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11-Nights Belmond Safari from $9,500

Swain Destinations

OFFER ID 1380492

Journey through South Africa and Botswana with Belmond Safari, a comprehensive luxury safari itinerary taking you deep into the heart of Africa. Spot the big cats, zebra and Africa's largest populations of elephants. Feel your heart racing as you get up close and personal with Africa's incredible wildlife in their natural habitat. Games drives, luxury escapes and awe-inspiring backdrops will leave you breathless as you journey deep into culture rich Africa.

Your Itinerary Includes:

  • Roundtrip airport transfers
  • Scheduled charter flights within Botswana
  • 4 nights Cape Town
  • Full Day Cape Winelands tour
  • Morning Cape Town City tour
  • Full Day Cape Peninsula tour
  • 3 nights Savute Channel, Chobe National Park
  • 3 nights Okavango Delta
  • Game Viewing in Botswana
  • Meals: 10 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 6 dinners

11 nights from $9,500 per person

Itinerary
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Itinerary Details

Day 1 Welcome to Cape Town, South Africa
Upon arrival into Cape Town you will be met and transferred to your accommodation

South Africa's “Mother City” is indescribably beautiful, steeped in fascinating history and pulsating to a heady African rhythm. Indeed, few urban centers anywhere can match its setting along the mountainous Cape Peninsula spine, which slides into the Atlantic Ocean. A ride in a cable car to the top of Table Mountain, a ferry journey to Robben Island, or a meandering tour through the Winelands will leave you in no doubt that this place is an absolute highlight on any vacation to Africa. South Africa boasts incredibly good weather, gorgeous scenery and fantastic beaches and is one of the most diverse and enchanting countries in the world. Exotic combinations of landscapes, people, history and culture offer visitors a unique and inspiring experience.

Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel

Day 2 Winelands Full Day Tour
The Cape Winelands are amongst the most scenic in the world. A visual feast of lush green valleys, rugged mountains, fine cuisine, and world-class wine producing estates make up the Cape Winelands. Its many historic wine estates, characterized by classic Cape Dutch-style buildings with distinctive gables and thatched roofs, and massive vineyards, date back centuries. Wine estates are bordered by: the Hottentots, Holland; the Franschhoek Mountains; and in the North, by the Wemmershoekberg. The most popular and well-known are Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl all offering some of the finest wine tasting experiences.

Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Meals: B

Day 3 Cape Town City Morning Tour
This morning enjoy the ultimate 'Mother City' experience, designed to orientate and give you a full-color insight into the extraordinary magic of Cape Town which includes iconic buildings, snatches of its history, and experiences unique to this City. First up, it's the cable car to the summit of the legendary Table Mountain (weather permitting) and from there, you'll be able to see to the end of our world, including the City and surrounding layout of this southernmost tip of Africa. Next visit the country's oldest building, The Castle (closed Sundays), and a short distance away, the Company Gardens, both historically fascinating and well conserved. The drive continues past Parliament Buildings, City Hall and the Slave Lodge, and you'll sense the depth of history via their distinctive architecture. Colonial then changes to colorful, as you move up the cobblestoned hills to the Malay Quarter, and marvel at the ice-cream colors of the quaint Bo-Kaap homes. Enjoy an afternoon exploring Cape Town at your leisure.

Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Meals: B

Day 4 Cape Point Full Day Tour
Today travel around the Cape Peninsula, named by early explorers as the 'Fairest Cape'. On your full day tour you will encounter beautiful beaches, remarkable scenery, the mythical meeting place of the two oceans and local wildlife. The Mother City has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. See first hand these beautiful beaches as you meander along the Altantic seaboard. Hout Bay a vibrant harbor suburb of Cape Town. From here you will enjoy a boat trip to Seal Island which also offers beautiful views of Hout Bay. A return trip lasts approximately 40 minutes. Seal Island is a small island sanctuary for thousands of Cape Fur seals, as well as a variety of seabirds. Cape of Good Hope is one of the two world-renowned landmarks within the Table Mountain National Park, the other is Table Mountain. False Bay has one of the Cape Peninsula's most tranquil and picturesque stretches of coastline. Known for its scenic beauty, it encompasses small seaside villages along coastline. Boulders Beach in Simon's Town is home to the Jackass African penguin, now said to number over 3000, though the species as a whole is listed as endangered. Wooden walkways allow visitors to view the penguins in the natural habitat. Return to the hotel in the afternoon.

Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Meals: B

Day 5 Cape Town to Savute (via Maun)
This morning transfer to Cape Town Airport to connect with your flight to Maun. Upon arrival into Maun, you will be met and transferred by light aircraft into your Camp in the heart of the Chobe National Park, sometimes referred to as the elephant capital of the world.

