Day 1

COCHIN – MUMBAI- NAIROBI

  • Visit Victoria Falls, one of the “7 Natural World Wonders” with Benny‟s
  • The Victoria Falls is truly a natural wonder, one of the “7 Natural World Wonders”, a breath- taking view of nature. We, Bennys Royal Tours, are giving you a wonderful opportunity to experience the incredible sight of the largest waterfall in the world in the best season, full of water. The “Smoke That Thunders” is situated between Zambia and Zimbabwe like Niagara Falls in the United States and Canada. Explore this natural wonder on an expedition as we journey to Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Africa. Later fly to Johannesburg and Cape Town, the culinary capital of South Africa, where you‟ll learn about the uplifting legacy of Nelson Mandela. Visit Kruger National Parks where you‟ll have the chance to see the Big Five. Benny‟s Royal Tour‟s Discover Africa- Victoria Falls and Kruger Safari Tour begins. Assemble @ Kochi Domestic Airport. The flight departs at 20:10 hrs and arrives at Mumbai International Airport at 22:20 hrs.

Day 2

NAIROBI – VICTORIA FALLS, 17 JUNE 2024

  • Kenya Airways Flight KQ203 departs Addis Nairobi at 02.40 hrs and arrives at - Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 06.25 hrs. Later connect Kenya Flight KQ792 to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, named after one of the most powerful waterfalls on Earth. Arrive at Victoria Falls International Airport, Zimbabwe at 09.45 hrs. Welcome to Zimbabwe, best known for the largest waterfall in the world. Upon arrival after immigration and customs formalities, meet our airport assistant and transfer to the hotel and enjoy lunch followed by the rest of the day for leisure.
  • Welcome to Victoria Falls
  • Evening you will proceed on a sunset cruise on the Zambezi River. The Zambezi River is the fourth-longest river, the longest east-flowing river in Africa, and Victoria Falls is located on this river. Sunset Cruise trips along the Zambezi are a magnificent and extremely popular way to experience the river with beverages.
  • Unforgettable Sunset Cruise on Zambezi River
    • This is a must-do experience in Victoria Falls. All the boats, bar the jet boats, navigate a 6 km stretch of river above Victoria Falls themselves, shallow waters and hazardous rocks prevent them from venturing any further. Although you do not see the fall themselves during the cruise, you can witness the mist rising from Victoria Falls, a cloud of spray, visible from the boats. The cruise journeys towards the Zambezi National Park and you will get an opportunity to see a variety of games; including Hippo, Crocodile, and Elephants in their home environment. There are great photo opportunities against often-spectacular African sunsets.
    • Later we will return back to the hotel. Free for leisure at Lodge. Dinner and overnight stay at Lodge in Victoria Falls.
    • Overnight stay : Zambezi River or similar in Victoria Falls
    • Meals : Breakfast on board, Lunch and Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3

