Cape TownKruger National Park
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Cape Town & Kruger Safari

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◷8 nights ✈Flights included £From £2,699pp
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Trip overview

This is South Africa's classic first trip: four nights in Cape Town, then four nights beside Kruger National Park looking for lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Cape Town gives you Table Mountain, the winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, and the drive round to Cape Point and the penguins at Boulders Beach. Kruger is a two-and-a-half-hour flight north-east, so you swap sea views for the bush in an afternoon.

We fly you direct from London to Cape Town and home from Johannesburg, so there is no backtracking. In Kruger you stay a few steps from Paul Kruger Gate, with open-vehicle game drives into the park each day. If you would like more privacy, we can move the safari to a lodge in the Sabi Sands, where rangers can drive off-road and sightings are often closer.

Trip highlights

  • Cable car up Table Mountain
  • Cape Point and the penguins at Boulders Beach
  • A day in the Stellenbosch and Franschhoek winelands
  • Daily game drives in Kruger National Park
  • Chance to see the Big Five
  • Direct flights between London and South Africa

Your route

2 stops · 8 nights · flying British Airways

Route map: Cape Town & Kruger Safari⤢ Enlarge map
✈ Fly from the UK with British Airways
1

Cape Town Nights 1–4

Table Mountain, winelands, Cape Point

✈ About 2h 40m flight from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport, then about 45 minutes by road
2

Kruger National Park Nights 5–8

Big Five game drives

✈ Fly home to the UK

Where you stay

Priced with these hotels or similar. Want a different hotel? Your Travel Designer will re-price it for you.

Cape Town
Stop 1 · Cape Town · 4 nights

The Portswood Hotel or similar

★★★★

Cape Town sits between Table Mountain and the Atlantic, with the V&A Waterfront, Bo-Kaap's coloured houses and Robben Island all close by. Four nights gives you a day on the Cape Peninsula, a day in the winelands and time for the mountain when the weather is clear.

  • Bed & breakfast
  • At the V&A Waterfront, walking distance of restaurants and the Robben Island ferry
  • Views towards Table Mountain from many rooms
Upgrade ideas: Cape Grace · One&Only Cape Town
Kruger National Park
Stop 2 · Kruger National Park · 4 nights

Kruger Gate Hotel or similar

★★★★

Kruger is one of Africa's largest national parks, home to the Big Five and more than 500 bird species. Staying at Paul Kruger Gate puts you minutes from the Sabie River road near Skukuza, one of the park's best areas for big cats.

  • Half board
  • Beside Paul Kruger Gate on the Sabie River
  • Open-vehicle morning and sunset game drives can be booked into the park
  • Formerly the Protea Hotel Kruger Gate
Upgrade ideas: Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge · Lion Sands River Lodge

Prices & seasons

Guide prices per person, two sharing, with flights from London.

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from£2,699

Prices checked October 2026. Prices change daily; your Travel Designer confirms today's live price before you book. Business class and regional airports on request.

Best time to go: September to November and March to April suit both halves best: Cape Town is warm and Kruger's bush is thin enough for good game viewing. Kruger's dry winter (May to October) is the peak for wildlife, while Cape Town is at its sunniest from November to March.

Day-by-day itinerary

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1
Day 1 · Cape Town

Fly to Cape Town

Your overnight direct flight from London (about 11h 30m) lands in Cape Town in the morning. Transfer to the V&A Waterfront and take it easy after the journey.

2–4
Days 2–4 · Cape Town

Mountain, peninsula and winelands

Ride the cable car up Table Mountain, drive the Cape Peninsula to Cape Point and Boulders Beach, and spend a day tasting in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. We can book guided tours or a hire car.

5
Day 5 · Kruger National Park

Fly to Kruger

Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport and transfer to Paul Kruger Gate. Your first game drive can be the same evening.

6–8
Days 6–8 · Kruger National Park

Safari days

Head out on early-morning and sunset game drives along the Sabie River, looking for lion, leopard, elephant and rhino. In between, rest by the pool or take a guided bush walk.

9
Day 9 · Kruger National Park

Fly home

Transfer to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport and fly to Johannesburg to connect with the overnight direct flight to London, arriving the next morning.

What's included

  • Return flights from London (into Cape Town, home via Johannesburg)
  • Flight from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport
  • 4 nights in Cape Town, bed & breakfast
  • 4 nights at Kruger, half board
  • Private airport transfers
  • Checked baggage and taxes
  • Travel insurance
  • Game drives and Kruger park entry fees, unless added to your booking
  • Cape Town tours and Table Mountain cable car tickets
  • Lunches and drinks
  • Tips for guides and rangers

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Good to know

How do you get from Cape Town to Kruger?

Airlink flies direct from Cape Town to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport near Nelspruit in about 2h 40m. From there it is roughly 45 minutes by road to Paul Kruger Gate.

Is four nights enough in Kruger?

Four nights gives you six to eight game drives, which is usually enough for good sightings of most of the Big Five. If you can add a night or two, a private reserve such as the Sabi Sands is a good way to spend them.

Do I need malaria tablets?

Kruger is a malaria-risk area, while Cape Town is not. Ask your GP or a travel clinic about antimalarials a few weeks before you travel.

Can I add a beach at the end?

Yes. Mauritius is about four hours from Johannesburg, so a week on the beach fits easily after Kruger. See our Kruger Safari & Mauritius holiday.

Make it yours

Change the hotels, the nights or the order, or add a third stop. A Travel Designer replies within a few hours.

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