Luxury
South Africa
Treat yourself to a luxury South Africa safari, where you can indulge in fine food and wine around captivating Cape Town, then be mesmerized by the wildlife at the elegant Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge.
Trip Details
Cape Town | Sabi Sands Game Reserve


- Summary
- Itinerary
- Pricing
- Options & Add-ons
Experience
- Free time to explore vibrant Cape Town
- Amazing wildlife sightings on open-vehicle safaris
- An immersive Community Tour – to learn how Tourism benefits Community and Conservation at Sabi Sabi.
Taste
- A delightful dinner at Ginja Restaurant in Cape Town
- Award-winning boutique wines at Sabi Sabi
Relax
- In your luxurious rooms at the Victoria and Alfred Hotel and Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge
During your stay you can take an immersive Community Tour – a great introduction to learn how Tourism benefits Community and Conservation at Sabi Sabi.
Day 1 - Arrive Cape Town
On arrival in Cape Town, you will be met by a Lion World Travel at the Cape Town Airport and transferred to the luxurious Victoria and Alfred Hotel, located very close to the heart of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, offering some of the most enviable views of Cape Town Harbor, Table Mountain and the vibrant city.
Accommodation: Victoria and Alfred Hotel – Piazza Facing Room
Day 2 - Cape Town
A day at leisure in Cape Town or choose to join our Table Mountain and Cape Peninsula Tour exclusively for our Lion World Travel guests, at a special price of $175 per person.
Take a cable car ride up to the top of Table Mountain (weather dependent), drive along the coastline to Hout Bay along Chapman’s Peak Drive. Visit Table Mountain National Park, the historic naval port of Simon’s Town and the endearing African penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
Accommodation: Victoria and Alfred Hotel – Piazza Facing Room (B)
Day 3 - Cape Town
Enjoy another day at leisure or choose to join a Samosa Folding Class experience with Fayruza Abrahams exclusively for our Lion World Travel guests at a special price of $100 per person.
The Samosa Folding Experience includes a spice tutorial, how to mix masalas, how to fold and fill samosas and make chili bites. Enjoy what you have made with spicy tea.
Accommodation: Victoria and Alfred Hotel – Piazza Facing Room (B)
Day 4 - Cape Town
Enjoy a day at leisure in the fascinating city of Cape Town or choose to join our Franschhoek Experience Tour, exclusively for our Lion World Travel guests, at a special price of $175 per person.
Depart on your tour to the Franschhoek Valley. Enjoy a stroll down the main road in Franschhoek where you can do some shopping. Stop at Haute Cabriere Winery for a wine tasting and a cellar tour. Lunch is at La Bourgogne Wine Farm, along with an olive oil tasting.
After lunch, participate in an interactive wine blending experience at Rickety Bridge Winery.
Transfer to your hotel in Cape Town in the late afternoon.
Accommodation: Victoria and Alfred Hotel – Piazza Facing Room (B, D)
Day 5 - Cape Town/Skukuza
Transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Skukuza to begin your safari experience.
On arrival at Skukuza Airport, you will be met and transferred to Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge where you will spend 3-nights on a fully inclusive basis including two daily game drives.
This afternoon you will head out on your first game drive. Return to the lodge after sunset for a delicious dinner and a drink around the fire.
Accommodation: Sabi Sabi – Bush Lodge – Suite (B, L, D)
Day 6 - Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Enjoy early morning and late afternoon open vehicle game drives. You also have the option of a bush walk accompanied by experienced field guides.
The excitement of each drive is interrupted by a refreshment break, to accommodate any call of the wild and revitalize you with a sundown cocktail.
Accommodation: Sabi Sabi – Bush Lodge – Suite (B, L, D)
Day 7 - Sabi Sands Game Reserve
Another day to enjoy early morning and late afternoon open vehicle game drives.
During your stay you can take an immersive Community Tour – a great introduction to learn how Tourism benefits Community and Conservation at Sabi Sabi.
