Depart from Dublin airport or your chosen UK airport.

Land in Cape Town. Executive transfer to the centrally located 5* Westin Hotel. Check in for 3 nights B&B. Rest of the day at leisure.

Included Excursion. Cable Mountain and City Half Day Tour including Table Mountain Cable Car, Castle of Good Hope and SA Museum. Includes lunch.

Match Day! DHL Stormers v The Lions at Cape Town Stadium.

Check out and depart by coach for Knysna which is on the famous Garden Route. Check into the 4* Protea Hotel, Knysna Quays for 2 nights B&B. 

Day at leisure (a list of Optional Excursions will be sent to you closer to the tour dates). A tour dinner is included tonight at a local restaurant.

Check out and continue along the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth. Lunch included. Scenic stops en route. Check into the 5* Radisson Blu for 2 nights B&B. 

Match Day! SA Invitational v The Lions at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

Check out and take a 1hr 20m flight to Durban. On arrival transfer to the Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! uMhlanga Ridge and check in for 3 nights B&B. 

Day at leisure. Durban is famed for its curries, so we have pushed the boat out and booked a private room for the best curry in town at the stunning 5* Oyster Box Hotel tonight.

Match Day! Cell C Sharks v The Lions at the famous Jonsson Kings Park Stadium.

Check out. En route visit Rorke’s Drift Battlefields & Museum (lunch included). Continue to the 4* Vulintaba Country House & Spa for 2 nights on a DBB basis.

Day at leisure. A chance to recharge the batteries! On site activities include golf, mountain biking and a spa. 

Check out and continue heading north to Mbombela. On arrival check into the centrally located 4* Chill Pepper Hotel for 3 nights B&B. Dinner included.

Match Day! South Africa A v the Lions at the impressive Mbombela Stadium.

Day at leisure.

Check out and transfer to Pretoria, one of South Africa’s three capital cities. On arrival check into the 4* The Maslow Time Square for 2 nights B&B.

Match Day! Vodacom Bulls v The Lions at the renowned Loftus Versfeld stadium.

Check out and transfer to the famous Sun City resort. On arrival check into the 4* Cascades Hotel for 2 nights B&B. Lunch included.

Day at leisure. There is a huge array of entertainment facilities at Sun City.

Check out and take a short transfer (10 mins) to the 4* Bakubung Bush Lodge. Check in for 2 nights on a DBB basis. Big 5 Game drive and dinner included.

Big 5 Game drive included this morning then day at leisure. This evening enjoy a traditional bush boma meal under the stars, including entertainment.

Check out. On route visit Vilakazi Street & Apartheid Museum in Soweto. Then check into the 4.5* Johannesburg Marriott Melrose Arch for 3 nights B&B.

Day at leisure. Braai and drinks package at a local rugby club this evening. 

Match Day – First Test! South Africa v The British & Irish Lions at the FNB Stadium. Transfers included.

Check out and transfer to Hazyview, on the doorstep of Kruger National Park. On arrival check into the 4* Casa do Sol for 4 nights on a DBB basis.

Day at leisure.

A half day morning game drive in Kruger Park is included today.

Check out and take a 2hr 40m flight to Cape Town. On arrival transfer to the 4* Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel and check in for 5 nights B&B.

Day at leisure. Braai and drinks package at a local rugby club this evening. 

Match Day – Second Test! South Africa v The British & Irish Lions at the Cape Town Stadium.

Day at leisure.

Full day guided tour (included) of Cape Point. Includes Botanical Gardens, Nature Reserve, Boulders Penguins, Seal Island Cruise. Lunch & drinks included.

Check out and transfer one hour to the special 5* Lanzerac Hotel & Spa in Stellenbosch. Rest of the day at leisure. 

Wine tour (included) of two wineries in Stellenbosch and two wineries in Franschhoek. Also includes a long leisurely lunch with drinks!

Check out. Transfer to Cape Town for a 2hr flight to Johannesburg. Check into the 4* Capital on the Park in Sandton for 4 nights B&B.

Match Day – Third Test! South Africa v The British & Irish Lions at Emirates Airline Park (formerly known as Ellis Park). Transfers included.

Day at leisure. End of tour dinner (included) this evening.

Final check out and then transfer to Johannesburg OR Tambo airport for your flight back to Dublin or the UK. What a tour!