VICTORIA FALLS TOUR- ZIMBABWE SIDE

  • Feel the thunder, be touched by the mist, and enjoy endless great views as you walk the path hovering up close to the falls with an experienced guide.
    • After breakfast proceeds to Victoria Falls on a full-day guided tour to visit the place in almost everyone‟s bucket list. Victoria Falls is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, alongside the Great Barrier Reef, Aurora Borealis, Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, Harbour of Rio de Janeiro, and Paricutin Volcano. Victoria Falls, the spectacular waterfall located on the Zambezi River, is at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Approximately twice as wide and twice as deep as Niagara Falls, the waterfall spans the entire breadth of the Zambezi River at 5,500 feet. During the season 500, 000 tons of water runs through the waterfall every minute.
  • The noise of Victoria Falls can be heard from a distance of 40 kilometres, while the spray and mist from the falling water is rising to a height of over 400 meters and can be seen from a distance of 50 kilometres. No wonder the local tribes used to call the waterfall Mosi-o-Tunya
  • “The smoke that thunders”. Livingstone who was the first European discovered this awe- inspiring waterfall in 1855 while preaching Christianity in Africa and named it after Queen Victoria. He was fascinated by the beauty of the falls and wrote that no one in England can even imagine the beauty of this scene. He also wrote that most probably angels are admiring the scenery while flying nearby. Feel the thunder, be touched by the mist, and enjoy endless great views as you walk the path hovering up close to the falls with an experienced guide.
  • VICTORIA FALLS – ZAMBIA SIDE
  • Visit the breath-taking view of Zambian side of falls
    • Later proceed to Zambia border. After completing visa procedures, you will reach Zambia to experience Victoria Falls from Zambia side. Like Niagara Falls, Victoria Falls sits on the border between two countries Zimbabwe and Zambia. On arrival in Zambia, we will proceed to Livingstone city, the city named after Scottish explorer David Livingstone, who discovered these falls. Livingstone is a town in southwestern Zambia, a few kilometers from the Zambezi River and the border with Zimbabwe. Enjoy a half-day tour to Victoria Falls in Zambia, one of the most dramatic waterfalls in the world. The tour of Zambia side of Victoria Falls is truly amazing and Zambai Tour and these tours will be extremely informative with breathtaking view of Victoria Falls. Here you‟ll have a range of opportunities to explore this World Heritage site as you wish, from a guided walk into the chasm, where you can feel the spray, to a scenic micro light flight for a spectacular bird‟s-eye view and bungee jumping (optional).
  • Chipala Bush Dinner @ Elephants Hills Resort.
    • Evening we will proceed to Elephant Hills Resort for Chipala Bush Dinner. Chipala bush dinner is a special dinner with dinner and tribal music and tribal dance performance.
    • Here you will a wonderful chance to experience a variety of non-veg dishes like Impala, Crocodile….etc. Later we will return back to the hotel. Overnight stay at hotel in Victoria Falls.
  • Overnight Stay : Mara Sentrim or similar in Masai Mara
  • Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at Lodge.

Day 4

FLIGHT TO SOUTH AFRICA

  • After breakfast free for leisure to enjoy the beauty of Victoria Falls. Later proceed to Victoria Falls International airport for your flight to Cape Town at 10.30. Arrive Cape Town International Airport at 13.40 hrs. Welcome to Cape Town. Cape Town is one of the most popular long-haul destinations in the world. The Mother City is an affectionate nickname, which is widely known and used among locals and visitors to Cape Town alike.
  • Fly from Victoria Falls to Cape town
    • It is the commercial and industrial hub of South Africa. Set between the ocean and mountains, Cape Town is home to regional headquarters for many companies. Many tourists visiting Cape Town to discover luxurious beaches, breath-taking Mountain and coastal vistas, and Cape Town nightlife. Upon arrival meet Benny‟s representative at the airport and after emigration and customs procedures proceed to the hotel for check-in. Free for leisure and shopping. Dinner and overnight stay in the hotel in Cape Town.
  • Overnight Stay : Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel or similar in Cape Town
  • Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.

Day 5

ROBBON ISLAND TOUR, 20 JUNE 2024

  • After continental breakfast proceed to the Nelson Mandela Gateway to board your Robben Island Ferry to visit Nelson Mandela‟s prison (subject to the weather). He would spend the next 18 years imprisoned in an 8x7-foot cell, forced to do hard labour, and permitted only one visitor a year. This was a place of isolation for nearly 300 years, housing many political prisoners and serving as both a lunatic asylum and leper colony. In 1964, Nelson Mandela was arrested and brought to this jail. Even so, Mandela went on to become his country‟s first black president, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, and known globally for his significant contributions to human rights and social justice. Today, the island remains a tangible symbol of political freedom. Here you‟ll be able to see human rights activist and former prisoner Robert Sobukwe‟s house; a 17th-century limestone quarry where Mandela and others were put to work; a leper colony cemetery; and the Robben Island Museum, dedicated to preserving the memory and contributions of the freedom fighters once held within its walls. Return back from ferry. After lunch continue tour exploring the City Centre. Here you will find a number of the cape‟s top attractions, from the imposing castle of good hope to the colourful cottages of the Bo Kaap. You will go for a scenic coastal drive through Clifton & Sea Point & later tour passes the Houses of Parliament, the Castle, the SA Museum and a few other historical sights.
  • Table Mountain Tour
    • Here we visit Table Mountain. Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top. You will transfer to the cable car (weather permitting) to the top of the mountain, and then enjoy some free time on the mountain top to take in the for a breath-taking view over the city below, of Robben Island in the distance and of the mountains that extend inland. Enjoy these superb views of Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain and the panoramic sights over the city from the top of Table Mountain. Later return back to hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in hotel.
  • Overnight Stay : Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel or similar in Cape Town
  • Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 6