This tour will showcase the following areas:
Swa-Vana Care Centre – a centre for young people including children with disabilities as well as children living with HIV / AIDS. The centre ensures that the children are well nourished and that they have a safe space after school and a place for play and homework.
The Digital Learning Centre - a centre where guests will see how technology is used to teach Grade 4’s English and Math and offers the school leavers a place to start moulding a career in hospitality and Tourism.
Continue to the Marula Water Tower to view the recently built solar powered water pump offering filtered water to the entire community of Huntington. The tap network project spans a 2-mile radius around the pump, making this a fully sustainable community. Over and above the water tower they are turning the site into a community vegetable garden which will feed the village and lodge.
The last stop will be a visit to the Traditional Healer (the Induna) before returning to camp.
Accommodation: Sabi Sabi – Bush Lodge – Suite (B, L, D)
Day 8 - Skukuza/Johannesburg/Depart
After your last early morning game drive, followed by breakfast, you will be transferred to Skukuza Airport for your flight to Johannesburg. (B)
Add-Ons
Victoria Falls in Style - From USD $1,999
Experience a fabulous blend of luxury tented accommodations, game drives, river cruises and the impressive Victoria Falls for an exciting add-on! Victoria Falls in Style is a 3-night package. Spend one night in Johannesburg and enjoy two nights in Victoria Falls staying in a stunning tented lodge on the banks of the Zambezi River.
Cape Town Tours
Pricing Valid until October 31, 2022
Cape Town, the Mother City, is a historically, culturally and breathtakingly vibrant city that has been named the best city in Africa and the second best city in the world by Condé Nast Traveller.
Please note the scheduled tours below have additional drop off and pick up points and will have other guests on board. If available, private tour pricing is listed below and offers a vehicle and driver just for your use and allows more flexibility (please note that the venues visited will have other guests).
Cape Town City Tour - Half Day
Departs: Daily between 7:35am and 8:30am. Returns: Approximately 12:30pm.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$45 | Private Tour US$130 (both tours based on a minimum of two people, prices are per person.)
This tour is designed to orientate and give you a full-color insight into the extraordinary magic of Cape Town. Enjoy a cable car ride to the summit of the legendary Table Mountain (weather permitting) for panoramic views, including the city and surrounding layout of this southernmost tip of Africa (tickets are for your own account). Next up is a visit to The Cape Castle and the Company Gardens, then you’ll be driven past Parliament Buildings, City Hall which is where Nelson Mandela made his first public speech after his release from prison and the Slave Lodge. Next, it’s up the cobblestoned hills to the beautifully colorful homes of the Bo-Kaap in the Malay Quarter. The tour ends with a visit to a diamond works.
Cape Point Tour - Half Day
Departs: Daily between 7:40am and 8:45am. Returns: Approximately 12:30pm.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$80 | Private Tour US$205 (both tours based on a minimum of two people, prices are per person.)
The Cape Peninsula and Cape Point provide wild and breathtaking views. Drive along Millionaires Paradise, eyeing the glamorous homes of Clifton Beach and Camps Bay, then on towards the charming coastal town and working harbor of Hout Bay. Next, driving over the legendary Chapman’s Peak Drive you’ll arrive at the Cape of Good Hope Section of the Table Mountain National Park. Continue on with a visit to the African penguin colony at Boulders beach (on your own account, approximately USD $5 per person), before moving on to Simon’s Town.
Stellenbosch Winelands Tour - Half Day
Departs: Mon-Sat between 12:45pm and 1:45pm. Returns: Approximately 5:30pm.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$65 (based on a minimum of two people, price is per person.)
Stellenbosch, with its Cape Dutch architecture, is the warm and wonderful heart of the Cape Winelands and is surrounded by stunning wine estates. You’ll love exploring the fine art galleries, the history, and the curious and quaint shops here. You’ll be taken on a leisurely drive to become acquainted with the area, before being introduced to the wine-making process in a fascinating cellar tour. Of course, you‘ll have a chance to taste the wine for which this area is renowned.
