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Cape Town & The Garden Route Fly-Drive

Cape Town (3 nights)Stellenbosch (2 nights) Montagu (1 night) Knysna (3 nights)

Cape Town, one of South Africa’s most vibrant cities, is a cosmopolitan gem at the very tip of Africa. The city is blessed with captivating natural beauty – the flat-topped Table Mountain, scenic mountain drives and picturesque seaside suburbs are just a few examples. The Garden Route is a region full of beauty and contrast, featuring unspoilt golden shores, fascinating indigenous forests and nature reserves, tranquil lakes and majestic mountain ranges. The area is also renowned for its hospitable towns and a wide selection of first class accommodation.  Read more about Cape Town & The Garden Route Fly-Drive

Journey through the Kingdom of KwaZulu-Natal

Drakensberg Mountains, Kamberg Valley, Royal Natal National park (2 nights), Isandlwana, Rorke's Drift (2 nights) and Ballito (2 nights)

South Africa in microcosm, the fascinating lands of KwaZulu Natal present us with some of the richest cultural and scenic diversity in the country. Following the Indian Ocean, from the Eastern Cape to Mozambique, its heartland is littered with the famous battlefields of lore that signified the bloody struggle between the Zulu, Boer and British armies for control of this region. One of South Africa’s most culturally and scenically diverse regions, KwaZulu Natal offers a superb destination for a self-drive itinerary in Southern Africa. From the imposing grandeur of the Drakensberg Mountains, this odyssey takes you through the emotive battlefields that played such a pivotal role in the country’s development, into the Zulu homelands and finally to the coastal city of Durban.  Read more about Journey through the Kingdom of KwaZulu-Natal

From the Cape to Kruger

11 days from £3895

From the Cape to Kruger

Cape Town (3 nights), Stellenbosch (2 Nights) and Southern Kruger National Park (3 nights)

Cape Town, one of South Africa’s most vibrant cities, is a cosmopolitan gem at the very tip of Africa. The city is blessed with captivating natural beauty – the flat-topped Table Mountain, scenic mountain drives and picturesque seaside suburbs are just a few examples. Journey through the dramatic vistas and rich heritage of its tranquil Winelands, and then experience your Safari. Bordering the magnificent game lands of Kruger National Park, the smaller private reserves of Greater Kruger afford some of the best wildlife encounters in southern Africa. Enjoying the same incredible concentration and diversity of game as their more famous neighbour, these exclusive reserves offer elegant ambience, thrilling game drives, both by day and night, and superb accommodation and service amidst the classic landscapes of African savannahs.  Read more about From the Cape to Kruger

Cape Town & The Garden Route Fly-Drive - Superior (2012)

Cape Town, one of South Africa’s most vibrant cities, is a cosmopolitan gem at the very tip of Africa. The city is blessed with captivating natural beauty – the flat-topped Table Mountain, scenic mountain drives and picturesque seaside suburbs are just a few examples. The Garden Route is a region full of beauty and contrast, featuring unspoilt golden shores, fascinating indigenous forests and nature reserves, tranquil lakes and majestic mountain ranges. The area is also renowned for its hospitable towns and a wide selection of first class accommodation.  Read more about Cape Town & The Garden Route Fly-Drive - Superior (2012)

South Africa & Victoria Falls

Cape Town (3 nights), Knysna (2 nights), Eastern Cape (3 nights), Johannesburg (1 night) and Victoria Falls (3 nights).

Brand new to the Bales portfolio is this spectacular journey encompasses the majestic southern Cape before encountering the 'Big 5' in the striking diversity of the eastern Cape, on of South Africa's hidden secrets. However for the uncontainable climax we journey to the mighty Victoria Falls in Zambia, we've included a guided excursion of the falls and a Zambezi River cruise.  Read more about South Africa & Victoria Falls

Blue Train - Pretoria to Cape Town

For over half a century South Africa’s Blue Train has enjoyed an international reputation as one of the world’s pre-eminent travelling experiences. Recently refurbished, the Blue Train offers the discerning traveller a choice of journeys into a timeless world of grace, elegance and romance. Operating throughout the year on its main route between Pretoria and Cape Town, the Blue Train also offers additional journeys to Victoria Falls and also along the famous Garden Route.  Read more about Blue Train - Pretoria to Cape Town