Welcome to wonderful Cape Town. Enjoy an exclusive three night Special Stay, with spectacular views of the waterfront and Table Mountain. Tonight, meet your Tour Director for a welcome drink and dinner.

Ascend Table Mountain by rotating gondola for wondrous 360 degree views.

Freechoice: Treat yourself to South Africa’s finest vintages with a winelands tour. Alternatively, visit history-rich Robben Island, or opt for a township tour or a Harley DavidsonTM ride.

Journey to Cape Point and stop at the Cape of Good Hope, then visit Boulders Beach, home to an African penguin colony.

Stunning semi-desert scenery awaits en route to the town of Oudtshoorn. Discover a wonderland of underground chambers at the Cango Caves, among the largest in the world, before your overnight stay.

Learn about Africa’s largest bird at a local ostrich farm, then head to Knysna on the Garden Route, famous for its oysters. Enjoy an overnight stay.

Freechoice Dining: Choose between two local restaurants for tonight’s dinner.

Travel along the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth and board your flight to Durban. Enjoy a two night Special Stay at your hotel, the ultimate in colonial charm and style.

Discover the beachside town of Durban, famous for its Indian and colonial influences. This afternoon indulge in a delicious high tea.

The Dolphin Coast region of Natal has a sea of sugarcane fields. Enter Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, world-renowned for its rhino conservation program. Later, enjoy your overnight stay at the foot of Zululand’s legendary Ghost Mountain.

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This evening, you’ll be treated to a mesmerising display of traditional Zulu dancing, complete with dramatic local drumming.

Arrive in the tiny Kingdom of eSwatini. Journey through the magnificent valleys of Big Bend to your resort, nestled within an idyllic Botanical Garden, for an overnight stay. Enjoy time at leisure to explore the magnificent garden.

The famous Kruger National Park borders Mozambique and stretches an impressive 450 kilometres. You’ll enjoy a two night Special Stay at Lion Sands River Lodge or Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge, on a private concession within the park. The Sabie River flows through the park and its bushland is home to the highest recorded concentration of leopards in Africa. Take a game drive in an open safari vehicle this afternoon and look out for the Big Five.

Sunset Drinks
At the end of your afternoon game drive, partake in one of the most enjoyable of safari traditions – Sundowner drinks.

Take in the night ambience while dining at the lodge.

Limitless game viewing possibilities await as you traverse Kruger National Park without restriction in specially adapted Land Rovers to track the Big Five – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo.

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Enjoy a fascinating lecture from an expert game ranger on Africa’s big game.

Take in the magnificent Panorama Route on the road to Johannesburg. You’ll view the Blyde River Canyon, third deepest in the world, then visit Bourke’s Luck Potholes and enjoy spectacular views from Wonder View. Later, check into your stylish hotel for two nights.

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Explore Soweto with your local guide and visit Nelson Mandela’s house. Learn about 20th century South Africa during your visit to the Apartheid Museum.

Board your flight to Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The world’s largest sheet of falling water rises 108 metres high and spans a gorge carved out of a flat plateau. Check into your marvellously colonial Victoria Falls hotel for your three night Special Stay.

Sunset Drinks
Be treated to a special Sundowners cruise down the Zambezi River and watch the teeming wildlife on the banks, just upstream from Victoria Falls.

Tonight’s outdoor dinner features a mesmerising display of traditional dancing.

Large concentrations of big game call Chobe National Park home. Embark on a game drive along the shoreline, where predators often come to drink. Later, enjoy a cruise on the Chobe River, home to huge herds of elephants and buffalo. Large pods of hippo and giraffe families inhabit the banks and surrounding woodlands.

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Visit a typical Zimbabwean village to gain unique insights into traditional tribal life and enjoy an elephant interaction.

Later, witness the power of Victoria Falls with a tour of the Zimbabwean side of the world’s largest waterfall. Enjoy dinner in the beautiful Livingstone Restaurant to complete your day.

Optional Helicopter Flight - Enjoy an optional helicopter flight over Victoria Falls (additional expense, please book on tour).

Fly to Nairobi and transfer to your elegant hotel for a two night stay.

Start your day with an encounter with a giraffe and learn about these endangered animals before reliving the romance of the movie Out of Africa during a visit to Karen Blixen’s home. Later, travel
to Kiambethu Tea Farm, wander through the tea fields and hear the stories of the first commercially grown tea in Kenya.

Freechoice Dining: Choose to dine at the Carnivore Restaurant, famous for a wide variety of roasted meats on a traditional Maasai sword over a fire pit, or relax over dinner at Café Maghreb located at your hotel.

Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest free standing mountain in the world, commands the horizon as you approach Amboseli National Park. Massive herds of elephants migrate across dry plains, linking swamps with open pastures. On your game drives today and tomorrow, cheetahs and prides of lions can often be seen stalking the plains. Your lodge, your home for two nights, is situated beside a major elephant trail with views of the mountain.

Go in search of wildlife on morning and afternoon game drives.

Sunset Drinks
Climb to the top of Observation Hill and gaze at the sunset over Amboseli National Park, drink in hand.

Journey north to the foothills of Mt Kenya and arrive at your hotel for your two night Special Stay.

Freechoice: Travel to Ol Pejeta Conservancy and visit a sanctuary for chimpanzees. Alternatively, enjoy a bird walk or perhaps a round of golf (9 holes).

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Partake in a symbolic Equator ceremony with tribal music and dancing.

The shallow alkaline lake near the town of Nakuru is home to flamingos, pelicans and other birds. Enjoy a two night stay at your lodge, overlooking the lake. Take game drives in search of Black and White Rhino, giraffe and many other species.

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Visit the Lake Nakuru Orphanage Centre, established by an Australian family, and enjoy lunch.

The Masai Mara is home to 95 species of animals and over 400 species of birds. The annual Great Migration from July to September attracts over a million wildebeest, zebra and impala, a phenomenon that has to be seen to be appreciated. Spend three nights in the reserve at the Sarova Mara Camp.

Game drives through the Masai Mara encompass all types of animals, from lion, cheetah and leopard, to vast herds of antelope and zebra. During migration season, your game rangers will give you the chance to see the crossings at the Mara River, renowned for its crocodiles.

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Visit a Maasai village and learn about this complex and proudly independent culture, and their close association with the wild animals.

Optional Hot Air Balloon Flight - Experience the savannah at dawn from a hot air balloon (additional cost, please book on tour).

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Join the chefs at Sarova Mara Lodge for an African cooking class.

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Enjoy an exclusive farewell bush breakfast on the open plains of the Masai Mara.

Board your light aircraft for a scenic flight over the reserve to Nairobi airport where it’s time to say farewell to new found friends and the magic of Africa. 

Please book your flight to depart out of Nairobi after 04:00 PM.

The itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons. As such Scenic cannot guarantee the tour will operate unaltered from the itinerary stated above. Please refer to our terms and conditions.