10-Day South Africa Itinerary
Cape Town city and wine days, then a Big Five safari in the Kruger area. A clean North-South split in ten days.
Build this tripAt a glance
- Duration
- 10 days
- Cities
- 4
- Flight legs
- 1
- Budget/day
- $450
Cities
- Cape Town
- Stellenbosch
- Kruger Area
- Johannesburg
The plan
Fly CPT Cape Town. Days 1-3: Table Mountain (clear day — go in the morning), Boulders Beach penguins, Cape Point drive, V&A Waterfront. Day 4 drive to Stellenbosch 45 min, overnight at a wine estate. Day 5 Winelands: Franschhoek wine tram, long lunch. Day 6 fly Cape Town-Johannesburg 2h, connect to Skukuza/Hoedspruit. Days 6-9 safari: stay at a private reserve adjacent to Kruger (Sabi Sand for density of sightings, Timbavati for affordability). 3 nights, 2 game drives per day — dawn and sunset. Big Five sightings likely. Day 10 fly back to JNB, home. Spring to see the Cape flowers, winter (June-August) for the best big-game viewing.
When to go
May-September (winter) for game viewing; October-April for Cape Town weather.