the oldest structures in Africa, before visiting the vibrant flea market in the center of Cape Town - Greenmarket Square. Dinner is an adventure of flavors and entertainment, an opulent African Cuisine extravaganza, complete with a djembe drum performance and a 14-dish tasting menu. Each dish is based on African culinary traditions and storytelling. 
Overnight: Cape Grace or similar

Today is a full day scheduled tour of the Cape Winelands. It begins with a delightful drive that winds its way through superb mountain ranges intersected by vineyards of the Cape Dutch Homesteads. You enter wine country by way of Stellenbosch, which is the heart of South Africa’s wine industry and boasts great beauty, culture, and history. Take in the classic Cape Dutch architecture on the way to your first wine tasting at Neethingshof Estate, one of the oldest wine estates in the country dating back to 1692. We then travel over the Helshoogte Pass into the town of Franschhoek, in the most picturesque of valleys that complement its French Huguenot heritage. You will choose where to lunch on Main Street from the fabled culinary skills of Franschhoek chefs at a multitude of award-winning restaurants and explore its quaint stores, indulging in a sip of wine or two along the way. Then you take a tour of the Huguenot Memorial Museum and Monument. Before your food and wine pairing you will have time to freshen up and even stroll through the gardens at Grand Provence. After dinner, head back to Cape Town for some well-deserved rest. 
Overnight: Cape Grace or similar

This full-day tour of the Cape Peninsula begins with a drive of never-ending breath-taking scenery along the Atlantic Seaboard, stretching from the V&A Waterfront to your first stop in Hout Bay. From this quaint village’s fishing harbour, you will take a 40-minute cruise charter, past the famous Maori Bay Wreck, to the protected home of thousands of wild Cape Fur Seals - Duiker Island Seal Colony. You then journey, via Chapman’s Peak where there will be a photo-stop, to Boulders Beach to see the colony of vulnerable African Penguins in their natural habitat. You will visit nearby Simon's Town for lunch. Then, take in the countryside en-route to the southern-most point of the Cape Peninsula - Cape of Good Hope. There are three promontories that tower over 200m above the sea - Cape of Good Hope, Cape Maclear and Cape Point. At Cape Point you take the Funicular Railway to the old lighthouse and panoramic views at the summit. On return to your hotel, evening is at your own leisure.
Overnight: Cape Grace or similar

After breakfast, it's time to depart for the magnificent bushveld. Transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Hoedspruit - Eastgate Airport and on to Kapama nestled between the Blyde River Valley and the Kruger National Park. Spanning 16 000 hectares of pristine African bush, Kapama offers the perfect sanctuary for a wide variety of wildlife. Here, over 40 different species of mammals including the Big 5 - elephant, lion, leopard, African buffalo, and rhinoceros - as well as 350 bird species, thrive in their natural habitat. Visitors get the opportunity to observe these magnificent creatures in the wild with twice daily guided game drives, nature walks, and once in a lifetime elephant encounters. The reserve boasts two award winning Spas offering state of the art treatments and the opportunity to be pampered whilst relaxing in this pristine setting. Your stay is fully inclusive of a continental and/or full English breakfast, lunch, high tea, dinner, soft drinks, local alcoholic and premium beverages. You will have time to check in before high tea after which you will be taken on your first sunset game drive. After dinner, time is at your own leisure.
Overnight: Kapama Southern Camp or similar

Today is your first of two full days on safari so make sure to explore all Kapama has to offer. Apart from your two daily game drives (at sunrise and at sunset), you can choose to go on nature walks, secure a once-in-a-lifetime interaction with elephants at Camp Jabulani, or even learn about rehabilitating wildlife at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre and view them at close range. For the adventurous, a romantic sleep out under the stars on an elevated bush platform is just one of the additional experiences you can add.
Overnight: Kapama Southern Camp or similar

Today is your last full day on safari so start off bright and early with your 5am sunrise game drive. Today is also your last chance to complete your wish list of bushveld experiences, or you may simply want to relax and absorb the sights and sounds. Perhaps a massage in the unique open treatment rooms surrounded by water and the sweeping bushveld.
Overnight: Kapama Southern Camp or similar

After your last sunrise game drive and breakfast on safari, transfer to Hoedspruit Airport for onward flight home or the next leg of your vacation.