About the trip

VIP Tour — Cape Town, Rovos Train, Victoria Falls and Safari. Discuss the itinerary, travel dates and party size with our specialist. We will confirm the included services and provide an individual quote before booking.

The programme below is indicative. We will confirm dates, inclusions and the final price in chat before booking.

Duration and format

11 days

Itinerary

Day 1.

Arrival in Cape Town, meeting at the airport with a R/I guide. Transfer and accommodation at the hotel. Rest.

Accommodation: The Table Bay Hotel 5*, BB

Day 2.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09.00 - Excursion to the Cape of Good Hope (all day with a guide). On the Cape Peninsula is a reserve of good hope. After driving a little more than 50 kilometers, you get to the southernmost tip of the peninsula, to the legendary Cape Cape. From a two-hundred-meter height, standing at an ancient lighthouse, you can see how the waters of the Indian and Atlantic oceans converge on the horizon. The tour includes a cruise to the island of seals in the town of Hout Bay, penguin colony and the Cape of Good Hope Reserve. *** Entrance tickets included: Chapmans Peak Road, cat cruise, entrance to Cape of Good Hope Reserve, entrance to Boulders Beach Penguins Beach****** Lunch charged extra

17:00 - Return to the hotel. Rest.

20.00 - New Year's dinner at the restaurant on the Victoria and Alfred waterfront. An additional at the current rate per person

Accommodation: The Table Bay Hotel 5*, BB

Day 3.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09.00 – Sightseeing tour of Cape Town + Table Mountain (half a day with a guide). Cape Town is known as Mother City, the “Mother of African Cities” because it is where South Africa’s colonial history begins. Here you will learn the most interesting facts about apartheid policy and get acquainted with the multi-ethnic South Africa. You will drive through the historic center of the city, the famous street Aderli with its numerous monuments, see the ancient fortress, the first building built by Europeans in southern Africa. Walk along the famous Victoria and Alfred Quay. Your tour will end at the foot of Table Mountain, where you can climb by funicular. The mountain offers a stunning view that will remain in your memory for a lifetime. The funicular to Table Mountain is paid additionally - at the current rate per person

13.00 - Excursion to the Wine Farms with a half-day guide (Stellenbosch or Franchhoek) Today you will have a tour of the beautiful Cape Wine Region. Visit three famous wine farms, wine tasting and excursion to the cellars, lunch in the historic town of Stellenbosch or the "Gurman capital" of South Africa - Franshuk

The picturesque Wine Region is about an hour’s drive from Cape Town.More than 500 wine farms in the region are open to visitors, the choice is yours. As an example, we give a few recommended wineries for visiting. Wine tastings are paid additionally +-at the current rate per person on each farm.

17:00 - Return to the hotel. Rest.

Accommodation: The Table Bay Hotel 5*, BB

Day 4.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to Cape Town Airport and departure to Johannesburg on an agreed flight. Arrival at the airport meeting with a guide and transfer to Pretoria.

Excursion to the capital of South Africa, Pretoria (half a day with a guide). The tour will begin with a visit to the grand monument built in honor of the Great Track – the migration of the white African population of South Africa from the Cape province to the north in the middle of the last century. The monument amazes with its scope and monumentality of architecture. The house of the legendary President Paul Kruger, the famous Church Square, the Opera House, the magnificent government ensemble Union Building with well-groomed gardens on the stairs of the terraces, the University of Pretoria - these are the main points of the route in Pretoria. ***Passage to the Paul Kruger Museum and the Fortrecker Monument is included.

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel Pretoria 5*, BB

Day 5.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to Capital Park Station. 09:30 – departure on the trip by the Retro train Rovos. The Rovos train is the most exquisite way to travel: with spacious apartments at your disposal, you can read or chat with fellow travelers all day in a soft car while beautiful and diverse South African scenery sweeps past, and at night - sleep under the soft, lulling knock of wheels.

