Sisterhood Safari 2027

Only with us

• Morning yoga: Every morning we meet – entirely optional – for yoga together, for a relaxed start to the day.
• AskSofia as a gift: Exclusively for all participants: a free one-year subscription to AskSofia, the mentor app.
• Little surprises: Depending on availability, we have planned a few special moments along the way. What they are? We’re not telling yet …

At a glance

• Travel dates: 5–24 June 2027 (South African winter)
• Duration: 20 days / 19 nights
• Luxury lodges: Rhino Ridge, Shamwari and Sanbona: all-inclusive – all meals, 2 game drives a day, guided walks; selected drinks at Shamwari and Sanbona
• Group: 6 participants (minimum 6) + 2 guides
• Your guides: Angelika (Africanrovers) and a second guide – with you for the entire tour, speaking English and German
• Getting around: by minibus with your guides, domestic flight Durban – Gqeberha

Days 1–2 · Sat 5 – Mon 7 June

Johannesburg – Satyagraha House – 2 nights

Welcome to South Africa! We pick you up at O. R. Tambo airport and drive together to the quiet suburb of Orchards. Our first home is Satyagraha House – the house where Mahatma Gandhi lived in 1908. Today it is a lovingly designed guesthouse with just seven rooms, a peaceful garden and vegetarian cuisine: a place full of history to arrive in.

In the evening we all sit down together for the first time at our welcome dinner. Depending on arrival times, we explore Johannesburg on the first day with the red hop-on hop-off bus.

On day two we head to Soweto. On Vilakazi Street – the only street in the world where two Nobel Peace Prize laureates lived – we visit Mandela House and the Hector Pieterson Museum. Time permitting, we continue to Constitution Hill and the Apartheid Museum: moving places that help you understand today’s South Africa.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Soweto with Vilakazi Street & Mandela House · Hector Pieterson Museum · Constitution Hill · Apartheid Museum · City tour on the red bus · Welcome dinner

Meals: Bed & breakfast

Day 3 · Mon 7 June

Tzaneen & Magoebaskloof – The Bohemian Guesthouse – 1 night

Today we head north into Limpopo province. On the way we visit an open-air museum if time allows. Then the road winds up into the mountains around Haenertsburg and the Magoebaskloof – green mountain forests, waterfalls and small cafés, very different from the image of dry Africa.

In Tzaneen we stay at The Bohemian, a charming guesthouse with its own restaurant, bar and garden. Adventure awaits the next morning: on the canopy tour we glide on ziplines through the treetops of the mountain forest. Taking part is, of course, entirely optional.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Open-air museum on the way · Zipline canopy tour in Magoebaskloof (8 June) · Debengeni Falls · Mountain village of Haenertsburg

Meals: Bed & breakfast

Day 4 · Tue 8 June

Kruger National Park: Olifants – Olifants Rest Camp – 1 night

After the zipline tour we enter Kruger National Park through Phalaborwa Gate. From the gate onwards we are on safari: elephants, giraffes, buffalo and, with a little luck, our first big cat.

Olifants Rest Camp sits on a cliff high above the Olifants River and is known as the camp with the best view in the whole park. From the terrace we look down on the riverbed, where elephants, hippos and crocodiles roam. We stay in thatched rondavels.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Game drive from Phalaborwa Gate to camp · Viewing terrace above the Olifants River · Sunset or astronomy drive (bookable on site) · Guided morning river walk (optional)

Meals: Self-catering – restaurant in camp

Day 5 · Wed 9 June

South through Kruger – Crocodile Bridge Safari Lodge – 1 night

Today is a full day of safari: we drive from Olifants right through the park to the south, past Satara – known for its lions – and Lower Sabie to Crocodile Bridge Gate. We stop wherever the animals are and take our time.

Just outside the gate lies Crocodile Bridge Safari Lodge: comfortable safari tents and rooms with their own terrace right on the Crocodile River, looking across into Kruger. Over a sundowner in the evening we listen to the hippos.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Full-day game drive through Kruger · Satara area – known for lions · Sundowner on the terrace by the river · Hippos and elephants on the Crocodile River

Meals: Half board

Days 6–7 · Thu 10 – Sat 12 June

Mlilwane, Eswatini – Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary – 2 nights

We cross the border into the small Kingdom of Eswatini and its green Ezulwini Valley. Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary is the country’s oldest protected area. We stay in traditional beehive huts – simple, but with a charm all of their own.

Because Mlilwane has no dangerous big game, we can explore the sanctuary freely: on horseback among zebras and antelope, by mountain bike, on foot – or we simply relax by the pool. If you like, visit Mantenga Cultural Village and its dances, or the Malkerns Valley with crafts such as Swazi Candles and Gone Rural, where rural women earn their own income through basket weaving.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Horse rides among zebras and antelope · Mountain biking · Hikes and guided walks · Game drives in the sanctuary · Pool in camp · Mantenga Cultural Village & waterfall · Malkerns: Swazi Candles & Gone Rural

Meals: Bed & breakfast

Days 8–9 · Sat 12 – Mon 14 June

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi – Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge – 2 nights

Back in South Africa we reach Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, the oldest proclaimed game reserve in Africa. This is where the rescue of the white rhino began – there are few better places to see rhinos.

The luxurious Rhino Ridge Safari Lodge was the first private lodge inside the park and sits on a ridge with sweeping views over Zululand. Twice a day we head out on game drives with experienced rangers; in between, the infinity pool and the fire pit on the deck are calling.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Morning and evening drives with rangers · Guided bush walk · Visit to the neighbouring village · Infinity pool overlooking the park · Spa with massages

Meals: Full board incl. 2 game drives per day, excl. alcoholic drinks · Spa: Wellness area with massages (not included)

Days 10–11 · Mon 14 – Wed 16 June

Shamwari, Eastern Cape – Shamwari Private Game Reserve – 2 nights

After the morning drive at Rhino Ridge we drive to King Shaka airport in Durban and fly to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) in about an hour and a half. From there it is just 45 minutes to Shamwari.

