Day 1 - Cape Town
Hello and welcome to Africa! Your safari adventure starts right here – with some sumptuous scenery (yup, tonight’s hotel is within arm’s reach of the V&A Waterfront). Once you’ve taken your pics, dropped off your bags and heard all about what to expect from your Trip Manager, we’ll kick things off in style with a walkabout dinner.
Accommodation – Waterfront Breakwater Lodge (or similar)
Day 2 - Cape Town
Our time in Cape Town is dedicated to sightseeing and today is no exception! We’ll start at the very top with a cable car ride up Table Mountain, followed by a city tour of Cape Town’s key sights and historical attractions. After that, the rest of the day is yours. We recommend the V&A Waterfront (SA’s most visited attraction). You’ll also have the option to join our Township Tour & Amy Foundation Lunch, which gives you a locally guided insight into life during Apartheid. Tonight, you can get to know your new pals in the best way possible – an optional MasterChef-style cooking class with food, drinks and music.
Accommodation – Waterfront Breakwater Lodge (or similar)
Meals – Breakfast
Experiences
Visit the V&A Waterfront
Stroll around the scenic harbour and enjoy some Insta-worthy views, at South Africa’s most-visited attraction.
Take a Cable Car up Table Mountain
Cable the Table! Take a scenic ride to the top of one of the ‘New Seven Wonders of Nature’ for 360° views of Cape Town.
Tour the City of Cape Town
Bo-Kaap. The City Centre. V&A Waterfront. This tour takes in all the historical sites & attractions of the Mother City.
Take a Township Tour Experience
Walk the streets. Meet the locals. See their homes. And learn all about the effects of Apartheid in this locally-guided Township tour. Enjoy a traditional lunch served up by a chef educated by the Amy Foundation – who will receive some of the proceeds from our excursion. You nourish, they flourish!
Cape Town Cooking Class & Dinner
Always fancied yourself as a culinary champion? Now’s the time to show off your skills with a MasterChef-inspired African cooking class. With tunes flowing (and cocktails too), we’ll break into groups to assemble an array of African and other international specialities, getting back together again in the evening to gobble up our work. Bon Appetit!
Day 3 - Cape Town
This is your day to take advantage of Cape Town’s myriad local excursions – after breakfast of course. Our fav is a scenic drive along the cliffs of Chapman’s Peak and down to Cape Point – the South-Western tip of Africa. In the afternoon, we’ll stop off at Boulders Beach to admire a colony of adorable African penguins – with a chance to go kayaking with them too! What next? Well, you can’t go wrong with wine tasting (and a view) to round off an incredible day touring the “fairest Cape in all the world.” So, join us if you like!
Experiences
See the Peninsula and Penguins
Opt for a full day excursion along the Cape’s beautiful coastline with a drive along Chapman’s Peak down to Cape Point National Park – the most South Western tip of Africa with some wildlife to spot along the way. Then we head to Boulders Beach where we’ll kayak with everyone’s favourite seabird! Even better, proceeds go towards conserving marine life. Don’t feel like kayaking on the day? No worries. You can instead walk the boardwalks of Boulders Beach to view penguins on land.
Vineyards and Views
The Cape is famous for its wine, so we finish off our last day here at Cape Point Vineyards with spectacular views of the ocean. All to be enjoyed with a selection of the estate’s finest wines.
Day 4 - Cape Town to Kruger National Park with Johannesburg
Rise and shine. Today, we have a (very early) flight to Johannesburg, the city of Gold, where our first port of call will be the Kruger National Park.
Johannesburg
The Savannah is calling. We’ve got no time to waste! We’ll hop straight onto our coach and begin our journey through South Africa’s country side to Kruger.
Kruger National Park
Yup, it’s safari time! We’ll enter this wildlife Eden (the size of a small country) in the afternoon for a sunset game drive, and then make our way to the exclusive Contiki Safari Camp on the banks of the Sabie River. This Special Stay includes canvas tents, mattresses and linens – all set up in time for our arrival! We’ll spend tonight gathered round the open campfire, gazing up at the stars and listening to lions in the distance. 5 star accommodation? More like 5000 star accommodation.
Our Special Stay is located right inside one of Africa’s most famous Wildlife Reserves (that’s also within one of its most popular Main Camps – Lower Sabie!). The camp is perched on the banks of the incredible Sabie River with a shop, swimming pool and riverside restaurant, where you can to look out for wildlife coming down to drink. Our exclusive camp comprises of canvas dome tents with stretchers, mattresses, linen, towels and charging outlets. Plus, there’s a communal firepit to sit around late into the night, gazing at the stars and listening to the calls of nocturnal animals.
