Extend your Africa cruise with a Monograms pre- or post-cruise tour package!
Africa is home to some of the most fascinating, exotic creatures in the world, and the best way to see them is as part of a pre- or post-cruise package with Monograms and The Cruise Web. Local Hosts meet guests in each city and take them on sightseeing tours that are included in every Monograms package. Call The Cruise Web today to complement your cruise with a Monograms pre- or post-cruise package in Africa—offering the opportunity to take a safari, see unrivaled landscapes, and discover a part of the world you've never seen.
Africa Vacation Packages
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Africa Pre- & Post-Cruise Packages
Sample Africa Packages
Cape Town, South Africa is a popular cruise port and the perfect location for a pre- or post-cruise land tour package. Upon your arrival in Cape Town, Local Hosts see you to your hotel to ensure you are well rested for the following day's included half-day sightseeing tour. In Cape Town, head to Boulders Beach to see a colony of endangered African penguins, and drive along Chapman's Peak Drive, featuring a view widely regarded as one of the best in the world. The next day in Cape Town, go see Africa's "Big Five"—lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, and the Cape buffalo. Spend the next two at the safari reserve doing activities suggested by your Local Host, such as an Afternoon Game Drive. Finish your tour of South Africa in Johannesburg, where one of the must-sees is the Mandela House.
- DAY 1: Arrive in the colorful city of Cape Town and be greeted by your Local Host.
- DAY 2: A guided tour, beginning with a cable car ride up famed Table Mountain, will take you to see a colony of African penguins before heading to the Cape Point Nature Reserve.
- DAY 3: A day to do whatever you'd like in Cape Town.
- DAYS 4-7: Fly out of Cape Town to the Kruger National Park Area, where a game drive will give you the opportunity to see lions, rhinos and elephants. A daily game drive with a knowledgeable park ranger will make sure you see all of Africa's Big 5 animals.
- DAY 8: A trip to Johannesburg begins with a guided tour at the Apartheid Museum, and will end at the Mandela house.
- DAY 9: Enjoy breakfast before flying home or continuing onto your cruise!
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Before or after your cruise, visit the interior of Africa in Tanzania for an exciting safari adventure. Start your tour at the Tarangire National Park, spending three days with guides, exploring the game reserve on the lookout for zebra, giraffe, and baboons. Your final day, enjoy a traditional African meal before going to another area of game land in the Ngorongoro Crater, which is a 102-square-mile crater and one of the best places to see the rare black rhinoceros. Your last safari takes place in the famous Serengeti National Park, where, again, the wildlife is plentiful.
- DAY 1: Arrive in the Tanzanian capitol of Arusha, where your Local Host will get you checked in to your hotel.
- DAYS 2-3: Spend a couple of days in the Tarangine National Park, taking daily game drives to see zebra, acacia trees and Cape buffalo.
- DAYS 3-6: Next, travel to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where your days are highlighted by a trip to a 2,000 foot deep crater, and the chance to see the rare black rhino.
- DAY 7: Enjoy a long day of game viewing in Serengeti, a conservation area of 5,700 square miles, where you will see an abundance of African animals.
- DAY 8: Fly back to Arusha to end your vacation, or head to your cruise!
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Swahili is a common language in Kenya, and the most popular phrase we all know is "Hakuna Matata," which means no worries, which is exactly what you will have on your Monograms pre- or post-cruise safari in Kenya. While in Kenya, spend your time visiting a variety of wildlife conservation areas, as well as visiting a Maasai tribe National Reserve, where there is a population of nearly 2 million zebra and wildebeests.
- DAY 1: Arrive in Nairobi and get checked in to your included hotel.
- DAY 2: Spend the morning viewing the rare black rhino at the Ol Pejeta Conservatory before embarking on your first game drive to see the Big 5.
- DAY 3: An early game drive with Mount Kenya as a backdrop begins your morning. Next, go to a sanctuary for abused and orphaned chimpanzees.
- DAYS 4-5: Spend the next two days enjoying traditional meals and twice-daily game drives in Lake Nakuru National Park.
- DAYS 6-7: Finish your trip in Kenya's most famed game reserve, the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Here, you will have the opportunity to see one of the largest populations of wildebeest and zebra. If you visit between August and November, the population reaches over 2 million.
- DAY 8: Fly back to Nairobi, where you will depart home or begin the next leg of your vacation!
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After spending a day or two exploring Johannesburg as a part of your pre- or post-cruise package, Monograms takes you to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the largest such reserve in southern Africa. Keep your eyes peeled for cheetah, hyena, and the rare black-maned Kalahari lion. Spend the next few days in this reserve exploring the variety of wildlife before heading to safari in the Okavango Delta, where the wetlands provide an ideal spot for game watching. Your last stop on this African safari is in the Chobe National Park, which is known for the largest herds of elephants in Africa.
- DAY 1: Arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa and check in to your hotel for the evening.
- DAY 2: Depart Johannesburg for the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, a large game reserve revered for the permanent population of leopard and cheetah. Your afternoon game drive will allow you the chance to see these, plus the rare brown hyena and black maned Kalahari lions.
- DAY 3: Enjoy another day spent in Kalahari, highlighted by game drives and hands-on survival activities.
- DAYS 4-5: Spend two days exploring the Okavango Delta, where you will embark on game drives set on spotting the native hyena, impala and cheetah.
- DAYS 6-7: The next two days are reserved for game drives in the Chobe National Park, which houses some of the largest elephant and giraffe populations in the world.
- DAYS 8-9: Transfer to Victoria Falls, where your first evening is spent on a Zambezi River cruise, gazing upon a breathtaking African sunset. Then, spend a day visiting Victoria Falls and learning about the plants and wildlife of the area.
- DAY 10: Fly back to Johannesburg and head home, or get ready for your cruise!
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Call 1-800-377-9383 to book your pre- and post-cruise Africa tour from Monograms.
Africa Pre- & Post-Cruise Packages
* Rates and offers are subject to select dates and categories. All rates, offers and vacation packages are capacity controlled, based on double occupancy (two people sharing a room), subject to availability and confirmation, and may change without notice. Gratuities are included for services during the land stay of your vacation (including wait staff at included meals, hospitality staff at hotels for nights purchased through Monograms, and porterage at hotels for one suitcase per person) unless otherwise noted. Gratuities for your Tour Director, Local Hosts, local guides, drivers, and ship crew are not included in the vacation price (unless otherwise noted in pricing details) and are discretionary. Additional restrictions apply. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed; please confirm details at time of booking. Itinerary descriptions and photos are for sample purposes only; actual activities may vary.