This vast area in the far north of Greater Chobe National Park is revered for its huge and thundering herds of elephants. The diversity of seasonal floodplains and grasslands on offer means you can enjoy a game drive in the morning and a river cruise in the afternoon. One of Africa's world famous big game areas, the Savuti Channel is famous for its lion and hyena populations, and just northwest of Savuti is Linyanti, yet another outstanding game viewing area boasting a range of activities.

Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
Meals: B, D

Day 6 Activities at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
Early morning game drives take you out and among Africa's largest populations of elephants. Big cats are on the prowl, too—from leopards to lions. Depending on the season you will also experience the great migrations of creatures such as zebra and antelope. Rare sightings might include the endangered wild dog, rock-climbing klipspringers and the elegant roan antelope.

Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
Meals: B, L, D

Day 7 Activities in Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
Enjoy another day of morning and afternono game drives at Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge.

Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge
Meals: B, L, D

Day 8 Savute to Okavango
Today you will continue your safari adventure. Fly by light aircraft to your next camp hidden from the world, deep within Botswana's Okavango Delta.

Botswana is home to the largest inland delta in the world. Game abounds year-round in the Okavango Delta and Moremi Wildlife Reserve. Camps in these areas are classified as: land camps - where safaris are undertaken in open 4x4 vehicles; water camps - where activities are centered on boating and mekoro trips; or combination camps - where you can experience the best of both safari styles (subject to water levels which are seasonal).

Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
Meals: B, L, D

Day 9 Activities at Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
Spend the day enjoying the activities offered at the camp. Early morning and afternoon game drives take you out and among an almost unparalleled diversity of wildlife, passing through a range of different habitats. Expect to see a huge range of creatures, from big cats to hippo, giraffe and crocodiles.

Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
Meals: B, L, D

Day 10 Activities at Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
Spend another day enjoying the activities offered at the camp.

Belmond Eagle Island Lodge
Meals: B, L, D

Day 11 Depart Okavango
Enjoy your last game activity in the Okavango before transferring to the airstrip for your light air craft transfer to Maun Airport. Fly to Johannesburg where you will connect with your onward flight.

Meals: B

Featured Destinations
Johannesburg
Johannesburg's contrasts are some of the most extreme in the world; poverty-stricken and overcrowded Alexandra is surrounded by some of the richest suburbs in South Africa, and downtown hundreds of homeless struggle to survive around the Stock Exchange. The contrast between suburb and township is mirrored nationwide, but is more extreme here because of the intense wealth of many of the suburbs, and the sheer size of the townships and their satellite squatter camps. Yet the city as a whole continues to suck in people and skills from all over the country, making it the financial, commercial and cultural powerhouse of South Africa.
Savuti

Savuti, Botswana, has two luxury camps and a campsite. Savute Elephant Camp has spacious, air-conditioned, well-furnished tents with polished wood floors, big double-sink baths and separate showers, a swimming pool overlooking a waterhole, and quality food.

The chalet-style Savute Safari Lodge has modern Scandinavian decor, a pretty dining room and small pool. Both have herds of elephant drinking at the waterholes at all times of the day and night and offer game drives to search out the famed predators of this area.

Moremi Game Reserve

Moremi, hunted by the
Bushman as
long as 10,000 years ago, was initiated by the Batawana tribe and
covers some 4,871 km2, as the eastern section of the
Okavango Delta. Moremi is mostly described as one of the most beautiful
wildlife reserves in Africa. It combines mopane woodland and acacia forests, floodplains and lagoons. It
is the great diversity of plant and animal life that makes Moremi
so well known.


The idea to create a
game reserve first originated in 1961 and was approved by the Batawana
at a kgotla in 1963.
The area was then officially designated as a game reserve in April
1965 and was initially run by the Fauna Conservation Society of
Ngamiland. Moremi was then extended to include Chiefs Island in
1976. In August 1979 the reserve was taken over by the Department
of Wildlife and National Parks. A further extension was added as
recently as 1992 and now the reserve contains within its boundaries
approximately twenty percent of the Okavango Delta.

Okavango Delta
The Okavango delta is one of the world’s largest inland water systems. It's headwaters start in Angola’s western highlands, with numerous tributaries joining to form the Cubango river, which then flows through Namibia (called the Kavango) and finally enters Botswana, where it is then called the Okavango. It is a unique ecosystem with large populations of African mammals, birds, and other animals and is one of the last totally unspoiled areas in Africa. This destination is perfect for camping, picture taking, walking safaris, and mokoro (canoe) excursions.
Cape Town
Cape Town is southern Africa's most beautiful, most romantic and most-visited city. Few urban centers anywhere can match its setting along the Cape Peninsula spine, which slides like the mighty tail of the continent into the Atlantic Ocean. By far the most striking - and famous - of its sights is Table Mountain, frequently mantled by clouds, and rearing up from the middle of the city to provide a constantly changing vista to the suburbs below. Table Mountain is the city's solid core which divides the city into distinct zones with public gardens, wilderness, forests, hiking routes, vineyards and desirable residential areas trailing down it's lower slopes.

