SIGNATURE SAFARI SERIES

South Africa & Botswana Luxury Safari

Cape to Delta

10 Days / 9 Nights

Overview

A grand-format journey spanning South Africa and Botswana — a boutique art-filled mansion above the Atlantic, the legendary leopard territory of MalaMala, a refined Johannesburg stopover, and two A&K Sanctuary properties deep in Botswana’s wetlands. Five distinct worlds, woven into a single seamless itinerary.

  • Accommodation as specified in the itinerary
  • Meals as specified in the itinerary
  • Activities as specified per property

  • International flights
  • Domestic and regional flights (Cape Town–MalaMala–Johannesburg–Maun)
  • Tips/gratuities
  • Entry visas and fees
  • Medical and travel insurance
  • Any other items of a personal nature

The Journey – Your Itinerary

A 1906 Cape Edwardian mansion at the foot of Lion’s Head, built around art, wine and hospitality.

Overlooking the Atlantic from Bantry Bay, this intimate house sets an unhurried tone — private art viewings, sundowners over the ocean, and easy access to the city’s landmark sights.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Private sundowner with Bantry Bay views
— Private guided tour of the house’s art collection
— Complimentary entry to the Zeitz MOCAA museum
— Robben Island, Table Mountain and Kirstenbosch, at leisure

THE STAY — ELLERMAN HOUSE
A 13-room, 2-villa boutique mansion built around art, wine and cuisine, above the Atlantic.
— 13 individually designed bedrooms plus 2 private villas
— Personal, intuitive service on an intimate scale
— A significant private art collection throughout the house
— Panoramic Atlantic views from the foot of Lion’s Head

Unfenced to the Kruger, and steeped in the elegance of an earlier safari era.

One of southern Africa’s oldest and largest private Big Five reserves, MalaMala pairs consistent, exceptional game viewing with an Out-of-Africa sense of occasion.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Morning and afternoon game drives
— Consistent Big Five sightings along the Sand River
— A scenic, wildlife-rich transfer route through Kruger

THE STAY — RATTRAY’S LODGE
MalaMala’s most luxurious camp — an era of distant travellers and refined safari elegance.
— Understated, old-world safari elegance
— Direct access to MalaMala’s private Big Five reserve
— Positioned on the unfenced boundary with Kruger National Park

A refined gateway night in Africa’s financial capital.

A single night to unwind between safari legs, set within ten acres of gardens minutes from the airport, with a spa and restaurant worth lingering for in their own right.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Saxon Spa — Himalayan salt and copper-influenced treatments
— Dining at Qunu, a modern African table

THE STAY — SAXON HOTEL VILLAS & SPA
A ten-acre garden retreat with private villas reached by skywalk, and an award-winning spa.
— Private villas connected to the main hotel via skywalk
— Saxon Spa, with signature therapies and a full treatment menu
— Qunu restaurant, blending local and international flavours

A UNESCO-listed wetland, and the smallest, most intimate address in the A&K Sanctuary portfolio.

Named for 19th-century explorer and painter Thomas Baines, this six-suite lodge rises from papyrus reeds at the heart of the Delta’s globally significant wetland habitat.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Morning and afternoon game drives across the Delta
— Wildlife encounters spanning lion, rhino, leopard and elephant
— Bush-flight arrival, with soft-bag luggage requirements

THE STAY — BAINES’ LODGE, AN A&K SANCTUARY
Six standalone suites conjuring an explorer’s spirit amid the Delta’s papyrus reeds.
— Just 6 suites — the most intimate property in the A&K Sanctuary collection
— Standalone wooden suites rising from the wetland reeds
— Design inspired by 19th-century explorer Thomas Baines

Home to roughly 80,000 elephants, seen from a hilltop retreat above the river.

The journey’s final chapter trades the Delta’s stillness for the drama of the Chobe’s elephant herds and river-level wildlife encounters.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Game drives on designated Chobe National Park tracks
— Boat safaris at water level with elephant and hippo

THE STAY — CHOBE CHILWERO LODGE, AN A&K SANCTUARY
A hilltop retreat with panoramic Chobe River views, on the edge of Botswana’s second-largest national park.
— Split-level swimming pool overlooking the floodplain
— Full-service spa with a treetop treatment room
— Lounge, library and dining room linked to outdoor viewing patios

Transfer to the airport for your return flight.

Where You Will Stay

Why ChoosE TRAVEL WILD?

Journeys designed around you, never off the shelf

Access to experiences few others can offer

Hand-selected luxury hotels in every destination

Guides who know this land as home

Airport meet and greet with private transfers