Cape Town, the Sabi Sand, the Falls and the Delta
A city on the water, a private reserve beside the Kruger, the Zambezi and the Okavango.
- 11 nights
- Four stays
- South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana
- City, safari, light aircraft
Four places in three countries, each a different kind of Africa: the harbour and mountain of Cape Town, the bushveld of the Sabi Sand, the spray of Victoria Falls and the waterways of the Delta.
- Length
- 11 nights
- Pace
- Four stays
- Style
- City, safari, light aircraft
- Route
- Cape Town to The Sabi Sand to Victoria Falls to The Okavango Delta
- Cape TownThree nights
- The Sabi SandThree nights
- Victoria FallsTwo nights
- The Okavango DeltaThree nights
01
Days 1 to 4 · three nights
Cape Town
Table Mountain by cable car or on foot up Lion's Head, the drive round Chapman's Peak, Hout Bay and the seals, and the boat to Robben Island.
Where you stay
Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel
Cape Grace is on a private quay between the V&A Waterfront and the yacht marina, and its 112 rooms and suites look over the harbour, the marina or Table Mountain. There is a Fairmont spa, a pool on the marina, the Heirloom restaurant, and a safari-themed room designed for children.
02
Days 4 to 7 · three nights
The Sabi Sand
A flight to Kruger Mpumalanga, then on by light aircraft or road. Drives at dawn and dusk and a morning walk through the bush.
Where you stay
Singita Boulders Lodge
Singita Boulders Lodge stands on the banks of the Sand River in a private reserve within the Sabi Sand, which shares its border with the Kruger National Park.
03
Days 7 to 9 · two nights
Victoria Falls
By way of Johannesburg to Victoria Falls. A guided walk along the Falls, the helicopter over the gorges, a sunset cruise on the Zambezi, and rafting or the bridge for anyone who wants them.
Where you stay
Matetsi Victoria Falls
Matetsi is family-owned and stands on the Zambezi within its own private wildlife reserve of some 55,000 hectares, a short distance from the Botswana border, with interiors that draw on Zimbabwean village life and the work of local designers and artists.
04
Days 9 to 12 · three nights
The Okavango Delta
By road to Kasane and on by light aircraft into the Delta, for drives, mekoro, boats, walks and fishing in season. Then a light aircraft to Maun for the flight home.
Where you stay
Xigera Safari Lodge
Xigera is set deep in the Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta, almost hidden under a canopy of indigenous trees, and runs on solar power. Its 12 suites and a two-bedroom family suite are each designed individually, with copper fireplaces and sculptural furniture, and contemporary art fills the lodge.
Ways to make it yours
This is a sample. The hotels, the pace and the order are where we start, not where we finish: every journey is designed around the people taking it.
Made around you
Most travel is bought. This is designed.
Before anything is booked, we talk: who is travelling, how you like to spend a morning, and the hotel preferences below the obvious, from the kind of bath you like to the time you wake and how much daylight you need in a room. You see options where options matter and clean recommendations where they don't.
The same person remains your point of contact from the first reply to the trip after next. No handovers. No team.
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