African Safari - Wonders of South Africa and Namibia ~ March 3 - 18, 2027 (16 Days)
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SMALL LUXURY TOUR WITH A MAXIMUM OF 22 PASSENGERS!
Join Collins Tours for an extraordinary 16-day African journey that combines world-class safaris, elegant 5-star lodges, and some of the continent's most breathtaking landscapes. This exclusive adventure perfectly blends luxury, wildlife, and culture for an unforgettable experience.
Your journey begins in Johannesburg with an overnight stay at a comfortable airport hotel, allowing you to relax before your flight to the renowned Kruger region. From there, you'll spend three unforgettable nights at the luxurious 5-star Thornybush Game Lodge, located on a private reserve bordering Kruger National Park. Famous for exceptional wildlife viewing—including frequent leopard sightings—this is one of Africa's premier safari destinations and your opportunity to encounter the legendary "Big Five": lions, leopards, rhinoceroses, elephants, and African buffalo.
Your stay at Thornybush includes all meals, beverages, conservation fees, and staff gratuities. Enjoy expertly guided morning and evening game drives, relax in your luxurious suite or by the pool between safaris, and savour exceptional dining paired with the lodge's renowned hospitality.
Next, continue to cosmopolitan Cape Town, beautifully situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the iconic Table Mountain. Spend three nights at the elegant Westin Cape Town, ideally located near the vibrant V&A Waterfront. Discover the city's highlights on a guided tour, ascend Table Mountain by cable car for spectacular panoramic views, journey along the scenic Cape Peninsula, and visit the charming penguin colony at Boulders Beach. An included wine tasting at a celebrated local vineyard offers the perfect introduction to South Africa's world-renowned wine country. You'll also enjoy a free day to explore at your own pace—perhaps strolling the waterfront, or simply relaxing at your hotel.
From Cape Town, fly to Namibia, where an entirely different landscape awaits. Spend three nights at the spectacular Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, surrounded by towering red sand dunes, endless desert vistas, and some of the clearest night skies on Earth. Your stay includes gourmet dining, beverages, conservation fees, and staff gratuities, along with guided excursions that showcase one of the world's most extraordinary desert environments. Experience unforgettable sunsets, remarkable scenery, and peaceful moments beneath a canopy of stars.
Your safari continues with three nights at the exclusive 5-star Onguma The Fort Lodge, overlooking the legendary Etosha National Park. Inspired by North African architecture and offering panoramic views across the surrounding wilderness, this exceptional lodge provides the perfect base for discovering Namibia's remarkable wildlife. Included are all meals, beverages, conservation fees, and staff gratuities, along with expertly guided morning and evening game drives through Etosha's vast salt pans and acacia woodlands, where elephants, lions, and countless other species roam freely.
Your incredible African adventure concludes with a final overnight stay in Johannesburg before your journey home.
With luxury accommodations throughout, exceptional dining, premium inclusions, expertly guided safaris, and unforgettable encounters, this exclusive Collins Tours experience is the ultimate way to discover Southern Africa in comfort and style.
**Non-refundable**
Updated Deposit Policy:
Your initial deposit may be transferred to another Collins Tours departure within the same calendar year, provided the request is made within 60 days of booking and before final payment. Deposits cannot be transferred once the final payment date has passed or for bookings made after the final payment deadline. A new reservation must be made, and a new deposit paid for the new tour for the same traveler. Exchangeable deposits are not available on River Cruises or Oceania products.
Please note that deposit transfers are a one-time courtesy. Once your deposit has been transferred to a new tour, the exchangeable deposit benefit no longer applies to that new booking.
All monies paid are 100% non-refundable. We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance to protect your investment, as Collins Tours is not responsible for illness, medical issues, unforeseen circumstances, or changes to your decision to travel.
Final payments must be received by the due date listed on your invoice, website, or tour documentation. Failure to meet payment deadlines may result in automatic cancellation and loss of payments.
Travel insurance is available through Manulife and is recommended for trip cancellation and out-of-province medical coverage. Please let our office know if you would like a quote.
