Request a window seat on your flight to South Africa to enjoy views of Table Mountain as you descend into Cape Town, where you will be met at the airport for your transfer to your chosen Cape Town hotel.

With three nights in this dynamic and vibrant city you have time to explore at your leisure. Why not wander past the colourful house of Bo-kaap, take a cruise to Robben Island to learn about South Africa’s past or catch some rays on Clifton Beaches or in Camps Bay. Alternatively, join a day tour to the Cape of Good Hope or picturesque Winelands or ride the cable car to the top of Table Mountain, for an unparalleled view.

In the evening, the bars and restaurants of the V&A Waterfront provide a welcoming atmosphere to relax after an exciting day.

Your chosen Cape Town hotel

Breakfast

After breakfast, you’ll be collected from your hotel for the short transfer to Cape Town Airport and 2 hour flight to Johannesburg, where your choice of hire car will be waiting. The drive to Sun City usually takes around 2.5 hours, crossing the provincial border from Gauteng to the North West, where the city gives way to the savannah.

Tonight you can relax in one of the many restaurants or bars at Sun City, enjoy a dip in the pool or perhaps catch a film at the cinema, before your onward journey to the Madikwe Game Reserve tomorrow.

Your chosen Sun City hotel

Breakfast

This morning’s drive to Madikwe typically takes just under 2 hours. You’ll be staying at the stylish Madikwe Safari Lodge in the eastern side of the reserve, a collection of just 12 luxury tents in a forest glade by the Marico River.

Each morning and evening you will have the chance to head into the bushland in a 4×4 with an experienced guide, in search of the impressive variety of wildlife that lives in the reserve. Madikwe offers a great chance to see the ‘Big 5’ (namely lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo), as well as brown and spotted hyena, giraffe, wildebeest and numerous species of antelope. It is also one of the best places in South Africa for birding, with Meyer’s parrot, kori bustard and black breasted snake eagle often spotted.

Between activities you can relax at the camp, on your own private balcony, in the open-plan lounge or by the swimming pool and bar that overlook the forest canopy and riverine. A boma is held each evening, where you can get to know your guides and fellow guests around the campfire.

Madikwe Safari Lodge or similar

Breakfast and dinner

After a final early morning game drive and leisurely breakfast, it’s time to head back to Sun City, where you’ll have three nights to enjoy the fabulous facilities on offer at South Africa’s famous resort, including:

• Valley of Waves waterpark, with its water slides and large sandy beach
• Maze of the Lost City, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere
• South African Hall of Fame, celebrating national icons
• Cinema and variety of shops and restaurants
• Mini-golf, trampolining and children’s playgrounds
• Two golf courses, with Nile crocodiles in the lake!

In the evening there are bars and eateries to cater for all tastes, as well as the legendary Sun City Casino for those feeling lucky!

You have a choice of hotels at Sun City, including the family friendly Cabanas, stylish Cascades or iconic Palace of the Lost City. Just let your Travel Consultant know in which you’d like to stay.

Your chosen Sun City hotel

Breakfast

Enjoy one last dip in the pool this morning before heading back to Johannesburg to drop off your hire car at the airport and board you flight home.

Breakfast