Karla Roberts
KET TRAVELS
SOUTH AFRICA 2025
Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 10, 2025
Johannesburg, Pilanesberg, and Cape Town
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- Round trip economy class airfare to/from South Africa from ATL airport
- Domestic flights from Safari location to Cape Town
- All transfers and transportation is by private air-conditioned coach
- English Speaking Local Guide
- 2 nights at the Da Vinci Hotel & Suites or Similar
- 3 nights at Ivory Tree Lodge or Similar
- 4 nights at the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront or similar
- Meals as indicated on itinerary (B-full breakfast, L- Lunch, D-Dinner)
- Full Day Journey to Freedom Tour
- Safari Game Drives
- Cape Town City Experience Tour
- Visit Seal island
- Visit Boulders Beach
- Tour of Franschhoek
- Wine Tour
- Robben Island Tour
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED:
- Travel Insurance-Click here to get a quote
- Gratuities for Tour Guide (suggested $10 per day)
- Gratuities for Driver (suggested $10 per day)
- Items of personal nature
- Meals other than what is mentioned above
- Beverage during meals except mentioned on itinerary
- Visa/passport handling fees
ITINERARY:
Arrive today in Johannesburg, South Africa's largest and most populous city. Upon arrival at OR Tambo International Airport, your guide will meet and transfer you to your hotel. En route, enjoy a panoramic orientation tour of this cosmopolitan city, affectionately referred to as "Jo'Burg" or "Jozi" by the locals. Check in at your hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight: DA VINCI HOTEL & SUITES (Standard Room)
Meals: None
Overnight: DA VINCI HOTEL & SUITES (Standard Room)
Meals: Breakfast | Lunch
Activities/Entrance fees included: Apartheid Museum and Mandela House
On the day of your adventure, rest easy knowing that a knowledgeable English speaking guide will be waiting for you at the hotel reception, ready to accompany you on an incredible journey to the captivating National Park. Once there, prepare for an afternoon filled with thrilling encounters as you embark on your first game drive through the park's diverse landscape. Don't forget to recharge with a scrumptious lunch, which you can indulge in at a venue of your choice. As the sun begins its descent, your exhilarating game drive draws to a close, and you'll be escorted back to the lodge, where a delectable dinner awaits, serenading your taste buds with flavors that reflect the richness of this unforgettable experience.
Overnight: Ivory Tree Lodge (Standard Suite)
Meals: Breakfast |Lunch | Dinner
Activities/Entrance fees included: Afternoon 4x4 game drive
Wake up early this morning to the unmistakable sounds of the African bush coming to life, and set out for one of the highlights of your stay; a three-hour sunrise game drive in the Reserve. Spend the day at the lodge enjoying the view and enjoy lunch at the property.
Overnight: Ivory Tree Lodge (Standard Suite)
Meals: Breakfast |Lunch | Dinner
Activities/Entrance fees included: Morning and Afternoon 4x4 game drive
Day 5: Pilanesberg Lodge to Sun City
Start the day before the sun rises, with rusks and tea or coffee before setting off on your morning safari with a ranger. Return to the lodge for a full breakfast then have some time to relax around the property. Meet your guide at the lodge reception for your transfer to Sun City Resort.
Overnight: The Palace of the Lost City
Meals Included: Breakfast
Services Included | Vehicle & guide services: Transfer from Ivory Tree Lodge to The Palace of the Lost City. Transfer Cape Town Airport to Hotel with English speaking guide & driver
Activities/ Entrance fees included: Morning and afternoon 4x4 game drive & Porterage
Day 6: Pilanesberg-Cape Town-Table Mountain
Start the day before the sun rises, with rusks and tea or coffee before setting off on your morning safari with a ranger. Return to the lodge for a full breakfast then have some time to relax around the property.
Meet the guide at the lobby reception for your transfer to OR Tambo Airport. Fly to Johannesburg to Cape Town.
Arrival in Cape Town
On arrival guests will be picked up from the Cape Town Airport and transferred to their hotel with local English-Speaking Guide.
Check in is from 14h00 |
Guests will complete check in formalities at their hotel.
Radisson Blu Hotel is conveniently situated close to the city center and iconic attractions such as Table Mountain, Robben Island, and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Enjoy delicious dishes at Tobago's Restaurant or unwind with a cocktail at our rim-flow pool, offering incredible ocean views. Feel your tension melt away at our Amani Spa, a stunning place where you can rest and relax.
Overnight: Radisson Blu Waterfront-Standard Room
Meals Included: Breakfast
Services Included | Vehicle & guide services: Transfer from Pilanesberg to O R Tambo Airport. Transfer Cape Town Airport to Hotel with English speaking guide & driver
Activities/ Entrance fees included: Morning 4x4 Game Drive
Day 7: Cape Town- Robben Island & Table Mountain with Cape Town City Tour
Breakfast
Breakfast served at the Hotel
Meet your guide at hotel reception & depart for Robben Island visit.
Robben Island tour |
Depart on a scheduled boat trip across Table Bay to Robben Island (time is 45 minutes to 90 minutes). On arrival guests will be met by their guide – an ex-political prisoner. You will be taken on a 45-minute bus ride with a guide providing commentary. Stop and visit the famous Maximum Security Prison as well as the Murray's Bay Harbour precinct attractions, such as the Muslim shrine, or kramat, and the Museum Shop. For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. It was here that rulers sent those they regarded as political troublemakers, social outcasts and the unwanted of society. During the apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality.
