Ellerman House
A 1906 Edwardian house above Bantry Bay, full of South African art, with a wine gallery, sea-view pool and two villas cut into the granite.
Cape Town, Franschhoek and the Sabi Sand in ten nights
About this journey
Three nights above the Atlantic in Cape Town, three among the vineyards of Franschhoek, then four in the Sabi Sand for leopard. Little jet lag from the UK and a good first safari for couples.
- 10 nights
- March to May and September to November
- Bantry Bay, Cape Town, Franschhoek and Sabi Sand, Greater Kruger
What is included
- Return economy flights from London Heathrow to Cape Town, returning from Johannesburg
- Flight from Cape Town to the Kruger area
- Bed and breakfast at Ellerman House and La Residence
- Full board, drinks and twice-daily game drives at Singita Boulders Lodge
- A private guide for one day on the Cape Peninsula
- A private driver for a day of wine tasting around Franschhoek
- Private transfers throughout
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities for guides, trackers and lodge staff
- Lunches and dinners in Cape Town and Franschhoek
- Wine purchases and shipping
Day by day
Open any day for the detail. Everything here can move: add a night, swap a hotel, change the order.
Arrive in Cape Town
The overnight flight lands in the morning. A driver takes you round the coast road to Bantry Bay, where the afternoon is for the terrace and the view out over the Atlantic.
Table Mountain and the peninsula
Take the cableway up Table Mountain early before the cloud comes in, then spend a day with a private guide on the peninsula: Chapman's Peak, the penguins at Boulders Beach and the cliffs at Cape Point.
Franschhoek and the winelands
Inland, the Franschhoek valley is walled in by mountains and lined with vineyards. A driver takes you between tastings in Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl so nobody has to count glasses.
Leopard country in the Sabi Sand
Fly from Cape Town to the Kruger area and on to the reserve. The Sabi Sand shares an unfenced boundary with Kruger National Park, and its guides and trackers are known for leopard sightings along the Sand River.
Fly home
A final morning drive, then a short flight to Johannesburg to connect with the overnight flight home to London Heathrow.
Where you stay
The properties this route is planned around. We can suggest alternatives at a different price point.
La Residence
A 30-acre estate of vines and orchards below the Franschhoek mountains, with bold interiors, its own wine and suites with private pools for families.
Singita Boulders Lodge
Stone, glass and river light on the Sand River, with some of the most reliable leopard viewing in southern Africa on the doorstep.
Ways to make it yours
Two nights at Tswalu in the Kalahari
Swap one Sabi Sand night and add another for two nights at Tswalu Motse, for red dunes, meerkats and a very different kind of safari.
Helicopter over the Cape Peninsula
A short scenic flight from the V&A Waterfront along the Atlantic seaboard, weather permitting.
Business class flights
Upgrade the long-haul flights to business class in both directions. We quote the fare at the time of booking.
Dates and seasons
Planned for March to May and September to November, when South Africa is at its best. Outside those months it still works, with different trade-offs; ask us.
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