12 Days In South Africa & Mozambique
This unforgettable 12-day journey blends the very best of Southern Africa—beginning with the vibrant culture and natural beauty of Cape Town, followed by immersive tastings and history in the Cape Winelands. From there, your adventure continues to the untamed wilderness of Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, where Big Five game drives and bush walks bring you face to face with Africa’s most iconic wildlife. Finally, unwind on the serene shores of Mozambique at the exclusive Santorini Lodge, with white-sand beaches, crystal-clear waters, and personalised touches that make this coastal retreat truly exceptional.
Itinerary in Detail
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Tour Experiences
DAY 1 – CAPE TOWN
VIP Meet & Greet: Cape Town International Airport
Welcome to Cape Town! On arrival you will be met at the door of your aircraft with your name on a paging board. Should your aircraft be directed to the apron and not the terminal building, you will be transported to the terminal by bus where you Meet and Greet will be waiting for you as you step off the bus. You will then be assisted through immigration, baggage collection and customs and transferred in your private vehicle to The Cape Grace Hotel.
Overnight The Cape Grace Hotel in a Fairmont Harbour View Room (Bed & Breakfast)
DAY 2 – CAPE TOWN – Private Full Day Tour: Cape Peninsula
• Explore Kalk Bay – Meet the Resident Seals & Fishing Folk
• Explore – Conservation Walk near Boulders, Simon’s Town
• Explore Cape Point – History, Wildlife & Nature
• Explore – Noordhoek Farm Village with a Cheeky ‘Kick Ass’ Ice Cream or Coffee
• Early Evening Sundowners – Cape Peninsula
• Explore – Cape Town’s most scenic road with all 144 curves of Chapman’s Peak Drive
Your tour begins at Kalk Bay, best known for its working fishing harbour and bohemian feel. Browse the arts and crafts on offer, perhaps do a bit of shopping in the quirky fashion boutiques and enjoy the antiques and collectables along the main strip.
Next, head over to Simon’s Town for those keen to find out more about the rich history surrounding this naval town, museums and monuments providing plenty of insight. Bringing this naval town to life is an insight into the shark diving industry and stories of Just Nuisance – Great Dane, WWII mascot and only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy.
Before heading into the Cape Peninsula itself search for your own rogue penguins – a splinter colony away from the crowded boardwalks over the main breeding site – on a beach known only to locals. The tour continues with a gentle hike in the Cape Peninsula Reserve, exploring secluded beaches, and this region’s unique wildlife. The return journey weaves back to Cape Town via Noordhoek Farm Village a food artisan hub of the Peninsula and – time permitting – stopping for a sundowner at a local brewery, vineyard, beach or scenic look-out, whatever takes your fancy.
*Please note that during your morning brief your guide may advise changing the route of your tour to allow for crowds during peak seasons so that you can spend maximum time exploring outside the vehicle.
*Lunch options are a choice of local eats, fine dining,wild picnic lunch or a tasting table experience (lunch at an additional cost.)
*Entrance fees are included.
Overnight The Cape Grace Hotel in a Fairmont Harbour View Room (Bed & Breakfast)
DAY 3 – CAPE TOWN – Private Full Day Tour: Winelands
- Explore – Guided Walk Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden (Available Tuesday to Saturday)
- Explore – Stellenbosch, boutique shops, galleries & cafes
- Wine Tasting – DeMorgenzon Wines
- Fine Dining Lunch Winelands
- Wine Tasting – Muratie
- Explore – Babylonstoren’s Expansive Gardens
Today you explore one of the most scenically beautiful areas in South Africa, visiting fascinating towns and taking a look into off-the-beaten-track farms which revel in their old-world roots and influences.
Spend time in Stellenbosch, browsing through its wealth of appealing stores and museums and sip local coffee blends in tempting cafés. Your tasting experience will commence at one of the iconic wine estates, let the pairing of wine awaken your senses before you meander through lush gardens bursting with life. Admire a collection of contemporary art, see the highest-growing vines and, from an elevated point, take in the stunning vistas over an old-world estate.
