Cape Town + Safari — 7 days

The rainbow city and the Big Five. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Cape Town; Table Mountain; Cape Peninsula; Flight to Johannesburg & safari.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Cape Town

08:00 — Arrival at Cape Town CPT
12:00 — Hotel at the V&A Waterfront or in the Gardens
14:00 — V&A Waterfront & Robben Island ferry — V&A Waterfront
20:00 — Braai (South African BBQ) at the Waterfront — V&A Waterfront

Day 2 — Table Mountain

08:00 — Table Mountain — cable car (if the sky is clear) — Table Mountain
Head to Signal Hill — Table Mountain → Signal Hill
11:00 — Signal Hill & Lion's Head — Signal Hill
Taxi to Camps Bay — Signal Hill → Camps Bay
13:30 — Lunch in Camps Bay — Camps Bay
Taxi back to Signal Hill — Camps Bay → Signal Hill
16:00 — Sunset at Signal Hill — Signal Hill
Taxi to Long Street — Signal Hill → Long Street
20:00 — Dinner on Long Street — a lively district — Long Street

Day 3 — Cape Peninsula

08:00 — Cape Peninsula tour by car
10:00 — Penguin beach — Boulders Beach — Simon's Town
Drive to Cape Point — Simon's Town → Cape Point
13:00 — Cape of Good Hope — Cape Point
15:00 — Lunch at Cape Point Vineyards
17:30 — Constantia wine route — Constantia

Day 4 — Flight to Johannesburg & safari

09:00 — Flight Cape Town → Johannesburg
13:00 — Transfer airport → Kruger lodge
17:00 — Kruger bush lodge — Parc Kruger
Evening game drive — Parc Kruger → Kruger NP
18:30 — Evening game drive (2h) — Kruger NP
20:30 — Boma dinner under the stars

Day 5 — Safaris & the Big Five

05:30 — Sunrise game drive (3h) — Kruger NP
09:00 — Bush breakfast
12:00 — Bush walk with a ranger (on foot) — Kruger
16:00 — Sunset game drive (3h) — Kruger
20:00 — Sundowners and braai

Day 6 — Back to Johannesburg

06:00 — Last morning game drive
10:00 — Road or flight to Johannesburg
14:00 — Soweto township tour — Soweto
19:00 — Hotel in Johannesburg
21:00 — Dinner in Sandton

Day 7 — Departure

10:00 — Transfer to OR Tambo International
14:00 — Return flight from Johannesburg JNB