The short version
Journey highlights
South Africa
17 – 24 July
Where mountains meet two oceans
Lesotho
25 – 26 July
The Kingdom in the Sky
Eswatini
27 – 29 July
The Valley of Heaven
Most memorable
- 01Standing in Nelson Mandela's prison cell
- 02Visiting the railway station that changed Gandhi's life
- 03Driving the legendary Cape Peninsula
- 04Reaching the summit of Sani Pass
- 05Visiting Africa's highest pub
- 06Walking among zebras in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
- 07Standing at the southernmost point of Africa
- 08Hiking the four-mile Hippo Trail on foot through Mlilwane
- 09Stony Point — the most beautiful penguin colony of the trip
UNESCO sites
- Robben Island
- Cape Floral Region (Cape Peninsula)
- uKhahlamba–Drakensberg Park (viewed from the Sani Pass region)
What the days were made of
- Nature13
- History4
- Culture8
- Wildlife4
- City5