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Extend your Africa Land Journey
Continue your discovery of Africa by adding a hotel stay, extension or journey enhancement to your escorted tour.
Explore your land journey options
Deepen your immersion into Africa’s stunning landscapes, magnificent wildlife, and rich traditions with our options to extend your escorted tour.
Explore how to make the most of your Scenic journey below.
Explore Pre & Post Journey Accommodation
Discover our handpicked accommodation, available to add to your African journey. You may wish to arrive before the start of your escorted tour, to further explore. Or you may decide to stay on after your journey, to be truly well rested before returning home.
Whatever your preferences, we offer you the choice to extend your stay in luxury hotels that seamlessly connect with the start or end of your journey.
Experience everything Cape Town has to offer while staying in this stylish hotel. With sweeping views of Table Mountain and Cape Town Harbour, the Commodore Hotel is the perfect base for your exploration of the city. Indulge in fresh seafood and regional wines on offer at the in-house Clipper Restaurant.
Featuring a private art collection that adorns the ground floor entrance and elegant room designed to captivate you – the DaVinci Hotel is one of a kind. Set on Nelson Mandela Square, it is an ideal location to explore some of the most luxurious shops in Sandton that awaits you. Or choose to relax at either the outdoor pool or on-site Spa which offers a range of treatments.
Built by the British in 1904, the Edwardian-style Victoria Falls Hotel serves as one of the oldest hotels in Africa, once used as accommodation for workers on the Cape-to-Cairo railway. Since then, it has earned its status as the epitome of grand luxury travel. The hotel offers a range of dining options with exquisite local dishes setting the benchmark for African fine dining.
Located within the heart of Nairobi, the Sarova Panafric Hotel provides an immersive experience with easy access to some of Nairobi’s sites and attractions. These include the Karen Blixen Museum, Nairobi National Park and The Nairobi National Museum. Take time to relax at this hotel’s range of exceptional wellness facilities including a swimming pool, steam room and spa.
Blue Train, South Africa
6 Day Journey Extension, Pretoria > Cape Town
Take a luxurious journey into South Africa’s colonial past on board this iconic 5-star train extension. Witness breathtaking scenery and enjoy the ultimate in luxury service, with a butler on call in each coach to attend to your every need.
You can add this extension on selected departures before the South Africa & Victoria Falls tour (Journey Code: SZKG).
Welcome to Johannesburg. You’ll be transferred to The Maslow Time Square Hotel for your overnight stay. Located in the Menlyn Maine Precinct, you will have access to a variety of entertainment and culinary experiences.
In the morning, transfer to Pretoria Train Station and enjoy pre-departure snacks and drinks before stepping on board the magnificent 5-star Blue Train, which offers the ultimate in luxury service. Each coach has a butler on call, serving a maximum of four suites, to attend to your every need. Enjoy the scenery and settle into your luxury surroundings before indulging in an elegant evening meal.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Partake in brunch and High Tea in the luxurious lounge car before taking a step back in time to the days of the diamond rush. Hop onto an old tram for a ride down to the mine at the Open Mine Museum in Kimberley. Here you will enjoy a guided tour of this fascinating historical site. Later, re-join the train for pre-dinner drinks and a sumptuous dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Travel through the Cape wine region and Drakenstein Mountains before arriving in Cape Town this morning. You’ll be met and transferred to the Victoria & Alfred Hotel with the rest of the day at leisure. Originally constructed in 1904 as a North Quay Warehouse, this hotel combines history with modern luxury.
Meals: Breakfast
Wake up to stunning views of Cape Town Harbour in your luxury accommodation. With a full day of leisure, experience everything this cosmopolitan city has to offer. Choose to explore V&A Waterfront where indoor shopping and entertainment venues seamlessly merge with ocean vistas. Or use the Cableway up to Table Mountain to uncover South Africa’s most photographed landmark.
Meals: Breakfast
If you haven’t already, make the most of the hotel’s well-equipped facilities including a spa and wellness centre and an outdoor pool. Today, you will meet your Scenic Tour Director and your fellow travellers for a welcome briefing on your full itinerary.
Meals: Breakfast
Contact your local Travel Advisor or Scenic reservations consultant to add the Blue Train extension to your journey.
Journey Code: BLUE
Please note: the Blue Train is available to be added to selected departures of the South Africa and Victoria Falls itinerary only, and is subject to availability and confirmation. The extension can be added only prior to the start of the tour.
Departure dates: 11 May 2025, 6 July 2025, 10 August 2025, and 7 September 2025.
Helicopter and Hot Air Balloon Flights
Enhance your once-in-a-lifetime Scenic land journey by adding an exciting helicopter or hot air balloon flight, and witness Africa’s awe-inspiring landscapes and wildlife from above.
Please note, all flights are at an additional cost and can only be booked on tour. Please notify your Scenic Tour Director if you would like to book at the start of your journey.
To capture the awe-inspiring beauty of Victoria Falls in all its glory, a helicopter ride offers an unrivalled vantage point. Known as the ‘flight of angels,’ a helicopter flight over Victoria Falls truly is a heavenly experience, allowing you to witness the thundering water below and the natural wildlife in the surrounding bush. You can seamlessly add this experience to selected itineraries, enhancing your once-in-a-lifetime journey.
This flight can be added to the following tours: Southern Africa Discovery (SZK), South Africa and Victoria Falls (SZKG), Grand African Safari (SZCT), Wonders of Africa (SZTK), Victoria Falls & East African Adventure (ZTK), and Victoria Falls & Kenyan Discovery (ZKA).
12-15 minute flight, must be booked on tour.
Masai Mara or Serengeti.
Board your hot air balloon at dawn to take in the stunning panorama of the Masai Mara, famous for its black-maned lion and the annual Great Wildebeest Migration. Immerse yourself in the splendour of magnificent scenery, with a constant pageant of wildlife, all unfolding before you during this awe-inspiring flight. This opportunity is also available in the Serengeti National Park.
This flight can be added to the following tours: East African Adventure (SZE), Kenyan Discovery (KEN), Grand African Safari (SZCT), Wonders of Africa (SZTK), Victoria Falls & East African Adventure (ZTK), and Victoria Falls & Kenyan Discovery (ZKA).
1 hour flight, must be booked on tour.
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Our reservations team or your local Travel Adviser can assist you with booking these exclusive journey enhancements.
*Terms & Conditions Apply
All hotels are twin share and include breakfast, transfers and taxes. Rates vary based on seasonality and surcharges may apply during certain periods, which you’ll be advised of at time of booking. Please refer to specific tour itinerary for hotel allocated at tour start and end points. Please enquire for single room prices. Journey enhancements and extensions are an independent journey, not escorted by a Scenic Tour Director. The itinerary is a guide only and may be amended for operational reasons. As such Scenic cannot guarantee the journey will operate unaltered from the itinerary stated above. Departure dates are correct as of 31 July 2024 however are subject to change due to independent operator requirements. Please refer to our full terms and conditions for further information.
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