A holiday to Southern Africa offers much more than wildlife and game parks. In South Africa, a city stay in Cape Town can be combined with the Winelands to make a great week-long Africa holiday.
It's even possible to do a long-weekend in Cape Town. As Africa is on broadly the same time-zone as the UK, jetlag isn't a problem and there are direct flights to Cape Town from London.
A safari in Tanzania or Kenya is another good option for a short break in Africa. It's quite possible to do the best of Tanzania's northern circuit in a week, weekend to weekend - even with a couple of days in Zanzibar.
For an unforgetable short break in Africa, Mountain Gorilla trekking in Rwanda combined with a Big 5 safari in the Masai Mara makes an unforgettable week in Africa.