South Africa & Mauritius Family Holiday

Duration: 17 days

Location: South Africa & Mauritius

Highlights: Cape Town, Hermanus, Kariega Game Reserve, Mauritius

Price: £3,938pp

Explore the highlights of South Africa and relax in the bliss of Mauritius on this 17-Day journey! Spend some time at the waterfront of Cape Town, exploring all the exciting activities and incredible views it has to offer – don’t forget the chance to go and spot Whales and Penguins too! See see the Big 5 and more in the incredible Malaria-free Kariega Lodge with 4 full days of Safari! The end of this trip sees you in Mauritius, as you relax to the max on the white sand beaches.

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DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: London to Cape Town
Fly overnight from the UK to Cape Town.

Day 2: Cape Town
On arrival you will be transferred into the city where you will spend your first 4 nights at the V&A Waterfront, with the Waterfront on your doorstep, you can start exploring without any transport. Visit the aquarium, take a spin on the Cape Wheel, take in a few busking groups, head to the Watershed to look at some unique souvenirs. See our Cape Town guide.

Days 3&4: Cape Town
Two full days to explore this incredible city! You can take the cable car to the top of Table Mountain, enjoy sundowners at Camps Bay or wander through the city to the V&A Waterfront. We can also help arranging some fantastic excursions – city cycling tours, kayaking adventures, historical tours with Robben Island and more.

Day 5: Day Trip to Hermanus: Whale Watching!
This morning you will be transferred to Hermanus. Listen out for the whale crier’s horn which is sounded upon sightings in the bay. You’ll have plenty of time to spot whales as well as wander along the coastal paths to watch whales from the land, take a boat out into the bay and explore the small town of Hermanus. Why not set your own pace and hire a car for your time in Cape Town and Hermanus? Contact us to find out more.

Day 6: Cape Town to Kariega Private Game Reserve
This morning you will check-in for a flight to Port Elizabeth. On arrival, you will be transferred to the Main Lodge at Kariega Game Reserve where you will be staying for 4 nights, family-owned and an operated Big 5 private safari reserve, this malaria-free game lodge incorporates 10,000 hectares of pristine African wilderness. Th ere are a number of lovely safari options to suit a wide range of budgets – call us on 01273 923100 to discuss the options.

Days 7 to 9 : Safari Time!
Three full days on safari in Kariega Game Reserve. The reserve is home to the Big 5 and four days should give you enough time to spot all these animals and more. Each day you will head out on a game drives along with plenty of relaxation time to take in the views of the reserve or even go for a bush walk or boat trip.

Day 10: Kariega to Mauritius
Early this morning you will be transferred to Port Elizabeth Airport to catch a flight to Mauritius. On arrival you will be transferred to Beachcomber Paradis on the Morne Peninsula where you will be for 6 nights, set against the backdrop of the iconic Le Morne mountain and edges onto one of the most scenic shorelines on the island, this resort offers on of the finest luxury hotels in Mauritius.

Days 11 to 15: Morne Peninsula, Mauritius
Five full days to enjoy the huge pool and beautiful beaches of the Morne Peninsula. With over 3kms of white sandy beach bordering a protected turquoise lagoon, Paradis offers an extensive range of free water sports including windsurfing, paddle-boarding, water-skiing, sailing and snorkelling. On land, there are tennis courts, table tennis and volley-ball facilities available. Want more options – we can help you decide what to do based on what you like.

Day 16: Mauritius to the UK
After a final day relaxing on the beach, you will be transferred to Mauritius Airport to check-in for you flight back to the UK.

Day 17: Home
Welcome Home. Time to show off all your amazing photos! If you don’t have 17 days, ask us to re-design this holiday to your requirements – call 01273 923100.

Aerial view of Cape Town

Cape Town Waterfront

Whale Spotting!

Kariega Main Lodge

Elephants on Safari at Kariega!

Mauritius Beaches

Beachcomber Paradis

This South Africa and Mauritius holiday idea costs from £3,938pp and includes International flights (price based on London), internal flights, private transfers, all accommodation on a sharing basis, 4 nights Self-Catering, 4 nights Full Board with activities on safari and 6 nights B&B in Mauritius.

Now let’s make this holiday yours

Want to add a few nights? Want to change Kariega for the Kruger? Want to tailor this to your family? Fancy some more beach time? Want to get some other hotel options? Let us do the work. Call 01273 923100 now or complete an enquiry form.

The latest word on the street about South Africa holidays:

Her suggestions were amazing, our expectations were pretty high to begin with, but were massively exceeded in each place without exception. Each transfer went off without a hitch, and she’d primed each hotel that it was an anniversary celebration and we were greeted with champagne at every one of them, one of them even made us a cake!

Stewart Brooke South Africa & Seychelles

The selection of accommodation was exactly what we would have chosen from colonial Elephant house to coastal Lavender Manor. The fab boutique hotel in Cape Town was a great location for New Year celebrations and the trip to Franschoek and the winelands fabulous, not just the wine hic hic but the journey there and the spectacular scenery on the drive over.
Thank you for a great experience and abundance of memories.

Sue McCarthy South Africa

From the minute we checked in at the Emirates desk to the minute we landed back in the UK, everything was perfect. Our accommodation was WOW, our transfer drivers and trips were WOW. I don’t want to share where we stayed because they were so special and if we want to go back, I don’t want to find them unavailable!!!

