Scroll down to view our range of options that can be completely customised to best suit your budget & time available. Example Themes - life skills, leadership identification & development, arts, culture, drama, fun, wildlife, leisure, outdoor adventure, sports matches & training, curricular subjects. International, local, youth or adult groups.

Gauteng   North-West     Mpumalanga     KwaZulu-Natal     Northern Cape     Western Cape      Garden Route

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DAY 1 (ARRIVE IN SUNNY SOUTH AFRICA)  

In-bound flight arrives at OR Thambo International Johannesburg . Meet & Greet with your Class Act Reservations guide and depart by coach for your first night accommodation & activities at Lesedi Cultural Village near cradle of mankind outside Johannesburg. Arrive at Lesedi Cultural Village in time for refreshments at ma Thabaleng's Shebeen, followed by an audio visual experience of South African cultural & tribal history.  A guided tour follows entering the houses of 5 different tribes, speak with the tribe members, see the traditional dress, arts and crafts and participate in drumming and dancing after lunch. Check into semi-luxurious tribal overnight accommodation. Shower then dinner around the fire in the outdoor Tswana Letsatsi "boma". Traditional story telling & free time around the fire in the boma. Lights out.

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DAY 2 (CAVES & ANCIENT BONES)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast buffet in Nyama Choma restaurant (means great african feast)

Travel to  Maropeng (Sterkfontein Caves) (Palaentological educational programmes)

Caving exploration including abseil into the caves. Learn about the history, mining, geology and ecology in these amazing caves. (Guided by professionals - very safe)

Return to Lesedi in time to shower & Dinner in the "Nile" room

Interactive drumming & African dancing

Bed time

DAY 3  (GOLD & APARTHEID HISTORY)

Breakfast in the Ngoma Dance Boma

Depart for a drive through the City of Gold, Johannesburg & on to Soweto for some history of Nelson Mandela and the struggle for freedom at the Apartheid Museum. Lighten up a little with a take out lunch & some fun on the rides at Gold Reef City theme park.

Travel by bus though the African bush to Sun City in Pilanesberg Game Reserve, North West Province

Check into accommodation at the Cabanas Hotel

Relax & explore the complex, and freshen for dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Dinner

Stroll around the complex till Bed time

DAY 4 (WILDLIFE & FUN IN THE SUN)

Rise & Shine

Enjoy thrills & spills on the amazing rides at the Valley Of The Waves, truly an African paradise playground! Take out lunch is provided on site.

Take an exciting and informative game drive in open safari vehicles through the Big 5 game reserve with a professional wildlife guide.

Dinner

Free time to relax before bed.

DAY 5 (CAPITAL CITY EN-ROUTE TO THE HIGHLANDS)

Rise and shine for a hearty breakfast

Depart for Elandskloof (Mpumalanga Highlands) via the Capital City Pretoria and a viewing of the Union Buildings.

Arrive & Settle in at Elandskloof in the Mpumalnga Highlands

Enjoy a scrumptious Lunch

Fly-fishing & other fun outdoor activities such as swimming, hiking & horses .

Dinner & night games, star gazing and bonfire

Bed time

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DAY 6 (LEARNING LIFE SKILLS IN THE HIGHLANDS)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Activities at Elandskloof (Mpumalanga Province) enviro-education, life-orientation skills, bonding, relationship building etc.

Lunch

Swim in the river/dam  

Relax and freshen for Dinner

Braai around bonfire

Bed time

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DAY 7 (LOWVELD GAME RANCH & ADVENTURES)

Rise and Shine

Breakfast

Depart to Hoedspruit-Kubu Lodge near the Kruger National Park

Arrive Kubu Lodge and settle in

Lunch at Kubu safari pool

Relax for the afternoon by the pool and enjoy the environment, or have an environmental interpretive walk through the bush.

Dinner with local African youth drumming & dance band under the African stars.

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DAY 8 (ANCIENT CANYONS & REPTILES)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast in the Restaurant

Educational Tour of the Kamai Reptile Conservation Park (Photo  = African Rock Python)

Visit to the silk farm - learn how duvets and linen are made from silk. (Time permitting)

Lunch on the Blydepoort Dam Ferry. View the famous Three Rondawels and enjoy the educational talk about the unique Tuffe Waterfalls, keep an eye out  for Hippo and Crocodile and interesting rock formations.

A wildlife conservation talk and walk to meet the animals at the Maholoholo Wildlife Rehab Centre.