LAND ONLY PRICING
Double Room Occupancy (Per Person):
Full Price: $12,999 On Sale For: $12,499 Savings of: $500 per person
Triple Room Occupancy (Per Person):
Full Price: $12,799 On Sale For: $12,199 Savings of: $600 per person
Single Room Occupancy:
Full Price: $20,999 On Sale For: $21,124 Savings of: $125
Deposit: $1,300 per person Reduced Deposit: $650 per person
Second Deposit of $650 due on March 17, 2026
Balance Due: December 10, 2026
All Taxes Included In Pricing
4 Night stay - 5-star Thornybush Game Lodge - Hoedspruit, South Africa
3 Night stay - AC Marriott Waterfront - Cape Town, South Africa
2 Night stay - 5-Star Sossusvlei Desert Lodge - Namibia, South Africa
3 Night stay - Onguma The Fort Lodge – Etosha National Park - Namibia, South Africa
2 Night stays - Johannesburg, South Africa - Airport Hotel TBA
5-Star Thornybush Game Lodge:
All meals are included
(lunch on own while on route to destination)
AC Marriott Waterfront Cape Town:
Enjoy breakfast daily along with a Welcome to Cape Town group dinner
(lunch on own while on route to destination)
Sossusvlei Desert Lodge - Namibia:
All meals are included while at the lodge
(lunch on own while on route to destination)
Onguma The Fort Lodge - Namibia:
All meals are included while at the lodge
(lunch on own while on route to destination)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Enjoy breakfast at your Johannesburg hotel before your departure to Thornybush Game Lodge.
Tour Highlights:
Twice-daily guided safari game drives
Guided tour of Cape Town's iconic sights
Table Mountain Cableway with spectacular panoramic views
Visit the famous African penguin colony at Boulders Beach (admission included)
Wine tasting at an award-winning Constantia Valley winery
Optional Sand Dune Experience, Namibia:
Take in the incredible beauty of Namibia's iconic red dunes on this unforgettable half-day adventure. Enjoy exciting 4x4 dune driving, stunning panoramic views, and refreshments with sparkling wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks served atop the dunes. Price $TBA
Location: Home – Overnight Flight to Johannesburg, South
• For those who purchased Collins Tours Inclusive Air Package, make your way to your local area airport for your
st assigned flight connecting with your overnight to Johannesburg. NOTE: 1 checked piece of luggage is free
for international flights (up to maximum of 50lbs). 2nd bag is an additional cost and based on weight.
Additional fees apply for overweight and over-size bags. Carry-on luggage is free, your bag must be light
enough that you can store it in the overhead bin unassisted and the typical weight is maximum 22lbs
per carry-on bag.
• Visit www.aircanada.com for more details on luggage fees. Luggage payment is paid directly to Air
Canada and not included in tour package. Fees are charged on both outbound & return flights.
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
• Your flight will be landing today. Please proceed to the baggage claim area, clear passport control, and collect
luggage where you will meet your tour manager.
• Your deluxe private motor coach will be there to meet us and take us to our nearby hotel allowing you to adjust
to time zone changes and prepare for our adventure ahead together.
• Rest up! Dinner and the remainder of the evening is on your own.
Location: Johannesburg – Flight to Hoedspruit, South Africa – 5-Star
• This morning, breakfast (included) will be served at our hotel. Your tour manager handles group hotel check-
out, part of the signature Collins Tours service you will receive along our journey together.
• This morning is our direct flight to Hoedspruit. We will be travelling from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit on
Airlink. This airline only permits 20kg for large piece of luggage at no additional cost because of the plane size.
To avoid disruptions or complications, please limit size of luggage for 20kg.
Tentative Tour Itinerary – 2027 African Safari: Wonders of South Africa & Namibia. Collins Tours
• Our private transportation will be there to meet us and take us to the incredible 5-star Thornybush Game Lodge,
our home for the next 3 nights. With a note of sophistication in the design and layout, the thatched main area
overlooks a waterhole and riverbed frequently visited by
elephants, buffalo, and other large game at our luxurious 5-
star lodge. Your tour manager will check you in and assist with
luggage handling.
• The time for one of the highlights of this trip has come! Make
sure you bring your cameras with you and be ready to capture
memories of an unforgettable adventure and excitement!
Enjoy an evening safari game drive. A local expert will lead us
on an exciting expedition in search of the "Big 5" - elephants,
African buffalos, lions, leopards, and rhinoceros - providing
insight into these fascinating creatures along the way. Be sure
to keep an eye out as you may also see a graceful impala, a
dazzling zebra, or an elegant giraffe. Relax and take in the natural beauty of Kruger National Park while enjoying
a drinks and snacks surrounded by giraffes (included).
• After the safari adventure, please meet your tour manager and join your fellow Collins Tours travellers for a
Welcome Cocktail Reception followed by a delicious group Welcome Dinner in our luxurious lodge as we sample
some delectable local cuisine with wine and beer included (included). We will share stories together about this
unforgettable day.
