This escorted tour with Travelsphere begins in Cape Town, with time to take in Table Mountain and a drive along the Cape Peninsula’s Chapman’s Peak, finishing at Boulders Beach where the local penguin colony waddles close to shore. After the city, the tour heads through the Winelands and along the Garden Route, including a visit to the Cango Caves and a cruise on Knysna Lagoon.

From there, the itinerary moves inland to the KwaZulu-Natal battlefields and on to the Greater Kruger area for safari tent stays and game drives in the national park where the Big Five roam. Along the Panorama Route, highlights include God’s Window and the Graskop Gorge Lift that descends into rainforest walkways. The tour then flies to Victoria Falls for three nights, with a guided visit to the falls themselves, a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River and an evening at the Boma with traditional drumming and African food.

It is a fairly full schedule that weaves coastal views, wildlife spots and history together with opportunities to relax and explore independently, especially in Cape Town and Kruger. The trip finishes by returning to Johannesburg for the flight home.