Fly-In & Self-Drive Tour 10 Days / 9 Nights

Combine Cape Town and its wonderful highlights – including Table Mountain, Cape Point, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the Winelands – with world-renowned Sun City and an incredible safari at Madikwe Game Reserve. Daily flights from Cape Town to Sun City make this an easy combination with a leisurely drive to malaria-free Madikwe. One of South Africa’s biggest wildlife sanctuaries, Madikwe’s broad mix of habitats allows a wide range of African wildlife to flourish – including the Big Five, cheetah and a thriving population of wild dog. Choose accommodation to suit your pocket.

• Cape Town, Table Mountain and Cape Point
• Sun City and Pilanesberg
• Madikwe Game Reserve
• Big Five safari

Day 1 - 4 : CAPE TOWN
You will be met at Cape Town International Airport by a CC Africa representative and transferred to the hotel/guesthouse of your choice. Our representative will go through your travel documentation with you, providing self-drive tips and information on the many interesting places you can visit en-route. Your rental car is delivered to you on day two and you have three days at leisure to explore the Cape Peninsula.

In your package we have included a two-hour guided open bus trip around the Mother City. This is a ‘hop on, hop off’ service valid for the day, giving you a convenient means of accessing all major highlights in Cape Town, including a visit to Camps Bay beach.

Four overnights at Protea Hotel Sea Point (V) / Twelve Apostles (L) / Cape Grace (D) on a bed & breakfast basis

Day 5 – 7 : MADIKWE GAME RESERVE
Drive to Cape Town International Airport to drop off your rental car, in time for your connecting flight to Pilanesberg Airport near Sun City, northwest of Johannesburg. Pick up a rental car and drive to Madikwe Game Reserve, a Big Five, malaria-free reserve on the border with Botswana.

Madikwe – one of South Africa’s biggest wildlife sanctuaries – owes its existence to a unique wildlife project, Operation Phoenix, which created the Reserve from 76 000 hectares (187 800 acres) of degraded farmland in 1992. The biggest-ever game-relocation programme in Africa, it involved conserving and re-stocking flora and wildlife which had long since disappeared from the region.

Ten thousand animals were re-introduced over a six-year period. Madikwe today is Big Five territory and you can also expect to see wild dog, both black and white rhino, extensive plains game, as well as over 340 species of birds.

Madikwe is malaria-free and thus ideal for families with young children. All the lodges featured here welcome children of all ages and most offer unique activities to ensure that the whole family has an exceptional wildlife experience.

Three overnights at Madikwe River Lodge (V) / Jaci’s Safari Lodge (L) / Madikwe Safari Lodge (D) on a full board basis

Day 8 - 9 : SUN CITY
Drive back to Sun City. In the middle of dry bushveld scrub this man-made fantasy paradise is set in a valley of the Pilanesberg Mountains. It is an oasis of lush green vegetation, water-features, casinos, golf courses and world-class hotels. All of the hotels have access to the extensive lake that is a central feature of the Sun City complex and offers various watersports. Each hotel has its own pool for those who prefer to relax on loungers and enjoy the sunshine. Pilanesberg National Park is home to the Big Five and is malaria-free.

Two overnights at Cabanas (V), Cascades Hotel (L) or The Palace of the Lost City (D) on a bed & breakfast basis

Day 10
Drive from Sun City to Johannesburg International Airport in time for your connecting flight. End of services.

V = Value; L = Luxury; D = Deluxe