Project Description
Upon arrival at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, you will be met by VIP service and our Airport Manager, who will assist you with the private transfer to your hotel.
The transfer duration will be approximately 45 minutes.
Welcome dinner will be enjoyed at the Level Four Restaurant of the hotel, known for its elegance (drinks for your own account)
Breakfast at the hotel
Once you have concluded your checkout formalities, you will be met and transferred to OR Tambo International Airport and assisted with check-in for your flight to Skukuza.
Recommended flight Airlink 4Z 861: Johannesburg to Skukuza, departing at 10:05 am, arriving at 11:05 pm (not included)
Upon arrival in Skukuza, you will be met for your transfer to the lodge where you will spend the three nights of your South African Adventure.
Meet & greet with assistance by your ranger on arrival. Private transfer to the lodge, approximately 1 hour.
Arrive at Nottens Bush Camp and check-in.
Lunch at the lodge
Afternoon game drive in search of Big Five (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo & Rhino)
Boma Dinner will be enjoyed at the lodge.
Three meals daily, two game drives and a bush walk per day, local soft drinks, house wines and beers are included.
Special wines, champagne and spirits, transfers, massages and items from the shop.
Early wake-up call
Coffee, tea and hot chocolate served with rusks in the main area.
Depart for a morning game drive – watch the sunrise over the African bush.
Breakfast will be enjoyed at the lodge.
Spend the morning at leisure, enjoy a bush walk.
Lunch at the lodge
Afternoon game drive, including a sundowner stop en- route.
Dinner under the stars at the lodge
Packed breakfast will be provided by the lodge
Private transfer from your lodge to Nelspruit, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Check-in flight to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe
Recommended Flight Fastjet Airlines 4Z 470: Nelspruit to Victoria Falls, departing at 12:45 am, arriving at 2:30 pm (Not included)
Meet & assist on arrival by an ERM Tours representative.
Arrive at the hotel and check-in.
Depart on a Sunset River cruise on Zambezi River – Signature Deck, followed by a dinner at The Eatery (drinks during dinner for your own account)
The Eatery Dinner Experience entices guests to enjoy al fresco dining at The Eatery at the Pure Africa Waterfront, where a delicious three-course meal is served by lantern light and enjoyed under a star-studded African sky. The Eatery Dinner Experience focuses on the quality of the ingredients; freshly baked bread, homemade pasta, and Zimbabwe beef prepared to perfection, all accompanied by the drink of your choice. Perched on the banks of the river, on arrival gather around the fire-pit before following the lanterns to your table for dinner – the roar of the distant Falls, the grunting hippos and the call of the fiery-necked nightjar for company.
Breakfast, 3 x daily scheduled Victoria Falls Town transfers, Emergency Medical evacuation, WIFI
Breakfast at the hotel
Depart on a morning guided tour of the Falls, followed by lunch at Lookout Cafe (drinks for your own account)
Time at leisure to participate in the activities offered by the Adventure Capital of the world.
Dinner will be enjoyed at the traditional African Restaurant Dusty Road (Drinks for your own account)
Breakfast at the hotel
Private transfer to Victoria Falls International Airport
Check-in for a flight to Cape Town
Recommended flight: Airlink 4Z391, Victoria Falls – Cape Town, departing at 13:15, arriving at 16:20 (not included)
Upon arrival at the Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by an official representative and escorted to your vehicle for your private transfer into the Mother City.
Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, is spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain. Between beautiful Cape Dutch homesteads, traditional dancers with painted faces performing in the streets, the smell of spicy Malay cooking and the taste of a well-made wine, this city will fill your senses.
Dinner will be enjoyed at Kloof Street House (drinks not included)
Breakfast at the hotel
This morning, if the cable car station is open (subject to wind conditions), we will take a cable car ride up to the summit of Table Mountain (weather permitting) for spectacular views of the City, its Waterfront, Camps Bay, the majestic mountains and possible all the way to Cape Point.
