Spray rising from the Zambezi gorge below Victoria Falls

South Africa · 10 days

Victoria Falls & South Africa

Nine nights split between the Zambezi and the Cape. Victoria Falls from the Zambian side at Livingstone, then Cape Town, the Peninsula and the Stellenbosch wine estates.

Duration: 10 days, 9 nights · 1 flight
Pace: Relaxed
Where: South Africa
Experiences: Victoria Falls on Foot A Sunset Cruise on the Zambezi Table Mountain and the City Bowl Cape Point and the Peninsula Robben Island and the Waterfront A Day in the Winelands
Board: Board varies by stay
Price: On request

Overview

The shape of the journey

Nine nights, two countries. Victoria Falls first, from the Zambian side at Livingstone: the rainforest walk, the Smoke That Thunders, and a sunset cruise on the Zambezi.

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Then south to Cape Town, for Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula and the penguins at Boulders Beach, and the wine estates of Stellenbosch to finish.

Day by day

How the days run

A proposal, not a timetable. The routing, timings and inclusions are confirmed in writing before you pay anything.

Day 1
Arrive in Livingstone
Arrive in Livingstone, the Zambian town near Victoria Falls.
Day 2
Victoria Falls
The falls from the Zambian side: the Victoria Falls Rainforest, and a sunset cruise on the Zambezi. Helicopter flights, bungee jumping and white-water rafting can be added.
Day 3
Livingstone
The Livingstone Museum, and more time at the Smoke That Thunders.
Day 4Flight
To Cape Town
South to Cape Town, a city framed by Table Mountain and the ocean.
Day 5
Table Mountain and the city
Up Table Mountain by the Aerial Cableway or on foot, then the Bo-Kaap.
Day 6
The Cape Peninsula
Clifton, Camps Bay and Llandudno, a Seal Island cruise, Chapman's Peak Drive and lunch at your own cost in the Cape of Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park. Back along the coast through Simon's Town to the penguins at Boulders Beach, ending at Kirstenbosch in summer or at Groot Constantia in winter for a wine tasting and cellar tour.
Day 7
Robben Island and the Waterfront
Robben Island, and time at the V&A Waterfront.
Day 8
Stellenbosch
Into the Cape Winelands at Stellenbosch: Cape Dutch architecture, oak-lined streets, the Stellenbosch Village Museum and the wine estates.
Day 9
Jonkershoek and the estates
A walk in the Jonkershoek nature reserve, and more time on the wine estates.
Day 10
Departure
Your onward journey from the Cape.

Price & terms

What it costs

Priced on request. This itinerary is quoted for your dates, your party and the grade of camp you choose, which is why there is no single number on this page.

What this price covers

Rates are per person sharing unless the line above says otherwise.
Prices move with the season and with availability, and are held only once your quote is confirmed in writing.
The day-by-day above is a draft. Final routing, timings, inclusions and any park or permit fees are confirmed with your quote.

Before you go

Worth reading before this trip

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