South Africa Group Tour
Best time to be there
October to May is the best time to visit the Cape. Game viewing is better during the drier months of April to September. The wildflower season is generally from mid August to mid September. The whale watching season runs from June to November.
Fly to
Cape Town/Johannesburg
flying time
11 hours 30 minutes/10 hours 30 minutes non-stop
time difference
GMT +2 hours
Visas
Not required for UK passport holders
Health Requirements
Yellow fever certificate if arriving from an endemic area
Classic South Africa
Highlights - The best land based whale watching in the world; Cape Town; Explore Garden Route; Search for the 'Big Five'... Read more ...
Cape, Kalahari & Kruger
Highlights - City, desert and bush; Cape Town; Kalahari Desert; Johannesburg; Hot air balloon trips... Read more ...
White Desert
Fly to Cape Town, South Africa before embarking on your adventure to the ‘White Continent’ of Antarctica. A landscape so rarely visited and unlike anywhere else on the planet... Read more ...
Cape Town & Garden Route
Highlights - Take a day to enjoy Table Mountain National Park; Drive to Birkenhead House... Read more ...
Deluxe South African Safari
Highlights - Game viewing at Royal Malewane is fantastic and there are plenty of opportunities for seeing big game on the 12,000 hectare reserve... Read more ...
to speak to a consultant
Journey through the battlefields of KwaZulu Natal, with local historian Rob Caskie. Learn about the Anglo-Zulu battles of Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana, followed by Spioenkop - the site of the watershed battle of the Anglo-Boer war.

THE BATTLEFIELDS WITH ROB CASKIE
Escorted throughout by battlefield expert Rob Caskie. Visit the battlefield sites of Islandwana, Rorke's Drift and Spioenkop.
Departure date - Saturday 7th April 2012
to speak to a consultant
- Marco Polo - Various dates in 2012
- Canada - Various dates in 2012
- Guatemala - Various dates in 2012
- Norway - Various dates in 2012
- USA - Jan/Feb/Mar 2012
- Mexico - February 2012
- Galapagos - May 2012
- Russia - June 2012
- Kyrgyzstan - July 2012
- Kenya - August 2012
- North Korea - August 2012
- Central African Republic - September 2012
- Japan - September 2012
- Uzbekistan - September 2012
- Iran - October 2012
- Madagascar - October 2012
- Sudan - October 2012
- Antarctica - Nov/Dec 2012
- Cambodia & Laos - January 2013
- South Africa - April 2013
- Egypt SOLO - May 2013
Guest Testimonial
We appreciated knowing the travel specialist (Katie Sims) from the previous A&K holiday. The hotels in Grenada and Cordoba were excellent.
The Renfe trains from Grenada to Malaga were very impressive. On time, comfortable and fast. ![]()
- JS, Wirral
World Travel Awards
World Travel Awards
World's Leading Luxury Tour Operator 2011
A&K Philanthropy
Peninsula School Feeding Association
Aims to reduce short-term hunger and increase attendance of school children, with daily lunches for children who may otherwise not have a meal that day.








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