Family Cape Town, Winelands & Kruger

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Arrive at Cape Town International Airport and collect your rental car. An easy drive will find you in Cape Town’s Seapoint neighbourhood, and along trendy Seapoint promenade to Winchester Boutique Hotel.

Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the hotel has easy access to several major attractions as well as the city centre. The popular city beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton are a short drive away, as is the ever-popular V&A Waterfront but the hotel is also right on the sea-facing promenade, a favourite spot for lazy evening walks or a scenic early morning run.

Your Africa Safari Expert can tailor your stay, whether you choose a tandem-paragliding flight off Lion’s Head to soar over the ridges of the Twelve Apostles mountain range and glistening sands of Camps Bay, to a soft-grass landing on Sea Point Promenade; or less physically taxing but with equal brio, a journey to Cape Point, the extreme south-western tip of the African continent, to witness the ancient coming together of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.

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After breakfast, set off for Franschhoek in the heart of the Cape Winelands and settle into your suite at the elegant Franschhoek Country House & Villas.

One of South Africa’s oldest towns, Franschhoek was established over 300 years ago by French Huguenots, and is today acknowledged for its beauty and style, as well as for being the foodie capital of the country. Glide through picturesque vineyards and breath-taking scenery on the spectacular 45-minute drive from Cape Town. Art galleries and cafes line its streets, and Franschhoek is at its best when explored on foot, with its pristine natural beauty and unspoilt Cape Dutch architecture evoking the Cape’s storied history.

The Monneaux Restaurant at the Franschhoek Country House is a culinary destination in itself. Unwind at the hotel’s intimate treatment room and pamper yourself with a full body massage, and then enjoy a cocktail in the lounge before dinner. With its signature dishes an inspired fusion of Mediterranean and Cape Malay flavours paired with the wines of the Franschhoek Valley, you have much to look forward to.

After a delicious buffet breakfast overlooking the lawns of the hotel and with its manicured herb garden, climbing roses, lavender bushes and lemon trees offering a wonderfully scented start to your day, set off in search of the perfect wine for your palate. The Stellenbosch and Paarl wine routes are both within an easy half-hour’s drive of Franschhoek. Enjoy leisurely wine tasting and light lunches in dappled sunlight under tall oaks or delve into cellars sunken into hillsides. With its winemaking tradition eloquently blending the Old World with the New, you will find South African wineries surprisingly accessible, each charming estate a producer of internationally recognised varietals that more than welcomes visitors.

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Return to Cape Town International Airport to drop off your rental car and board your flight north to Limpopo’s Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport. A representative will be standing by for your 30-minute road transfer to Rockfig Safari Lodge in Timbavati Private Game Reserve, adjacent to the Kruger National Park.

You are finally in unrivalled Big 5 game-viewing territory. Staff are on hand with a refreshing welcome of cooling lemonade and a soothing face towel while your lodge manager familiarises you with your programme, assigning you a ranger and a tracker team to accompany you on your early-morning and afternoon game drives. Settle into your luxurious suite, wash off the dust from your journey, and relax on your deck for a moment overlooking the reserve beyond.

Rockfig Lodge is an accumulation of delights: a pristine setting, dedicated staff, hospitable service and remarkable sights. Your days will become a treasured compilation of memories: from the shadow of a leopard materialising above you through a mist of trees, to a herd of elephants marching through the dust of an empty riverbed as you pause for sundowners.

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After a last early-morning game drive with a hot-water bottle and blanket over your knees, return to the lodge for a final, delicious buffet breakfast. Bid adieu to the vervet monkeys who have spent each morning delighting you with their antics, and to the warthogs grazing on the lawn, and transfer to Hoedspruit Eastgate Airport for your flight to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, and your onward journey home.