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South Africa is perhaps the most versatile of all the African destinations, offering a wide variety of activities and landscapes to visitors. It is also one of the more easily accessible African countries, with a good road and air network and relatively few remote areas. Whether you are looking for an adventure holiday deep in the bush or are in search of a gentler introduction to Africa, this is the adventure for you.

Situated at the tip of the African continent and surrounded by two oceans, South Africa boasts breathtaking scenery, quaint coastal villages and cosmopolitan cities that can all be combined with a truly exhilarating Big Five South African safari.

Consistently voted as one of the top tourist destinations around the world, South Africa is home to one of the world’s biggest nature reserves, the renowned Kruger National Park, as well as one of the most beautiful and scenic cities, Cape Town.

Why spend all your valuable safari time travelling to and from Kruger Park when you can be there within an hour or two from Johannesburg or Cape Town enjoying a truly relaxed safari experience.

Your safari adventure unfolds immediately upon arrival at Hoedspruit Eastgate airport, the very heart of the world renowned Kruger National Park. You will be met by one of Thornhill’s friendly and passionate safari guides to whisk you off on a safari experience of a lifetime.

All safaris include a diverse mixture of nature experiences including Kruger Park drives, Private reserves focusing on nature’s finer details including spoor, bird, insect & reptile identification as well as bird watching experiences. All in all a totally holistic safari experience!

This trip packs all the highlights into Lesotho into 3 days of overland travelling! Highlights are the Sani Pass, Dinosaur Footprints, Kome Caves and the Maletsunyane Falls.

To launch you straight into the Lesotho way of life, you'll meet and get to know locals as soon as you arrive. During your time here, you'll stay in thatched-roof guesthouses that are centre to the sites of Lesotho, giving you ample opportunity to learn about the history and culture with trips to caves that are still used as housing.

Fall in love with Lesotho, in this quick, yet immersive trip.

This is the perfect weekend adventure getaway filled with unforgettable experiences and suitable for the whole family.

The first part of our trail starts meandering down the Orange River. During which you will see an array of birdlife, paddling and negotiating rapids while being amazed by the setting; relaxing in the sun and cooling off with a swim in the river.

Day two of the trail is split into two parts. First, we will go for a guided hike in the Richtersveld, where you'll see ancient geology and impressive rock formations. The second leg of the day will take us on a thrilling 4x4 trail into the Nababeep Conservancy.

Absorb the vast desert landscape and explore the life forms hidden within the mountains, many of whom have adapted in different and unique ways to survive this desert environment. You'll finish this short trip by leaving the mountains behind and back to camp for a wonderful bush-style dinner under a magnificent star-studded sky, the perfect ending to a truly special experience.

Discover the highlights of South Africa on this incredible seven-day adventure visiting the Greater Kruger National Park and Balule Game Reserve to spot the Big 5 as well as the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town.

Beginning at the famous Kruger National Park, you'll have three and a half days dedicated to ticking off the Big 5. You'll enjoy some of Kruger’s most spectacular landscapes and an extraordinary variety of wildlife, birdlife and plantlife; sightings are special memories never to be forgotten.

Moving on, you'll spend the second half of the trip discovering the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town complete with its glorious backdrop of Table Mountain and the stunning Cape Peninsula.

Staying in Soweto gives you the opportunity to experience this vibrant city – the different neighbourhoods, its history and the local people. Our community is safe to explore on your own and we are on a walking distance from many of Soweto’s famous sites such as the Hector Pieterson memorial as well as world famous Vilakazi Street; not only the home to two Nobel Peace prize laureates but also a vibrant precinct with markets, street performers, restaurants and bars.

Africa has always captured the imagination of the world. Travellers from all walks of life have travelled great distances to come up close and personal with the magical ambience that is unique to this continent.

This 11 days tour covers the best of what South Africa has to offer. The tour brings together the magnificent scenery of The Drakensberg Mountains, historical and cultural experience including the both experience of wildlife safari in The Kruger National Park and City Life in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town.

