Romance In Africa

After refreshing and refuelling at your hotel, acclimatise to life in Cape Town with a day at the beach. While the city's rugged coastline boasts many beautiful bays, hit the upmarket beaches of Clifton for its pristine beaches and glamorous clientele.

In the afternoon, take a cable car up Table Mountain to watch sunset over the city before heading into the centre for supper. Cape Town has an ever-growing list of incredible restaurants, and you can delve into the very best by flicking through our detailed Dossier.

Cool down with a few laps in your hotel pool before setting out to explore the city's diverse enclaves. Located in the lip of the mountain, wander the historical streets of the City Bowl, or for a greener setting buy a picnic and set up shop in the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

For sunset head to the glitzy Camps Bay and sip on sundowners while appreciating impressive views of Lion's Head and the Twelve Apostles. Camp's Bay is lined with some seriously stylish restaurants, so you won't be hard-pressed for supper choices.

Take a guided tour of the magnificent gardens which, spread over eight acres, are a maze of fruit trees, vegetable gardens, streams, ponds, flora and fauna. Grab a bite to eat in the Babel Restaurant - which serves up produce fresh from the garden - before taking the wine tasting tour.

On the tour, you'll stroll through the vineyards, learning about wine production before sampling fine wines in the wine-tasting barn. You can either head back to Cape Town for supper or continue your adventure in the winelands, visiting the historic town of Franschhoek for supper before being driven back to Cape Town.

The flight takes three hours and you will be met in arrivals by your driver and chauffeured to your lodge. Depending on which you choose to stay at, the journey should take no longer than two and a half hours, en route game viewing permitting!

Famed for its incredible leopard sightings, the 160,000-acre Sabi Sands Game Reserve is home to an incredibly diverse amount of wildlife, from the 'Big Five' to over 300 species of bird. Spend the day relaxing at the camp, or if you're chomping at the bit for a safari adventure, head out on an afternoon game drive.

Wake up as the sun rises surrounded by the sounds of the African bush, and head out on an early morning game drive to spot animals waking from their slumber. Embark on bush walks with your ranger or watch animals as you do laps from the pool. Dine al fresco beneath a canopy of ancient trees before setting off on afternoon game drives.

In the evenings, slurp on sundowner cocktails while watching the sky blaze in hues of orange as the sun sets over the savannah. For the ultimate romantic experience, enjoy private candlelit dinners beneath the stars, with night caps in front of a roaring fire.

You will be privately transferred back to Kruger Mpumalanga Airport for your flight to Vilanculos, which will take just over an hour. You will be met by one of our team and ferried to the helicopter for your 12-minute flight to Azura Benguerra, located on the remote Benguerra Island. Keep your camera at the ready as you soar over the stunning Bazaruto Archipelago.

Located within Mozambique's only marine reserve, Benguerra Island is a true island idyll. Once you've settled into your thatched villa, venture a few steps down to the beach. If you can tear yourself away from the island's shores, take a sunset dhow cruise before indulging in a fresh seafood supper in the privacy of your villa.

A wealth of local dive sites are suited to both Open Water and Advanced divers with a two-mile healthy reef and abundant marine life as standard. Regular inhabitants range from sharks and spotted eagle rays to seahorses and giant lobster, seen alongside seasonal sightings of humpback whales (June to September) and manta rays (October to March).

Spend your surface interval picnicking on the beach before heading back under the waves to tick off more marine life. If you'd prefer to stick to land, enjoy a riding trek to explore the tracks and trails that snake across Benguerra Island.

In the evening, enjoy a private candlelit dinner along the water's edge.

Sit back and take in the local landscape as you zoom across the island by 4x4, dipping into local communities and spotting the vast local wildlife - from reptiles and tropical bird species to large Nile crocodiles - before hiking up the famous Red Dune for panoramas of the island.

In the afternoon you can opt to dive or further your R&R with a spa treatment. Head to the Star Bar for sundowners before taking the few steps across to the Jellyfish Restaurant for an evening of fine dining (jellyfish not on the menu). Continue wine tasting into the night in the extensive wine cellar, which houses some of the owner's own wines.

Experienced divers also shouldn't miss Cabo San Sabastian which, home to whirlpools of game fish, is a very memorable dive - however it is a journey so water conditions need to be perfect (but trust us, it's worth it). In the afternoon, relax back on the island, whether taking walks along the beach to deserted sandbanks, taking out a paddle board or reading by the pool.

After supper at a new private location somewhere on the island or at the signature Jellyfish Restaurant, head to the beach to stargaze - there is very little light pollution here to distract from the night sky.

Located on the northern shores of the Bazaruto Archipelago, Paradise Island feels lost in time. As you disembark the boat you will be greeted with the crumbling ruins of an old hotel and church on this completely deserted island. Explore at your own pace, pausing to enjoy a freshly cooked picnic lunch on the beach and a snorkel on the local reef before heading back to Azura in time for sunset.

You will be transferred to Vilanculos Airport for your lunchtime flight to Johannesburg, which takes just under two hours. Transfer across to the overnight flight to London, with your bags automatically checked through. The flight will take 11-and-a-quarter-hours.