The aptly-called Rainbow Nation offers a spectrum of different experiences including beaches, game reserves, indigenous heritage, cities and handsome winelands, all readily savoured on a single trip. With overnight flights in both directions and no jet lag, South Africa is also remarkably easy. 
Recommended tour operator: Rainbow Tours
Rainbow Tours says
South Africa’s Cape has all the ingredients for a perfect holiday. The beaches are pristine, the food is superb and the landscapes breathtaking. The region has a number of a sumptuous boutique hotels where friendly service, fine dining and great wines are guaranteed. To top it all off, you can experience the thrill of a safari.
Prices are low by European standards and, because the South African Rand is one of the few currencies to have weakened recently against Sterling, the cost of living remains remarkably modest.
We offer a wide range of options throughout South Africa but one of the most popular is a two-week self-drive holiday.
Begin with an overnight flight to Cape Town, where you will spend three nights. One of the world’s most attractive cities, it is rich in history. After a further two nights spent exploring the picturesque Winelands, you embark on a glorious drive along the Garden Route to Plettenberg Bay. This gives you three days to enjoy beaches and magnificent coastal forest before your safari – a night beside Addo Elephant Park, followed by two nights inside a “Big Five” game reserve.
This 14-night itinerary includes return flights, fully-inclusive hire of a family saloon car with air-conditioning, all hotels and lodges (breakfast included) during the tour, game drives and all meals on safari.
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