Location: Kruger National Park – Safari Expeditions (B, L, Group D)
expeditions at Kruger National Park. This breathtaking national park, with nearly 2 million hectares of unrivaled
diversity of life, offers a wildlife experience that ranks with the best in Africa (included)
• This morning rise early and enjoy your morning game drive with local guide and tracker! Animals rise early in
the morning to feed and hunt; this is sometimes the best time to view the precious wildlife of Africa! Morning
tea and coffee with rusks will be available before our drive.
• After our morning drive, we will return to the lodge for breakfast (included).
• Take time this afternoon to relax and enjoy your beautiful lodge with an outdoor pool! Lunch is served on the
lower deck, another included meal of this amazing adventure!
• Get set for another evening game drive today and experience yet another evening of life-changing moments!
After our evening safari, please meet your tour manager and join your fellow Collins Tours group passengers
for a delicious another group dinner in our luxurious lodge as we sample some delectable local cuisine with
wine and beer included with our meal (included).
Location: Kruger National Park – Safari Expeditions (B, L, Group D)
partake in all the offerings at the lodge instead? That’s okay. Opt to spend your day at the lodge in the wonderful
landscape – truly the heart of Africa and world-class hospitality.
• Dine on-site at the Thornybush Lodge for breakfast and lunch. Gather together for Dinner with wine or beer
included with this evening’s meal.
Location: Kruger National Park – Safari Expeditions (B, L, Group D)
partake in all the offerings at the lodge instead? That’s okay. Opt to spend your day at the lodge in the wonderful
landscape – truly the heart of Africa and world-class hospitality.
• Dine on-site at the Thornybush Lodge for breakfast and lunch. Gather together for Dinner with wine or beer
included with this evening’s meal.
Collins Tours & Consulting Ltd.
303 Westmorland Road, Saint John NB – E2J 2G2 (888) 636-8080 www.collinstours.ca
Tentative Tour Itinerary – 2027 African Safari: Wonders of South Africa & Namibia. Collins Tours
Location: Hoedspruit – Flight to Cape Town – AC Marriott Waterfront
• Enjoy morning tea and coffee with rusks before checking out of your room in time for our last safari expedition
at Kruger National Park. This morning game drive will be another early rise to get the very last chance to
experience the most magical setting in the world! Make sure you take in all the beauty of the African wilderness
our departure to Cape Town.
• After our morning drive, we will return to the lodge for breakfast (included).
• Our deluxe private transportation will take us the Hoedspruit airport in time for our flight to Cape Town.
• We will be travelling from Hoedspruit to Cape Town with Airlink, the airline that permits 20kg for large piece
of luggage at no additional cost because of the plane size. To avoid disruptions or complications, please limit
size of luggage to 20kg.
• Once in Cape Town, we will head to the 5-star centrally located AC Marriott Hotel Waterfront +overlooking the
water, our home for the next two nights while enjoying the executive club rooms!
• Tonight, please meet your tour manager and fellow Collins Tours group passengers for a fantastic group dinner
with wine and beer (included)
• Dinner and the rest of the evening is on your own.
Location: Cape Town (B)
before we continue onto our exciting day in Cape Town!
• After breakfast, meet your tour manager and local guide for a
morning tour of Cape Town (included). We will explore this
vibrant South African city affectionally called “The Mother
City,” known for its natural beauty, creative freedom and
incredible spirit with architecture that fuses the traditions of
the French, Germans and Dutch. We will ascend to the top of
Table Mountain by cablecar for the best vantage point of
seeing the city and ocean all in one place!
• After our tour, we return to our hotel for some free time for
lunch and to explore the city on your own. Perhaps you can
finish your afternoon with a stroll on the Victoria & Alfred
Waterfront for some shopping and entertainment.
• Dinner and the rest of the evening is on your own.
Location: Cape Town (B, Group D)
• This morning, enjoy our beautiful drive to Boulders Beach (entrance fee included), home to a unique and
endangered land-based colony of African Penguins! The Boulders Penguin Colony is one of only a few in the
world.
• After our visit to Boulders Beach, we will head to Constantia Valley to experience one of the many local wineries
with sampling and learning how world famous South African wines are made! (winery, wine tasting and
cheese platter included).
• We have reserved a few tables at the on-site restaurant for the group’s convenience (meal at own expense). You
will have the opportunity to choose from the menu and settle the bill individually.