After lunch, you visit some of the smaller, boutique and family-owned wine estates for a more intimate wine tasting. Discover Franschhoek, established by the French Huguenots in 1688, this town retains its historic charm but has fused it with a contemporary vibe. It boasts gourmet restaurants, appealing boutiques and art galleries.
*Lunch options are a choice of local eats, fine dining or a wild picnic lunch (lunch at an additional cost.)
*All tasting fees, entry and attraction fees included
Overnight The Cape Grace Hotel in a Fairmont Harbour View Room (Bed & Breakfast)
DAY 4 – CAPE TOWN – TIMBAVATI PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE
Today you will transfer to Cape Town Airport for the flight to Hoedspruit Airport. You will be met on arrival by your Guide from RockFig Safari Lodge and transfer to Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, your home for the next 4 nights.
4 nights at Rockfig Safari Lodge – Luxury Suites
Your stay includes: All meals, local drinks, 2 scheduled safari activities per day, return airstrip transfers and laundry.
Lodge activities include: Game drives and bush walks. Maximum 4 guests per safari vehicle.
Excludes – Conservation Levy
Overnight RockFig Safari Lodge in a Luxury Suite (Fully Inclusive + Activities)
DAY 8 – TIMBAVATI PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE TO VILANCULOS
Transfer by road to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport for your flight to Vilanculos, Mozambique. Please note that this transfer is approx. 3 and a half hours.
You will be met on arrival by a Driver who will transfer you to Santorini Lodge.
Settle into your ocean view Suite, home for the next 4 nights.
Your stay includes: All meals, local brand drinks, non-motorised activities, shared return Vilanculos Airport transfers, Wi-Fi and laundry. Resort activities: kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, beach volleyball and cricket, gym baskets and snorkelling equipment, 2 hour villages and school tour.
Overnight Santorini Mozambique in a Suite (Fully Inclusive + Activities)
Includes Value Add for bookings of 3 nights or more:
Complimentary private snorkeling trip to Magaruque Island on one of Santorini’s boats including a picnic lunch, refreshments and an optional stop at Pansy Island (Park fees excluded).
DAY 12
Today transfer from Santorini Lodge to Vilanculos Airport for your onward flight.
Tour Experiences
DAY 1 – CAPE TOWN
VIP Meet & Greet: Cape Town International Airport
Welcome to Cape Town! On arrival you will be met at the door of your aircraft with your name on a paging board. Should your aircraft be directed to the apron and not the terminal building, you will be transported to the terminal by bus where you Meet and Greet will be waiting for you as you step off the bus. You will then be assisted through immigration, baggage collection and customs and transferred in your private vehicle to The Cape Grace Hotel.
Overnight The Cape Grace Hotel in a Fairmont Harbour View Room (Bed & Breakfast)
DAY 2 – CAPE TOWN – Private Full Day Tour: Cape Peninsula
• Explore Kalk Bay – Meet the Resident Seals & Fishing Folk
• Explore – Conservation Walk near Boulders, Simon’s Town
• Explore Cape Point – History, Wildlife & Nature
• Explore – Noordhoek Farm Village with a Cheeky ‘Kick Ass’ Ice Cream or Coffee
• Early Evening Sundowners – Cape Peninsula
• Explore – Cape Town’s most scenic road with all 144 curves of Chapman’s Peak Drive
Your tour begins at Kalk Bay, best known for its working fishing harbour and bohemian feel. Browse the arts and crafts on offer, perhaps do a bit of shopping in the quirky fashion boutiques and enjoy the antiques and collectables along the main strip.
Next, head over to Simon’s Town for those keen to find out more about the rich history surrounding this naval town, museums and monuments providing plenty of insight. Bringing this naval town to life is an insight into the shark diving industry and stories of Just Nuisance – Great Dane, WWII mascot and only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy.