Dinner in the Boma - Braai & overnight at adjacent accommodation

Bed time

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DAY 9 (INTERACT WITH ELEPHANTS & TREE TOPS)

Rise and shine

Breakfast

Depart for Elephant Sanctuary (Hazyview),

Educational tour and interact with these magnificent creatures, touch them, walk with them or opt to ride on them if you wish.

Lunch at the sanctuary

Depart for Forest Canopy Tour on Zip Lines (Foefie Slide) through forested gorges - glide on harnessed ropes across canyons and see exquisite scenery, with an adrenaline rush. Adventure Activity Safety is a top priority!

Blydepoort Canyon Resort. Rustic Accommodation on the crest of the Blydepoort River Canyon.

Dinner

Relax and bedtime            

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DAY 10 (PANORAMA & POTHOLES)

Breakfast

Educational day excursions: Take in some of the following sites and experiences.

Adventure sports , abseil, bungee jumping, white water rafting, mountain hiking, horse trails, kloofing in the gorges, challenge course, enviro hikes and much more to choose from.

Day tours to the famous sites:

Blyde River Canyon (hike)

Bourke's Luck Potholes & activities :

God's Window and The pinnacle.

Pilgrims Rest, Historical mining village.

Echo or Sudwala Caves

Dinner

Relax and bedtime

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DAY 11 (KWA-ZULU NATAL - MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS)

Rise and shine

Breakfast at hotel / lodge

Depart for KwaZulu-Natal Province. En route, observe the change of environment from the lowveld, through the highveld and on to the semi alpine highlands of the KZN Drakensberg mountains. (stop for Lunch en-route)

Arrive at venue, Drakensberg Mountain Retreat with endless views of majestic rugged mountain peaks.

Settle in, freshen up-relax or take a short walk.

Dinner

Games & Bed time

DAY 12 (KWA-ZULU NATAL - MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS)

Rise and shine

Breakfast at hotel / lodge

Set off via vehicle for a 2 hour drive to the Sentinel car park from where we follow the route via the Chain Ladders (40m) to the summit of the Amphitheatre near Mont-aux-Sources. It is the views rather than the climb that leave you breathless. A short walk down the plateau brings you to the edge of the Tukela Falls (850m = 2nd highest falls in the world), not far from the highest point in our amazingly beautiful country.

Return hike & bus trip back to camp and relax.

Dinner

Bed time               

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DAY 13 (BATTLE FIELDS AND HISTORIC WARS)

Rise and shine

Breakfast at venue

Depart by bus for Babanango Valley

Packed Lunch en-route

Arrive at Rock Pools Tented Camp in Babanango Valley

Dinner around the fire at riverside boma

Free time & Bed

DAY 14 (LEARN ABOUT  ZULU, ANGLO, BOER WARS)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Day trip: Zulu, Boer and English History at Dingaan's Stad and Ulundi (Zulu Capital in the Valley of Kings)

Lunch and interactive cultural experience in a real community cultural village

Free time to relax before dinner

Dinner around the fire at riverside boma

Free time & Bed              

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DAY 15 (GOLDEN BEACHES IN THE SUN)

Rise and Shine

Breakfast

Travel to the coast

Lunch

Beach - fun in the surf & sun on the Durban beachfront, could even catch a ride on a rickshaw drawn by a Zulu driver in full colourful regalia.

Dinner

Bed time

DAY 16 (MEET SOME LIVING DINOSAURS (Crocodiles) & SOAK UP MORE SUN)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Spend the day having fun whilst learning at the same time at the famous uShaka Marine World (One of the best aquariums in the world and a really fun water theme park)

Lunch

Visit to a crodocile farm

Dinner & bed

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DAY 17 (OFF TO THE CAPE)

Depart for Orange River

Lunch

Arrive at "Provenance"  camp on the river banks amidst wide open desert spaces.

Dinner under the African night skies.

Lights out

DAY 18 (NORTHERN CAPE - WHITE WATER RAFTING ON SOUTH AFRICA'S LONGEST RIVER - ORANGE RIVER )

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Safety Briefing

Paddle off downstream - Enjoy a leisurely trip down the Orange viewing nature at its best.

Lunch

Dinner

Sleep under the stars on the river bank

DAY 19 (THE FUN CONTINUES)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Rafting on the river. There will be some quiet times of reflection amidst the serene beauty of the desert terrain & wide open spaces.

