03 — Itinerary
Day by day
8 full days as father and son. First the wild side, with safaris, elephants and the Panorama Route around Hoedspruit. Then Cape Town, from Table Mountain down to the penguins of Boulders Beach.
| Day | Where | What we did |
|---|---|---|
| Day0 | Departure | Evening flight. |
| Day1 | Hoedspruit | Arrival in the afternoon and check in at Lindiwe Safari Lodge, then an hour on electric scooters through the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate. |
| Day2 | Hoedspruit | A 5am start for our morning safari in the Pridelands private game reserve. In the afternoon, we met Jessica the Hippo before a quad ride with African Dream Tour. |
| Day3 | Hoedspruit | Early morning at Elephant Moments, a short drive from the main gate of Kapama Private Reserve. Evening safari as the sun goes down over the bush. |
| Day4 | Panorama Route | A full day on the Panorama Route, home to God's Window, Bourke's Luck Potholes and the Three Rondavels. We ended the day with a boat ride on the Blyde River Canyon. |
| Day5 | Cape Town | Flight from Hoedspruit to Cape Town and a first evening downtown. |
| Day6 | Cape Town | Up Table Mountain by cable car in the morning, then Bo-Kaap's colourful houses, its museum and Nathan Chikoto's gallery of art made from recycled materials. |
| Day7 | Cape Peninsula | Leaving downtown for Noordhoek along the coast: a swim at Camps Bay, the breathtaking Chapman's Peak Drive and Noordhoek Long Beach. The wedding that brought us here took place at Noordhoek Winery, a gorgeous venue. |
| Day8 | Departure | Early morning at Boulders Beach, almost alone with the penguins. Then the V&A Waterfront and its aquarium, lunch at the Time Out Market and a 4pm flight home. |
