South Africa
25 trip ideas.
Where to go
Cape Town · Sabi Sand · Sun City / Pilanesberg · Timbavati · Winelands · Johannesburg · Madikwe · Kruger · Phinda · Hermanus · Kwazulu Natal · Thornybush
Trip ideas through South Africa
Johannesburg and Pilanesberg short break in 4 days (3 nights)
4 days · South Africa
One night in Johannesburg for a guided visit to Soweto, then a road transfer to Pilanesberg, a malaria-free Big Five reserve set in an old…
Pilanesberg and Madikwe malaria-free safari in 5 days (4 nights)
5 days · South Africa
A road-based bush break from Johannesburg with no flights. A pickup in Johannesburg or Pretoria leads to Pilanesberg Game Reserve for the…
Cape Town and Sabi Sand safari in 6 days (5 nights)
6 days · South Africa
Two nights in Cape Town cover Table Mountain, the Waterfront and an afternoon in the Constantia vineyards. A flight north then leads to…
Johannesburg, Pilanesberg and Madikwe in 6 days (5 nights)
6 days · South Africa
A city and bush pairing that stays on the road. One night in Johannesburg follows the long-haul arrival, then a road transfer reaches…
South Africa family trip: Cape Town, Sun City and Johannesburg in 7 days (6 nights)
7 days · South Africa
A week of city and resort for families with younger children. Three nights in Cape Town cover the Table Mountain cable car, the waterfront…
Swartland and Cederberg wine and wilderness in 7 days (6 nights): Riebeek Kasteel, the Cederberg and Darling
7 days · South Africa
A short loop north of Cape Town that pairs Swartland wine farms with the Cederberg mountains. It starts with two nights around Riebeek…
Cape Town and Thornybush in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
Three nights in Cape Town, based on the Sea Point promenade, leave time for the Table Mountain cable car, the Bo-Kaap and evening walks…
Cape Town coast and Sabi Sand in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
Four nights in Cape Town open the trip: the cable car up the mountain, a full day down the peninsula to Cape Point and the penguin colony…
Cape Town, Soweto and Kruger in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
Three nights in Cape Town cover the city, Table Mountain, a day on the Cape Peninsula and a visit to nearby wine farms. A flight to…
Cape Town, Winelands and Sabi Sand in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
A Western Cape opening followed by a private-reserve safari, with no full day spent driving. Two nights in Cape Town cover the Peninsula…
Cape wine and food in 8 days (7 nights): Constantia, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Hermanus
8 days · South Africa
A slow week through the Cape's wine country, built around estate stays and long meals. It starts with two nights on the Constantia wine…
Johannesburg, Pilanesberg and Cape Town heritage in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
A history-led week that begins with two nights in Johannesburg for the Apartheid Museum, Soweto and Constitution Hill. A road trip…
Sabi Sand, Sun City and Cape Town in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
Safari first, resort second, city last. Three nights in Sabi Sand open the week with twice-daily drives and an optional bush walk, reached…
South Africa family safari: Madikwe and Cape Town in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
A two-stop family trip that avoids malaria areas. It begins with three nights in Madikwe Game Reserve, reached from Johannesburg by a…
South Africa Kruger and Cape birding in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
Two very different bird regions joined by one domestic flight. Four nights in Kruger cover the bushveld species, with guided drives from a…
Zululand reserve and Maputaland beach in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
A two-base trip entirely inside KwaZulu-Natal, reached by road from Durban rather than by air. Four nights on the Phinda reserve cover…
Route 62 and Breede River wine country in 9 days (8 nights): Tulbagh, Breedekloof, Robertson and the Klein Karoo
9 days · South Africa
An unhurried drive through the Cape's inland wine valleys, staying on family wine farms. It starts with two nights in the Tulbagh valley…
Three Greater Kruger reserves safari in 10 days (9 nights)
10 days · South Africa
A trip spent entirely in the bush, with three nights in each of three private reserves that border Kruger National Park. It starts at a…
Cape Town and Greater Kruger safari in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · South Africa
Four nights in Cape Town leave time for Table Mountain, the penguins at Boulders Beach and a day in the Cape Winelands. A flight to…
Cape Town and the Garden Route in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · South Africa
Cape Town first, then the Winelands, then east along the coast through Hermanus, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, finishing with malaria-free…
South Africa family trip: Cape Town, Winelands and Kruger in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · South Africa
For families who want a Big Five safari as well as the Cape. Four nights in Cape Town cover the peninsula, the Winelands and Table…
South Africa honeymoon: Cape Town, Winelands and Timbavati in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · South Africa
A three-stop honeymoon that moves from the coast to the bush. It opens with four nights in Cape Town for Table Mountain, the Cape…
Cape Town, Winelands, Phinda and Timbavati in 13 days (12 nights)
13 days · South Africa
The first six nights are in the Western Cape: four in Cape Town for the mountain, the peninsula and Robben Island, then two on a wine…
Greater Kruger and Zululand safari in 14 days (13 nights)
14 days · South Africa
Every night of this route is spent in a reserve or park. It starts with three nights in Sabi Sand on the Kruger boundary, then moves by…
Cape Town, Madikwe and Greater Kruger safari in 15 days (14 nights)
15 days · South Africa
The route starts with three nights in Cape Town and two on a wine estate in the Cape Winelands. The remaining nine nights are spent at…