Romantic Cape Town, Kruger & Mozambique

Situated in one of Cape Town’s most convenient and prettiest city neighbourhoods, you will check into a 2-bedroom apartment at More Quarters, ideal if you are travelling with young child or perhaps a parent. Having such spacious accommodation will make you feel right at home, with the added perks of room service, babysitting and gym membership.

More Quarters is within walking distance to the vibrant city centre, the Company’s Gardens and exciting Kloof, Bree and Long Streets, which are a treasure trove of boutiques, galleries, cafes and restaurants. Once you have found your bearings, it is easy to venture slightly further afield: take the cable car to the summit of Table Mountain, walk up Lion’s Head, indulge in some retail therapy at the world-famous V&A Waterfront or soak up the African sun on Camps Bay beach.

The truly adventurous are spoilt for choice: be enchanted by the endangered African penguins at Boulders Beach, whizz over the Constantia Winelands on a zipline, or visit Cape Point to see where two oceans meet. As always, you comfortable apartment and view of Table Mountain is waiting for you at the end of another perfect day.

From the city to the bush: a short flight whisks you from Cape Town to Hoedspruit for the drive to Ngala Safari Lodge, set on a private reserve in the Kruger National Park. You will be surrounded by Africa as she once was: hyenas crying out at night, fish eagles calling in the morning and the Big 5 living as they always have.

Ngala Safari Lodge prides itself on superb service and gourmet dining experiences, and you will soon slip into the pattern of ‘bush life’: being woken at dawn with hot coffee, bundling up for your morning game drive, taking brunch on the deck, savouring cocktails as the sun sets and recalling it all around the crackling fire under a blanket of stars.

Protected by a lush canopy of immense mopane and tamboti trees, the lodge is intimate and elegant. Soft linen and romantically-draped beds combine with dazzling views of the surrounding trees and thickets. A private verandah is the perfect spot for private meals, while a large en suite bathroom with outdoor shower oozes opulence and romance.

It is off to the small town of White River near the Kruger National Park, where you check into Oliver’s Restaurant & Lodge for the night.

A well-appointed boutique hotel, Oliver’s is ideal for unwinding after the early mornings of safari. Enjoy dinner before turning in for your final night on South Africa: tomorrow, you fly to the beach paradise of untouched Mozambique.

Snorkelling, diving, swimming, sunbathing, kayaking… whatever beach activity you prefer, Massinga Beach Lodge is the place to indulge!

From Oliver’s, you will head to Kruger-Mpumalanga International Airport for the short flight to Vilanculos in Mozambique. From there, a 3-hour road transfer with a guide whisks you off to Massinga.

The warm Indian Ocean beckons as do famous dive sites like ‘Fingers’. There is a fully equipped PADI centre, a private beach and whale watching from about June to about September. Take a picnic on the powder-soft sand, taste surf-fresh seafood and plan your future African holidays from the privacy of your own plunge pool. After five days, you are totally relaxed, ready to return home with a renewed appreciation for peace, calm and serenity.

On your final day, you head back to Vilanculos for the flight to OR Tambo International Airport and your onward connection back home.