Highlights: The Wonders of South Africa 2026-27

Departure on Emirates scheduled flights to Cape Town - meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival in Cape Town – transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - free evening – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – visit to the Cape Peninsula, Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, entering the nature reserve where the local flora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is still well preserved, along with baboons and antelopes – mini-cruise to Seal Island - in the afternoon we continue with a visit to Boulders Beach, at Simon’s Town, home to a large colony of penguins (some years ago a small group arrived on this little beach and, after the initial difficulties of settling in, a real colony developed, now protected) - lunch at leisure – return to the hotel in the evening along the Chapman’s Peak scenic drive, with stops along the way to enjoy the wonderful views – dinner in a restaurant - free evening – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Hermanus, a town overlooking Walker Bay on the country’s southern coast - check-in at the hotel – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, cruise out into the bay in search of sightings of southern right whales and other cetaceans – return to the hotel in Cape Town in the evening - dinner in a restaurant – free evening - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for a full-day excursion with a guide to the Winelands, between the historic towns of Paarl and Stellenbosch, the second town founded during the Boer settlement of the country, to discover the renowned South African vineyards, with stops for tastings of the various wines produced - lunch at a wine estate – wine tasting - return to Cape Town in the evening – dinner at the hotel/restaurant – free evening - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to Cape Town airport and departure on a scheduled flight to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport – lunch at leisure – transfer to Kruger Park - check-in at the lodge – dinner at the lodge – free evening - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the lodge – full day devoted to safari inside Kruger National Park in search of the “Big Five”, the 5 largest animals characteristic of the savannah and of South Africa: elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, lion and leopard - buffet lunch during the safari - dinner at the lodge – free evening - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the lodge – full day devoted to safari inside Kruger National Park in search of the “Big Five”, the 5 largest animals characteristic of the savannah and of South Africa: elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, lion and leopard - buffet lunch during the safari - dinner at the lodge – free evening - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure along the legendary Panorama Route, skirting South Africa’s forested areas and many unique natural sites – visit to the Blyde River Canyon, among the largest in the world at 26 km long and over 800 metres deep, from where you can admire a striking panorama between the Blyde and Olifants rivers, mighty waterfalls and the famous Bourke’s Luck Potholes, of ancient sandstone origin – lunch at leisure – check-in at the hotel in Johannesburg in the evening - dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit with a guide of Pretoria (panoramic tour of the city with exterior views of the Voortrekker Monument, Paul Kruger’s House, Church Square and the Union Buildings with the statue of Nelson Mandela) and Soweto (Nelson Mandela’s house museum) – lunch at leisure - transfer to the airport –– departure on Emirates scheduled flights for the journey home – meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.