SOUTH AFRICA SAFARI & TOUR 2023

We have carefully selected our lodgings to give you a sense of Africa through different eras. We will take you from a colonial style and atmosphere to Africa at the time of the Rail Roads and an “Out of Africa” style camp as well as a “Versace” style lodge in the wild. Our finish is at a 5-star luxury hotel that in 2018 was ranked by Condé Nast Traveler (US) Readers’ Choice Awards 2018 – ranked #30 in ‘The Best Hotels in the World’
and ranked #8 in ‘Top Hotels in Africa’.

VICTORIA FALLS HOTEL
The internationally acclaimed Victoria Falls Hotel is set in acres of private gardens and were established in 1904. For over 90 years visiting members of Royal families, Heads of State, celebrities, authors, journalists, and poets, have preferred to stay at the Victoria Falls Hotel where they seek total privacy, comfort, and care.
All rooms are well appointed, cool, and comfortable – each room is air-conditioned, with every modern amenity. The beautifully appointed Edwardian swimming pool, surrounded by lush gardens and exotic trees, give total privacy.

SELATI CAMP
To visit Selati Camp is to travel back in time. Small, exclusive, and brimming with history, colonial elegance and African legend, the camp is perched near the historic Selati Railway line after which it was named.
Nights at Selati are quiet, intimate and possess a rare magic. Many say it is the hand of Selati’s namesake, the legendary female chief of the ancient Thubela tribe, others, the gentle glow of the lamps. Whatever it is, it has made Selati Camp an essential pilgrimage for romantic souls everywhere.

Fashioned in the colonial, ‘Out of Africa’ style, Selati nestles under majestic Acacia Trees lining the Msuthlu River. Situated between the Sabie and Sand Rivers, Selati lies on an animal migration path, with game traversing between the Kruger National Park and Sabi Sand Reserve. This daily search for water and food is an ancient rhythm and here it happens right around you as you sip your sundowner or wake to a dawn chorus of hundreds of bushveld birds.

EARTH LODGE
Earth Lodge is a sanctuary. Uniquely so, as it is for both humans and animals. For the former it is a retreat to the wilderness. For the latter, part of a vast conservation known as Sabi Private Game Reserve.
The lodge’s organic architecture is completely respectful of the environment. Whilst submerged in nature, its size and form never intrude on its magnificent host. The entire lodge features an unusual, unadorned finish that has blended natural elements such as straw, stone, and pigment into the cement plaster. The natural bush vegetation that grows right up to the lodge building further enhances this natural feel.

The style of the unique architecture ‘Earth Shelter Architecture’ takes inspiration from the Middle Ages, where the buildings are excavated into the slopes of the site, and the sand and plants are put back onto the roofs. The result is what has been coined by a visiting conservationist ‘the most ecologically-sensitively-designed lodge in Africa.’ The buildings merge so well into the landscape, they are virtually invisible.

It is this respect for the land that Earth Lodge’s culture imparts to its guests. Along with its legendary Sabi Sabi Big Five safaris, the lodge’s purpose is to let nothing stand in your way in re-kindling your bonds with earth.

ONE & ONLY CAPE TOWN
Nestled within a natural amphitheater shaped by the vertical cliffs of Devil’s Peak and Lion’s Head sits Cape Town in all its coastal glory. Here, commanding an enviable spot in the city’s fashionable Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, is One & Only Cape Town, overlooking the marina with panoramic views of Table Mountain. An urban chic waterfront resort with unprecedented levels of luxury, One & Only is a place of friendly calm and gracious hospitality for all. All rooms have expansive views of the private Marina or the surrounding mountain

Including Two Fabulous Extensions!

Gorillas

NOVEMBER 11 – 13, 2023

November 11, 2023:

• Met on arrival by Personal Africa representative
• Road Transfer to your City hotel
• Lunch and Dinner on own arrangements
• Overnight at Kigali Serena Hotel
• Room Type: standard room
• Meal Plan: Bed and Breakfast
• Room Configuration: TBA
• Status: TBA
• Inclusions: Accommodation and Breakfast only

November 12, 2023:

• Breakfast at the Hotel
• Depart for a City Tour of Kigali
• Lunch in Kigali
• DRIVE to Volcanoes National Park
• Arrival at the lodge in the late afternoon hours
• Rest of the afternoon at leisure
• Dinner and Overnight at Sabyinyo silverback Lodge
• Room Type: standard room
• Meal Plan: Fullboard
• Room Configuration:
• Status: TBA
• Inclusions: Full Board accommodation.