Thereafter ascend Table Mountain – weather permitting (otherwise Signal Hill). Lunch at the cafe on Table Mountain (lunch on clients own account)
Discover the spirit of the Mother City, experience her vibrant cultures and history and enjoy botanical scenery. Highlights include: Table Mountain Malay Quarter, Cape Castle, Green Market Square, District Six, and Walk through the Company Gardens, passing the Houses of Parliament, the City Hall and Slave lodge. Visit SA Museum.
Note: Please note visit to Table Mountain is weather depending. If visit to the Table Mountain is not available another attempt will be made to visit on the second or third day.
At 18h00 depart for THE SPICE EXPERIENCE at GOLD RESTAURANT: You will embark on a journey to discover where flavour was born. The history of spices is actually the history of the world. The desire for spices like pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves started extraordinary voyages around the world leading to the discovery of new lands and people. Venture down the spice route with Irene and Luthando as your hosts as they explains how spices were used as currency and how they helped to develop the world, all the way from the explorers of Portugal, to the traders of India and farmers of Zanzibar. Taste, smell and delight in an aromatic new world as you taste and learn more about African spice pastes and well known African spice mixes. Be transported into the beating heart of this vibrant continent through this one-of-a-kind unique dining experience.
- Arrival bubbly with 24 carat gold leaf
- Djembe drumming experience at 18h30
- A private dining room
- A curated evening encompassing the history of spices
- Smell, taste and identify spices
- Get to taste 14 different spice infused dishes
- Live entertainment during the evening in your private dining room
- A visit to the kitchen to meet our chefs
- Pre-selected wines with dinner
- Mineral waters
- Dinner transfer at 22h00 – 22h30 to Radisson Blu Waterfront
Overnight: Radisson Blu Waterfront-Standard Room
Meals: Breakfast | Dinner at Gold Restaurant
Services Included | Vehicle & guide services: Full Day tour. Local English Speaking Guide
Entrance fees included: Robben Island & Table Mountain, Castle of Good Hope & SA Museum
Day 8: Cape Town- Cape Peninsula
Breakfast served at the Hotel. Meet your guide at hotel reception for a full day Cape Peninsula Tour including visits to Seal Island, Boulders Beach, Cape Point National Reserve and lunch in Simons Town. Travel via the 12 Apostles and Hout Bay, as well as Chapman’s Peak (subject to road maintenance) – one of the region’s most dramatic mountain drives offering amazing panoramic views over the city and surroundings. Stop in Hout Bay for a 45 minute boat cruise to Seal Island. Thereafter visit a colony of African Penguins in their natural environment at Boulders Beach. Boulders Beach is a sheltered beach made up of inlets between granite boulders, from which the name originated. It is located in the Cape Peninsula, near Simon's Town towards Cape Point. It is also commonly known as Boulders Bay
13h00 – 14h40: Lunch Set menu in Simons Town
Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, established in 1939 to protect 7750 ha of indigenous flora and fauna. The reserve comes to an end at majestic Cape Point. Rugged rocks and sheer cliffs towering more than 200 metres above the sea and cutting deep into the ocean, provide a spectacular background for the park’s rich bio-diversity. Cape Point falls within the southern section of the Table Mountain National Park.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Overnight: Radisson Blu Waterfront-Standard Room
Services Included | Vehicle & guide services: Full Day tour. Local English Speaking Guide
Entrance fees included: Seal Island, Chapman’s Peak, Funicular (Return tickets), Cape Point Nature Reserve and Boulders Beach.
Day 9: Cape Town
Breakfast at hotel 08h00 - Today will you have the opportunity of exploring Franschhoek Village by foot before heading Stellenbosch. After discovering the town of Stellenbosch by foot, head towards a Wine Estate where you will experience a sensational twist on fast finger-food pairing, expertly paired with our world-class wines. Our uncomplicated yet flavor-packed bites are an ideal match for our wine selections, crafting a truly extraordinary taste journey. Picture indulging in tomato soup, vegetable samosas with zesty mango atchara, BBQ chicken kebabs, beef sliders topped with cranberry jam and dark chocolate shavings, and a traditional mini malva pudding with a hint of licorice!
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Radisson Blu Waterfront-Standard Room
Services Included | Vehicle & guide services: Full Day tour. Local English Speaking Guide
Activities/ Entrance fees included: Wine tasting with pairing in Stellenbosch and Wine tasting in Franschhoek
Day 10: Cape Town
Breakfast |
Breakfast at hotel
Day at leisure until transfer to airport to board flight back home
Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Radisson Blu Waterfront-Standard Room
Services Included | Vehicle & guide services: Transfer from Hotel to Cape Town Airport with Local English Speaking Guide
- To travel abroad, your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your travel dates. Ensure that your passport does not expire on or before May 01, 2025.
- Please note that our flight leaves ATL on October 31, 2025.
- When entering South Africa, passport holders must have at least two completely blank (unstamped) visa pages in their passport for each entry. Note that this does not include the endorsement/amendment pages at the back of the passport. South African government regulations prohibit airlines from boarding passengers who do not meet this requirement. You may be denied entry if your passport does not have enough blank pages.
- You don't need a visa for South Africa if you have a United States passport.
- Ensure you are up-to-date on routine vaccinations before each trip. These include the COVID-19 vaccine, measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine, and your annual flu shot. The CDC recommends visiting your doctor ideally 4-6 weeks before your trip to receive any necessary vaccines or medications.
- Prices are subjec to change without notice. Please make your reservations today at this price to be locked in.
- Monthly payments are required to keep your reservations current. We will provide you with an invoice that will clearly note your payment plan. To ensure you meet the monthly payment requirements we recommed adding the payment plan on your personal calendar.
- You must ensure your roommate, if applicalbe, is also making monthly timely payments.