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Partially Guided Safaris & Tours

The ideal combination of our master private guiding services and fly-in escapes at safari lodges.

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  • South Africa
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21 Day Grand South African Golf Tour

Code: G05 Type: Private Guided Golf Tour & Safari Package Combo Level: Luxury Destinations Visited:

Cape Town | Winelands | Garden Route | Sun City | Kruger National Park

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It is the ultimate South African golf tour, including only exclusive five-star accommodations and the most illustrious names in golf, from Fancourt in the Garden Route to Leopard Creek on the edge of Kruger National Park.

From USD 12,137 Per Person Sharing
  • South Africa
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18 Day Ultimate South African Tour

Code: T01 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Exclusive Top-End Destinations Visited:

Pretoria | Sabi Sand | Phinda | North Coast | Garden Route | Overberg | Cape Town | KwaZulu Natal

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The name of this tour says it all - 'Ultimate South Africa.' You'll experience incredible five-star accommodations from Sabi Sand to Cape Town and Phinda to the Garden Route. This lengthy adventure offers the perfect blend of safari adventure and coastal magic.

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16 Day Grand South African Tour

Code: T06 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Luxury Destinations Visited:

Pretoria | Mpumalanga Highlands | Sabi Sand | Cape Town | Winelands | Garden Route

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A luxury five-star tour that combines South Africa's most sought-after elements - Big Five, beaches, cosmopolitan city life, countryside tranquility, and world-class wineries. Your tour will be conducted by your own personal African Sky guide, ensuring exclusivity and flexibility.

From USD 9,492 Per Person Sharing
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15 Day South African Golfing Splendor

Code: G04 Type: Private Golf Tour and Safari Package Level: Luxury Destinations Visited:

Cape Town | Winelands | Garden Route | Sun City | Kruger National Park

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South Africa’s finest golf courses are included in this two-week adventure that visits Cape Town, Boland, Pretoria, and Sun City before a wild vacation in the Greater Kruger National Park. Cap it off with a round on the cream of the crop – the Gary Player-designed Leopard Creek Golf Course, with its commanding views of the Crocodile River.

From USD 8,353 Per Person Sharing
  • South Africa
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14 Day Cape, Wine, Kruger and Vic Falls

Code: T02 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Exclusive Top-End Destinations Visited:

Cape Town | Winelands | Sabi Sand | Johannesburg | Victoria Falls

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Two great weeks are spent savoring sumptuous accommodations and Southern Africa's most sought-after destinations - Cape Town, the Cape Winelands, the Greater Kruger National Park, and the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls. This is a luxury five-star tour experience.

From USD 14,438 Per Person Sharing
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
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12 Day Southern African Adventure

Code: T14 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Personal and Comfortable Destinations Visited:

Cape Town | Kruger National Park | Livingstone

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This exciting twelve-day tour focuses mainly on adventurous activities throughout Southern Africa. You'll hike to the top of Table Mountain, cage dive with great white sharks, and white water raft the majestic Zambezi River. Another highlight will be spotting the Big Five in the Kruger National Park while on foot.

From USD 6,514 Per Person Sharing
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10 Day Best of South Africa

Code: T03 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Exclusive Top-End Destinations Visited:

Sabi Sand | Cape Town | Garden Route

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An exclusive, top-end tour that blends top destinations with top accommodations. Relax in your private villa in the wilderness of the Sabi Sand, unwind amidst the treetops in the Garden Route and relish a prime location on Cape Town's V&A Waterfront.

From USD 12,010 Per Person Sharing
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
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10 Day Cape Town to Vic Falls Tour

Code: T15 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Personal and Comfortable Destinations Visited:

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Cape Town, the Kruger National Park, and Victoria Falls are visited on this ten-day journey. This tour is the most popular of all our tours, with travelers visiting Southern Africa for the first time.

From USD 3,672 Per Person Sharing
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10 Day South African Rock Art Tour

Code: T41 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Luxury Destinations Visited:

Drakensberg | Cape Town | CED

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Tour South Africa's most significant and well-preserved rock art sites on this private special interest tour. You'll start in the dramatic Drakensberg region before a vacation in South Africa's the Mother City of Cape Town. The tour is capped off by a stay at Bushmans Kloof in the Cederberg.

From USD 2,788 Per Person Sharing
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10 Day South African Stargazing Tour

Code: T40 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Personal and Comfortable Destinations Visited:

Cape Town | Little Karoo | Kruger National Park

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A special interest tour of South Africa's lustrous heavens. First, you'll enjoy some tourism highlights in Cape Town before heading to Sutherland and Prince Albert, home to some of the country's clearest and darkest night skies. The tour ends with a luxury safari in the Kruger National Park.

From USD 4,076 Per Person Sharing
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7 Day Garden Route and Safari

Code: T04 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Luxury Destinations Visited:

Garden Route | Shamwari

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A combination tour and safari that traces South Africa's southern coastline from the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape. You'll start with treetop wonder and beach bliss in the Garden Route before enjoying a luxury five-star safari experience in the Shamwari Private Game Reserve.

From USD 4,616 Per Person Sharing
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6 Day Kruger Wildlife Family Safari

Code: FV03 Type: Family Vacation Package Level: Personal and Comfortable Destinations Visited:

Kruger National Park | Timbavati

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This package is an exhilarating family safari that combines Kruger Park and one of the fine private game reserves on its border - Timbavati. You'll get to experience a traditional overland Kruger safari and a four-star private lodge stay, including your meals and open-air 4x4 game drives.

