10 Nights: Cape Town, Rovos Rail & Safari from £5269 per person

This is a South Africa holiday built around movement, from the streets of Cape Town to a private railway carriage crossing the veld, to a game lodge inside an extinct volcano.

Start in the Mother City, with three nights to explore Cape Town at your own pace, from the beaches and the peninsula to an afternoon of wine tasting in the Winelands. From there, board the famous Rovos Rail for a three-night journey to Pretoria, with off-train excursions breaking up the days as the scenery shifts from mountains and farmlands to bushveld. After a night in a boutique Pretoria hotel, the final leg takes you to the Pilanesberg, a game reserve set inside the crater of a long extinct volcano, for three nights spotting the animals you have only ever seen on nature documentaries while staying at a luxurious private game lodge.

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Cape Town (3 nights)

3 Nights at Kloof Street Hotel – Luxury Suite | Bed & Breakfast

Your base for three nights is the Kloof Street Hotel, a modern inner-city retreat with a rooftop pool deck, set in one of Cape Town's liveliest neighbourhoods for restaurants and nightlife. From here, the city is yours to explore at your own pace, whether that means the cable car up Table Mountain, an afternoon on the Atlantic seaboard beaches, or a day trip out to the Cape Winelands.

• Ride the cable car, or hike to the top of Table Mountain for spectacular city views
• Take the ferry to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned
• Visit the V&A Waterfront for shopping and a variety of restaurants
• Enjoy sundowners on the rooftop pool deck

Rovos Rail (3 nights)

3 Nights abroad the Rovos Rail from Cape Town to Pretoria – Pullman Suite

Watch the scenery change as you travel the width of South Africa aboard this luxury railway, crossing the Karoo, the Cape Winelands and the Highveld. All meals, drinks, room service and even limited laundry are included, and the three days are broken up with guided off-train excursions, giving you a proper chance to stretch your legs and explore before returning to your carriage as the landscape rolls on outside the window.

• Enjoy fine dining and award-winning South African wines in the dining car
• Off-train excursion at the Victorian Village of Matjiesfontein
• Off-train guided tour of Kimberley's Big Hole and Diamond Museum

Pretoria (1 night)

1 Night at Ivory Manor Boutique Hotel – Deluxe Suite | Dinner Bed & Breakfast
Break your journey with an overnight stay in Pretoria, one of South Africa's three capital cities, at a boutique hotel that's the perfect stopover before heading on to the bush.

Pilanesberg Game Reserve (3 nights)

3 Nights at Ivory Tree Game Lodge – Standard Room | Full Board

Your final three nights are at Ivory Tree Game Lodge, situated inside the crater of an extinct volcano in the malaria-free Pilanesberg Game Reserve. It's a rare geological formation, ringed by three concentric hills, and the transition zone it creates means arid-loving species like springbok and brown hyena share the reserve with impala and other wildlife more typically found in moister habitats.

• Twice-daily game drives in the Big Five Pilanesberg Game Reserve
• See the Big Five – lions, leopards, rhino, elephants and buffalo
• Other animals include giraffes, zebra, warthogs, hyenas, and many others

Includes:
✅ Return international flights with British Airways departing from Heathrow
✅ Baggage allowance of 23kg per person
✅ Airport taxes and surcharges included. Regional supplements may apply
✅ Full Board travel aboard Rovos Rail from Cape Town to Pretoria
✅ Full Board safari at Pilanesberg lodge
✅ Bed & Breakfast stays in Cape Town and Pretoria
✅ 10 Nights of accommodation

Quote Reference: 83154
Travel period: 1 May - 30 June 2027
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Book by: 30 November 2026

T&C: No Tourist tax applies in South Africa. Prices are fluid and subject to availability. Price based on two adults sharing, based on departure dates of 28 May 2027. Prices are correct at time of posting 28/09/2026.