Shamwari is one of South Africa’s best-known private game reserves – malaria-free and home to the Big Five. At our luxurious lodge we really treat ourselves – everything is included: two game drives a day, fine food, selected drinks and time for the spa. A special highlight is the Born Free Big Cat Sanctuary, where rescued lions and leopards have found a natural home.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Game drives in search of the Big Five · Born Free Big Cat Sanctuary · Pool overlooking the bush · Evenings by the fireplace · Spa with massages

Meals: Full board incl. 2 game drives per day, incl. alcoholic drinks · Spa: Spa at the lodge (treatments not included)

Day 12 · Wed 16 June

Plettenberg Bay – The Old Rectory Hotel & Spa – 1 night

Along the Garden Route we drive to Plettenberg Bay, one of South Africa’s loveliest coastal towns. Here we stroll along the beach, breathe in the fresh sea air – and with a bit of luck spot our first whales: from June, southern right whales come into the sheltered bay.

The Old Rectory is a historic rectory with garden and pool, just a two-minute walk from the beach; the town centre with its restaurants and shops is a short uphill stroll away. If you like, treat yourself to a treatment at the Sanctuary Spa, housed in the former chapel.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Beach walk on Central Beach · Robberg Nature Reserve with seal colony · Whale watching by boat (optional) · Sea kayaking with dolphins (optional) · Sanctuary Spa

Meals: Bed & breakfast · Spa: Sanctuary Spa at the hotel (treatments not included)

Day 13 · Thu 17 June

Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo – De Zeekoe Guest Farm – 1 night

Over the mountains we head into the Little Karoo to Oudtshoorn, the capital of ostrich farming. In the afternoon you can visit the Cango Caves – Africa’s largest system of dripstone caves.

We stay at De Zeekoe Guest Farm, a sprawling farm on the Olifants River with cosy cottages, a restaurant and a spa. From here, one of the most magical experiences of the trip starts the next morning: weather permitting, we sit in the veld at sunrise with coffee and watch wild meerkats emerge from their burrow to warm up in the morning sun.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Cango Caves (optional) · Wild meerkat tour at sunrise (18 June) · Life on the farm · Spa on the farm

Meals: Bed & breakfast · Spa: Spa on the farm (treatments not included)

Days 14–15 · Fri 18 – Sun 20 June

Sanbona, Route 62 – Sanbona – Dwyka Tented Lodge – 2 nights

Along the legendary Route 62 we drive through wine towns and Karoo landscapes to Sanbona. This vast reserve is known for its free-roaming white lions – and for a silence you will never forget.

The exclusive Dwyka Tented Lodge, with just nine tents, nestles in the bend of a dry riverbed, surrounded by rock faces. Each luxurious tent has its own deck with a plunge pool. We go on game drives, explore the reserve on foot and admire ancient San rock art. At night the Karoo sky shows off its stars in all their glory.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Game drives – with luck, the white lions · Walking safari through the Karoo · San rock art · Karoo night sky · Plunge pool on your own deck · Spa (Relaxation Retreat)

Meals: Full board incl. 2 game drives per day and selected house drinks (beer, wine, soft drinks) · Spa: Relaxation Retreat (treatments not included)

Days 16–19 · Sun 20 – Thu 24 June

Simon’s Town & Cape Town – Bonne Esperance, Simon’s Town – 4 nights

To finish, we head to the Cape. Our home for the last four nights is Bonne Esperance in Simon’s Town, a historic house with garden and pool overlooking False Bay. The penguins of Boulders Beach are just a few steps away.

We plan our days in Cape Town flexibly around the weather: a red bus tour including wine tasting at an estate with Table Mountain as its backdrop, a hike or cable car ride up Table Mountain, an excursion to Cape Point National Park and the Cape of Good Hope, and a visit to the penguins at Boulders. In very bad weather we switch to Cape Town’s many museums and drive out to the gardens of Babylonstoren.

On our last evening we celebrate our journey together at a farewell dinner.

Experiences on site (optional, not included): Penguins at Boulders Beach · Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope · Table Mountain – on foot or by cable car · Red bus with wine tasting · Bo-Kaap & V&A Waterfront · Babylonstoren gardens (if it rains) · Kalk Bay harbour and cafés · Farewell dinner

Meals: Bed & breakfast

Tour price

from €8,499 per person sharing a double room

Single supplement €1,600 · 6 participants (minimum and maximum) · English- and German-speaking guides

Included in the tour price

• All nights at the listed accommodation (double room)
• Meals as stated for each stay
• All transfers by minibus with your guides from/to the airport
• Domestic flight Durban – Gqeberha
• Game drives at Rhino Ridge, Shamwari and Sanbona as stated
• Park entry and conservation fees for Kruger, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi and Shamwari
• English- and German-speaking guides for the entire trip
• Morning yoga and one-year AskSofia subscription

Not included

• International flights to Johannesburg and from Cape Town
• Meals and drinks not mentioned
• Experiences on site: activities, excursions and other entrance fees
• Spa treatments, tips and personal expenses

Our cancellation policy and fineprint apply. Travel health insurance, trip cancellation insurance and the signed Africanrovers liability waiver are required for participation.

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The full itinerary covers every day, all accommodation, the weather in June, inclusions and prices. The packing list helps you get your suitcase ready. The pre-contract information and the liability waiver are part of your booking.