Gain insight into traditional and contemporary culture from our local friends • Follow the hiking trail along Table Mountain's base to extraordinary Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden • Bike from Cape Point to Chapman's Peak, looking for ostrich, baboons, rare Cape Mountain zebras and elands.

Rejuvenate, hike and mountain bike at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat, where ancient Bushman rock art and red hartebeest embellish the scenery • Taste local vintages and learn about South Africa's wine history with the on-site sommelier.

In remote Mashatu, learn to track classic African animals on a guided safari mountain bike ride teeming with wildlife, including giraffes, the big cats and hundreds of bird species • Bike in Botswana among elephants on their ancient paths • Tonight, dinner is served under the African sky around a blazing fire.

Fly via private charter to Mpumalanga, one of South Africa's most diverse provinces • Watch for hippos and vervet monkeys on a hike along the Sabie River • Enjoy an elegant traditional South African braai (barbecue). • Vacation in a tented suite set among 250 acres of rose gardens, macadamia and litchi groves, and jackalberry and tambouti trees.

At Londolozi, spot the Big Five and other fascinating creatures, like dung beetles and lilac-breasted rollers, during exhilarating bush excursions on foot and in Landies • In a traditional Shangaan community, join our friends from the Africa Foundation to learn about local projects.