Excursions

Cape Town City Tour - Half Day

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Cape Town City Tour - Half Day

Your guide will discuss the city's abundance of sightseeing possibilities and will tailor make your day's activities according to your individual interests and preferences. This affords you the advantage of total flexibility while still maintaining the expertise of a qualified guide. We first make our way to the to the lower cable car station on the slopes of Table Mountain, where (weather permitting) we make the short and comfortable ascent to the top of the mountain by cable car. The panoramic view of the sea and city from the summit is magnificent. Then begin the tour of historic Cape Town. Whether you are interested in visiting the traditional tourist attractions, indulging in a personal passion, or simply exploring the 'Mother City' as a local, Cape Town has more than enough diversity to cater to your personal preference.

Your half day tour includes two entrance fees as well as the return Table Mountain Aerial Cableway ticket. After your tour, you will be dropped off at your hotel.

Three Hour Cruise

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Three Hour Cruise

The Inala Antares proudly awaits you in Cape Town, ready to take you first class on a journey of a lifetime. With its Italian styling, trendy interiors, quality construction techniques and performance it has been specially designed to meet your tastes and requirements.

Your day will start with a luxury transfer from your hotel providing you with a concierge service to help you orchestrate the perfect few hours on board the Inala.
Experience an exquisite Cape Town sunset with Table Mountain and the 12 Apostles as a backdrop as you cruise in pure luxury on board (weather depending on the day) otherwise in Table Bay towards the Bloubergstrand beaches.

The Inala is a 57ft Princess design, luxury motor yacht, moored in front of the Cape Grace Hotel V&A Waterfront. Your three hour cruise includes the famous Clifton beaches, with panoramic views of Table Mountain and the 12 Apostles in elegance and luxury. Clifton bay is on the way to Hout Bay and is the ideal place to spend a few hours at on board, enjoying the sun and a swim in the cool water.

Whale Watching Tour - Full Day

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Whale Watching Tour - Full Day

Your Whale watching excursion will either be done in Hermanus or Gansbaai, based on the best sightings & weather conditions over your period of travel.

The whale watching trips can also afford you the possibility to see: Great white sharks, Bryde's whales, Humpback whales, Southern giant petrels, Cape gannets and Dolphins, making these whale watching trips not just magical but rewarding too, and are sure to capture everyone's imagination.

Your return to shore will depend on the sightings for the day, which may result in a late lunch. Your guide will discuss the best restaurant options with you based on your preference and logistics. An A la Carte lunch including soft drinks & non-premium brand drinks and house wines is included in your tour.

Time permitting you may have the opportunity to walk along the coastal paths in Herma-nus where during whale season (mid June to mid November) whales may be seen playing close to the shore. You will be dropped off at your hotel in the late afternoon.

Cape Point Sidecar Tour - Full Day

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Cape Point Sidecar Tour - Full Day

Your guide will discuss your individual interests and preferences and tailor make the day's routing and sightings accordingly. All sidecars are decommissioned military bikes used during World War II, which has been restored and fully refurbished.

You will be supplied with retro leather jackets, helmets, goggles as well as a complimentary bandana. Depending on your interests you will be visiting all the iconic attractions such as Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Chapmans Peak Drive, Cape of Good Hope (including the Cape Point Funicular ticket) and the Boulders Penguin Colony.

Stop for lunch at a popular local restaurant including local wine and refreshments. Top off the day with a scenic coastal drive back to your hotel. After your day's touring, you will be dropped off at your hotel for your evening at leisure.

Vacation Details

Valid Date Ranges
10/01/2025 - 11/14/2025
from $9,500 per person
11/15/2025 - 12/20/2025
from $9,500 per person


* This departure has been designated a guaranteed departure by the operator, meaning that the minimum number of guests has been met, although still subject to weather and other conditions.
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Length
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Prices are land only, per person, twin/double share in USD. Single supplement applies. All highlighted savings are reflected in the price. Travel may be limited to certain days of the week. Hotels and tours remain subject to availability. Cancellation penalties and other booking or alteration restrictions may exist. Please note blackout dates may apply to Christmas, New Year and local special event periods. Pricing may increase over Holiday and special event periods and may not be reflected in price grid. Prices indicated remain subject to change without notice. Prices are not guaranteed until full payment is received and processed. Rates may vary by category and departure date; please inquire for details. Itinerary and map subject to change. CST #2012413-20

All fares are quoted in US Dollars.

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