Deluxe South Africa Safari

Searching for an exotic and luxurious holiday at an affordable price? You can expect luxurious accommodation throughout, complete with personal touches, without breaking the bank.

To celebrate Bench Africa’s 50th anniversary in 2019, this itinerary has been expertly designed by the Bench Africa team as an introduction to Africa, specifically for the first time safari-goer. Journey through the most scenic areas in South Africa: Cape Town - consistently voted most beautiful city in the world, Franschhoek - arguably one of the best winelands on earth and the world famous Greater Kruger.

SAVE UP TO $965 PER PERSON!

Your Holiday Package Includes:

• $3,000 flight credit per person
• 12 night Deluxe South Africa Safari with Bench Africa, Cape Town to Hoedspruit

Includes:

• Accommodation in boutique hotels & luxury tented camps
• 12 breakfasts, 5 lunches & 5 dinners
• Local drinks on safari
• Game drives & nature walks
• Sleep-out experience
• Bush bath & 30-minute massage
• City tours
• Airport transfers

Pricing is per person twin share and based on travel between 01 November - 14 December 2024

Solo traveller pricing available. Please speak to one of our travel consultants for more details

Other travel dates available, seasonal surcharges apply

Extend your holiday with a cruise, speak to the team about options!

Itinerary:

Day 1 - Cape Town

On arrival into Cape Town Airport today you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

Accommodation: 4 nights More Quarters in a 1-Bedroom Luxury Apartment.

Day 2 - Cape Town

Enjoy a full day at leisure to enjoy the vibrant city of Cape Town. (B)

Day 3 - Cape Town

Enjoy a half day City & Table Mountain tour – a geographical and cultural extravaganza showing you Cape Town from its historical beginnings to the dazzling, modern city it is today. Table Mountain ticket excluded (as weather permitting). Lunch and drinks are excluded. (B)

Day 4 - Cape Town

Enjoy a full day Cape Point Peninsula tour. Travel along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay, to Hout Bay, a quaint village and fishing harbour with magnificent mountain views and beach. Continue via Chapman’s Peak, one of the world’s most breath-taking coastal drives, to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve and Cape Point which is perceived to be the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Go on to historic Simon’s Town, a village with charming Victorian architecture, a naval base and a large penguin colony at the beautiful Boulders Beach. Boulders Penguin Colony is home to a growing colony of the vulnerable African Penguin. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view the penguins in their natural habitat. End the day with a visit to the well-known Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. The Garden includes five of South Africa’s six different biomes and is world-renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape Flora it displays as well as for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. (B)

Day 5 - Franschhoek

After breakfast this morning you will be met and transferred to the beautiful town of Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands. (B)

Accommodation: 3 nights Franschhoek Country House & Villas in a Villa Suite.

Day 6 to Day 7 - Franschhoek

Enjoy your days at leisure. Taste a mixture of fascinating history and allow yourself to indulge in the pleasures of the renowned Cape Winelands. (B)

Day 8 - Makalali Conservancy

After breakfast this morning you will be met and transferred approximately 45 minutes west to Cape Town Airport in time for your onward flight to Hoedspruit (flight not included in package). (BLD)

On arrival into Hoedspruit Airport you will be met and transferred approximately 75 minutes to the Makalali Conservancy.

Accommodation: 5 nights Garonga Safari Camp in a Luxury Tent.

Day 9 to Day 12 - Makalali Conservancy

Enjoy game viewing activities offered by the camp. (BLD)

Day 13 - End of Deluxe South Africa Safari

After your final morning game drive and breakfast this morning, you will be transferred back to Hoedspruit Airport for your departure flight. (B)

Prices listed are per person in NZD, based on twin occupancy, including all discounts unless otherwise stated. The offer is subject to availability at time of booking and shown on the lowest category available at the time.  Fares are capacity controlled and are subject to change at any time without notice. Prices/Offers are correct as at 26-09-2024 and can be withdrawn without notice.   Cabin categories include prepaid government fees and port taxes unless otherwise stated.  Hotels may charge resort fees not included in this package, payable direct upon check in. Visas are not included.  Payments made by credit card will incur a surcharge.