Cape Town and Thornybush in 8 days (7 nights)

8 days · South Africa · Cape Town → Johannesburg

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 along the seafront. A flight to Hoedspruit then leads to four nights at a lodge in the Thornybush Private Nature Reserve, which borders Kruger, with morning and evening game drives and bush walks. The trip ends with a flight from Hoedspruit to Johannesburg. Two bases and one internal flight keep packing to a minimum.

The route, stop by stop

1. Cape Town, South Africa · 3 nights

Arrive by fly — Arrive at Cape Town International Airport

Three nights cover the mountain, the old city quarters and the Atlantic seafront without rushing.

2. Thornybush, South Africa · 4 nights

Arrive by fly — Flight from Cape Town to Hoedspruit, then a road transfer to the lodge

A private reserve next to Kruger, where four nights of morning and evening drives give several chances to find the Big Five.

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