Bush & Beach Honeymoon Safari

You will be met at the door of your aircraft and assisted through customs and immigration and on to your awaiting transfer to your boutique city hotel, Cape Codogan. The old and established neighborhoods of Gardens, Oranjezicht and Tamboerskloof in Cape Town merge into each other as they line the foothills of Table Mountain and Signal Hill. The area enjoys convenient proximity to the city, the Table Mountain Cableway, as well as the beaches. The narrow little streets are lined by original Cape buildings, many of which have been beautifully restored, some now housing museums and art galleries, as well as lively sidewalk cafés and highly acclaimed restaurants. Now known for its trendy and modern vibe, this region is often visited on foot, encompassing the historic parliament buildings, the Company Gardens and the lively café culture and boutiques of Kloof Street.

This morning head out with your private guide to explore Cape Town, known affectionately as the Mother City. Your tour will take to the Houses of Parliament, the Castle , the lively Greenmarket Square with its daily market, the Company Gardens and of course Table Mountain which will give you spectacular views over the city and Peninsula. On the descent, you stop at the Bo Kaap neighborhood, home to the Cape Malay community, with its cobbled streets and brightly colored houses.

This morning continue your exploration of the Cape – The Cape of Good Hope and Stellenbosch, in the Winelands. Take in the beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay, before crossing over to Hout Bay, where you may choose to join an optional boat cruise to Seal Island. Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve via Chapman’s Peak, one of the world’s most breathtaking coastal drives, where you will board a funicular to get to the top of the Peninsula and witness the symbolic meeting of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans and marvel at the spectacular views over False Bay. After lunch (for your own account), continue to Simonstown, the naval base, and visit the African Penguin breeding colony at Boulders Beach. Then it’s onward to Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa, with canal lined avenues, and magnificent examples of Cape Dutch architecture where you enjoy a wine tasting and cellar tour, before returning to your hotel in Cape Town late this afternoon.

Today is on your own to explore! Head out to the city’s famous beaches, take a helicopter ride over the Cape, experience diving with Great White Sharks, visit galleries and do some shopping…the possibilities are practically endless!

This morning you will be transferred back to the Cape Town airport for the direct scheduled flight to Skukuza, where you will be met and transferred to Sabi Sabi Little Bush Camp in the Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve. The enormous Kruger National Park is almost two million hectares of wilderness. Proclaimed in 1899 thanks to the vision of President Paul Kruger, its size continues to expand as private reserves on its borders remove fence lines and more recently, international borders between the Kruger National Park and Mozambique and Zimbabwe have been removed to create the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park, effectively doubling the protected game reserve area. This afternoon set out for your first game drive.

There has to be a reason why this area is known as one of the finest safari areas in Africa and this can be attributed to the fact that it has one of the highest densities of wildlife per square hectare and this, coupled with the fact that through sound environmental practices the wildlife do not feel threatened by us as visitors, results in regular sightings, often only a few meters from your private Land Rover, of some Africa’s most elusive predators and big game. The guides are expertly trained to not only provide you with an encyclopedia of information on all aspects of the ecology but are also well versed in being incredible hosts, passionate about making sure you highest expectations are met.

The safaris take place either in the morning or late afternoon moving into the early evening. The reason for this is that it is when the wildlife are most active due to the temperatures being the most moderate. It is also important to note that this area does not get affected by a migration of species which means that the game viewing is consistently good all year round and the only change in seasons is really to the surrounding landscape and daily temperatures. Three nights Little Bush Camp. All meals, local drinks and game activities.

This morning enjoy one last breakfast in the bush before it’s time for the 3 hour transfer to Nelspruit to meet the direct flight to Vilanculos. Upon arrival in Mozambique, you will proceed through customs and immigration and on to meet the private transfer to your villa hotel overlooking the ocean, Villa Santorini. Vilanculos is well known as the gateway to the Bazaruto Archipelago and was one of Mozambique’s first well known tourist destinations. The town itself is only about 5km long filled with all the amenities needed to make your visit comfortable yet local. Just beyond the bay of Vilanculos, lie the chain of 5 islands comprising the Bazaruto Archipelago, a Marine National Park, hosting over 1200 species of fish.

Your stay includes non-motorized beach activities. Explore, island hop, snorkel, laze in the warm Indian Ocean or around the courtyard pool dreaming of dinner, prepared by the expert chef. Listen to the tinkle of ice, perched on the lip of the martini pool or to the slap of waves against fishing dhows while being massaged on the viewing deck. The choices and their contact list are endless. It’s the perfect seaside holiday: a sprawling villa with extensive and enchanting hideaways. One day you may choose head out to explore the town with our local guide, including the market, a visit to the Machilla Magic handcraft gift center (a community up liftment project ), and a stop at Chef Jorge’s baracca (bar).