Best of the Best: Cape, Kruger and Mozambique Tour

Consider yourself a bit of a foodie or wine connoisseur? Then Franschhoek will never disappoint! Home to multiple award-winning restaurants and wineries, you can spend days (no, weeks!) exploring everything this town has to offer. The Wine Tram is the ideal means of transport to do so, and you can simply hop on and off with your glass always overflowing.

If bubbly is more your poison, you will be spoiled for choice on the Cap Classique Route, packed with 18 excellent wine farms that specialise in bubbly. Cheers, dah-ling!

Whether it’s a Manhattan you want or good old Sex on the Beach, Cape Town is a cocktail of sights and sounds that will leave you gagging for more. Luxury apartments and boutique hotels, glamorous sidewalk cafes and a feast of restaurants, bars and late-night venues are all part of the city's vibrant gay culture.

Consistently voted the best city in Africa and one of the world’s favourite, Cape Town is a modern city with beaches, mountains, parks, and elegant winelands in its backyard. It's no surprise then that it’s the gay capital of Africa.

You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced that shake-in-your-boots adventure of a lion brushing right past your safari vehicle. Or felt more alive than sharing a space with an elephant’s gentle presence.

Sharing moments on a luxury safari is extra special and the most intimate experience out there. Falling under South African law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, Kruger National Park offers a very gay-friendly safari experience. Many lodge owners and managers gay themselves, we won’t be surprised if you’re tempted to hit on the staff (wink, wink). Whether you fly solo, with a partner or friends, you’ll feel an extra flutter in your heart. An African safari does that to you.

You’ve dreamt of visiting the Kruger National Park since you thought you were straight. One of the only places in the world where you can have the utmost privacy (ooh, la, la), the African wild will make your heart sing.

With a footprint the size of Wales, the Greater Kruger Park area is one of the world’s largest wildlife reserves — and a celebrity in itself! Within the concessions and luxury private game reserves, your vehicle will be entirely open for better viewing, and you can follow animals off-road. Here you can also go for walking safaris and night drives. The most challenging part of your trip? Leaving.

The ideal stayover on your trip to Africa, Johannesburg is home to the largest airport on the African continent.

Because of its thriving mining activities, this urban playground is fondly nicknamed 'Egoli', which means 'the City of Gold'. It is a bustling city with many great accommodation options and endless high-end shopping and entertainment opportunities. Very modern yet steeped in history, you can experience all the luxury and culture in this economic hub.

Because of the prominent airport, you can fly directly from Johannesburg to most major destinations.

The good news is that Mozambique is one of the most gay-friendly nations in Africa. Although local residents still face some discrimination challenges and same-sex marriage is not recognised, tourists can freely express their love as same-sex sexual activity was legalised in June 2015.

Although there is still some discrimination against same-sex couples, when you travel with Out2Africa, we ensure that we place you in the most gay-friendly accommodation and even plan your activities accordingly. That way, you can focus on what’s really important — which is having the best holiday, of course!

Last, but certainly not least, it’s time for our hidden gem: Mozambique. With diverse water- and land-based wildlife, such as the dolphin, endangered dugong, Suni antelope, crocodile and flamingo, it’s a wildlife and beach lover’s dreams all rolled in one. Whether you like sipping cocktails on the beach, learning about the local heritage, adventuring in the wild game reserves, or diving in the warm water to come face-to-face with the ocean’s most magnificent creatures, visiting this island is the perfect end to your dream vacation in Africa.