Magnificent South Africa Tour: Johannesburg, Sun City and Cape Town

Meeting with our valued guests at 17:30 at the Qatar Airways counter in the Istanbul New Airport international departures terminal. After passport, baggage – and check-in procedures, departure to Doha with Qatar Airways flight QR 246 at 20:10.

Overnight on the plane.

Arrival in Doha at 00:10 local time. After arrival, passport and check-in procedures for transfer, then departure to Johannesburg with Qatar Airways flight QR 1363 at 02:35. Arrival in Johannesburg at 10:00 local time.

After meeting our guide at the airport, we board our private vehicle and start our Panoramic Johannesburg city tour. Places to see on our panoramic city tour include:

• City Center
• Houghton – Mandela House
• Rosebank
• Sandton areas

After the tour, transfer to our hotel. After hotel check-in, settle in the rooms and free time.

Overnight at our hotel in Johannesburg.

After breakfast, we depart for the Sun City region.

On the way, for our guests who wish, there will be an optional Lion Park tour (90 USD). In our Lion Park Tour, we will have the opportunity to see rare white lions playing in their natural environment.

Then, for our guests who wish, there is an opportunity to take an optional Lesedi Cultural Village tour with lunch (100 USD). Lesedi is a cultural village where you can closely observe the lifestyle, dances, traditions, and customs of the black tribes living in South Africa. At the beginning of the tour, the history of black cultures is explained with a video presentation; then, small groups enter areas that showcase the home life of the Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho, and Pedi tribes. Afterwards, cultural African dances are watched. We have our lunch at Lesedi Cultural Village with traditional African cuisine as part of the optional tour.

After visiting Lesedi Village, we continue our journey and arrive in Sun City; we conduct our panoramic city tour. Sun City is located on the plains of the North West Province of South Africa, by a tranquil lake, surrounded by the majestic mountains of Pilanesberg. With its unique combination of features, Sun City is unrivaled among holiday resorts. Every year, thousands of tourists are drawn by its lavish sporting and entertainment activities, four and five-star hotels, and the magical Lost City.

After our panoramic city tour upon arrival, we settle into our hotel.

Overnight at our Sun City hotel.

After breakfast, free time. For our guests who wish, an optional Pilanesberg Safari Tour (185 USD) will be organized.

On our safari in Pilanesberg National Park with safari vehicles, we will have an unforgettable time in nature and witness the daily lives of various wild animals living in a natural volcanic environment among the mountains. During our tour, we will have the opportunity to see the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and hippo, known as the Big Five, as well as 350 bird species, 65 reptiles, and hundreds of different animal species. After the safari, transfer to our hotel to rest.

Besides the sunrise Safari, our guests who wish can participate in an extra sunset Safari. (185 USD)

Overnight at our hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, we transfer to the airport for our Johannesburg – Cape Town flight.

On the way, for guests who wish, an optional Elephant and Monkey Park tour (155 USD) will be organized. At the Elephant Park, you will interact with elephants and touch their uniquely designed body parts. During the tour, you will meet rangers who will help you appreciate the special, trust-based relationship they share with the elephants. You will also learn many more interesting facts about the unique anatomy and design of elephants. At the Monkey Park, you will have an interactive experience with monkeys and lemurs living freely in a natural and exotic forest; you will have the opportunity to hug and touch them.

After our tour, we arrive at the airport and fly to Cape Town. Upon arrival in Cape Town, we board our private vehicle and start our panoramic city tour. Places to see include:

• Parliament Building
• Company Gardens
• Long Street
• Castle of Good Hope
• Reibeck Statue
• Adderly Street

After the city tour, we transfer to our hotel and settle into our rooms.

Overnight at our hotel.

After breakfast at our hotel, full day free time. Opportunity for shopping, relaxing, and sightseeing.

Our guests who wish can join our optional Cape of Good Hope (with lunch) tour (190 USD). Passing through Bantry Bay, Camps Bay, and Llandudno, we arrive at the fishing town of Hout Bay. We will take a boat trip to see the Cape Fur Seals on Duiker Island. Then, passing through Chapmans Peak or Constantia Nek, we see the African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simons Town. After lunch at Black Marlin Seafood Restaurant with an ocean view, we see the world's highest lighthouse by funicular at the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point, discovered by Barthelomios Diaz at the southwestern tip of Africa. Afterwards, we return to Cape Town via different coastal towns.

Overnight at our hotel.

After breakfast, free time. For our guests who wish, an optional Table Mountain & Stellenbosch Wine Farms (with lunch) tour (185 USD) will be organized.

We begin our tour by tasting the region’s famous wines. After our 45-minute journey, we first tour the cellars at KWV Wine Emporium and then have a tasting. Then, we move on to the town of Stellenbosch, founded in 1679, and have a panoramic city tour in this town which is famous for its wines, oak trees, and university. After lunch at the restaurant of Tokara Wine Farm, you can ascend to the 1,087-meter-high summit of Table Mountain and let yourself be enchanted by this magnificent view. Afterwards, we return to our hotel.

Optional: Gold Restaurant Dinner (with Traditional African Dance Shows) – 85 USD

Overnight at our hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, we check out. Free time until transfer. Afterwards, transfer to Cape Town airport with our private vehicle waiting for us. After passport and baggage procedures, departure to Doha with Qatar Airways flight QR 1370 at 13:00.

Overnight on the plane.

Arrival in Doha at 23:35 local time. After the transfer here, departure to Istanbul with Qatar Airways flight QR 239 at 02:05. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 06:20 local time.

End of our tour.