A limited family expedition with Bear Grylls Survival Academy, travelling through Cape Town, Antarctica and the African bush.
A message from Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls has built his life around survival, resilience and outdoor adventure.
The Trident is a Bear Grylls Survival Academy expedition — a trio of adventures across Cape Town, Antarctica and the African bush.
Across the journey, guests are introduced to the ultimate in self-rescue skills, expedition thinking and self-reliance in real environments.
Designed to challenge families, build confidence, and carry the Bear Grylls Survival Academy spirit into the most rare environments on earth.
The journey
Nine nights, ten days — moving between Cape Town, Antarctica and the African bush as a single curated journey.
Cape Grace · 2 + 3 nights · Bed & Breakfast
Begin with two nights at Cape Grace, followed by a privately guided full-day adventure including an extreme activity and a helicopter flight over the Cape Peninsula. Return for three more nights and a second guest-choice adventure day before flying out.
Ultima · 36 hours on the ice · Fully inclusive
A direct ~5.5–6 hour intercontinental flight from Cape Town to the blue ice runway, then Ultima's A Day and Night in Antarctica expedition — guided ice travel, the Antarctic interior, and one night at Ultima Oasis Camp. Outer polar clothing and gear provided.
Founders Safari Lodge · 3 nights · Private exclusive · Fully inclusive
Domestic flight from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth, then on to Founders Safari Lodge on a private exclusive basis. Includes a Rhino Notching experience — a working conservation moment with the lodge's rhino team.
Five Nights at Cape Grace
Five nights at Cape Grace on the V&A Waterfront — bookending the journey with a privately chartered helicopter flight over the Cape Peninsula and two guest-choice adventure days curated for the group.
The experience
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Cape Grace sits on its own quay between the yacht basin and Table Mountain — the city's most photographed harbour at your doorstep.
Mornings begin at Heirloom — Cape Grace's airy harbourside dining room, where breakfast is included across all five nights.
A privately chartered flight along Table Mountain, Lion's Head and the Cape coastline — the city seen the way few ever do.
An extreme activity day curated for the group — paired with the helicopter flight and led on a privately guided basis from door to door.
After Antarctica and the bush, return for three more nights and a second guest-choice adventure day before flying out.
A Day and Night in Antarctica
The experience
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Fly directly from Cape Town and land on a blue ice runway, where the 36-hour on-ice expedition begins.
Move across the inland ice in specialised 6×6 and 4×4 Antarctic vehicles built for the continent.
Guided hikes along the ice wall and blue ice features, with nunataks rising from the polar plateau.
Enter sculpted ice caves where light filters through walls of compressed Antarctic blue.
Explore narrow canyons of layered ice and meltwater, shaped over millennia in the Antarctic interior.
Hosted at Founders Safari Lodge
Founders Safari Lodge on a private exclusive basis — open-vehicle drives, family-led bush skills, and a working Rhino Notching experience with the lodge team.
The experience
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Track white rhino, plains game and the Big Five across the reserve in Founders' private open safari vehicles.
Walk into the reserve with an experienced game ranger — a curious rhino may follow as springbok, giraffe and zebra graze nearby. Each step is a dance with nature, not a spectator sport.
Track Africa's free-roaming Big Five on guided safari — your ranger reads the tracks, signs and behaviours and points out the lesser-known birds and animals that define this complex ecosystem.
Hands-on knot work and bush craft led on the reserve — the Bear Grylls Survival Academy spirit at Founders.
How the journey comes together
The Trident is led by the Bear Grylls Survival Academy, with Giltedge curating the journey and Ultima operating the Antarctic leg.
Lead — expedition spirit
The Trident is brought to you by the Bear Grylls Survival Academy. Survival skills, self-reliance and outdoor adventure shape every chapter of the journey.
Journey partner
Giltedge designs and books the full journey — Cape Grace in Cape Town, the helicopter flight, the Antarctic crossing and the African bush leg — as one seamless private experience.
Antarctic operator
Ultima operates the 36-hour A Day and Night in Antarctica expedition from Cape Town, with the runway, the camp and the on-ice experience.
Enquire
There are 12 seats available for the 29 October to 7 November 2026 departure.
Complete the form and a journey specialist will come back to you with more information about the full Trident experience.