Robben Island Tour - Half Day
Departs: Daily, weather permitting. Ferries depart at 9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm. Tour lasts approximately 3½ hours.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$65 | Private Tour - Rates Available On Request (based on a minimum of two people, price is per person.)
Board the Robben Island Ferry at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and take part in a half day Robben Island tour.
For nearly 400 years, Robben Island was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment for political prisoners and social outcasts. During the apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality. Some freedom fighters spent more than a quarter of a century in prison for their beliefs. Nelson Mandela was one of them. You will be escorted around the island by an ex-political prisoner, and given insight into the past and how the human spirit triumphs.
Cape Malay Cooking Experience with Fayruza Abrahams - Half Day
Departs: Timing may vary. Departs around 10:30am, lasting approximately 3 hours. (Subject to chef's availability).
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$100 | Private Tour - Rates Available On Request (based on a minimum of two people, price is per person.)
“Food is not a thing. It’s a feeling,” – says the poised and refined Fayruza Abrahams.
Fayruza was born in the Bo-Kaap and still lives in the same house you will visit to cook with her. For many years Abrahams has been introducing visitors to her kitchen, to the delicious world of Cape Malay cooking. She grew up eating meals prepared from extremely humble ingredients. It was her grandmother who taught her to prepare simple delicious food, and this is when she discovered she was a “foodie”.
The whole experience is colorful, fun and delicious. Choose between a hands-on Samosa Folding Class where you will have a tutorial and learn how to mix spices, and fold and fill samosas, or a Cape Malay Dessert Cooking Experience.
Sea Kayaking - Half Day
Departs: Daily, subject to weather.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$185 (based on a minimum of two people, price is per person. Please note the tour excludes transport to and from Simon's Town — transport prices available upon request.)
Visit one of the most unique places in the world — a penguin colony in suburban Cape Town. And the best way to see it is from the water. Leave from Simon's Town Waterfront and paddle past the civilian and Naval Harbor and out to Boulders Beach. After visiting the penguins, stop on a lovely semi-private beach for refreshments, swimming and snorkeling (snorkels and bottled drinking water are provided). Your double kayak is very stable and perfect even if you have no paddling experience.
Cape Town Tours - Full Day
Cape Winelands Tour
Departs: Mon-Sat between 8:00am and 9:00am. Returns: Approximately 5:30pm.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$85 | Private Tour US$240 (both tours based on a minimum of two people, prices are per person.)
This is a superb day exploring the exceptional Winelands region with its heavenly scenery. The area is rich with history, and you can’t help but feel it as you visit this region. Experience a wine cellar tour, where you’ll learn all about the process of winemaking, and have the chance to savor the wines. Visit the charming little town of Franschhoek, pass by the impressive Huguenot Monument, and enjoy lunch (your own account) – the town is known as the gourmet capital of South Africa. After lunch, the tour takes you over the Helshoogte Mountain Pass to the pretty university town of Stellenbosch. You will have time to stroll through this little town, absorbing the quaintness, and enjoying the shops!
Cape Peninsula Tour
Departs: Daily between 7:45am and 8:45am. Returns: Approximately 6:00pm.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$105 | Private Tour US$265 (both tours based on a minimum of two people, prices are per person.)
On this tour you will see why the area earned the name of The Fairest Cape. Sit back and relax, as you’re driven along the exquisite stretch of coastline known as Millionaire’s Paradise – from Clifton to Camps Bay, to the exclusive beach hamlet of Llandudno – towards the charming working harbor of Hout Bay. You then wind your way along the legendary Chapman’s Peak Drive, hugging the cliffs and relishing the breathtaking ocean views. After a stop for lunch (your own account), visit the wild and beautiful Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National Park, an integral part of the world-renowned Cape Floral Kingdom.
