Your incredible African adventure begins with an overnight stay in Johannesburg, a former gold mining settlement and vibrant metropolis.

Next, you’ll fly to Zambia where you’ll partake in an escorted walking tour around the spectacular Victoria Falls, a relaxing sunset boat cruise and an incredible ride through the Zambezi River Valley on board the locomotive, Royal Livingstone Express. You’ll then enjoy a thrilling stay at the secluded Bakubung lodge set amid breathtaking Pilanesberg National Park, experiencing adrenaline inducing game drives to track down Africa’s ‘Big Five’, before embarking the luxurious Rovos Rail.

Harking back to a more elegant era, the extraordinary scenic journey offered by the Rovos Rail will undoubtedly be a highlight of your holiday. During your fantastic four-day rail experience you’ll follow a passage from Pretoria to Cape Town, admiring the picturesque scenery of luscious green grass, rolling hills and soaring mountains.

Next, you’ll transfer to Stellenbosch and its stunning Winelands region for another three-night stay, where you can sample world-renowned wines on an exclusive wine tasting tour. Following you’re Winelands discovery, you’ll relish a three-night stay in quintessential Cape Town. During your stay, you’ll enjoy a marvellous escorted tour of Cape Town’s Peninsula, taking in dramatic views of the iconic Twelve Apostles and spotting resident Cape Fur Seals and endangered penguins.

One of the youngest of the world’s major cities, Johannesburg was founded in 1886, following the discovery of gold and has since transformed to South Africa’s largest city. Nowadays, this ‘City of Gold’ emanates an electric energy, vibrant with new marketplaces, breweries and restaurants, jazz clubs and artistic enclaves. Sample the huge diversity of cuisines cultivated by the city’s mix of cultures at the Yeoville Food Market and learn about Johannesburg’s tumultuous history at one of its many fascinating museums.

You’ll fly to Zambia and historic Livingstone, located near the Victoria Falls, one of the world's biggest waterfalls. During your three-night stay, you’ll take a guided walking tour around Victoria Falls, encountering increasingly spectacular views of the tumbling cascades crashing over the cliffs and plunging into whirlpools below. Later, you’ll embark the Lady Livingstone River Safari for a boat cruise along the Zambezi River, admiring the abundant wildlife and stunning sunset. You will also take an exciting ride through the Zambezi River Valley on board the Royal Livingstone Express, a restored locomotive, while enjoying dinner.

Your once-in-a-lifetime railway passage concludes as you roll into historic Pretoria, or ‘Jacaranda City,’ where you’ll disembark the Rovos Rail. However, more excitement awaits at Bakubung Bush Lodge, nestled within the Pilanesberg National Park, a place of breath-taking beauty and home to abundant wildlife and bird species. During your stay, you’ll join daily game drives in Pilanesberg National Park, a thrilling way to experience the incredible African wilderness and wildlife. Here, you’ll track down Africa’s ‘Big Five’– the elephant, lion, leopard, Cape buffalo and rhino – and may even spot them roaming near your lodge room!

Today, climb on board one of the world’s most luxurious trains, the Rovos Rail, for an extraordinary three night journey from Cape Town to Pretoria – witnessing a perfect illustration of South Africa as a world in one country. You’ll trundle past the grasslands of the gold-rich Highveld, the vast semi-desert region of the Great Karoo, spectacular mountain ranges and scenic Cape winelands. Off-train stops include Matjiesfontein, a well-preserved Victorian village with a platform museum and collection of historic cars and railway carriages and Kimberley, with its Diamond Mine Museum and world’s largest man-made ’Big Hole.’

You’ll next enjoy a three night stay in Stellenbosch, famed for its oak-lined avenues, Cape Dutch architecture and as the historic heart of South Africa’s Winelands region, world-renowned premium wines; Stellenbosch’s wine routes are the largest and oldest in the country. Discover this on an exclusive Winelands tour. You’ll explore Paarl, surrounded by mountains and vineyards and enjoy a wine tasting and cellar tour at a local estate, then continue on to Franschhoek, where you’ll savour a delicious lunch and another fantastic wine tasting. Finally, in Stellenbosch itself, enjoy more superb world-class wines and tastings.

Arrive in Cape Town for a three-night stay, where you’ll relish the chance to explore this captivating city and embark on a Cape Peninsula tour. Drive along the wild Atlantic coast and admire spectacular views of the iconic Twelve Apostles before exploring Hout Bay and spotting resident Cape Fur Seals. Wildlife encounters await at the Cape Point Nature Reserve, home to baboons, rhebok, bontebok and the elusive eland. Returning to Cape Town, you’ll visit Boulders Beach, famed for its colony of waddling penguins, Fish Hoek fishing village and beautiful Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens.

Today your unforgettable African adventure comes to an end and it’s time to depart Livingstone and Zambia, transferring to the airport for your flight back home.