From USD 2,138 Per Person Sharing
  • South Africa
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5 Day Golfing Gauteng and Sun City

Code: G06 Type: Golf Tour Level: Personal and Comfortable Destinations Visited:

Pretoria | Sun City

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Enjoy playing on four championship golf courses over five days in Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Sun City. Playing the prestigious Gary Player Golf Course and the possibility of encountering the Big Five in Pilanesberg prove significant highlights on this golf tour.

From USD 1,152 Per Person Sharing
  • South Africa
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5 Day Kruger Park and Private Lodge

Code: S32 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: National Park Camps Destinations Visited:

Kruger National Park | Sabi Sand

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Experience Kruger Park like the locals – in traditional rest camp accommodation – before savoring a sumptuous four-star safari experience in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve. This four-night, five-day safari offers the best of both worlds.

From USD 2,302 Per Person Sharing
  • South Africa
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5 Day Magical Mpumalanga

Code: T10 Type: Private Tour and Safari Package Level: Luxury Destinations Visited:

Mpumalanga Highlands | Lowveld | Kruger National Park

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Enjoy five days of touring one of South Africa's most diverse provinces - Mpumalanga. You'll enjoy countryside tranquility in the highlands, dramatic scenery along the Panorama Route, and an unforgettable Big Five safari in the Kruger National Park.

From USD 2,084 Per Person Sharing
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3 Day Sun City Golf

Code: G01 Type: Golf Tour Level: Luxury Destinations Visited:

Sun City

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This luxurious golf tour combines play on two of South Africa’s finest golf courses – Gary Player and Lost City – with a luxurious stay at Sun City’s Palace Hotel. Enjoy a variety of entertainment options in between rounds, from gambling to fine dining.

From USD 720 Per Person Sharing

Reasons to Book a Partly Guided Safari Tour

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Guiding

When you opt for a partly guided tour or safari, you'll enjoy the rewarding combination of having a private African Sky guide for touring and the exemplary skills and insight of resident rangers and trackers when you visit safari lodges.

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Accommodation

Your lodgings will consist of comfortable guest houses and hotels during your tour portion and plush personal or luxury lodges for the safari legs. A range of options is available to complement all budgets and interests.

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Vehicles

Tour transportation range from closed, comfortable air-conditioned vehicles - usually a sedan, minibus, or 4x4 - while your game drives at the safari lodges will venture out in specially modified open-air 4x4 safari vehicles.

Advantages

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Best of both worlds

On a partially guided tour and safari, you'll be able to savor both the expertise and companionability of your personal African Sky guide and the tried and tested knowledge of rangers and trackers fully immersed in the wilderness on a daily basis. You'll be exposed to a broader scope of professional individuals, each enhancing your adventure in their particular way.

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Variety of accommodations

Throughout these partially guided tours and safaris, you'll experience a greater variety of accommodations in your itinerary. These will range from hotels and guest houses within easy walking distance of a range of exciting attractions to safari lodges with the wilderness right at your doorstep. Comfort and quality are standard across the board.

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Activities Galore

Unlike a fly-in safari, restricted mainly to safari activities conducted at the lodge, your partially guided tour and safari opens up a wealth of other exciting opportunities. You'll experience authentic open-air 4x4 game drives, tourism highlights like cultural village tours, the cable car trip to the top of Table Mountain, and gazing upon the awe-inspiring Victoria Falls.

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See more, do more

Throughout your partially guided tour and safari, you'll be flying AND driving overland to the various destinations included in your itinerary, enabling you to see more of the countries you are exploring while eliminating unnecessary distances to reach the more remote areas. Relish spectacular scenery where it counts and convenient travel where it is more beneficial.

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Diversity of Destinations

Some destinations are accessible via the nearest airport. Still, many more off-the-beaten-track outposts require a bit of an adventure to reach - via an overland journey with your guide or a dedicated charter flight into the heart of the Okavango Delta. Delight in diversity when you combine these aspects in your partially guided tour and safari.

The Experience

The most rewarding experiences in life are often those characterized by balance, which is part of what makes our partially guided tours and safaris so appealing to travelers of all interests. It is possible to experience the best of both worlds - to enjoy an authentic safari, complete with the services of a resident ranger and tracker, and to tour South Africa and Namibia's highlights on a privately guided overland adventure.

Despite the adventure variation, you'll find the transition between each element of the itinerary seamless. Your African Sky guide will expertly steer you through the local highlights of various cities, towns, and breathtaking natural attractions. Before assisting you in catching a flight for the fly-in leg of your adventure, where you'll be entrusted to the capable care of lodge staff.

Inclusions may vary throughout, but at no time will you be left to navigate the experience on your own (save for personal preference, of course). This fact is arguably the most enriching and comprehensive way to travel in Southern Africa, ensuring both enough down and personal time and immersion in the wealth of adventures on offer.

Countries & Areas

When it comes to the countries and areas included in our partially guided tours, you can really use your imagination. Combining privately guided and fly-in aspects just opens up such a wealth of destinations to choose from, as you are not limited to one single element of travel type. Couple a tour of Cape Town with a safari in the Sabi Sand, or an adventure in the Okavango Delta with a visit to the world wonder of the Victoria Falls - the possibilities are seemingly endless.

Our partially guided tours combine the most appropriate destinations for ease of movement, overall affordability, and maximum enjoyment. Transitioning between countries and areas will feel surprisingly smooth for precisely the above reasons, whether you are bidding the Cape Winelands farewell for the stark Namib Desert or leaving behind the city lights of Joburg for the pristine beaches of Mozambique.

Countries

View of the Drakensberg in South Africa. South Africa
Elephants in the sunset in Botswana. Botswana
A desert landscape in Namibia. Namibia
People swimming in the clear waters of Mozambique. Mozambique
View of the Victoria Falls in Zambia. Zambia
Antelope standing on a river bank in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe