South Africa: An Elegant Adventure 2025

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From exploring private game reserves with outstanding wildlife viewing to wine tasting, a private game reserve to a historic colonial hotel, amazing waterfalls and cosmopolitan chic... Tauck brings you the best of an African safari and cultural exploration.
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

    • In the heart of the reserves
    • spot leopards
    • lions
    • elephants
    • impalas
    • and zebras… attendwine tastings
    • special presentations and lectures with local experts... and experience the vast legacy of cultural and natural history that makes up South Africa!Learn more about the struggle against apartheid
    • travel up Table Mountain for extraordinary views of 'the end of the continent
    • ' and meetsome elephantsduring yourtwo-night stay at Victoria Falls – a highlight of our South Africa tours. And when you cruise the Zambezi River at sunset... you know that South Africa has a place in your heart forever more.

What's this trip about?

    From exploring private game reserves with outstanding wildlife viewing to wine tasting, a private game reserve to a historic colonial hotel, amazing waterfalls and cosmopolitan chic... Tauck brings you the best of an African safari and cultural exploration.

Details

Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start City Cape Town, South Africa
End CityJohannesburg

Travel Themes

  • Cultural

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture

Trip includes

    • TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private game drives with skilled rangers and trackers during four nights at private game reserves in or near Kruger National Park - two nights at Lion Sands – Kruger National Park and two nights at Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge On-Tour Air (4 flights) A wine-tasting dinner in the Cape Winelands A private lecture in Johannesburg Two nights in Victoria Falls, with a private lunch with the elephants in Zambezi and a sundowner river cruise

Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Arrive Cape Town

Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Cape Grace.
A transfer from Cape Town International Airport to the Cape Grace is included; the hotel, found on the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List is perfectly situated right on the waterfront in the heart of the city. Meet your Tauck Director and your fellow travelers a...
Day 2 Explore Cape Town and the Winelands

Your morning begins with a lecture on apartheid from Christo Brand, the former guard of Nelson Mandela during his imprisonment in the late 1970s and 1980s. It's then off to Cape Town for an orientation sightseeing tour in and around...

Day 3 On and around the Cape Peninsula

First up today, travel to Cape Point and take a funicular up to the historic lighthouse. The views are outstanding and you'll overlook the Cape of Good Hope – the point that is thought to be where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian...

Day 4 Fly to Kruger National Park and a Private Game Reserve

Fly from Cape Town to Skukuza airstrip and the incomparable Kruger National Park for a two-night safari stay; Lion Sands-Kruger National Park is set in the South African lowveldt in Kruger, thought to host more mammal species than any othe...

Day 5 Lion Sands-Kruger National Park

Wildlife viewing is at its best on our South Africa tour here at the Lion Sands-Kruger National Park Concession, which covers 12,000 acres and boasts one of the highest recorded densities of predators – and especially of leopards – ...

Day 6 Exclusive Game Drives in Sabi Sands Game Reserve

Enjoy a final game drive at Lion Sands this morning before moving on to Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge, situated within the Sabi Sands Game Reserve bordering expansive Kruger National Park. Comprising five smaller private game reserves set al...

Day 7 At Home on Safari

Morning and afternoon game drives aboard four-wheel-drive, open-top Land Rovers make your South Africa tour come alive with up-close sightings of African game. Expert Shangaan trackers and experienced rangers help you spot the anima...

Day 8 A day in Johannesburg

Return to Skukuza airstrip and fly to Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and commercial hub, for a two-night stay. Johannesburg is the world's biggest city not situated on a river, lake or coastline. Among the most modern and prospe...

Day 9 Sightsee Historic Soweto

During today's guided tour, you'll experience the diversity of the region, from its thriving business environment of today to its historical importance as a residential township in the time of the apartheid. You'll see the homes of ...

Day 10 Magnificent Victoria Falls

Fly to Victoria Falls today, regarded as one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Zambezi River plunges more than 300 feet into the Zambezi Gorge, often creating rainbows in the spray; the cataracts are nearly twice as wid...

Day 11 Explore Zambezi National Park and meet the elephants

First up this morning is a privately guided walk around Victoria Falls, stopping to view its thundering waters from various vantage points including the Devil's Cataract, Rain Forest, Main Falls and Danger Point. You'll gain some am...

Day 12 Journey Home

Tour ends: O.R. Tambo International Airport.
Enjoy a final morning at leisure in Victoria Falls before your flight to Johannesburg at the conclusion of your South Africa tour. You should allow a minimum of three hours from the time of arrival in Johannesburg for check-in for your flight home.

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PORTOFCALL : Johannesburg, South Africa

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Dates & Availability

Price From $11,990
Price per day$999
Last Updated: 11/7/2024
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17 Jan 2025
29 Jan 2025
$14,490
$17,647
31 Jan 2025
12 Feb 2025
$14,490
$17,647
14 Feb 2025
26 Feb 2025
$14,490
$17,647
21 Feb 2025
05 Mar 2025
$13,690
$16,847
28 Feb 2025
12 Mar 2025
$14,490
$17,647
14 Mar 2025
26 Mar 2025
$14,490
$17,647
28 Mar 2025
09 Apr 2025
$13,690
$16,847
11 Apr 2025
23 Apr 2025
$12,990
$16,148
25 Apr 2025
07 May 2025
$12,990
$16,148
02 May 2025
14 May 2025
$11,990
$15,148

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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It's easy to see the world's sights. To stand in long lines, push through the crowds, and generally have the same standard-issue vacation as everyone else. But that's not good enough for us, and it's not good enough for you. We believe that travel should be easy. It should be fun. It should be worth your time and the price you paid. It should re-energize and transform. And above all else, it should be beyond the ordinary. Because how you see the world matters.

In 1882, Herman Tauck arrived in New York City from Germany in search of the American dream. His determination and values were passed on to his son, Arthur Tauck, who would realize that dream. With ingenuity and an innovative spirit, Arthur started Tauck Motor Tours, a travel company that would give birth to a new industry. The first tour, through the back roads of New England, was created by this 27-year-old in 1925. It embodied the same successful formula used by Tauck today: do the right thing. Craft a life-enriching travel experience; provide it at a single all-inclusive price; ensure there is great value for money; and rely on recommendations of satisfied customers to build a following and grow the business.

Two elements that did change over the next 90+ years – and three generations of Taucks – were the scope of destinations served and the variety of modes of travel used. Today Tauck delivers life-enriching travel experiences to every corner of the globe, incorporating small cruise ships, premium riverboats, trains, helicopters and more. What started as a New England motor coach tour company has truly evolved into an extraordinary global travel company. The fourth generation of Taucks is now involved in the company. While remarkable in any business, this seamless continuity across generations speaks to shared vision and values.

Throughout its history, the concept of “family” at Tauck has gone far beyond those sharing the surname to include hundreds of valued employees, and hundreds of thousands of loyal guests. The story of Tauck is the story of a unique American family company celebrating a passion for travel – a story that will continue to inspire generations to come.

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