Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure Day
Board your flight bound for South Africa!

Day 2 - Johannesburg
Arrive in Johannesburg. Meet your local Travel Director and transfer to your hotel for check-in. This evening, enjoy your group welcome dinner.

Day 3 - Johannesburg
This morning, set off on an immersive tour and discover the cultural and political history of Johannesburg. Explore Constitution Hill – the Old Fort, the Women's Jail, Number Four and the Constitutional Court. You’ll learn about the precinct’s complex history, its mutations through time, the humiliations and injustices to which its inmates were subjected, and why the court’s presence in this place is so meaningful. Later, set out on a bicycle tour of Soweto Township. Your guide will highlight many of Soweto’s historical landmarks and share anecdotes of the student uprisings. Visit the former home of Nelson Mandela, and home of Bishop Desmond Tutu.

Day 4 - Victoria Falls
Transfer to Johannesburg International Airport for your flight to Victoria Falls. On arrival at Victoria Falls Airport, you’ll transfer to your hotel for check-in. This evening you’ll take a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River.

Day 5 - Victoria Falls
This morning, take a guided tour of Victoria Falls. Victoria Falls is one of the most compelling sites in the world, this cascading column of sheer energy powers its way down a 330 foot chasm, taking your breath away, as you gaze in awe by its strength and incredible beauty. As you captivate this famous wonder you will be completely enthralled to see and feel “The Smoke that Thunders.” You will have the opportunity to learn about the flora, fauna, bird & wildlife and other related issues on this World Heritage Site. Later, see Victoria Falls from a different perspective during an adventure canopy tour of ziplines, rope bridges and nature trails!

Days 6 - Victoria Falls
Today, you will take part in an activity "Through the Eyes of the Elephant.” You will learn about the many challenges that elephants face in the wild and how you can help. From research projects to elephant conflict mitigation, community engagement and other supported conservation projects. As a charity, Zambezi Elephant Welfare and Conservation Trust (ZEWACT), puts any surplus it has toward projects that will benefit elephants.

Days 7 - 9 - Kruger National Park
This morning, you’ll depart Victoria Falls and fly to to Nelspruit to start your 3-day safari adventure. Over the next three days, you will go on five game drives, including two early morning game drives, when the temperatures are still cool and the animals are active. Keep your eyes open for big cats returning from their hunts. While you’re at the game reserve, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about anti-poachers and the Black Mambas, an anti-poaching unit made up of mostly female rangers that was founded to protect the wildlife in South Africa. In addition to the game rides, you’ll do the Panorama Route Tour, which is set high on the towering Drakesberg Mountain range, see the Blyde River Canyon, one of the biggest canyons in the world and other breathtaking sites such as Gods Window, Bourkes Luck Potholes and the three Rondawels.