In the Kruger National your are guaranteed to see some of the BIG FIVE.

While in Cape Town, you will visit Cape Point, Robben Island, Table Mountain and the V&A Waterfront.

The tour will begin in Johannesburg and end in Cape Town or start in Cape Town and ends in Johannesburg depending on your preference.

Your guide will meet you at the airport or collect you form your place of residence then transport you to the Kruger National Park. As soon as you enter the park then the safari starts. You'll be taken to the best area in the park during your stay so that you can have the safari experience. Day 2 and day3 will require your to wakeup early in the morning to start the full day safari and enjoy the sunrise. All your full day game drive will be conducted from the comfort of the fully air-conditioned vehicle.

All our guides have years of experience working in Big Five environments like the world famous Kruger National Park. We believe in inside information as opposed to acquired knowledge, we use indigenous African knowledge – meaning that guides know the area they are guiding you through from the inside, as a part of it; not from the perspective of an outsider (in some respects a tourist himself).

One of South Africa's greatest attractions, Great White Shark Cage Diving attracts annual visitors as shark sightings are done all year around!

This popular activity is done in Gansbaai, roughly 3 hours’ drive from Cape Town which hosts the most Great White Shark population per square km than anywhere else on earth! This activity can be booked as a self-drive option, or transportation can be arranged at an additional cost.

Confirmation of collection time is only given the day before due to tidal changes, weather, currents etc. Thus, it is important that you give us your contact details (email, contact number, place of stay in Cape Town) in order for us the get in contact with you to confirm arrangements.

The Cage
We make use of a securely structured, galvanized, 5-man steel cage. It is operated with a winch from a sturdy gantry, ensuring effective cage retrieval.
Our surface cage is constructed of re-enforced mild steel and built in accordance with specifications provided by coded welders and registered engineers. It has a convenient port hole for easy photography, as well as a 300mm free-board above the surface, allowing divers to effectively communicate with the Dive Master on the boat.

We make use of the hookah system in the cage, meaning that the diving cylinders remain on the boat, since we have 5mm air hoses running into the cage. Cage dimensions are; 2.3m high, 3.0m in length and 1.0m in width. The cage has been carefully designed for the safety of the diver/s as well as the animal. You will therefore find no sharp edges around the cage, ensuring that the sharks are not harmed in any way. Our cage is replaced annually and is inspected by authorities on a
regular basis.

This popular tour departs Cape Town at 6 AM, collecting you from your accommodation. You'll start your journey along the beautiful Garden Route visiting popular attractions such as Knysna Elephant Park, Wilderness, Knysna Heads & the Worlds Highest Bungee Bridge!

Then it's onto the first of your highlights, Addo National Elephant Park, where you do a 2-3 hour self-drive. The highlights don't stop there, are we head to the Garden Route Game Lodge, a 4-star wooden chalet is waiting for you, where you can relax before our afternoon sunset game drive where we shall see all of the big 5 including herds of antelope and various bird species!

On your final day, you'll have one last early morning game drive before a buffet breakfast. You'll depart for Hermanus the land-based whale watching hotspot, then move to Betty's Bay where you'll visit the local penguin colony before heading back towards Cape Town.

Join us at Isinkwe Safaris Bush Camp, home to the nocturnal bushbaby for a 2-night stay surrounded by nature.

A bush experience, inclusive of travelling to the Hluhluwe Game Park for full day open-vehicle safari, as well as breakfast and home-cooked dinners served from the canteen at the "Africa Bush Junction next to the swimming pool.

Spend the night in the Lesotho highlands at the top of the infamous Sani Pass!

Experience the life and culture of this remote part of the world as you meet the locals from a village in one of the most remote areas in the world as you reach the 'Roof of Africa', before returning you will enjoy a famous Lesotho pony trek to discover the mountain range.