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Luxury + Adventure

Explore Africa and Australia in style with
Swain Destinations

Family-owned-and-operated Swain Destinations is known for its top-tier accommodations, enriching excursions, and “No Worries Mate!” service. Combine luxury and adventure while tracking the big five on safaris in Kenya and southern Africa. Or live large on the world’s smallest continent and celebrate New Year’s with a fireworks cruise in Sydney Harbour.

 

Featured tours

CAPE TOWN TO LIVINGSTONE

Southern Africa In-Style (13 Days)

A 12-night immersion into the best that South Africa has to offer. The first three nights are spent in Cape Town, touring the iconic Table Mountain and seeing the African penguins at Cape Peninsula National Park. Next, the trip moves to Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve where you will see the renowned Big Five--lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalo, and elephants--in their natural habitat. Watch lions stalk the plains and elephants bathe in watering holes. Afterward, spend two nights in Johannesburg, the “City of Gold,” taking in the eclectic, local culture. Conclude your journey by visiting the thunderous Victoria Falls--one of the Seven Natural World Wonders.

EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
  • Roundtrip airport transfers
  • Accommodations: four nights in Cape Town, four nights in Sabi Sands, two nights in Johannesburg, two nights in Victoria Falls
  • Activities include tours of Cape Town City, Cape Peninsula, Stellenbosch Winelands, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Soweto, Victoria Falls, and a Zambezi River sunset cruise
  • Meals: 12 breakfasts, four lunches, five dinners
VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS:​
  • One Swain Destinations duffel bag per couple

Virtuoso rates FROM $12,890 per person, per package
 
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BRISBANE TO SYDNEY

New Year's Eve Adventure (13 Days)

Experience New Year's Eve in style at one of the most iconic locations on Earth: Sydney Harbour. Begin your trip in Brisbane and experience the sights of downtown and the Springbrook Rainforest. Relax at the InterContinental Hayman Island Resort in the pristine Whitsundays. Take in the sights of the majestic Blue Mountains. Experience one of the most magical New Year's Eve fireworks displays aboard a luxury cruise on Sydney Harbour.

EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
  • Round-trip airport transfers
  • Accommodations: three nights at Emporium Hotel Southbank, four nights at InterContinental Hayman Island Resort, five nights at Capella Sydney
  • Activities include tours of Brisbane, Springbrook Rainforests and Waterfalls, Sydney City, Blue Mountains, and a Brisbane City river cruise, Sydney Harbour lunch cruise, and New Year's Eve luxury cruise
  • Meals: 11 breakfasts. three lunches, one dinner
VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS:​
  • Riverboat tour of Brisbane

Virtuoso rates FROM $12,930 per person, per package
 
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NAIROBI TO MAASAI MARA

Wings over Kenya In-Style (9 Days)

Soak in Kenya’s diverse wildlife and indigenous cultures far and wide. Track the Big Five as you safari through Kenya's famed National Parks. Find yourself admiring savannahs rich with big game, timeless cultures unchanged by the modern world, and equatorial forests. Don’t miss the animals that are all around; herds of elephants, giraffes, and rhinos, to name a few. Join us on Wings Over Kenya In-Style for endless opportunities for adventure, discovery, and relaxation in luxury.

EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
  • Roundtrip airport transfers
  • Accommodations: one night in Nairobi, two nights in Chyulu Hills, two nights in Samburu National Park, three nights in Maasai Mara
  • Activities include game viewing in Chyulu Hills, Samburu National Park, and Maasai Mara 
  • Meals: eight breakfasts, seven lunches, seven dinners
VIRTUOSO EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS:​
  • One Swain Destinations duffel bag per couple

Virtuoso rates FROM $13,435 per person, per package
 
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Highlights

Swain’s Southern Africa in Style
  • Enjoy three nights in Cape Town touring iconic Table Mountain and seeing the African penguins at Cape Peninsula National Park
  • Track the big five – lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalo, and elephants – in Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve
  • Spend two nights in Johannesburg, the "City of Gold,” taking in the eclectic local culture
  • Conclude your journey in Victoria Falls – one of the Seven Natural World Wonders
Wings Over Kenya in Style
  • Soak in Kenya's diverse wildlife and indigenous cultures 
  • Begin in Nairobi, the country’s cosmopolitan capital
  • Track the big five through Kenya’s famed National Parks
  • Enjoy game viewing in Samburu National Park and Maasai Mara
New Year’s Eve Adventure
  • Celebrate New Year's Eve with a luxury cruise in Sydney Harbour
  • Begin your trip in Brisbane, enjoying the downtown sights, then tour World Heritage-listed rain forests in Australia’s “Green Cauldron”
  • Relax at the InterContinental Hayman Island Resort in the pristine Whitsundays
  • Marvel at the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains 

Expert Tip

Still waiting to cross Antarctica off your bucket list? Ask your Virtuoso advisor about Swain’s camping, hiking, kayaking, and snowshoeing adventures on the White Continent.


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