South Africa Escorted Tours & Holidays

Quality & Value

Providing exceptional value while maintaining the highest standards is at the heart of everything we do.

Excellent Hotels

We know that your accommodation in South Africa is an extremely important part of your holiday, which is why we generally use hotels with at least a four-star rating. Not only that, but our carefully selected hotels in South Africa are situated in the best locations for you to explore.

So many experiences included

Visit South Africa with Distant Journeys, and you’ll enjoy so many incredible experiences, at no extra cost. From riding a cable car to the top of Table Mountain to looking for Africa’s Big Five on safari, they’re all included in the price of your South Africa tour.

Our South Africa tours include

• Return economy class flights
• A choice of UK departure airports at no additional cost
• Airport transfers overseas
• Superior hotels, with great locations
• Daily breakfast included
• Incredible excursions
• All meals and selected drinks when travelling on Rovos Rail or the Blue Train
• Experienced tour managers, train managers and drivers
• All pre-payable airport taxes
• All hotel porterage
• ATOL protection for your holiday
• Our Price Promise & Covid Guarantee

Where would you like to fly from?

It’s up to you! All our tours of South Africa; our 25-day The Very Best of South Africa tour, both our 18-day Spectacular South Africa tour, and our Spectacular South Africa including Rovos Rail, and our 16-day African Rail Adventure tour, fly with British Airways. In addition to London Heathrow departures, we offer a choice of regional UK departure points including Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen – all at no extra cost!. Please ask one of our travel experts for more details.

What would you like to do?

On an escorted tour, we think it’s important to have the flexibility to enjoy experiences that really interest you. In addition to a number of Freedom days on the majority of our tours, when you choose our Spectacular South Africa tour you can choose, a traditional two night safari in a private game reserve with three included game drives, or choose our Spectacular South Africa including Rovos Rail, for a two night all-inclusive Durban Safari rail journey on board the luxurious Rovos Rail train.

Would you like to stay a little longer?

Who wouldn’t? So why not extend your holiday by going to see the World Heritage site Victoria Falls, Zimbawbe or experience the delights of Chobe National Park in Botswana. Our optional Victoria Falls, extension includes a three night stay in the luxurious Ilala Lodge Hotel. With it’s close proximty to the falls it’s an excellent base to explore the sights. Or choose our three-night Chobe National Park extension, best known as being home to Africa’s largest elephant population. Can’t decide? Then combine the two for w wonderful six-night Victoria Falls and Chobe National Park extension. If you have family and friends in South Africa and would like to spend time with them after your tour, you can! Arranging flights for you to accommodate this is all part of the service.

Special Offer

Save £150 per person! Book any of our South Africa tours departing from September 2023 by 30th June 2023, and you’ll receive a £150 per person saving.