8-Day Cape Town and Manyeleti Safari Combo

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Cape Town

Arrive at Cape Town International Airport, where you are met and transferred to The Commodore Hotel at the V&A Waterfront. This stylish 4-star nautical-themed hotel enjoys views of Table Mountain, Table Bay and Robben Island, and offers air-conditioned en-suite rooms, an outdoor pool, sauna, gym and spa, as well as the Clipper Restaurant and Admiralty Bar and Lounge. After checking in, the rest of the day is yours to relax and settle in, perhaps strolling along the vibrant V&A Waterfront with its shops, restaurants and harbour views before your Cape Town adventure begins in earnest tomorrow.

Main Destination:

Cape Town (City)

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

The Commodore Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Cape Town (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour

After breakfast at the hotel, set off at around 08h30 on a full-day tour of the spectacular Cape Peninsula. The scenic coastal drive winds along dramatic cliffs and pristine beaches to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and the iconic Cape Point, where two oceans are said to meet. Along the way you visit the charming penguin colony at Boulders Beach, home to a thriving population of African penguins. You return to the hotel in the late afternoon, having taken in some of the most beautiful coastal scenery South Africa has to offer, with lunch and dinner left free for you to explore the Waterfront's many dining options.

Main Destination:

Cape Peninsula

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

The Commodore Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Cape Town (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Cape Town City Tour and Table Mountain

Following breakfast, depart at around 09h00 on a tour of Cape Town's city highlights, taking in landmarks such as the Castle of Good Hope, Bo-Kaap and the Company's Garden. The tour includes a cable car ride up Table Mountain, weather permitting, where sweeping panoramic views stretch across the city, Table Bay and the Atlantic seaboard. The afternoon is left at leisure, giving you time to explore further on your own, relax at the hotel, or browse the shops and restaurants of the V&A Waterfront. Lunch and dinner are not included today.

Main Destination:

Table Mountain (Cape Town)

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

The Commodore Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Cape Town (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Cape Winelands and Robben Island

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a half-day wine tour through the picturesque Cape Winelands, visiting renowned estates for tastings amid rolling vineyards and historic Cape Dutch architecture. In the other half of the day, take a ferry from the V&A Waterfront to Robben Island, the former prison island where Nelson Mandela was held for many years, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and poignant symbol of South Africa's journey to democracy. The island tour is subject to sailing times and weather conditions. Lunch and dinner are not included today, leaving you free to choose from the Waterfront's many restaurants.

Main Destination:

Cape Winelands

Activities:

• No wildlife-viewing activities on this day

Accommodation:

The Commodore Hotel

• Luxury hotel located in Cape Town (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Fly to Hoedspruit and Sunset Game Drive at Ndzhaka

After breakfast, check out and transfer to Cape Town International Airport for a flight to Hoedspruit, gateway to the Greater Kruger. On arrival you are met and transferred to Ndzhaka Tented Camp, one of the few authentic safari camps in the area still unfenced, allowing wildlife to roam freely through camp. After a late lunch, check in to your luxury premium tent, complete with a private heated pool and bush boma, bath, shower and outside shower. In the late afternoon you head out on a sunset game drive that continues into a night drive, with a maximum of seven guests per vehicle, searching for the Big 5 and nocturnal wildlife across the unfenced Manyeleti Game Reserve, which shares open borders with Kruger, Sabi Sands and Timbavati. Dinner is served in your private bush boma.

Main Destination:

Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Best Time To Visit May to September (Dry season)

High Season October to March (It never gets very crowded)

Best Weather April to May and September to October (Fair and little rain)

Wildlife in Manyeleti GR

ElephantCommon

ZebraCommon

WildebeestCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

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GiraffeOccasional

CheetahOccasional

BuffaloOccasional

HippoOccasional

HyenaOccasional

Wild DogOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Activities:

• Afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & night game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ndzhaka Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Manyeleti GR (Greater Kruger)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Full Day Game Drives in Manyeleti

Rise early for a sunrise game drive through the unfenced Manyeleti Game Reserve, with a maximum of seven guests per vehicle, tracking the Big 5 and other wildlife as the bush comes alive at dawn. Return to camp for a bush breakfast and leisure time at your private pool. Optionally, join a two-hour bush walk with an armed ranger from 10h00 to 12h00 (at an additional cost) to experience the smaller wonders of the bush on foot. After lunch, relax before heading out again in the late afternoon on a sunset game drive that continues into a night drive, offering the chance to spot nocturnal predators and other creatures under the stars. Dinner and overnight follow at Ndzhaka Tented Camp.

Main Destination:

Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle), afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & night game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ndzhaka Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Manyeleti GR (Greater Kruger)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Full Day Game Drives in Manyeleti

Another sunrise game drive takes you deep into the unfenced Manyeleti Game Reserve, with a maximum of seven guests per vehicle, in search of the Big 5 as the bush wakes at first light. Afterwards, enjoy a bush breakfast and leisure time at your private pool back at camp. Optionally, join a two-hour bush walk with an armed ranger from 10h00 to 12h00 (at an additional cost) for a closer, on-foot encounter with the bushveld's smaller inhabitants, tracks and plant life. Lunch is included, followed by free time before the late-afternoon sunset game drive, which runs into a night drive to reveal the reserve's nocturnal wildlife. Dinner and a final overnight stay at Ndzhaka Tented Camp round off the day.

Main Destination:

Manyeleti Game Reserve (Greater Kruger)

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle), afternoon game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle) & night game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Ndzhaka Camp

• Mid-range tented camp located inside Manyeleti GR (Greater Kruger)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Departure from Manyeleti via Hoedspruit

Enjoy one last sunrise game drive through the unfenced Manyeleti Game Reserve, with a maximum of seven guests per vehicle, for a final chance to spot the Big 5 and other wildlife before departure. Return to camp for breakfast, then check out and transfer from Ndzhaka Tented Camp to Hoedspruit Airport. From here you fly back to Cape Town, bringing to a close this memorable combination of Cape Town's iconic sights and an authentic, unfenced Big 5 safari experience in the Greater Kruger area.

Main Destination:

No major destination visited

Activities:

• Early morning game drive (open-sided 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.