Saket & Neha’s African Journey

Arrive in Nairobi, where you are welcomed and assisted with your onward journey.

Subject to international flight timings, connect directly by light aircraft to the Maasai Mara and transfer to your safari lodge or camp.

If time permits, head out on a first evening game drive — the perfect introduction to Africa.

Begin before sunrise for one of Africa’s iconic experiences — a hot-air balloon flight over the Maasai Mara. Float above the plains as the landscape awakens beneath you, followed by a memorable bush breakfast.

Later, enjoy morning and afternoon game drives, or choose a full-day safari with picnic lunch.

As evening approaches, enjoy a sundowner, subject to camp arrangements and weather, before a romantic dinner beneath the African sky.

Enjoy an early morning game drive followed by breakfast.

Fly from the Mara back to Nairobi and transfer privately to your hotel.

The remainder of the day is tailored according to arrival time and interests.

Private transfer to Nairobi Airport and fly to Cape Town.

On arrival at Cape Town International Airport, meet your private driver and transfer to the hotel.

The evening is at leisure, with the V&A Waterfront a wonderful introduction to the city.

Meet your private driver-guide for a curated Cape Town city experience: Table Mountain (weather permitting), the Malay Quarter / Bo-Kaap, Castle of Good Hope, Houses of Parliament, Company’s Garden, Sea Point, Camps Bay and the V&A Waterfront.

Ascend Table Mountain for panoramic views across the city and ocean.

Later, experience Cape Town from the air on an approximately 12-minute Hopper Scenic helicopter flight from the V&A Waterfront, weather permitting — aerial views of the City Bowl, Green Point Stadium, Clifton, Camps Bay and the Twelve Apostles.

Depart with your private driver-guide for a full-day Cape Peninsula journey, travelling via Hout Bay and the spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive, conditions permitting.

Continue towards the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve for Cape Point, the Flying Dutchman Funicular and dramatic coastal scenery, then the Boulders Beach penguin colony and historic Simon’s Town.

In the evening, embark on a romantic sunset cruise.

After breakfast, transfer privately into the beautiful Cape Winelands and Franschhoek — one of South Africa’s great gastronomic and wine destinations, ringed by mountains and historic vineyards.

Visit The Wine Studio at Mullineux & Leeu Family Wines at Leeu Estates for a sophisticated tasting of selected Mullineux wines, with an introduction to the terroir and winemaking philosophy of the region.

The afternoon can be shaped around private cellar visits, premium tastings, a romantic gourmet lunch, art galleries, boutique shopping or a chocolate and wine pairing.

An optional early-morning hot-air balloon experience opens the day.

Later, depart with your private driver-guide on the scenic journey towards the Garden Route, travelling via Mossel Bay before continuing to Knysna — a beautiful lagoon-side destination surrounded by forest, mountains and coastline.

After check-in, enjoy a cruise aboard the John Benn on the Knysna Lagoon, weather permitting.

Depart with your private driver-guide for a full-day Oudtshoorn experience.

Explore the extraordinary limestone formations of the Cango Caves on a guided experience, followed by Cango Wildlife Ranch.

At Safari Ostrich Ranch, discover the region’s famous ostrich heritage on a guided tractor-trailer experience before returning to Knysna in the late afternoon.

Travel to Plettenberg Bay before continuing towards Tsitsikamma National Park, through the spectacular forests, coastline and landscapes of the Garden Route.

Return to Knysna in the late afternoon.

After breakfast, private transfer to George Airport.

Depending upon the final journey chosen, either connect towards Johannesburg or Cape Town for the international flight home, or continue the honeymoon to the optional Victoria Falls extension.