Discover the ultimate African adventure with an exclusive Cruise1st Tour package, featuring a 17-night Luxury More Inclusive cruise aboard Azamara Onward, renowned for its elegant amenities and immersive experiences. The journey includes flights, hotel stays at Ivory Manor Boutique Hotel in Johannesburg, land tours through the Tropic of Capricorn Route, and transfers. Explore the majestic Table Mountain with its breathtaking views and cable car ride, enjoy a luxurious 4-night Rovos Rail journey in a deluxe suite, and visit iconic sites like Hwange National Park for thrilling game drives. Experience the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls, including Horseshoe, Rainbow, and Boiling Pot waterfalls, and relax with a Ra-Ikane Sunset Cruise. This unforgettable voyage blends scenic landscapes, wildlife encounters, and cultural highlights for the perfect African escape.
29 nights
Luxury African Coastline Explorer from The Seychelles with Cape Town, Rovos Rail & Victoria Falls Tour
● Fly from the UK to Seychelles Overnight
● Arrive Seychelles - 2 Night Hotel Stay
● Day At Leisure
● Port Victoria, Embark Azamara Onward for your 17 Night Luxury More Inclusive Cruise
● Cruising onboard Azamara Onward for your 17 Night Luxury More Inclusive Cruise
● Cape Town, South Africa (Overnight in Port)
● Disembark Azamara Onward in Cape Town, South Africa to begin your 9 Night Tour. You will be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel via Table Mountain. Take the cable car to the top to enjoy the incredible panoramic views (weather dependant). Afterwards continue onto your Cape Town hotel for check in.
● After Breakfast Transfer to Cape Town Airport for your flight to Johannesburg, followed by a transfer to Ivory Manor Boutique Hotel for 1 night stay in Johannesburg.
● After Breakfast enjoy a tour of Johannesburg/Pretoria then transfer to Rovos Rail train station in Pretoria to board the luxurious Rovos Rail for a 4-night journey in a Deluxe Suite on an all-inclusive basis.
● Departure time approx 18.00
● Travel through Warmbaths (Bela-Bela) – so named for its mineral waters– and Nylstroom (Modimolle), christened by the Voortrekkers as the source of the Nile River as the town’s river happened to be north flowing. Pass the edge of the escarpment where the Highveld drops precipitously.
Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Polokwane.
● Dress: Formal
● Breakfast is served in the dining cars. The train crosses the Tropic of Capricorn en route to Louis Trichardt. Lunch is served in the dining cars. Border formalities with South Africa. Tea in the lounge and observation cars. The train crosses the Limpopo River en route to Beitbridge for border formalities with Zimbabwe. In Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories, the ‘Elephant’s Child’ departs his family for the “great grey-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, to find out what the Crocodile has for dinner.”
● Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Gwanda.
● Dress: Formal
● Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 09:00.
● The train travels baobab country and ascends to Bulawayo: second city of Zimbabwe, capital of Matabeleland and industrial capital of the country. Lunch is served in the dining cars. Transfer (±45 min) to Matobo National Park to see bushmen caves, rock art and the grave of Cecil John Rhodes. Depart for Sawmills. Dinner is served in the dining cars.
● Dress: Formal
● Breakfast is served in the dining cars until 10:00.
● The train travels between Gwaai and Dete along one of the world’s longest stretches of straight railway line – 114 kilometres – and along the eastern edge of Hwange Park.
Lunch is served in the dining cars.
Enjoy a game drive in Hwange National Park, the nation’s largest wildlife area at 1 462 000ha.
Dinner is served in the dining cars en route to Thompsons Junction.
● Dress: Formal
● After breakfast disembark in Victoria Falls. Transfer to your hotel for a 3 Night stay at The Palm River Hotel – Deluxe Room
● No surprise why Victoria Falls is one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World. You'll understand it instantly as we tour the Zimbabwean side, for there are numerous spectacular vantage points along the width of the Falls, and the sight of this astounding gift of nature, simply takes your breath away. Walk through the permanent, beautifully misty rain forest which flanks the Falls, stopping to marvel at the principal sites as it cascades to the depths below the Main Falls, Horseshoe Falls, Rainbow Falls, the Boiling Pot, Cataract Island and Livingstone Island. We'll stand and watch, feel and listen to the spray and thunderous noise, as millions of litres of water tumble over the Falls into a series of narrow gorges below. The seventh Natural Wonder of the World puts on the most dramatic show for you, and you'll be privileged to have watched it.
● The Ra-Ikane is a small luxury cruise boat that is outfitted to suggest, in exquisite detail, the ambiance of a bygone era, paying tribute to Ra-Ikane, one of the guides who first led David Livingstone to the Victoria Falls. Period decor, historic memorabilia, fine cuisine and refreshments characterize a level of comfort and grace unsurpassed on the Zambezi. High tea, snacks, imported drinks and wine are served on the boat.
● After Breakfast, Transfer to Victoria Falls Airport for your overnight flight back to the UK
See the full Azamara Onward cruise itinerary here.
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