south africa
Why should I plan your trip? Because Cape Town and a safari camp shouldn't feel like two different trips stitched together, and when it's done right, they don't.
RECOMMENDED STAY
Ideal Duration
STARTING PRICE
Per Person Per Day
IDEAL MONTHS
Best Time to Visit
$1,300+
7+ days
may-oct
Cape Town, the Winelands & Sabi SandsURBAN ELEGANCE, VINEYARDS, AND PEAK WINTER GAME VIEWING
South Africa is the rare country that lets you have the city and the bush without compromising either. Cape Town opens the trip, Table Mountain rising directly over a harbor city, wine estates a short drive out in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek that have been producing serious vintages since the 1600s. Then Sabi Sands, part of the greater Kruger ecosystem, where the lack of fences means the Big Five move exactly where they please, and winter's dry season pulls them toward the same waterholes your Land Rover happens to be parked near. Few countries let you close a chapter of fine dining and open one of tracking leopard prints in the same week.
Where to go in
south africa
Cape Town
Table Mountain, the Atlantic seaboard, and a food and design scene that regularly rivals Europe's, all set against one of the most dramatic city backdrops in the world.
sabi sands
Bordering Kruger National Park with no fence between them, Sabi Sands is famous among guides for having some of the most reliable leopard sightings in Africa, private, unfenced reserve land at its finest.
The Winelands
Stellenbosch and Franschhoek's vineyards have been producing wine since the 1600s, oak-lined estates, Cape Dutch architecture, and some of the country's most celebrated restaurants set among the vines.
The Garden Route
A scenic coastal stretch between Mossel Bay and Storms River, forests, cliffside drives, and small towns that offer a slower, road-trip alternative to flying directly between Cape Town and the bush.
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