• After our wonderful experience at the winery, we return to our hotel for some free time before our delicious
group dinner.
• Tonight, please meet your tour manager and fellow Collins Tours group passengers for another fantastic group
dinner with wine and beer at an upscale restaurant close to our hotel (included).
Collins Tours & Consulting Ltd.
303 Westmorland Road, Saint John NB – E2J 2G2 (888) 636-8080 www.collinstours.ca
Tentative Tour Itinerary – 2027 African Safari: Wonders of South Africa & Namibia. Collins Tours
Location: Flight to Windhoek, Namibia – 5-Star Sossusvlei Desert
• After another full breakfast this morning, your tour manager
will check you out of the hotel. We will then make our way to
the Cape Town airport to visit our second country – Namibia,
with its coastal contrasts with desert landscapes to vibrant
wildlife at Etosha National Park. Visiting Namibia is sure to be
a highlight for all guests!
• We fly to Windhoek, the country’s capital city before reaching
the Sossusvlei region and checking in to the Sossusvlei Desert
Lodge, the area’s highest quality accommodations located on
the edge of salt plains and sand dunes.
• Make yourself at home at the lodge for 3 nights. We will depart
in the late afternoon on a leisurely drive on the Lodge’s private reserve. Relax with a sundowner drink and
experience the most spectacular sunsets.
• We will gather for dinner (included) together at the Lodge.
Location: Sossusvlei Desert Lodge, Namibia (B, L, Group D)
• This morning, take part in an area nature drive, included.
• Today we have an Optional Sand Dune Experience. join Collins Tours for an exciting half-day optional once-in-
a-lifetime excursion highlighting the magical sights in Namibia. Along the way, our local guides will find a
suitable place to stop and serve a selection of snacks with sparkling wine, beers and cool drinks (included).
This is usually done on top of a high dune overlooking the dunes. The journey also offers glimpses of desert-
adapted wildlife and plants, including jackals and the famous !Nara plant. The adventure concludes with
thrilling 4x4 dune driving. (Price $TBA CAD per person including tax. Reserve by contacting Collins
Tours staff by email getaway@collinstours.ca or dial 1-888-636-8080).
• Enjoy another Sundowner Drive taking in the incredible landscape of the area.
• Group dinner is included this evening.
Location: Onguma The Fort Lodge – Etosha National Park (B,
• After breakfast we make our way to the airport to fly north to the
Etosha National Park! Home of the Black Rhino. Despite a
dramatic decline in the 20th century, conservation efforts have
helped the Black Rhino population recover from its historic low
of fewer than 2,500 in the mid-1990s. The black rhino is still
considered critically endangered at approximately 6,800 in
Eastern and Southern Africa.
• Today we reach our luxurious accommodations to stay three
nights – Onguma The Fort Lodge! Prepare to the pampered. The
Fort is set upon its own game reserve with animals such as
giraffes, lions, elephants and leopards.
• Dine together (included), followed by an evening game reserve drive!
Location: Onguma The Fort Lodge – Etosha National Park (B, L,
• Enjoy breakfast followed by a game reserve drive. Keep your eyes peeled for animal on their early morning
prowl, or their leisurely graze among the unique landscape.
Collins Tours & Consulting Ltd.
303 Westmorland Road, Saint John NB – E2J 2G2 (888) 636-8080 www.collinstours.ca
Tentative Tour Itinerary – 2027 African Safari: Wonders of South Africa & Namibia. Collins Tours
• Lunch and dinner are included together today before we set our sights for an evening game reserve drive.
Perhaps you’ll see all new wildlife or the ones you have become acquainted with? Don’t forget that camera!
Location: Onguma The Fort Lodge – Etosha National Park (B,
• Enjoy breakfast once again followed by an early game reserve
drive.
• Lunch and our Farewell dinner are once again included together
today. Time to reminisce with our wildlife experiences
together!
Location: Flight to
• Today we fly to Johannesburg to stay one night before our return to Canada.
• Breakfast is included before making our way to the airport.
Location: Flight to Canada
memories on hand.
Collins Tours Inclusive Airfare
Included in Package:
- 1st piece of checked luggage (Each way)
- Flight from Johannesburg to Hoedspruit
- Flight from Hoedspruit to Cape Town
- Flight from Cape Town to Namibia - Sossoulvei
- Namibia charter to Onguma Air Strip
- Flight from Onguma Air Strip to Johannesburg
- Flight from Johannesburg back to Canada
All Taxes Included In Pricing
**Non-refundable**
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