PENINSULA – CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TOUR

  • Experience the wonders of Africa in Peninsula Tour
    • After continental breakfast depart to full day Peninsula Tour. The Peninsula Tour will take you around the entire Cape Peninsula and show you the wonders of South Africa. Experience the scenic beauty and natural landscapes of South Africa‟s on this full-day tour. We begin our journey to visit seal Island. Seal Island Cruise. Travel to Sea Point and Camps Bay and on the way visit one of those beautiful beaches of Clifton and Llandudno towards Hout Bay in Seal Island Cruise.
    • This destination, which sits halfway between Cape Town and Cape Point is a quiet fishing village that‟s home to dozens of seals, small shops and lots of local charm. The island is so named because of the great number of Cape fur seals that occupy it. It is 5 acres in area and home to 64,000 cape fur seals. It is home to seabirds too and it is likely that non-marine species fly there to breed as well. The dense population of seals at certain times of the year attracts the seal's main predator, the great white shark.
  • Chapman‟s Peak Drive, the most scenic drive in the world.
    • Chapman‟s Peak Drive is regarded as one of the world‟s most scenic road trips, running 5.5 miles between Hout Bay and Noordhoek on Cape Town's western coast. With mountains rising up on one side and the Atlantic Ocean crashing below on the other, there is an incredible view at every curve-all 114 of them. It stretches to a mountain called Chapman‟s Peak, from where it got its name. The drive takes you on a cliff hanging zig-zagging journey and lands your entourage six hundred meter above sea level. Closed for many years due to rock falls, this route was reopened in 2005 after a huge engineering skill. The flat plateau at the top surrounds itself by a volcano shaped mountain skyline. The bright light makes your eyes ache as the ocean throw away a spectrum of blue colours. Many people also stop along the way to hike up the Constantiaberg Mountain to have a picnic or snap a photograph or 100.
  • Lunch with delicious sea foods at Fishhoek beach
    • We pass through Noordhoek and reach at Fishhoek. Fishhoek is seaside village surrounded by rugged mountains and boasts one of the safest swimming beaches in Cape Town. Fish Hoek is a glorious bay with a beautiful white sandy beach, with colourful Victorian bathing boxes that add a festive flavour. The beach is a favourite with wind surfers, lifesavers and hobie cat sailers. Fish Hoek Galley, situated right on the beach offers beautiful restaurants. Here we will have our lunch with delicious sea foods.
  • Visit Penguin Colony
    • After lunch we visit the beautiful Boulders Beach, and have the option to sit among the famous colony of Jackass Penguins. Boulders Beach forms part of the Table Mountain National Park and it is a popular tourist stop because of a colony of African penguins which settled there in 1982. Although set in the midst of a residential area, it is one of the few sites where this vulnerable bird can be observed at close range, wandering freely in a protected natural environment. From just two breeding pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown to about 3,000 birds in recent years. Enjoy your time in Boulders beach.
  • Follow the gorgeous coastal route and reach at Cape Point and the Good Hope Nature Reserve. You‟ll enjoy a scenic ride through the southernmost edge of the Cape Peninsula as you make your way to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
  • On arrival you will board to funicular ride to reach at Cape of Good Hope. The Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa and the dividing point between the he Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
    • The Flying Dutchman Funicular, also known as the Cape Point Funicular, is a funicular railway located at Cape Point, near the Cape of Good Hope in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The line runs from a lower station at the Cape Point car park, up an incline through dense fynbos to the upper lighthouse. It was the first commercial funicular of its kind in Africa, and takes its name from the legend of the Flying Dutchman ghost ship. Later get the photo opportunity to take some pictures at the second southernmost tip of the African continent and wander the path to cape point where the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean meet. Later you will return back to hotel. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel in Cape Town.
  • Overnight Stay : Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel or similar in Cape Town
  • Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 7