After, you'll head back along the coast towards the City, visiting the historic naval port of Simon’s Town and the endearing African penguin colony at Boulders Beach (own account – approximately USD $5 per person). Next, you’ll head inland to the last stop of the day. In the summer months this will be at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. With the sun setting over the tall peaks of Table Mountain, the last rays sparkle on the trees and flowers. In the winter months (May 1st to Aug 31st), the last stop is at Groot Constantia where you’ll stop for a wine tasting and cellar tour of South Africa’s oldest wine estate.
Cape Town Tours - Evening Options
Sunset and Beach Dinner
Departs: Tuesdays and Thursdays, September - May only. Between 5:30pm and 6:00pm. Returns: Approximately 10:00pm.
Pricing: Scheduled Tour US$100 | Private Tour US$210 (both tours based on a minimum of two people, prices are per person.)
Join your host and head out of the city before sunset. Savor a chilled glass of sparkling wine while overlooking one of Cape Town’s most beautiful beaches and taking in the sunset. You’ll be shown how to find the Southern Cross in the night sky (if the moon isn’t too bright!), before enjoying dinner at a sensational restaurant offering seafood and South African specialties.
Custom Cape Town Day Tours
We can tailor make tours to match your interests or simply arrange for you to have a vehicle and driver available with no plan in mind to take you wherever you feel like going. In addition to the beautiful Winelands, Cape Point and City tours, consider a family day out, to see seals, penguins, monkeys and butterflies; plan a big shopping extravaganza; or indulge in a grand gourmet food and wine tour.
Half Day Private Tours
Departs: Daily, on request. Trip can run from either 8:30am to 12:30pm or 1:30pm to 5:30pm and covers up to 150km (93 miles) of driving.
Pricing: Private Tour US$240 (based on a minimum of two people, prices are per person.)
Half day custom trip with private vehicle and driver.
Full Day Private Tours
Departs: Daily, on request. pickup time of 9:00am, drop-off time of 5:30pm and covers up to 250km (150 miles) of driving.
Pricing: Private Tour US$425 (based on a minimum of two people, prices are per person.)
Full day custom trip with private vehicle and driver.
Both half and full day options exclude all entrances, parking fees, toll fees and any other costs which you would need to settle directly at the venues visited and in the case of parking, with the driver. Touring is done in an air-conditioned 7-seater vehicle with a tour guide.
Prices are per person in US Dollars, for land arrangements only, based on double occupancy accommodations. Based on a minimum of 4 passengers to operate. Single supplement pricing available on request.
Add an extra night at Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge for US$250 per person, ask us for details!
2023
US$4399 per person based on double occupancy
April 20
US$4199 per person based on double occupancy
May 12
June 7
July 5
August 7
US$4399 per person based on double occupancy
September 12
US$4599 per person based on double occupancy
March 20
October 23
November 18
December 4
Inclusions:
- South Africa domestic flights: Cape Town/Skukuza/Johannesburg
- All services as specified
- Transportation in luxury air-conditioned vehicles
- Accommodation in standard rooms
- Meals as specified, including dinner at Ginja Restaurant to the value of R250 per person (excluding drinks and gratuity)
- Game drives as specified in itinerary with the services of Rangers/Trackers
- Lion World Travel Representative meet and greet upon arrival
Exclusions:
- Round trip international airfare
- Items of a personal nature such as laundry, telephone calls etc.
- All other services not mentioned
- Gratuities/tips for game rangers, tour guides, and drivers
- Costs of obtaining passports and/or visas
- Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption and Medical Insurance are required for the entire duration of your travels – please note that insurance for this trip is a mandatory requirement from suppliers in South Africa – proof of insurance must be provided before bookings are confirmed. It is your personal responsibility to ensure you have enough insurance coverage.
Staff Favorite
"Stunning is all I can say about this wildlife safari. We pride ourselves in providing 5 star service for our clients, from start to end. With this South Africa safari we know that both the Victoria and Alfred Hotel and Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge will look after our guests with the greatest care. Exceptional service, and amazing wildlife encounters, await you on this luxury safari."
- Leeann Phayre-Mallo, VP Operations
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