Before heading into the Cape Peninsula itself search for your own rogue penguins – a splinter colony away from the crowded boardwalks over the main breeding site – on a beach known only to locals. The tour continues with a gentle hike in the Cape Peninsula Reserve, exploring secluded beaches, and this region’s unique wildlife. The return journey weaves back to Cape Town via Noordhoek Farm Village a food artisan hub of the Peninsula and – time permitting – stopping for a sundowner at a local brewery, vineyard, beach or scenic look-out, whatever takes your fancy.
*Please note that during your morning brief your guide may advise changing the route of your tour to allow for crowds during peak seasons so that you can spend maximum time exploring outside the vehicle.
*Lunch options are a choice of local eats, fine dining,wild picnic lunch or a tasting table experience (lunch at an additional cost.)
*Entrance fees are included.
Overnight The Cape Grace Hotel in a Fairmont Harbour View Room (Bed & Breakfast)
DAY 3 – CAPE TOWN – Private Full Day Tour: Winelands
- Explore – Guided Walk Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden (Available Tuesday to Saturday)
- Explore – Stellenbosch, boutique shops, galleries & cafes
- Wine Tasting – DeMorgenzon Wines
- Fine Dining Lunch Winelands
- Wine Tasting – Muratie
- Explore – Babylonstoren’s Expansive Gardens
Today you explore one of the most scenically beautiful areas in South Africa, visiting fascinating towns and taking a look into off-the-beaten-track farms which revel in their old-world roots and influences.
Spend time in Stellenbosch, browsing through its wealth of appealing stores and museums and sip local coffee blends in tempting cafés. Your tasting experience will commence at one of the iconic wine estates, let the pairing of wine awaken your senses before you meander through lush gardens bursting with life. Admire a collection of contemporary art, see the highest-growing vines and, from an elevated point, take in the stunning vistas over an old-world estate.
After lunch, you visit some of the smaller, boutique and family-owned wine estates for a more intimate wine tasting. Discover Franschhoek, established by the French Huguenots in 1688, this town retains its historic charm but has fused it with a contemporary vibe. It boasts gourmet restaurants, appealing boutiques and art galleries.
*Lunch options are a choice of local eats, fine dining or a wild picnic lunch (lunch at an additional cost.)
*All tasting fees, entry and attraction fees included
Overnight The Cape Grace Hotel in a Fairmont Harbour View Room (Bed & Breakfast)
DAY 4 – CAPE TOWN – TIMBAVATI PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE
Today you will transfer to Cape Town Airport for the flight to Hoedspruit Airport. You will be met on arrival by your Guide from RockFig Safari Lodge and transfer to Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, your home for the next 4 nights.
4 nights at Rockfig Safari Lodge – Luxury Suites
Your stay includes: All meals, local drinks, 2 scheduled safari activities per day, return airstrip transfers and laundry.
Lodge activities include: Game drives and bush walks. Maximum 4 guests per safari vehicle.
Excludes – Conservation Levy
Overnight RockFig Safari Lodge in a Luxury Suite (Fully Inclusive + Activities)
DAY 8 – TIMBAVATI PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE TO VILANCULOS
Transfer by road to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport for your flight to Vilanculos, Mozambique. Please note that this transfer is approx. 3 and a half hours.
You will be met on arrival by a Driver who will transfer you to Santorini Lodge.
Settle into your ocean view Suite, home for the next 4 nights.
Your stay includes: All meals, local brand drinks, non-motorised activities, shared return Vilanculos Airport transfers, Wi-Fi and laundry. Resort activities: kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, beach volleyball and cricket, gym baskets and snorkelling equipment, 2 hour villages and school tour.
Overnight Santorini Mozambique in a Suite (Fully Inclusive + Activities)
Includes Value Add for bookings of 3 nights or more:
Complimentary private snorkeling trip to Magaruque Island on one of Santorini’s boats including a picnic lunch, refreshments and an optional stop at Pansy Island (Park fees excluded).
DAY 12
Today transfer from Santorini Lodge to Vilanculos Airport for your onward flight.
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