16 Day Classic South Africa with Victoria Falls & Botswana - Thursday Departure
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Tour Code:
ZA-SZ-ZW-BW-
Start City:
Cape Town
End City:
Johannesburg
Tour Style:
Tour Quality:
First Class
Tour Length:
16 days
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Please Note: Land Price does not include airfare, departure or arrival transfers, airline taxes and fuel surcharges.
| Start Date | End Date | Offers | Brochure Land Price | Brochure Land & Air Price | Quote |
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| Thursday, Sep 18, 2025 | Friday, Oct 03, 2025 | Get Quote | |||
| Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 | Friday, Oct 31, 2025 | Get Quote | |||
| Thursday, Oct 23, 2025 | Friday, Nov 07, 2025 | Get Quote |
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Tour Itinerary
Botswana , Eswatini , South Africa , Zimbabwe
Cape Town , Chobe , Hazyview , Hluhluwe , Johannesburg , Victoria Falls
DAY 1, Thursday - Depart for South Africa
Depart for South Africa
DAY 2, Friday - Arrive in Cape Town
Arrive in Cape Town. As you transfer to your hotel, you'll see the towering symbol of the city, Table Mountain. The rest of the day is at leisure
Overnight: Cape Town
DAY 3, Saturday - Cape Town City Tour
This morning, embark on a half day Cape Town city tour. Drive to Kloof Nek and Table Mountain, where you can ascend to the top (weather permitting) by means of a cable car.* The route then leads to famous landmarks such as the Castle of Good Hope, City Hall, the Grand Parade, and St. George's Cathedral. Afterward, you will have the opportunity to learn the three-billion-year-old story of diamonds while touring the prominent Shimansky Jewelers. Following the tour (or for those who do not wish to participate) stroll through the V & A Shopping Mall before returning to your hotel. Tonight, attend an orientation meeting with your Tour Manager, followed by dinner*Table Mountain Aerial Cableway closes for annual maintenance in July & August. Exact dates will be advised in early 2025.
Overnight: Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4, Sunday - Cape Peninsula Tour
Depart on a full day Cape Peninsula Tour with lunch along the way. Travel to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Then, following the coastline along False Bay, return to Cape Town after lunch. On the way, visit the penguin colonies at Boulders Beach, and the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens. Tonight, attend the optional Traditional African Dinner Experience for an evening of live performances and African gastronomy before returning to the hotel
Optional: Traditional African Dinner Experience
Overnight: Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 5, Monday - Full Day in Cape Town
Spend the day at leisure in Cape Town. Perhaps join the optional South African Wine Tour, which takes you along the country's principal wine route to the towns of Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch with tastings along the way. Alternatively, thrill seekers will not want to miss the optional excursion to "Shark Alley" to experience shark cage diving.* Tonight, experience local culture at the optional Home Hosted Dinner*The South African Wine Tour and Full Day Shark Cage Diving operate simultaneously. Passengers may opt to participate in only one of these tours.
Optional: South African Wine Tour
Optional: Full Day Shark Cage Diving
Optional: Home Hosted Dinner in Cape Town
Overnight: Cape Town
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 6, Tuesday - Flight to Durban, Game Viewing Cruise on the St. Lucia Estuary
This morning transfer to the airport for your flight to Durban. Upon arrival in the early afternoon, drive to St. Lucia. Later, embark on a game viewing cruise that takes you on the St. Lucia Estuary, home to Nile crocodiles, hippopotami, sea turtles, and even sharks. This evening, have dinner at the hotel
Overnight: Hluhluwe
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 7, Wednesday - Game Drive in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, Travel to eSwatini
After an early breakfast, travel to the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, situated in northern KwaZulu Natal, which is famous for its conservation of black and white rhinos. You may have a chance to see elephant, Cape buffalo, lion, leopard, and rhino during your morning game drive through the reserve. Time permitting, meet children at a local school before continuing to the border of the Kingdom of eSwatini,* an independent kingdom within the borders of South Africa. Stop at a handicraft market this afternoon before arriving at your hotel in the early evening*eSwatini is an independent country from South Africa and therefore has different entry requirements. Non-US passport holders are responsible to check if a visa is required for eSwatini in addition to all other countries on their itinerary.
