Holiday Ideas
The suggestions below show the type of holiday you can enjoy with Freedom Africa. They include city stays, safaris, escorted tours, self drives and more. In fact you can combine any of the experiences on this website to create an individual holiday that’s right for you.
As you look through the website you can ‘Add to Planner’ anything you like and send it to one of our consultants who will mould it into one great holiday for you. Or simply pick up the telephone and tell us just what you would like to do in Africa.
13 days - Cape Town, Garden Route and Game
A fabulous holiday combining South Africa’s most beautiful city with a scenic journey along the Garden Route and to complete your journey spend a couple of days at an Eastern Cape lodge for you African wildlife experience.
Day 1 - Depart from London, or your regional airport for your journey to Cape Town. Fly by scheduled airline with free meals and drinks throughout.
Day 2 – Enjoy four nights in the beautiful city of Cape Town in the accommodation of your choice. Spend time browsing at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, take a trip to Robben Island or stroll in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. See Activities and Explorers.
Day 6 – Depart Cape Town and join our Garden Route Discovery escorted tour. Enjoy the company of your fellow travellers as you spend the next four days enjoying the wonderful scenery and charming towns and villages along the way.
Day 10 - After a night in Port Elizabeth, transfer to one of our fabulous Eastern Cape Game Lodges for an amazing three day safari. All lodges offer morning and evening game drives and many other wildlife experiences.
Day 12 – Travel from your game lodge to Port Elizabeth and fly to Cape Town or Johannesburg for your flight back to the UK.
20 days - Western Cape and Namibia
Combine South Africa's Cape and Winelands region with an unforgettable tour through the astonishing landscapes and magnificent scenery of Namibia.
Day 1 - Fly by scheduled airline to the 'Mother City' of Cape Town. You will be greeted at the airport on arrival.
Day 2 - Enjoy four nights beside Cape Town's lively Waterfront area with plenty of free time to explore the city. Our optional tours include a full day around the Cape Peninsula, including the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, and our Walk to Freedom excursion to a real 'township' and the notorious Robben Island.
Day 6 - Relax as you're taken on an inclusive Explorer tour of the beautiful Winelands area. You'll stay two nights in Stellenbosch or Franschhoek and enjoy a full day of winery visits and tastings.
Day 9 - After a final night in Cape Town, fly to the Namibian capital of Windhoek for the start of your Namibia Touring Adventure. This fully escorted tour takes you through the vast Etosha National Park, the sand dunes of Sossusvlei, the arid Namib Desert and lots, lots more. Look out for some amazing wildlife and the incredible rock formations and ancient engravings of the Damaraland wilderness. The tour also includes two nights in the seaside town of Swakopmund.
Day 19 - Say farewell to Namibia as you return to Cape Town for your flight back to the UK.
15 days - Cape Town, Kruger and Mozambique
Discover the delightful city of Cape Town before an adventure of staying in the Kruger National Park. Finish you holiday with a few days relaxation on the glorious beaches in Mozambique.
Day 1 – Fly from the UK to Cape Town with its attractive waterfront setting and backdrop of Table Mountain.
Day 2 – Spend three days getting to know the city, take a city tour or head down to Cape Point and don’t miss out visiting the penguins at Boulders Beach. Discover the city’s many restaurants and vibrant nightlife. For ideas and suggestions of things to do see Activities and Explorers.
Day 5 – Fly from Cape Town to the heart of the Kruger National Park. On arrival transfer to your lodge for a four night stay. All our lodges include offer game activities and many are included in the price as well as meals and drinks. Head out early morning and late afternoon in search of wildlife and if you are very lucky you may just spot Africa’s legendary ‘Big 5’.
Day 10 – Take a direct flight from Kruger Mpumalanga Airport to Vilanculos in Mozambique, gateway to the beautiful islands of the Bazaruto Archipelago. Spend four nights enjoying the golden beaches and clear blue seas - utterly relaxing and quite unforgettable.
Day 14 – Fly from Vilanculos to Johannesburg and from there on to the UK.
16 Day - South Africa Self Drive Adventure
We combined two self drive itineraries to illustrate just how many possibilities there are on offer. Self drive tours all include accommodation and showcase the very best of the regions that they visit.
Day 1 – Fly from the UK directly into Cape Town by scheduled flight.
Day 2 – Don’t hurry to pick up your car, give yourself a couple of days to get to know Cape Town. We suggest two days seeing the sights of the ‘Mother City’, including Table Mountain, Robben Island or maybe a helicopter flight to get a birds eye view of the area.
Day 4 – Collect your air conditioned rental car and spend the next seven days visiting the charming towns and villages along the Garden Route on our circular self drive.
Day 10 – Return to Cape Town and leave your car at the airport before catching a flight to the seaside city of Durban. Spend the night on the Golden Mile or perhaps the quieter resort of Umhlanga.
Day 11 - Head north from Durban on the action-packed KwaZulu-Natal Discovery self drive tour. We've included overnight stops and exciting experiences in Zululand and the historic Battlefields, as well as two nights in the beautiful Drakensberg Mountains.
Day 15 - Enjoy a final night in Johannesburg or Pretoria before catching your return flight to the UK.
Stopovers
Many of the holidays to Southern Africa can include a stopover in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or perhaps Mauritius. Prices for accommodation start from as little as £39 per person. It’s a great way to visit exotic places en route and your Freedom Africa consultant will be happy to help plan them into your itinerary.
See our Stopovers page.