The Rovos Rail train is the most luxurious train in the world. We offer you to go on a 4-day journey from Pretoria, the capital of South Africa, to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. We take Rovos Rail from Pretoria Railway Station at 09.30am. Those who wish can see the surroundings from the window of their compartment or from the open train car. At your service around the clock working bar and cafe, board games, library. You will be pleasantly surprised by the dishes and wine list of the restaurant. Sleep on the train.

Accommodation: in the Pullman Suite Coupe, AI

Day 6.

All retinues are equipped with air conditioning, safe, mini-bar, hairdryer, robes.A rich selection of food and drinks with the addition of local African ingredients, such as wild animal meat, make eating in the restaurant car an integral part of this unforgettable journey. All food and drinks are included in the price, as well as the 24-hour butler set. The last train carriage is the Review Car Bar. It will not leave anyone indifferent - there is no better place to watch with a glass in hand for the running African landscapes.

Accommodation: in the Pullman Suite Coupe, AI

Day 7.

Continuing the journey along the border with Hwange National Park and from the windows of your compartments, you can sometimes see wild animals.

In the afternoon, arrive at the station, meet with a representative of the Hide lodge and go on an evening safari in Hwange National Park. Arrive back to the train and have dinner on board.

Accommodation: in the Pullman Suite Coupe, AI

Day 8.

Breakfast by train. At 10:00 Arrival at your final and probably the most long-awaited stop – Victoria Falls.

The train stops right at the door of Zimbabwe’s historic and only five-star Victoria Falls Hotel, where you will be greeted by the hotel’s friendly concierge and escorted to your room.

The legendary Victoria Falls Hotel, located on the grounds of the World Cultural Heritage Monument, offers views of the magnificent Victoria Falls - one of the seven natural wonders of the world. Built in 1904, this beautiful hotel is housed in lush tropical gardens that seem to revive the romance of bygone days. The newly renovated suites and rooms are decorated in the original colonial style with classic intersperses. This hotel is also famous for its unique service.

After a little rest at the hotel.

13.00 - Departure for a tour to Victoria Falls. The world-famous Victoria Falls, which locals call “Mosi-oaTunya” (“thundering smoke”), is one of the most picturesque and enchanting sights on the African continent!

19.00 - Meeting with a guide at the hotel and transfer for Bohm's dinner. You will be comfortably located around a cheerfully crackling fire. This is not only a dinner, but also a unique evening of acquaintance with the traditions and culture of the hospitable people of Zimbabwe.The dinner menu includes a variety of African dishes using local culinary recipes and spices, the meat of wild animals is cooked on a spit on a fire.

Here you can taste a very deliciously cooked wild boar and "mark out" by trying the worms of Mopane. No one will be indifferent to the incendiary African dances performed by a local dance group.

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Hotel 5*, BB

Day 9.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer by small plane to Hwange National Park. Upon arrival, a meeting with a lodge representative and 30 minutes transfer.

Lunch at the lodge. Evening safaris.

Accommodation: Somalisa Camp 5*, FI

Day 10.

Approximate daily routine.

5:30 - get up.

05.30-06.00 - Tea and coffee served

06.00-09.00 - Morning Safari

09.00-11.00 - breakfast

11.00-13.00 - if you wish, you can go with a ranger on a hiking safari

13.00-15.00 - lunch

15.30-19.00 - Evening Safari

19.00-21.00 - Dinner

Accommodation: Somalisa Camp 5*, FI

Day 11.

Morning safaris.

Flying on a small plane back to Victoria Falls. Departure to Johannesburg BA6282 (13.55-15.35). Waiting for an international flight home.

What is included

• Inclusions will be agreed in the individual quote. Guiding, transport, admission and meals must be confirmed separately; appearing in an itinerary does not automatically mean they are included.

What is excluded and paid separately

• Extra services, meals, shopping and paid visits not listed in the agreed quote. Mandatory supplements will be shown before payment.

Price and options

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