FLY FROM CAPE TOWN TO KRUGER

  • After breakfast Proceed to Cape Town International Airport for your flight to Kruger Flight departs to Kruger Airport at 10.30hrs (subject to the availability) and arrive Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, Kruger at 12.15 hrs. Upon arrival meet Benny‟s representative at Airport finish the emigration and customs procedures.
  • Later you will transfer to Kruger National Park. Set out towards Kruger National Park via the magnificent Panorama Route, one of the world‟s most picturesque drives. Kruger National Park is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 km2 (7,523 sq mi) in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in north-eastern South Africa. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve.
    • Evening you will be transferred to resort near Kruger National Park. Dinner and overnight stay in Sabie River Sun Resort.
  • Overnight Stay : Sabie River Sun Resort or similar.
  • Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 8

FULL DAY IN KRUGER

  • Rise early and climb aboard an open jeep for a full-day safari in Kruger National Park, home to an extraordinary array of large mammals. Kruger National Park is one of Africa‟s largest game reserves with a high density of wild animals including the Big 5: Lions, Leopards, Rhinos,Elephants and Buffalos.
  • Hundreds of other mammals make their home here, as do diverse bird species such as vultures, Eagles, and Storks. Spot Elephants, Lions, Giraffes, and perhaps elusive Leopards as we explore this breath-taking wilderness of savanna and scrubland. Kruger offers a unique ecosystem with the Kalahari that meets the bushveld. This allows for a variety of trees and grasses that offers a great habitat in return. The Birdlife and raptors are especially interesting not to mention the variety of mammals and reptiles that can be found in the park. The vehicles allow for excellent photography opportunities.
  • Stop for lunch at local restaurant in Skukuza. In central Kruger, you‟ll find expanses of open savannah, home to Impala, Zebra, Wildebeest, Kudus, Giraffes and Elephants. This is also the best place to see big Cats, as Leopards and Lions are common, and Cheetahs are more likely to be seen here than anywhere else in the park. Return to our lodge in the evening, where you can take some time to relax and enjoy the nocturnal sounds of the bush. Free time for leisure and relaxation.
  • Overnight Stay : Sabie River Sun Resort or similar.
  • Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 9

KRUGER – JOHANNESBURG

  • After breakfast check out and proceed to Johannesburg .Later visit Satyagraha House Museum. One hundred years ago, Mohandas Gandhi lived in this house in Johannesburg. This house was the home of Mohandas Gandhi from 1908. Gandhi lived Here for 2 years. This house contains many of Gandhi's sayings, pictures, stories, and the furnishings used. Within these walls, Mahatma created and developed his philosophy of passive resistance. The house was built in 1907 by Gandhi‟s close friend, the German architect Hermann Kallenbach. The Satyagraha House is now a registered part of the country‟s historical heritage. A unique way to immerse yourself in the privacy of a man and the history of a country. Today, the Satyagraha House is both a museum and a guest house.
  • Overnight stay : Southern Sun Sandton or similar in Johannesburg.
  • Meals : Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 10

FLIGHT FROM JOHANNESBURG TO NAIROBI

  • Good Bye to Africa.
  • It‟s the time to say goodbye to all the new friends you have made. We hope you take back happy memories of your Discover Africa- Victoria Falls and Kruger National Park Tour. We would like you to spare a few minutes of your time to write and tell us how you enjoyed your tour and any suggestions you may have for the future. After continental breakfast, check out hotel and transfer to OR Tambo International Airport for your flight to Nairobi. Kenyan Airways Flight departs to Nairobi at 12.15 hrs. and arrive Nairobi International airport at 17.15 hrs. . Later connect Kenyan Airways Flight KQ761 to Mumbai at 20.50 hrs.

Day 11

FLY BACK HOME

  • Arrive Mumbai International Airport at 05.35 hrs. Later connect flight to Kochi and arrive Kochi International Airport with sweet memories of Benny‟s Royal Tour‟s Discover Africa- Victoria Falls and Kruger Safari Tour.