Kruger & Cape Town Experience: Independent

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Spanning some 19,500 square kilometres across South Africa’s Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, Kruger National Park is one of Africa’s vastest wildlife arenas. Wildebeest, zebra, elephants and eagles are just a handful of the beauties likely found on this independent trip. Detour to Blyde River Canyon via the Panorama Route, where some of South Africa’s super...

Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Embark on the ultimate south african wildlife adventure, exploring the country’s biggest reserve in a 4x4 with an expert local guide
    • Make one of the greatest road trips on the entire continent, past incredible landscapes of mountains and valleys, waterfalls and canyons, on the spectacular panorama route
    • Traverse the south african landscape as the scenery changes from dry savannas to the great escarpment and winelands, all in the comfort of the plush blue train
    • Witness some of the most breathtaking scenery in africa, from table mountain to the rugged world’s end of the cape peninsula
    • Retrace 350 years of cape town’s dramatic history on a three-hour walking tour with a specialist local guide
    • Discover why cape town is one of south africa's culinary hot-spots, sampling its fine restaurants, wines and cheeses

What's this trip about?

    Spanning some 19,500 square kilometres across South Africa’s Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces, Kruger National Park is one of Africa’s vastest wildlife arenas. Wildebeest, zebra, elephants and eagles are just a handful of the beauties likely found on this independent trip. Detour to Blyde River Canyon via the Panorama Route, where some of South Africa’s superior scenery awaits. From Pretoria, ride the luxury Blue Train to spectacular Cape Town, a destination famous for its gourmet cuisine, picture-perfect scenery and dramatic history. Independent Experiences Independent travel, without the stress. Peregrine’s Independent Experiences are a range of short packages that you can add to other Experiences or as an extension to a longer tour, to craft your perfect holiday itinerary. Independent Experiences are for 1-3 travellers, depart daily and offer the back-up of Peregrine, our local offices and expert resident guides.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - max of 12 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityJohannesburg
End CityCape Town

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Safari

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 12

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Johannesburg

Welcome to South Africa. This Independent Experience begins in Johannesburg, where on arrival you’ll be met by a Peregrine representative and transferred to your hotel (approximately 45 minutes). You’ll have the rest of the day to settle in and spend at your leisure. Get some rest tonight, as there’s an early start and a long day of travel tomorrow.

Day 2 Kruger National Park

Your Kruger adventure begins between 5:30am and 6:00am this morning. Leaving Johannesburg, ‘The City of Gold’, behind you will head for Greater Kruger National Park, arriving just in time for lunch. Your accommodation for the evening will be an intimate lodge with lim...

Day 3 Greater Kruger National Park

You will wake early today and head into the park itself. Upon entry you’ll find yourself in prime game viewing territory, perched to catch a glimpse of the ‘Big Five’. Enjoy breakfast at one of the picnic spots within in the park, fuelling you for the full day of game...

Day 4 Blyde River Canyon

Head to the Drakensberg Escarpment today. Travelling along the Panorama Route, you will experience some of the most glorious scenery in South Africa. The route in Mpumalanga province is one of the world’s great driving roads, home to mountain peaks, huge canyons and f...

Day 5 Greater Kruger National Park

Today is your final day at the lodge, so you will have a free day to enjoy it. If you’re interested in something other than soaking up the atmosphere at the lodge, then today is a great opportunity to return to the park on a day trip for more wildlife spotting, seekin...

Day 6 Pretoria

It is another early start today for a guided bush walk in the area, where you’ll learn some interesting details about the natural surrounds, including identification of trees, spoors (the tracks or scent of an animal) and birds. You will transfer back to Johannesburg ...

Day 7 Blue Train

Ride the luxury Blue Train today, bound for Cape Town. Your day begins early, with a transfer from Centurion Lakes Hotel to the Pretoria train station. Register and check in at The Pretoria Station Lounge, and enjoy pre-departure drinks. Welcome snacks will be served ...

Day 8 Cape Town

Enjoy breakfast and a three-course lunch on the Blue Train. On arrival in Cape Town in the middle of the afternoon, you’ll be met by a Peregrine representative at the train station and transferred to your hotel. Your hotel is perfectly located between Signal Hill and ...

Day 9 Cape Town - Walking Tour & Cape Point Peninsula

Retrace 350 years of Cape Town’s dramatic history on a three-hour morning walking tour with specially trained guides. Learn about the dark times of slavery, colonial life in The Cape, the tragedy of apartheid, and the triumph of the new ''Rainbow Nation''. Your tour w...

