This morning you enjoy a city tour taking in all of the highlights of Cape Town, which include the Castle of Good Hope from 1666, the Malay Quarter and the magnificent Table Mountain. Here you ascend to the top (weather permitting) by revolving cable car where you are able to marvel at the birds-eye view of the city and its beaches far below.

After descending from the mountain you return to your hotel. This afternoon you can choose from one of the included optional tours below. (B)

OPTION ONE: Proceed to the harbour where you board a ferry to Robben Island, formerly a political prison and now a museum and a National Monument. Here you view what was once Nelson Mandela's maximum security prison cell during his 18 years of incarceration.
 
OPTION TWO: Undertake an afternoon tour to historic Stellenbosch and visit the winelands for a wine tasting tour.

Day 4	Sunday
	Cape Town

Today’s pleasant tour begins with a scenic drive along the Atlantic Coast with its glorious views of the Twelve Apostles, part of the Table Mountain Range; the fishing village of Hout Bay, one of Cape Town's best-kept secrets; and then on to Cape Point in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. You then continue along the False Bay Coastline, returning to Cape Town by way of Simon's Town where you visit the Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach, Fishoek fishing village and the Muizenberg Mountain.

Before your return, you stop at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens for a short walking tour of these beautiful gardens. The final leg of the tour takes us past the University of Cape Town, Rhodes Memorial and the Groote Schuur Hospital where the world's first successful human heart-transplant was performed in 1967. (B)

Day 5	Monday
	Cape Town / Livingstone

This morning you are taken to Cape Town Airport where you board your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you make your way to the International Terminal where you check in for your flight to Livingstone in Zambia. After clearing customs and immigration you are met and taken to your lodge for a two-night stay. The remainder of the day is at leisure. In the afternoon you undertake a 'sundowner' cruise on the upper Zambezi River during which you have a chance of seeing elephant, crocodiles and hippos. (B)

Day 6	Tuesday
	Livingstone

Following breakfast you are taken on a tour of the Victoria Falls during which you get to see them from the Zambian side. Later you visit the Mukuni Village, home to the Leya people. You have the remainder of the day at leisure. There are a number of activities you may wish to undertake such as a helicopter flight over the falls (at own cost). (B)

Day 7	Wednesday
	Livingstone / Chobe

On Botswana's far northern border lies the Kwando, Linyanti and Chobe river system forming a series of lakes, islands and floodplains. This area forms the Chobe National Park, famous for its large buffalo and elephant herds. In addition to a variety of predators, there is an abundance of wild game and bird life which decorate these beautiful waterways. Following breakfast you are taken to your chosen lodge located adjacent to Chobe National Park. You have time to relax this afternoon before participating in one of the many activities organised for your enjoyment. (BLD)

Day 8	Thursday
	Chobe

Game viewing at Chobe is a unique experience as Chobe National Park is the best place in the world to see the majestic African elephant for it is home to the world's largest elephant population.

Game drives into the Chobe National Park depart daily or alternatively choose a cruise led by an expert guide. Cruises along the Chobe River are a wonderful and somewhat different way of viewing the game. At dry season in particular, the wildlife congregate in their thousands at the water's edge to quench their thirst. Not only is the game viewing spectacular, you can also enjoy the meals while marveling at the magnificent African sunsets, and enjoying the sights and sounds of nature. (BLD)

Day 9	Friday
	Chobe / Johannesburg

Following  breakfast you are taken by road to Livingstone or Victoria Falls Airport where you board your flight back to Johannesburg. On arrival at Johannesburg Airport you catch the hotel shuttle bus to your conveniently located airport hotel for the night. (B)

Day 10	Saturday
	Johannesburg / Nairobi

This morning you catch the shuttle bus back to the airport for your morning flight to Nairobi. On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, you are met and taken to your city hotel for the night.

 

Day 11	Sunday
	Nairobi / Lake Nakuru National Park

 

Following breakfast you are driven to Lake Nakuru National Park where you arrive in time for lunch. This afternoon you undertake a leisurely game drive which takes you through Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its pink flamingos. (BLD)

 

Day 12	Monday
	Lake Nakuru National Park / Masai Mara Game Reserve

 

After breakfast you depart from your lodge and drive to Masai Mara where you will have two fabulous nights. This afternoon you will undertake the first of many wildlife safaris. (BLD)  

 

Day 13	Tuesday
	Masai Mara Game Reserve

 

Today you undertake morning and afternoon game drives in this spectacular game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities. Blessed with a permanent water supply, Masai Mara has a permanent population of plains' game including some of the “Big 5”: Elephant, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard, all of which can be quite common here. (BLD)

 

Day 14	Wednesday
	Masai Mara Game Reserve / Serengeti National Park

 

After breakfast you depart from your lodge with a picnic lunch for the drive to Serengeti National Park. Today you cross the border between Kenya and Tanzania. After clearing customs and immigration, you are driven to your lodge in the Serengeti. The landscape of the park, with its low vegetation and vast seas of open plain, is ideal for game viewing.