Brenda Douglas South Africa

We can honestly say it was the best holiday we have ever had. The small boutique guest houses were all amazing and certainly gave us a real flavour of the country. We drove to Cape Town where our lovely hotel was a perfect base to explore this beautiful place and beaches along with all the sights.

Sue James South Africa

Jo arranged our once in a lifetime trip to South Africa and we could not have had a better time. It has been the best holiday we have ever had and will certainly be using Sundowner again for any other long haul trips. Don’t hesitate to give them a call – you wont regret it

Sally Dowell South Africa

We have just arrived back after the most incredible road trip around South Africa. Jo organised everything perfectly for us, we didn’t want to come home. We would even go to say it was our best ever holiday and we have been to some lovely destinations. The whole holiday was just perfect in every way.

Cheryl Gallo South Africa

We had a self-drive holiday to KwaZuluNatal which was a wonderful experience from start to finish. We can thoroughly recommend this part of South Africa. The people encountered were delightful and we are already thinking about a return visit.

Barry & Chris South Africa

The boutique Guest Houses Sundowners chose were exceptional – fabulous settings, quality and service. The whole trip was excellently planned and organised, no hitches at all.

Lucy Berkhout South Africa

We loved the safari in Zambia. Such brilliant, friendly guides. The diving at Thonga was another favourite because of the colours and variety of sea life. All in all, it was a great fun, exciting, informative and relaxing holiday.

Isaac Tilney Zambia & South Africa

We just wanted to say thank you for organising such a wonderful holiday for us. We had such an amazing 10 days and everything went just as planned. We would highly recommend James to our friends and the order that we visited each place was perfect. We were lucky in Cape Town as one of the days was warm and sunny so we were able to get up to Table Mountain before we left for Hermanus. We also braved great white shark cage diving and saw plenty of whales on our lovely walk along the Hermanus coastal path.

Lina Valent South Africa

Superb honeymoon – everything was taken out of our hands so we could completely relax. The quality and detail of accommodation and safari were perfect.

Melissa Mochrie South Africa

This was a holiday of a lifetime. Apart from the financial investment, we invested a lot of hope in it. It did not disappoint – everything worked from beginning to end. James designed an excellent itinerary which fully catered for our needs. Satisfying an age range 15-51 is no mean feat and all 6 of us had a great time.

The Chain Family South Africa

Such a fabulous time that it may require a return visit! A big thank you to James for all his help with bookings and arrangements/advice.

Yvonne Phayre South Africa

Thank you so much for organising our SA trip. So appreciative of all the help and advice James gave me when planning it. I shall certainly recommend you to my friends as an excellent travel agent to use when thinking of travelling.

Henry Johnson South Africa

We had a wonderful time – everything went well. Great time to go – schools were back so most of the time everywhere was quiet….driving easy and I’d forgotten they drive on the same side as we do! Thanks for putting together a great itinerary – we did lots of walking (forests and beach), canoeing, wine drinking, sight seeing …the Garden Route is such a wonderful part of the country!

Magda Flowers South Africa

Many thanks for all you have done for us for the holiday, it went to so well and all of us had an amazing time. It brought us together as a family and it was super time together.

Natalie Dylan South Africa

We absolutely loved South Africa, the whole holiday was superb – thank you for organising. We fell in love with Cape Town and Trevoyan Guesthouse, the location, restaurants, tourist attractions and would love to return at some point. And the best highlight was definitely Garonga, we loved it. Amazing location & hospitality. We would thoroughly recommend it.

Ines Delaware South Africa

Thank you for everything. The trip went without a hitch and we really enjoyed every minute of it. I should say a special thanks for suggesting Buffalo Ridge lodge, we saw loads, and the staff there were all fantastic. It’s great that it really is a community lodge and it’s great to know you are promoting them!

Drew Cottrell South Africa

Thank you for the FABULOUS arrangements on our South Africa safari.

Victoria Medlham South Africa

The honeymoon was fantastic. The best experience. Everything went to plan no problems. The Cape Town car hire was a fantastic recommendation that meant we got to go everywhere. Garonga was just perfect. Accommodation outstanding and Food and service 5*. The highlight…. an encounter with a leopard on safari one morning, got the heart pumping slightly. Thanks for putting it together for us.

Matt Kelley South Africa

I just wanted to thank you for all your hard work with regards to our wedding at Garonga over Christmas. Everything was perfect and all the people we came into contact with were lovely. We couldn’t have been happier. The wedding at Garonga was just outstanding and the people at Four Rosmead genuinely couldn’t have done more for us. Many thanks, once again, for your efforts which were so pivotal in making our dream wedding happen.

Bill Banyon South Africa

Thank you for organising our trip. We had such an amazing time, really a trip of a life time. Everything went smoothly bar a couple of days bad weather in cape town. All the accomondatipn was amazing but in particular Garonga, such a great place. We saw everything and the room, food and service incredible. I really feel that I couldn’t have had a better honeymoon.

Tom Cusston South Africa

Thank you for helping us to arrange what has been one of the best holidays we have ever had. We have seen so much-the most amazing scenery and an incredible range of wildlife that we have come back with over 3000 photos to sort out! Everything went according to plan,all the accomodation was top notch. So thank you again. We will certainly reccomend both you and South Africa to anyone showing any interest in going there.

Sarah Huxley South Africa

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