Splendors of South Africa

Cape Town to Kruger Private Reserve to Victoria Falls

July 26, 2027 - August 6, 2027

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Three Countries,

One Seamless Journey of a Lifetime.

Some trips ask you to choose between the city, the bush, and the wonder of the natural world. This one refuses to choose. Eleven days carry you from the wine country and coastline of Cape Town, into a private reserve on the doorstep of Kruger for five days of Big Five game drives, and finally to the thunder of Victoria Falls itself. A dedicated Travel Director stays with your group the entire way, so the only thing you have to plan is which sundowner to order.

This is an small-group departure capped at twelve guests, which means real access. Private guides, off-road game drives, and a pace that never feels like a checklist.

The Journey

Day 1: Arrive Cape Town, South Africa Land in Cape Town and settle into Cape Grace, a private-quay hotel on the V&A Waterfront with views across the harbor to Table Mountain. The rest of the day is yours to unwind.

Day 2: Cape Town A full day exploring the Cape Peninsula, past the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton, along the cliffs of Chapman's Peak, and into the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. A stop at Boulders Beach brings you face to face with its resident penguin colony before lunch in the seaside town of Simon's Town.

Day 3: Cape Town A morning excursion into one of Cape Town's townships offers a real look at the community initiatives shaping the city's future. In the evening, a fourteen course dinner at the celebrated GOLD restaurant pairs West African cuisine with live drumming and cultural performance.

Day 4: Cape Town A day in the Cape Winelands, through the Cape Dutch architecture of Stellenbosch and into Franschhoek, the region's culinary capital, for tastings at two premium wineries and a long, unhurried lunch.

Day 5: Cape Town to Kruger Private Reserve A flight to Hoedspruit delivers you to a private reserve bordering Kruger National Park itself. After settling into your lodge, your first game drive goes out in the late afternoon light.

Day 6: Kruger Private Reserve Set at the meeting point of four rivers in the Timbavati region, your lodge sits on land being actively restored from a former hunting concession into a wildlife corridor connecting to Greater Kruger. Between game drives, the lodge's spa, plunge pools, and gourmet dining are yours to enjoy.

Day 7: Kruger Private Reserve A full day of game drives led by expert rangers, tracking everything from elephant herds to the reserve's resident leopards, with the wilderness lodge as your base between outings.

Day 8: Kruger Private Reserve One more day in the bush, with your guides tracking the Big Five across a private reserve where sightings come without the crowds of the national park beyond its fences.

Day 9: Kruger Private Reserve to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe A short bush flight and connection deliver you to Victoria Falls for a two night stay. That evening, a sunset cruise on the Zambezi puts you eye level with hippos and elephants coming down to the river's edge.

Day 10: Victoria Falls A morning walk through the misty rainforest trails bordering the falls, followed by a thirteen minute helicopter flight over the falls and Batoka Gorge, known locally as the Flight of Angels. The day closes with a farewell dinner.

Day 11: Victoria Falls, Depart A farewell breakfast before your transfer to the airport, closing out eleven days that covered three countries and left very little unseen.

Where You'll Stay

Cape Grace, on a private quay in Cape Town's V&A Waterfront, pairs harbor and Table Mountain views with rooms individually decorated to reflect the city's heritage.

Sandringham Lodge, the newest property in the Sabi Sabi collection, sits on 6,500 hectares in the Timbavati being transformed from former hunting land into a wildlife corridor for Greater Kruger. Twelve suites and two family units each come with a private plunge pool.

Victoria Falls River Lodge, a luxury tented camp on the banks of the Zambezi inside the national park, gives every canvas suite its own deck and plunge pool, with the sound of the river as your backdrop.