 

Famed for its annual migrations of Wildebeest, Zebras, and Gazelles which are tracked by an impressive array of predators such as Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Hyenas, you are in for a thrilling few days of game viewing. (BLD)  

 

Day 15	Thursday
	Serengeti National Park

 

You spend the day game viewing in this wildlife paradise which is Tanzania’s largest national park and one of the largest nature reserves in the world. (BLD)

  

Day 16	Friday
	Serengeti National Park / Ngorongoro Crater

 

Today you say farewell to Serengeti National Park as you drive to Ngorongoro Crater– one of the Wonders of the World and a designated World Heritage Site. Your comfortable lodge, has commanding views, probably the most breathtaking in East Africa! (BLD)

 

Day 17	Saturday
	Ngorongoro Crater / Lake Manyara National Park

 

This morning you leave early in your game viewing vehicles and descend the 670 metres to the crater floor below for a fantastic day among Africa’s “Big 5”: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo and other wildlife. Later you drive down the side of the crater to Lake Manyara for a two-night stay. (BLD)  

  

Day 18	Sunday
	Lake Manyara National Park

 

Today you undertake a game drive in the national park. This park is located between the wall of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara and is famous for its tree climbing lions, herds of elephants and hot springs. (BLD)

  

Day 19	Monday
	Lake Manyara National Park / Amboseli National Park

 

After breakfast you are driven, via Arusha, to Amboseli National Park, in Kenya. Situated at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli is famous for its herds of elephants and (weather permitting) stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. In the afternoon you undertake another game drive in search of elephant, lion, giraffe, buffalo and much more. (BLD)

  

Day 20	Tuesday
	Amboseli National Park

 

You spend the day exploring this interesting park and if weather permits, viewing Mt Kilimanjaro. (BLD)

  

Day 21	Wednesday
	Amboseli National Park / Cairo

 

You have a morning game drive in Amboseli National Park before making your way back to Nairobi. On arrival in Nairobi you are taken to the airport for your evening flight to Cairo. On arrival in Cairo you are met and taken to your hotel for a three-night stay. (B) 

  

Day 22	Thursday
	Cairo

 

You have the day at leisure to relax after your late night arrival of the night before. (B)

  

Day 23	Friday
	Cairo

 

After breakfast you are taken to the Giza Plateau where you visit the Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) and the Great Sphinx. In 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte said: “From atop these pyramids, forty centuries look down upon you”. They are the most recognisable landmarks known to man and the only one of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World” still standing.

Later you visit the Step Pyramid at Saqqara which pre-dates the Pyramids of Giza, but which also forms part of the Memphis Necropolis. Memphis was founded around 3,100 BC by Menes, the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt. (BL)

  

Day 24	Saturday
	Cairo / Luxor / Nile Cruise

 

This morning you are taken to the airport for your morning flight to Luxor, called the “world's greatest open air museum”. Here you visit the impressive Karnak Temple, the world's largest temple complex built over 13,000 years. It is the largest temple complex in the world and is made up of three main temples, some smaller enclosed ones and several outer temples. You are then taken to your Nile Cruise boat.

Later you visit the West Bank, known in ancient times as “The Place of the Dead”. Here you visit the Valley of the Kings. Two of the most well known Pharaohs buried here are Ramesses II and Tutankhamun.  (BLD)

  

Day 25	Sunday
	Nile Cruise

 

Today you depart Luxor and sail to Esna. While travelling up the Nile you witness the locals farming the river banks as their ancestors have done for thousands of years.  (BLD)
  

Day 26	Monday
	Nile Cruise

 

Today you visit the Temple of Horus in Edfu. Edfu was also known as the "Greek City of Apollinopolis Magna" and was a religious and commercial centre. The Temple of Horus was dedicated to the Falcon Headed God and dates back to 237 BC. Later you rejoin your cruise boat and sail to Kom Ombo, “City of Gold”. (BLD)

  

Day 27	Tuesday
	Nile Cruise

 

This morning you visit the Temple of Kom Ombo, actually made up of two identical temples! One was dedicated to Sobek, the Crocodile God and the other to the Older Falcon Headed God, Haroeies.

After your visit you complete the final leg of your voyage to Aswan where you are in port for tonight. On arrival you visit the Philae Complex, on an island in the Nile and dominated by the Temple of Isis. This is followed by a visit to the unfinished Obelisk in the Northern Quarry where it has remained for centuries following a crack that formed at the time of construction. Later you sail to the Botanical Gardens on Kitchener’s Island before returning to your cruise boat for the night. (BLD)

  

Day 28	Wednesday
	Nile Cruise / Abu Simbel / Cairo

 

This morning you are taken to Aswan Airport for your short flight to Abu Simbel in Nubia. Abu Simbel is home to the famous Temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. These temples are arguably the most impressive in Egypt! On arrival you undertake a tour to let you appreciate the enormity of the temples. Later you fly back to Cairo where you are met and taken to your hotel for a final two nights. (BLD)

  

Day 29	Thursday
	Cairo

 

This morning you undertake a tour to the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. Opened in 1902, it is world renowned for its Tutankhamun Gold Collection and the mummies of eleven of Ancient Egypt’s Pharaohs or their wives which are housed here. In addition, it has an impressive collection of large and small statues, jewels, coins and other artifacts.

This is followed by a visit to Khan el-Khalili Market, founded in 1382 to control goods moving between the East and the West. After lunch you will have the opportunity to wander around these fascinating markets. Tonight you are taken to the Giza Pyramids for dinner and a spectacular Sound & Light Show. (BLD)

  

Day 30	Friday
	Cairo / Singapore

 

Today you are taken to the airport for your flight to Singapore. (B) 

  

Day 31	Saturday
	Arrive Home

 

Early this morning you arrive in Singapore where you remain in transit until your flight home departs later this morning. Your flight arrives home this evening. Welcome home!