Overnight: Mbabane (eSwatini)
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8, Thursday - eSwatini Sightseeing and Matsamo Village Visit
After breakfast visit the Ngwenya Glass factory, where visitors can watch glass blowers create a range of African animals, and tableware made from recycled glass that is collected by the children of eSwatini. Transfer to the South African border and visit Matsamo Cultural Village where you can learn more about the Swati traditions and customs. Enjoy traditional Swati cuisine along with dance and song performances. Later, continue to the hotel in time for dinner
Overnight: Hazyview
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 9, Friday - Kruger National Park Game Drive
Upon departure from the hotel, a pre-packed breakfast will be provided for you. Then, on to Kruger National Park for a full day open-vehicle game drive. You may have a chance to see lion, elephant, giraffe, or zebra in their natural habitat. After stopping at a rest camp for lunch, continue your game drive. End the day with dinner at the hotel
Overnight: Hazyview
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 10, Saturday - Travel to Johannesburg
Depart on a long drive today. Begin with a drive through Kruger National Park on your way to Johannesburg. Arrive late afternoon, and check into your hotel
Overnight: Johannesburg
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 11, Sunday - Soweto Tour
Depart on a half day tour of Soweto. Drive by the former residence of Bishop Desmond Tutu and visit Nelson Mandela's former home. Continue to the Apartheid Museum, where you will journey through the racial segregation experienced by millions of South Africans. Cap off the day with dinner tonight
Overnight: Johannesburg
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 12, Monday - Flight to Victoria Falls & Sundowner Cruise
Transfer to the airport for your morning flight to Victoria Falls,* named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continue to the hotel to relax before embarking on a sundowner cruise on the Zambezi River, where you can encounter herds of buffalo and elephant*Flights to Victoria Falls will arrive and depart into Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe or Livingstone, Zambia. The Livingstone airport is a 30-minute drive to the hotel in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
Overnight: Victoria Falls
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 13, Tuesday - Guided Tour of Victoria Falls
This morning, take a guided tour of the Victoria Falls, one of the "Seven Natural Wonders of the World". The walking safari takes you through the magnificent rainforest to view the Cataracts, Livingstone's statue and a wide variety of birds and plants. The rest of the day is yours to discover this beautiful area independently, or join the optional Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls. Experience the spectacular waterfalls on a thrilling helicopter flight. A truly once in a lifetime opportunity not to be missed
Optional: Helicopter Flight over Victoria Falls
Overnight: Victoria Falls
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 14, Wednesday - Sunset Game Viewing Cruise in Chobe, Botswana
After breakfast, travel from Victoria Falls over the border into Botswana. Upon arrival at the hotel, lunch will be served. Spend time at leisure before departing on a sunset cruise where you will be introduced to a totally different game viewing experience
Overnight: Chobe
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 15, Thursday - Morning Game Drive in Chobe National Park
During your morning game drive, be on the lookout for lion, wild dog, giraffe, sable, and roan antelope, frequently seen in this area. Time on your own in the afternoon before departing on a sunset cruise on the Chobe River. Tonight at dinner, share memories of your trip on your last night in Botswana
Overnight: Chobe
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 16, Friday - Depart South Africa
This morning bid farewell to Botswana and transfer to the airport in Victoria Falls. Fly to Johannesburg and connect to your international departure flight this evening. Please select flights that depart no earlier than 7:30 PM
Meals: Breakfast
Please Note: Land Price does not include airfare, departure or arrival transfers, airline taxes and fuel surcharges.
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Please Note: Land Price does not include airfare, departure or arrival transfers, airline taxes and fuel surcharges.
Escorted Package Includes
Other departure cities available.
Special Features
†Arrival transfer is available for purchase for land only or on alternative flight dates
Not Included:
Optional tours and gratuities.
Additional Information:
Land only price does not include arrival transfer, but does include flights Cape Town-Durban, Johannesburg-Victoria Falls-Johannesburg.
Passengers should select international flights from Johannesburg that depart no earlier than 7:30 PM on day 16. Passengers with late evening flights will have a long layover in Johannesburg airport.
Children under 12 years of age are not permitted on open vehicle game drives in Kruger National Park.
Please note, all passport holders should have four or more entirely blank (unstamped) visa pages in their passport when traveling to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and eSwatini. for more information.
Accommodation Details:
Triple rooms are not available for this package.
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Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town
This first class hotel is centrally located in Cape Town.
Anew Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris
This tourist class hotel is located in the heart of the Zulu's beautiful untamed Elephant Coast in KwaZulu Natal near to renowned Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve and iSimangaliso Wetland Park.
Mountain View International Hotel by BON Hotels
This tourist class hotel is located a short distance away from the Mbabane city center.
Anew Resort Hazyview Kruger Park
This first class hotel is just a 25 minute drive from Kruger National Park's Phabeni Gate.
Anew Resort Hazyview Kruger Park
This first class hotel is just a 25 minute drive from Kruger National Park's Phabeni Gate.
Anew Resort Hazyview Kruger Park
This first class hotel is just a 25 minute drive from Kruger National Park's Phabeni Gate.
Kruger Gate Hotel
This first class hotel is situated along the banks of the Sabie River.
Kruger Gate Hotel
This first class hotel is situated along the banks of the Sabie River.
Kruger Gate Hotel
This first class hotel is situated along the banks of the Sabie River.
Kruger Gate Hotel
This first class hotel is situated along the banks of the Sabie River.
Southern Sun Sandton
This first class hotel is located in the heart of Sandton.
Victoria Falls Safari Lodge
This first class hotel faces the Zambezi National Park and overlooks a large central waterhole.
Cresta Mowana Safari Resort & Spa
This first class hotel is located on the banks of the ever-changing Chobe river.
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We just had a great experience on this trip! Great itinerary! The land gaming drives and water cruise safaris were amazing where we saw wild animals roaming in their natural habitat. The tour of Cape Town, Cape Peninsula and Johannesburg were very good too!! Our Gate1 tour director was professional, helpful and really took care of our needs. The hotels we stayed at were very good and in good locations. We had good food in South Africa. Overall, it was great and we would highly recommend it!
We have done a lot of guided tours and this was by far one of the best ones we have taken in our many years of travel. We definitely made the right choice in taking the Zimbabwe and Botswana extension, and the amount of value we got for the money was unbelievable. Many of our friends have done Africa vacations and ours was by far the best value. We were very pleased with Gate 1 and will definitely choose them for another trip.
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Although I had a good experience with the booking, we did have a terrrible experience with a woman on the tour. She was rude and consistently interuppted the guide to give her own opinions numerable matters. She insulted Americans and argued with others on the tour causing us to feel extremely uncomfortable. She was asked several times very politely to refrain from being nasty (i.e., to be "peacful") to no avail. Very argumentative and totally out of line with her nasty comments. I felt like the guide had her hands tied about how much she could do to deal with this person. I don't understand why you just can't ask folks like this to leave a tour if all they want to do is criticize the guide and people on the tour. She was English and the rest of us were Americans. I would ban her from every using Gate 1 again!
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Everything went according to plan, good itinerary, comfortable transportation, great tour manager.
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