Day 10 Cape Town - Winelands

Enjoy a tranquil escape to the Winelands on a full day tour. Make your way to the Stellenbosch area for a cellar door tour and wine tasting to gain an appreciation for the wines of the area. Afterwards head into the town for a city tour through its leafy cobbled lanes...

Day 11 Cape Town

Today is free for you to discover more of the many things that Cape Town has to offer. The city is a nature lover’s playground with beaches to surf, picnic and sunbathe at, and the peninsula-dominating Table Mountain to explore. You can hike up various routes or take ...

Day 12 Cape Town

Today your Cape Town experience comes to an end, and you’ll be collected from your hotel by our local operator and transferred to Cape Town Airport (approximately 1 hour) for your onward flight. Additional accommodation can be booked if you’d like to extend your time here.

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Price per day$494
Last Updated: 11/17/2018

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Accommodation

Permanent Tented Lodge (4 nights),Comfortable hotel (6 nights),Luxury Train (1 night)

Transportation & Flights

Open 4WD vehicles,Blue Train,Van,

Transportation & flights

Open 4WD vehicles,Blue Train,Van
Guides
INDEPENDENT EXPERIENCE This is an ‘independent’ trip. You will have a local Peregrine guide for each activity (but not while on transport between each Experience if you booked several). As the name suggests, this is not a group trip, so it is just you (and your travelling companions if you booked with a friend). You will have 24/7 support from your guide and our local office.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is compulsory for all our trips. We require that, at a minimum, you are covered for medical expenses including emergency repatriation. We strongly recommend that the policy also covers personal liability, cancellation, curtailment and loss of luggage and personal effects. When travelling on a group trip, you won't be permitted to join the group until evidence of travel insurance and the insurance company's 24 hour emergency contact number has been seen by your leader. If you have credit card insurance your group leader will require details of the participating insurer/underwriter, the level of coverage, policy number and emergency contact number rather than the bank's name and credit card details. Please contact your bank for these details prior to arriving in-country.
Visa requirements
PASSPORT As a general rule most countries expect that your passport has a minimum of 6 months validity remaining. Please ensure the name on your passport matches the name on your booking and airline tickets. Your passport details are required to complete your booking. Your consultant will contact you when this is required. Take a copy of the main passport pages and other important documents with you, and leave another copy at home with family or friends. VISAS Visas are the responsibility of the individual traveller. Entry requirements can change at any time, so it's important that you check for the latest information. Please visit the relevant consular website of the country or countries you’re visiting for detailed and up-to-date visa information specific to your nationality. Your consultant will also be happy to point you in the right direction with acquiring visas. Visas can take several weeks to process, so familiarise yourself with any requirements as soon as you have booked your trip to allow for processing time. SOUTH AFRICA: Many countries do not need visas to visit South Africa as a tourist for up to three months. Please check with the relevant consulates as to whether a visa is required NEW ZEALAND PASSPORT HOLDERS: All New Zealand visitors to South Africa are required to arrange a visa prior to departure via the South African High Commission in Wellington or Auckland. Applicants may be required to apply for the visa in person, or can apply through Travcour NZ if applying in person is not possible. Please visit www.dha.gov.za for further information as well as details on required supporting documents that may need to accompany a visa application. Supporting documentation can be requested via your booking agent. Entry Requirements – Passports: Please note that non-machine readable passports are no longer accepted by South African immigration. All visitors to South Africa must have a machine readable travel document (e-passport). Failure to present an e-passport will result in denied entry. Passengers with a valid visa issued in a non-machine readable passport will be handled on a case by case basis, but a fine will still be applicable. Entry Requirements - Yellow Fever Certificate: A valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate is required for all passengers over one year of age who arrive or are transiting through South Africa, from a country or region listed by the World Health Organization as infected by yellow fever. Travellers unable to present a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate issued at least 10 days before arrival in South Africa will be refused entry. There is no option for travellers without a vaccination certificate to be vaccinated on arrival. Please note this also includes transiting through an infected country or region. Entry Requirements - Travelling with Children: Parents need to produce an original unabridged birth certificate if they are travelling with children. This regulation has been put in place to protect children from being abducted, kidnapped and trafficked. The Department of Home Affairs has urged all parents to apply for unabridged certificates for their children. Additionally, further documentation including permission to travel, may be required if only one parent is travelling. These are requirements of the immigration regulation 6 (12)(a) for parents travelling with children. More information can be found here: https://smartraveller.gov.au/countries/africa/southern/pages/south_africa.aspx#entry_and_exit
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Additional Information

Finish point

  • Cape Milner Hotel
  • 2a Milner Road
  • Tamooerskloof
  • Cape Town
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • Phone: 27 (21)4261101
Trip ID
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