Lunch

Dinner

Sleep on the river bank under the awesomely clear desert sky

DAY 20 (CAPE TOWN, HERE WE COME)

(Venue: the Train Lodge)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Return to Camp

Lunch

Depart for Cape Town

Arrive in Cape Town - settle in to accommodation & enjoy dinner

Lights out

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DAY 21 (CAPE TOWN - THE MOTHER CITY)

Rise & Shine

Take the world famous cable car to spend a beautiful morning on Table Mountain (option to hike "Skeleton Gorge" down to Kirstenbosch)

Lunch on the mountain top if time permits otherwise at Kirstenbosch Gardens

Kirstenbosch National Botanic Gardens

Dinner

Cape Town City Life at night

Lights out 

DAY 22 (CAPE OF GOOD HOPE - FLORAL KINGDOM)

Rise & Shine

Cape Point Day Tour on board the bus from Cape Town via Clifton & Hout Bay route.

Educational guided walk through the aviaries at World of Birds.

Boat Ride with Drumbeat to Seal Island

Seafood lunch on the deck @ Mariners Warf overlooking the prettiest bay on the planet!

Take the scenic Chapman's Peak Pass drive to Cape Point Nature Reserve. Take in the atmosphere at this amazing rock peninsula, where the cold Atlantic and warm Indian ocean currents meet. Cape Point boasts one of the world's seven unique floral kingdoms. Arts and crafts available en route.

Return to Cape Town via Simons Town > Muizenberg

Dinner

Activities

Lights out

DAY 23 (FOUNDING HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA)

Rise & Shine

The Castle of Good Hope -Early Cape History

Lunch on the deck overlooking the ships in the harbour @ V&A waterfront (hopefully the Marimba (Xylaphone) players are in the streets to entertain you)

Robben Island - Educational tour to this island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for many years

Supper

Night activities

Lights out

DAY 24 (STUNNINGLY SCENIC WINE ROUTE & MORE MOUNTAINS)

Rise & Shine

Visit beautiful Wine Farms in the picturesque wine lands of Stellenbosch / Paarl or Somerset West. Taste the world renowned wines & observe how they are made.

Lunch at Wine Farm

Visit to the Cheetahs & Eagles

Leisurely meander back via a historic harbour at Gordons Bay.

Dinner

Night activities

Lights out

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DAY 25    (A FREE DAY....)

a trip to the West Coast and the world famous Namaqualand desert flowers in spring (September). or... a day trip to Butterfly World  .... or ...

Head to the beach (Clifton or Muizenberg) for a morning on one of South Africa's best beaches.

V & A Water Front. Curios, shops, restaurants, Imax big screen movies and so much more, let us customise something to suit your preferences.

DAY 26 (HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME IN HERMANUS)

Rise & Shine

Depart for Hermanus

Do a bit of Whale Spotting (September - November)

Head for Oudtshoorn

Oudtshoorn: Cango Caves - be brave, attempt the Devil's chimney and the post box.

Visit an Ostrich Farm, take a ride or race these magnificent birds or try an ostrich omelette

Depart for Knysna

Arrive at Southern Comfort Horse Ranch & Settle in

Dinner 

Lights out

DAY 27 (DEEP IN THE RAIN FORESTS)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Tsitsikamma Canopy Tours: Ascend up into the forest canopy, share company with the forest birds and other wild life in the tree tops safely attached to rope and harness.

Lunch

Head for Storms River Mouth. Hike across the hanging bridge & experience an exhilarating sea swim

Dinner

Guided Night Walk in Tsitsikama Indigenous Forests

Lights out

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DAY 28 (HEADS & ESTUARY LAKES - MORE OF KNYSNA)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast

Mountain Bike ride through the Knysna Forest. You never know you may get to see the nearly extinct mystical forest Elephants.

Lunch

Visit to Monkey Land

Feather Bed tour: Take a ferry boat ride across the lagoon to the Knysna Heads. Enjoy an environmental interpretive walk to a well earned meal at the restaurant at the top.

Dinner

Enjoy the night life and take in the quaint town of Knysna

Lights out

DAY 29 (ADDO NATIONAL ELEPHANT PARK)

Rise & Shine

Breakfast & Depart for Addo Elephant National Park

Game Drive through Addo Elephant National Park

Lunch

Depart for return trip home.

We are so sad to see you leave  but we know that having had such a great time, you will miss us & our beautiful country and want to return again and again. Enjoy your trip back home

This extensive nation wide itinerary can be customised on request to include as much or as little as you prefer, to suit your budget and time available.

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