November 13, 2023:

• Breakfast at the Lodge
• Transfer to the park Head quarters
• After Registration proceed for a Gorilla Trek
• Drive back to Kigali after the Trek
• Lunch in Kigali
• Later Transfer to Kigali airport for flight out

PRICE

• $3,500.00 per person Double Occupancy plus, $1,500.00 Gorilla Tracking permit per person
• Single Supplement – 70% of Double Occupancy price

BOTSWANA

PRE-TOUR OPTION OKAVANGO DELTA (CAMP MOREMI)  

NOVEMBER 14 – 15, 2023  

November 14 – 15, 2023  

• Light aircraft transfer Maun Airport to the lodge.  
• Stay for 2 nights at Camp Moremi, in a Tented Suite on a wood platform, with over head fan, including the following:  
• Accommodation, scheduled activities and laundry service  
• All meals, refreshments, local spirits, and wines  
• National Park fees and all government levies and taxes.  
• An elegant, elevated thatch structure serves as the main building, comprising the main  sitting area, wildlife reference library, dining room and cocktail bar, inviting a true sense  of the African wilderness.  
• Other facilities include a swimming pool with sundeck and thatched boma where  brunch and high tea are served.  
• Accommodating just twenty-four guests in newly refurbished African-style safari tents,  each individually sited on a raised teak platform with private end-suite facilities and  viewing deck, most offering unsurpassed views of the Xakanaxa lagoon.  
• Game drives in open 4×4 vehicles, both in the morning and afternoon, offer frequent  sightings of lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, buffalo and a variety of the animal, bird  and plant species which inhabit the area.  
• Alternatively, guests can explore the Xakanaxa Lagoon and surrounding Okavango  Delta channels by motorboat.  

November 16, 2023  

• Light aircraft transfer to Kasane, with a road transfer to Victoria Falls to meet up with  the main group  

COST INCLUDES  

• Light aircraft seat-in charter transfers as stated. Please note that luggage is limited to  20 kg soft bags, including hand luggage.  
• Departure tax from Maun.  
• Accommodation in Suites with inclusions as stated in the itinerary. 

COST EXCLUDES  

• Visa fees.  
• Commercial flights.  

PRICE  

• $3,295.00 per person Double Occupancy  
• Single Supplement – 70% of Double Occupancy price

Accommodation in the following room types:  

• Victoria Falls Hotel – Signature Deluxe Stable Wing  
• Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge – Suite  
• Sabi Sabi Selati – Suite  
• One & Only Cape Town – Suite  

Inclusions at Sabi Sabi:  

• Accommodation  
• All meals  
• Soft drinks, selection of house wines, local brand spirits and beers  
• Teas and coffees  
• Refreshments on game drives  
• Laundry  
• Morning and afternoon scheduled safari activities  
• 1-hour nature walks accompanied by experienced armed trackers (subject to  availability)  
• Conservation fees  
• Transfers and touring by air-conditioned vehicles.  
• Entrance fees for touring as per itinerary.  
• Park fees during Vic Falls excursions.  
• Meals as stated.  
• Sunset canapes and welcome drink at De Grendel Estate on 28 November. – Other  drinks at the estate will be for own account.  
• Porterage.  
• Gratuities (tips) to drivers, guides, game rangers and lodge staff.  

COST EXCLUDES  

• All flights.  
• All expenses of a personal nature, such as telephone calls, purchases, etc.   Meals other than stated under inclusions.  
• Visa fees.  
• Travel Insurance.  
• All other services not stipulated above.

$12,995.00 per person Double Occupancy 

Single Supplement – 70% of Double Occupancy price  

Receive a 5% discount if Paid-In-Full by cash, cheque, or wire transfer. Receive an additional  $250 off if you book by March 31, 2022. 

As of January 1, 2024, all our Exclusive Trips are quoted as a discounted cash rate. Credit card payments will incur a service charge of approximately 4%.