South Africa
2025
Optional extension to Zambia & Victoria Falls
October 2025
Flights from the UK and all transport within the itinerary
Quality Accommodation of 4* and above
Experienced Tour Guide from the UK
All gratuities
Our tour to South Africa takes in many of the outstanding attractions of this spectacular country. Often described as “a world in one country”, South Africa offers something for everyone, with wildlife, scenery, culture, sightseeing and varied agriculture: you will find it all here. We save the best till last as you have the option to end the tour in spectacular style with a visit to the magnificent Victoria Falls.
What's Included
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Exclusive Zulu dance group performance before dinner at Nottingham Road
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Kariega Game Reserve
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All game drives in special vehicles, with a park ranger/guide per vehicle
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River boat game viewing cruise & guided bush walk
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Guided tour of Cango Caves
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Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
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Robben Island and Island Tour
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All farm and technical visits on the tour
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Highly knowledgeable SATOUR Guide
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Bay Farm Tours tour manager
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15 nights’ quality accommodation in South Africa
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Baggage handling
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Modern deluxe touring coach
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Breakfast every day (all are extensive buffets)
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10 lunches
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15 evening dinners, several are extensive buffets
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Visa for entry to Zambia
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3-nights in Zambia 4* resort hotel
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Baggage handling
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Small midi buses with air conditioning for all transfers within the vicinity of Livingstone
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2 breakfasts at resort hotel
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Special breakfast on Livingstone Island in the middle of the Zambezi
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3 evening dinners
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Elephant Café experience
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Guided Walking Tour of Victoria Falls
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Zambezi River “Sundowner” cruise on Lady Livingstone
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Banana and tobacco plantation visit
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Local traditional market tour
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Local village tour
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Services of an English-speaking local guide
Extension
This tour is departing in 2025 and we are still working on it. Register your interest for a full itinerary, and, as soon as it is ready, we will send it to you by email or post.
Then, if you want to book, just fill in the booking form and we will organise the rest.
We would love to hear from you so please do not hesitate!
Wildlife
South Africa's wildlife and game reserves have an unrivalled variety of animal and bird species and we are staying for 2 nights in luxury chalets in the magnificent 25,000-acre, malaria free, Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape.
We include 3 game drives, and hope to see the Big 5 - elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo and rhino, from the comfort of an open game drive vehicle. Throughout the tour there are also a multitude of other animals and birds to see in their natural environment. When in Hermanus we hope to see Southern Right Whales, which swim very close to the rocky shoreline.
Weather
Summer in South Africa, and temperatures will range from around 23°C in South Africa to 28°C in Zambia during the period you will be there. Be prepared for light showers and cooler evenings.
Currency
The currency for the tour is the South African Rand. In Zambia you will be able to use South African Rand or even better US Dollars. There is no need to get Zambian currency.
Pace
Grade C
All of our tours are graded A to D according to the pace of the tour, with A being the least active. To find out more, please click here or on the boot!
Meals
Breakfast each morning
10 lunches
15/18 evening dinners
This tour is departing in 2025 and we are still working on it. Register your interest for a full itinerary, and, as soon as it is ready, we will send it to you by email or post.
Then, if you want to book, just fill in the booking form and we will organise the rest.
We would love to hear from you so please do not hesitate!
Agriculture
As a result of the advantageous and varied climatic conditions of South Africa, the agriculture of the country is diverse and interesting. Our itinerary of visits will include traditional visits associated with dairy, beef, sheep and arable farming, in addition to more unusual enterprises such as an ostrich and an abalone shellfish farm.
The Western Cape is famed for its fruit orchards and wine production, we stay for one night at a wine estate close to Stellenbosch, in a beautiful spa hotel. Our stay allows time for a relaxed tour around the farming/cultivation side of the vineyard, in addition to a close look at the wine production.
to sample some of the wine produced at the vineyard with a tasting.
Our Hotels
Throughout the tour we stay in the best of hotels. Offering rooms with private bathroom and modern facilities, and an excellent array and choice of food, for both breakfast and evening dinner. Breakfast and evening dinner are included on the tour every day, as are many lunches.
Even when visiting Kariega Game Reserve our accommodation will be in a 4* quality lodge with restaurant, bar, free Wi-Fi, pool, spa and boma, with the individual log chalets offering satellite TV, air conditioning and their own private viewing deck. For the optional extension to Livingstone, Zambia the accommodation is a beautiful resort hotel, within walking distance of the thundering Victoria Falls.
Thank you to all of the Bay Farm Tours team for all you did
to make this holiday of a lifetime such a memorable tour.
We feel we have experienced so much of beautiful New Zealand’s wonderful sights, scenery and culture and visited such interesting farms and met so many interesting people. It was very refreshing to spend 3 weeks with such a pleasant and lively group of like minded people.
The professionalism, expertise and organisation of the
Bay Farm Tours staff were greatly appreciated
