Arrive in Cape Town & Explore Table Mountain Arrive at Cape Town International and transfer to your accommodation. Cape Town offers a diversity of cultures, cuisines, activities and landscapes. With the picturesque backdrop of of Table Mountain, the coastal city of Cape Town lies at the southern tip of South Africa. Also the gateway for most trips to South Africa, Cape Town, known as the Mother City, lives up to her name by being the mother of all holiday destinations. From history and culture to adventure and scenery all found within the city, you are sure to experience multiple breathtaking adventures here in the Motherland. The afternoon is at leisure to explore the city, head up Table Mountain or relax and take in your new settings.

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers

Start the morning with a pick up from a local guide for an elegant but relaxed tour through the Cape Winelands. The Wine Route tour is mellow and involves no exercise – other than lifting your wine glass. You can visit any one of the three regions of the Cape Winelands, either Stellenbosch, Franschhoek or Paarl. The day will be spent eating mouthwatering foods and treats and drinking some of the best bubbles and wines South Africa has to offer. The wine farms offer a variety of white and red cultivars, as well as their own blends and styles. We allow enough time for each tasting to fully appreciate and enjoy the wine master’s art. The Cape Winelands is a haven of gracious, white-gabled farmsteads evoking a rich, elegant heritage.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers

The ultimate drive! Depart Cape Town early morning, past the Cape Town University through to Constantia before heading for Ou Kaapse weg to Noordhoek. Stop for coffee and some photo opportunities. Head to the Cape Point Nature Reserve where you will visit the Cape of Good Hope and the lighthouse. Afterwards, head to Simons Town and have fun at the Penguin Colony before lunch at a local seafood restaurant in this charming fishing town. Head over the Chapman’s Peak Drive along the scenic roads of the Atlantic Seaboard. Pass blue-flag beaches such as Llandudno and Camps Bay with a stop at the iconic Maidens Cove before ending the day.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers

Explore the city of Cape Town. Meet your local guide in the city center for an Historic Walking Tour through the streets of this unique city. The tour showcases the heroes and villains of colonialism, drama and harmony and a great deal of personal insight in living and being a real Capetonian. Get introduced to the different eras of Cape Town and South Africa’s history along with the people who shaped it. Visit sites like the Company’s Garden, Parliament, Green Market Square, The Castle of Good Hope and The Slave Lodge to name a few. Head to Table Mountain. Take the cable car up and explore the top of this glorious natural wonder. Descend back down over magnificent views of Cape Town and the ocean.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Cape Town Backpackers

After breakfast at 08:00 meet your local guide for a private full day tour to Soweto and a visit to the Apartheid museum. Soweto Township Travel to Soweto - a sprawling cluster of townships on the south-western flank of Johannesburg which gets its name from the English syllabic abbreviation of South Western Township. The township emerged when over 100 000 people of all races and nationalities flocked to the area in search of riches after the discovery of gold in the area. The government at the time, sought to maintain the developing cities for whites while the remainder of the races were forced to develop their own urban settlements. Today, Soweto is one of the largest urban settlements in South Africa. The township is also home to the largest hospital on the continent (and the third largest in the world), Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. From the footbridge of the hospital, enjoy a panoramic view over Soweto. Hector Pieterson Memorial Visit the Hector Pieterson Memorial in Orlando West, built in memory of the people who died during the Soweto Youth Uprising on the 16th of June 1976. The museum was the first of its kind in Soweto having been opened in the 16th of June 2002 and named in memory of Hector Pieterson, a young boy who was shot by the Apartheid Police during the political uprising of the youth in Soweto against Bantu education systems. The museum covers the events leading up to and during the Soweto Uprising. Mandela House Museum Stop at Mandela House Museum, Nelson Mandela's former humble house in Orlando West. The museum contains an assortment of memorabilia, paintings and photographs of the Mandela family and honorary doctorates bestowed on Nelson Mandela. You can also have a glimpse of the mansion belonging to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in an affluent part of Orlando West. Archbishop Desmond Tutus house and the Sisulu residences are in the same neighbourhood. After a stop for lunch (to own account) you shall proceed to the Apartheid Museum.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Lebo's Soweto Backpackers
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Lebo's Soweto Backpackers

Balule Game Reserve forms part of the Greater Kruger Park, an open conserved area of approximately 7,000,000 acres or 23,000 km², along the Olifants River. The reserve is only an hour's drive from two of the main gates to the Kruger National Park. It is in the mixed woodland eco-zone, one of several eco-zones in the lowveld, and the one with the greatest variety of fauna and flora. The landscape is rolling with seasonal rivers draining the area. The region is of granitic origin, with quartz and dolerite intrusions and outcrops. Balule Game Reserve shares open borders with Kruger Park and is, therefore, part of a huge ecosystem and home to all major safari animals – including the Big Five. The Olifants River attracts an abundance of wildlife, including elephants, buffalo, waterbuck, and giraffe. Lion is often nearby. The reserve has an impressive hippo population which can be found wallowing in the river during the day. Civets and honey badgers are just two of the rarer creatures sometimes encountered. Balule offers great overall birding with more than 250 species recorded. The perennial Olifants River, which runs through the centre of the park, attracts many waders and other water-associated birds. The area is also excellent for raptors (eagles, in particular). You will drive to a remote spot along the Olifants River for a Big 5 Bush Walk at sunrise and experience the thrill of following big animals accompanied by a ranger leading you through the bush at a pace you can handle. Adrenalin surges will come to their expense, even if your ranger is adequately armed.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Balule Nature Reserve
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Balule Nature Reserve

After breakfast, you will have the chance to spend a full day exploring the park. Boarding the open game drive vehicle you drive the short distance to the Kruger National Park, and spend the day exploring. A qualified guide will lead you through the reserve and point out many giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, and impala. These animals also attract many lions and predators. The open-sided game-viewer allows excellent viewing and photographic opportunities. An amazing 517 species of birds can be found. You will also have the chance to explore some of the 300 archaeological sites in Kruger which date back to the Stone Age and have cultural artifacts from 100,000 to 30,000 years ago. There is also San art in different parts of the reserve and other evidence from the San and people in the Iron Age can be found throughout the park. Dinner will be served at your accommodation.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Balule Nature Reserve
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Balule Nature Reserve

You will be collected at 07:30 for your day tour from your hotel and transfer to the Botswana border, where after border formalities you'll continue on to the Chobe National Park. Chobe game drives are the number one activity to experience while visiting Kasane and the Chobe National Park. Chobe Game Drives are offered in custom built 4×4 safari vehicles. These vehicles have open sides which offers exceptional views for the guests. All game drives are conducted by qualified guides all registered with the Botswana guiding council. The local experience and knowledge offer a great insight to animals and their behaviour. It is one of the greatest game reserves in southern Africa and famous for the number of elephant that live there. The Chobe River flows lazily through the Caprivi flood plains and provides a haven for huge herds of buffalo and elephant, zebra, wildebeest and impala which are followed closely by predators including lion, hyena, the elusive leopard and the odd pack of the now rare wild dog. The bird life in particular is exceptional. Chobe National Park Chobe National Park is in northern Botswana near the vast, inland Okavango Delta. It's known for its large herds of elephants and Cape buffalo, which converge along the Chobe Riverfront in the dry months. Lions, antelopes and hippos inhabit the woods and lagoons around Linyanti Marsh. The floodable grasslands of the Savuti Marsh attract numerous bird species, plus migrating zebras.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

• Standard Accommodation: Dome Tent
• Mid-Range Accommodation: Private Chalet