South Africa & Mauritius 2026-27 New

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

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

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day guided excursion – visit of the Cape Peninsula, Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope, with entrance to 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 in Simon’s Town, home to a large colony of penguins (some years ago a small group arrived on this little beach and, after initial difficulties in settling, developed into a fully fledged colony, now protected) - lunch at leisure – in the evening, return to the hotel along the scenic Chapman’s Peak Drive, with stops along the way to enjoy the wonderful views – dinner at a restaurant - evening at leisure – 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 southern right whales and other cetaceans – in the evening, return to the hotel - dinner at a restaurant – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for a full-day guided excursion to the Winelands, between the historic towns of Paarl and Stellenbosch, the country’s second-oldest Boer settlement, to discover South Africa’s renowned vineyards, with stops for tastings of the various wines produced - lunch at a wine estate – wine tasting - in the evening, arrival in Cape Town – dinner at the hotel/restaurant – evening at leisure - 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 the Kruger Park - check-in at the lodge – dinner at the lodge – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay

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

Breakfast at the lodge – full day devoted to a safari in the Kruger National Park in search of the “Big Five”, the 5 largest animals typical of the savannah and of South Africa: elephant, buffalo, rhinoceros, lion and leopard - buffet lunch during the safari - dinner at the lodge – evening at leisure - 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 of the Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest in the world, 26 km long and over 800 metres deep, from where you can admire an evocative panorama between the Blyde and Olifants rivers, mighty waterfalls and the famous Bourke’s Luck Potholes, carved out of ancient sandstone – lunch at leisure – in the evening, check-in at the hotel in Johannesburg - dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – departure on a scheduled flight to Mauritius - arrival in Mauritius at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport - transfer to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion by private coach with a local guide – visit of Port Louis, the cosmopolitan capital of Mauritius (the Catholic church of Marie Reine de la Paix; the Citadel, a picturesque fortification built under British rule to provide a strategic 360° view over the whole island; a stroll through the city centre with its lively Central Market, its stalls piled high with tropical fruit and vegetables, spices and medicinal herbs) and in particular of the Aapravasi Ghat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the first immigration depot in Mauritius, covering an area of 1,640 sq m (built in 1849 by the British government, it is the historic site through which almost half a million immigrants from India, East Africa, Madagascar, China and South-East Asia passed between 1849 and 1920 to work on the sugar plantations as indentured labourers - almost 70% of Mauritians can trace their roots back to the Aapravasi Ghat) - lunch at a restaurant – in the evening, return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available– overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, excursion by private coach with a local guide to the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden (one of the most visited attractions in Mauritius, created by the famous French botanist Pierre Poivre; the garden is the oldest in the Southern Hemisphere and boasts a myriad of native plants, including the Talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera) and visit of the Sugar Museum - lunch at a restaurant – afternoon at leisure to rest and relax by the sea - tour leader available - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion by private coach with a local guide to the south of the island – visit of the Trou aux Cerfs Crater (the dormant lake formed in the crater of an extinct volcano), Grand Bassin, the sacred lake (a volcanic lake and the largest Hindu sacred site in Mauritius, with the Ganga Talao Temple), the Black River Gorges National Park (the gorges of the Black River, with a breathtaking panoramic view over the plateau), the Chamarel Waterfalls (considered the most beautiful in Mauritius) and the Seven Coloured Earths of Chamarel (multicoloured dunes of mineral-rich volcanic sand in 7 distinct shades: red, brown, green, blue, purple, yellow and grey ) - visit of the Rhumerie de Chamarel to discover the secrets of artisan rum production and enjoy a rum tasting - lunch at a restaurant – in the evening, return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – day at leisure to rest and relax by the sea – tour leader available - lunch at leisure - dinner at the hotel - evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – day at leisure to rest and relax by the sea – lunch at leisure - tour leader available – in the afternoon, transfer to the airport - departure on scheduled Emirates flights for the journey home – meals on board – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.