Plane, train and safari in South Africa

This isn’t simply a Cape Town and safari holiday, as it’s time to catch the Rovos Rail for your luxury train journey in South Africa. If there’s anywhere that encapsulates South Africa’s extraordinary diversity than this three-night train ride, You’ll wind through the Cape winelands, the grasslands of the Highveld and the eerie barrenness of the Great Karoo, stopping off at the preserved Victorian village of Matjiesfontein and Kimberley’s Diamond Mine Museum. But you’ll also do it in majestic style, as the Rovos Rail’s carriages embrace the elegant Victorian and Edwardian eras of train travel.

As you roll into Pretoria, you’ll spend a night in Johannesburg before making a beeline for the bush. Fly in a light aircraft to Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, the largest game reserve in the country. You’ll stay at the reserve’s Motse Lodge, whose stonewall cottages beautifully blend in with the Kalahari’s big horizons. You’ll spend your days traversing this epic wilderness on foot, on a game drive or even on horseback, with even the chance to meet meerkat colonies up close. Top off your time on your luxury safari in South Africa with a private helicopter flight atop the Korannaberg Mountains for a secluded picnic paired with an endless Kalahari panorama – an ideal way to cap off your adventure if you’re planning a South Africa safari honeymoon.