South Africa

Why visit

South Africa is only three and a half hours behind Indian time, so there is no jet lag to work around on either end of the trip. It is also one of the few safari countries where Kruger game drives, a modern coastal city and the wine lands sit within a single week, rather than needing a separate trip for each.

• Game drives at Kruger National Park
• Table Mountain cableway and Cape of Good Hope
• Boulders Beach penguin colony
• A day trip to the Garden Route town of Hermanus

Places covered

JohannesburgKrugerCape TownGarden Route

Suggested itinerary

1. Day1

   Arrive Johannesburg

   Transfer to the hotel; evening at leisure.

2. Day2

   Fly to Kruger

   Transfer to the lodge; afternoon game drive at Kruger National Park.

3. Day3

   Kruger

   Morning and evening game drives in search of the Big Five.

4. Day4

   Fly to Cape Town

   Transfer to the hotel; evening at the V&A Waterfront.

5. Day5

   Cape Town

   Table Mountain cableway, Cape of Good Hope and the Boulders Beach penguin colony.

6. Day6

   Garden Route day trip

   Drive out to Hermanus for whale-watching season viewpoints, return to Cape Town.

7. Day7

   Depart

   Morning free, then transfer to Cape Town airport.