Accommodation – Safari Camp, Lower Sabie (or similar)
Meals – Breakfast
Experiences
Take a Sunset Game Drive in Kruger Experience
We’ll head into Kruger National Park, one of the most famous wildlife parks in the whole of Africa, to witness wildlife in their natural habitat.
Day 5 - Kruger National Park
Today we’re up bright and early for our first taste of the fresh morning air. We’ll start with an optional sunrise safari – just in time to catch Africa’s elusive predators finishing off their nocturnal hunt. At midday, you’ll have the chance to relax back at the camp: you can visit the local shop, take a dip in the pool or visit the nearby restaurant where you can look out over the Sabie River and watch as the animals come to quench their thirst (yup, it’s preddy special.) This afternoon, it’s back to the safari vehicles for an optional sunset game drive and another chance to see the Big Five and more. Tonight back at camp, you can choose to join us for a traditional South African braai or BBQ, complete with local sides and desserts.
Accommodation – Safari Camp, Lower Sabie (or similar)
Meals – Breakfast
Experiences
Join an Anti-Poaching Talk Experience
See how K9 Dogs protect wildlife? Come meet one of our Rangers who’ll tell you all about the K9 Watchdog Project, their fight against poachers, and how your donations from the Experience helps them save Africa’s wildlife from extinction.
Sunrise and Sunset Game Drives in Kruger
We’ll head out bright and early this morning in 9-seater game viewer vehicles, with locals guides, to catch even more wildlife. Later, as the sun lowers and the weather cools, we’ll head out once again to do what we do best – search for Africa’s iconic wildlife. This is gonna be a special day in Kruger!
Enjoy a Traditional African Feast
Don’t miss your chance to enjoy a South African braai or BBQ, complete with traditional sides and local desserts – enjoyed by the campfire under the stars with your Contiki crew.
Day 6 - Kruger National Park to Bushfire Festival
Rise & shine, explorers! Especially if you wanna choose to take the sunrise game drive (more game drives = more chances of ticking everything off that list). Or you could always choose to sleep in and catch a late brekkie. The game of hide and seek then continues one last time as we head back into the park, keeping our eyes open for any wildlife that’s evaded us so far (come on cheetah… where are you) and bid farewell to Kruger.
Bushfire Festival
This morning, we’ll roll into Crocodile Bridge. Then it’s all aboard the All Out Africa bus as we cross into Eswatini. Our base for the next few is a luxe camping site in Malandela’s Farm (the iconic home of the MTN Bushfire Festival). So, get your wristbands, settle into your glamping tents, and get ready to experience one of Africa’s most epic festivals. Night one? Let’s go.
Accommodation – Bushfire Campsite (or similar)
Meals – Breakfast
Experiences
Take a Morning Game Drive at Kruger
Keep your eyes peeled and those binoculars close. We’re heading out to spot more magnificent wildlife (cross those fingers for rhino’s!) and stunning scenery with our last game drive as we say goodbye to Kruger.
Take a Sunrise Game Drive at Kruger
Spot nocturnal predators, you can choose to head off on an early Sunrise Game for your best chance of spotting the big cats returning from their nightly hunts.
Day 7 - Bushfire Festival
You’ve got a full day to dive headfirst into the festival madness. Start with your included brekkie at the campsite café, then hit the ground running. We’re talking market stalls, theatre shows, live music, inspiring talks, and an international food fair – all from 10am to 3am. Non. Stop.
Accommodation – Bushfire Campsite (or similar)
Meals – Breakfast
Day 8 - Bushfire Festival
One day wasn’t enough to soak up all the festival vibes? Thought so. Good thing you’ve got another round today. And when the sun sets? Head to the campsite café, grab a drink, and kick back with your crew (plus a whole lot of new friends from across the globe).
Accommodation – Bushfire Campsite (or similar)
Meals – Breakfast
Day 9 - Bushfire Festival to Johannesburg
Grab your final breakfast of the trip and jump on for a transfer back into where it all began – South Africa.
Johannesburg
Time to swap socials, squeeze in those final hugs, and say goodbye to the crew. Your trip wraps up at OR Tambo International Airport. But the memories? They’re coming with you.
Breakfast included
