South Africa15 Day | Diamond Skies Safari to South Africa
15 Day | Diamond Skies Safari to South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ThemeFamily Fun | City Touring | Culture | Food & Wine | First Time Travelers
Time of YearJanuary - December | High Season: Jul-Oct | Savings Season: Jan-Mar
BudgetFrom $16,475
Duration15 Days
Itinerary Description
Explore the diverse beauty of South Africa including private game reserve near Kruger, Cape Town and the unique Tswalu Reserve located on the edge of the Kalahari. Activities are varied including morning and night game drives, guided walks and at Tswalu you can go horseback riding, archaeological exploration and star gazing! Combine your safari with four nights in Cape Town giving you three full days.
SPECIAL SAVINGS – Travel Jan 10-21/Nov-Dec 14 and receive “Stay 4-Pay 3” at Rattray’s and 50% off the 4th night at Tswalu (a value of $1115.00) (Jan-Dec 2023).
Depart the USA on your overnight flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you will be met and assisted to the Intercontinental Johannesburg Airport Sun, adjacent to the Arrivals Hall. Overnight InterContinental Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Aiport Hotel.
Day 03-06
Private Game Reserve
Make your own way to the airport in time to check-in for your scheduled flight. Continue by scheduled charter flight to your camp. Game rangers will meet you and transfer you to your lodge. Activities offered are morning and night game drives, bush breakfast and dinners, guided bush walks, hippo drives and wildlife lectures. 4 nights Rattray’s Camp, Singita Boulders Lodge or Singita Lebombo Lodge.
Day 07-09
Cape Town
This morning board your scheduled charter flight to Mpumalanga Airport. Continue on the scheduled inter-Africa flight to Cape Town. On arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy days at leisure to relax and explore. Half-day tours include visiting the Cape Peninsula; Constantia Winelands; City and Table Mountain; Robben Island; private Cape Town shopping excursion; False Bay shark eco-charter; and Cape Mala Cultural cooking experience. 3 nights Cape Grace Hotel.
Day 10-13
Tswalu Game Reserve-Kalahari
This morning you will be collected and transferred to the airport. Depart Cape Town today on your scheduled charter flight to Tswalu. Activities offered include day and night game drives and walking safaris, and horseback riding. As part of the game drives, you will be able to visit the Mokwalo site (Tswana for “engravings”), renowned for its Bushman history. The site is from the later Stone Age and you may examine tools from this period, as well as San engravings and one of the most developed groups of cupules in the world. Enjoy days of game viewing. 4 nights Tswalu Motse Lodge.
Day 14+15
Kalahari Reserve/Johannesburg/USA
Depart Tswalu today on your scheduled charter flight to Johannesburg. Continue onward overnight to the USA. Welcome home!
Safari Pricing Details
2023 Land Arrangements - Based on Rattray’s
Rattray’s is closed Jan 22-Apr 30, 2023 – another lodge can be substituted / Please Request Single Supplement.
The facility itself was wonderful form service to exceptional food and wine...and a few surprise gifts to both Karen and me to celebrate my retirement and her birthday....quite thoughtful.
Our flight to Tswalu was wonderful and we were met by Kosie who was our guide for our stay. We had an amazing first day seeing both pangolin and aardvark and that was only the beginning. To follow we had a great sighting of brown hyena and...
Tswalu was fantastic… Our guide Kosie and tracker Ben were great, they were both extremely dedicated and would not give up until we found what we were searching for. The Lodge was wonderful and the large wine cellar was a great touch…On...
The Africa Adventure Company was one of the first boutique travel agencies to offer customizable Africa travel itineraries. Together we can create a trip that includes the experiences and destinations most important to you, your family, or your group.
Value-Added Adventures
Many travelers expect private and independent safaris to be unaffordable, but our clients are delighted to discover they do not have to join a group of strangers in order to experience a customized safari adventure.
Security & Safety-Focused
We work with people who will take care of you. Our guides, travel consultants, and tour operators understand the complicated and complex nature of travel in Africa and have decades of experience to ensure your safety at every leg of your trip.
The Africa Adventure Company was one of the first boutique travel agencies to offer customizable Africa travel itineraries. Together we can create a trip that includes the experiences and destinations most important to you, your family, or your group.
Value-Added Adventures
Many travelers expect private and independent safaris to be unaffordable, but our clients are delighted to discover they do not have to join a group of strangers in order to experience a customized safari adventure.
Security & Safety-Focused
We work with people who will take care of you. Our guides, travel consultants, and tour operators understand the complicated and complex nature of travel in Africa and have decades of experience to ensure your safety at every leg of your trip.