Next up you will pass one of the country’s oldest colonial buildings, The Cape Castle and the Company Gardens. Then you’ll be driven past Parliament Buildings, City Hall which is where Nelson Mandela made his first public speech after his release from prison and the Slave Lodge, then through the cobblestoned hills to the beautifully colorful homes of the Bo-Kaap in the Malay Quarter for the Bo-Kaap Cooking Tour Experience.
Learn how to mix Masala, and make Roti’s, Samosas’, Dhaitis and Chicken Curry from scratch! During your tour, you’ll be entertained with local recipes and stories of food, culture and life. Refreshments and tasters are served before Lunch.
Lunch: Bo- Kaap (drinks not included)
Conclude your day with a visit to the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, including the opportunity to walk above the trees on the Tree Top Canopy, a snake skeleton-inspired walkway also known as “The Boomslang” (meaning tree snake). The walkway is crescent-shaped and takes advantage of the sloping ground; it touches the forest floor in two places and raises visitors to 12 m above ground. It is more than just a traditional boardwalk – like a snake, it winds and dips.
Dinner: At leisure and for own account.
Breakfast at the hotel
8:30: Once you have concluded your check-out formalities, you will be met and collected for your private transfer to the enchanting Cape Winelands. Your day starts with a visit to Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa and the historic heart of the country’s wine region. In 1679, Dutch East India Company governor Simon van der Stel recognized the spectacular view sites.
We start the morning with a visit to Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden, which borders the manicured suburbs of Stellenbosch. In this garden of private myth, the artist explores the Jungian notion of ‘the wilderness within’. More than 60 sculptures constituting a comprehensive record of his artistic development thus far have been carefully sited along 4 km of paths.
11:30: Tutored Winetasting at Delaire Graff ( 3 wines)
12:00: Lunch will be enjoyed at Delaire Graff (Lunch and Drinks to be settled direct)
14:00: Wine Drive Safari – Waterford Wine Estate:
The Wine Drive Safari is a unique three-hour trip on our safari-type vehicle, through the 120-hectare Estate on the beautiful slopes of the Helderberg mountain. This experience allows you the chance to taste our award-winning Estate wines amongst the vineyards of their origin, and you will be expertly guided through all the aspects of what makes this area so biologically diverse and viticulturally unique.
The wine tasting will be accompanied by various light snacks, which are well suited to pair with the individual wines. The experience will culminate with the Wine and Chocolate Tasting, back at the winery.
After the experience, you will be transferred to Babylonstoren Hotel
Dinner at leisure
Breakfast at the hotel
Begin the day with a Garden tour at 10 am.
Set within 3,5 hectares (8 acres) of cultivated fruit and vegetables, the big garden at Babylonstoren is at the heart of the farm. It was inspired by the historic Company’s Garden in Cape Town, which supplied sailing ships of the Dutch East India Company with fresh vegetables and fruit during the days when the Cape was a halfway station between Europe and Asia. One of the experienced gardeners will be your guide on this tour, during which we encourage guests to pick, taste, smell and touch while walking through our garden. Tour Duration: 1,5 hours
Enjoy winetasting at Babylostoren.
Continue to the beautiful village of Franschhoek, near the Drakenstein Mountains founded in 1688 by French immigrants fleeing the Huguenot religious persecution in Europe. A memorial in the town commemorates the arrival of these early settlers who helped develop the wines sought after by Napoleon, Bismark and royalty such as Edward VII, the Prince of Wales.
1 pm: Lunch: Grande Provence – Wine Paired Lunch (other drinks for your own account)
Tasting: Boschendal – The historic Cape vernacular Manor House dates back to 1812 and is home to the premier wine-tasting experiences.
Proceed to your hotel and spend the rest of your evening at leisure.
Farewell Dinner will be enjoyed at Babel Restaurant of the hotel (drinks for your own account)
Breakfast at the hotel
Morning at leisure to enjoy the serenity of the farm.
Lunch at leisure
Once you have concluded your checkout formalities, you will be met and collected for your private transfer back to the Cape Town International Airport, where you will be assisted with check-in for your return flight back home.
END OF ITINERARY – contact me for booking form and further info please.. jeanw@glamgirlsluxtravels.com