Grand Tour of South Africa

South Africa is an immense country of incredible scenic, climatic and cultural contrasts. Climates range from sub-tropical on the KwaZulu-Natal coast to semi-desert in regions such as the Karoo, the scenery meanwhile ranges from the dramatic peaks of the Drakensberg Mountains to the plains of the country’s arid interior. Culturally, the country embraces populations of an equally diverse nature housing Khoi-San bushmen, a number of Bantu-speaking tribes (such as the Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele), various other non-related tribes (such as the Tswana and the Venda), a large number of Afrikaner communities descended from early Dutch settlers and a smaller number of English speaking communities dating back to Britain’s later colonisation of the coastal areas of the country.

This far-ranging arrangement combines the contrasting experiences of game drives, tribal communities, townships, battlefields, winelands, the Garden Route and ‘the fairest Cape’. A cruise, wine-tasting and specialist battlefield guide enhance the experience.

VJV Special Event - Welcome Dinner, Tea and Drumming
Dinner at the Court Classique Hotel with a wine tasting and drumming reception, afternoon tea at the Mount Nelson and a dinner and drumming lesson at the Gold Museum.