Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari COMBO Tour – 10 days
Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari Tour includes:
- Cape Town airport transfer (Day 1, Friday)
- 9 nights’ accommodation (backpacker or guest house options)
- Most dinners and breakfasts (see itinerary for details)
- Services of a professional tour guide (Days 4-8)
- Transport, as described in the itinerary
- Visit to the African Penguin colony at Betties Bay
- Visit to the furthest Southern tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas
- Local wine tasting
- Klein Karoo ostrich farm tour
- Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park
- Hiking in Tsitsikamma National Park
- Game viewing safari in Addo Elephant National Park
- Two-night all-inclusive safari at an Eastern Cape Private Game Reserve
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) airport transfer (Day 10, Sunday)
Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari tour price (per person):
TOUR PRICE per person
| High season 1
2 August 2024 – 12 Dec 2024 | Peak season
13 Dec 2024 – 9 Jan 2025 | High season 2
10 Jan 2025 – 24 Apr 2025 | Low season
25 April 2025 – 31 July 2025 |
Backpacker twin/double en-suite + 4-star safari | R 33740 | R 35750 | R 35750 | R 32820 |
Backpacker single en-suite + 4-star safari | R 47080 | R 58410 | R 50510 | R 45840 |
Guest House twin/double + 4-star superior safari | R 41810 | n/a | R 45280 | R 40300 |
Guest House single + 4-star superior safari | R 60560 | n/a | R 65700 | R 58100 |
Itinerary for the 10 Day Cape Town, Garden Route and Safari tour:
Day 1 (Friday): Arrive in Cape Town
Pickup at Cape Town International Airport, and settle into your accommodation for the evening.
Day 1 highlights:
Included meals: | None |
Included activities: | Airport transfer |
Approximate driving time: | +/- 30 minutes, 25 km |
Overnight: | Backpackers: Never @ Home – Kloof Street or Green Point locations Guest House: Parker Cottage Or Antrim Collection |
Day 2 (Saturday): Cape Town
Today guests have the day at leisure to enjoy “the mother city” at their own pace. We highly recommend booking the city sightseeing bus for an overview of Cape Town, allowing you to visit highlights such as Table Mountain, Signal Hill, V&A Waterfront, or Camps Bay.
Day 2 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast |
Included activities:
Optional Activities: | None Group Cape Winelands day tour, R 1650 per person Group Cape Peninsula day tour, R 1750 per person |
Approximate driving time: | n/a |
Overnight: | Backpackers: Never @ Home – Kloof Street or Green Point locations Guest House: Parker Cottage Or Antrim Collection |
Day 3 (Sunday): Cape Town
Today guests can have another day to explore Cape Town, or book optional day tours, such as a one-day Cape Peninsula Tour or a one-day Cape Winelands tour. Get in touch with our team if you would like to book any optional tours.
Day 3 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast |
Included activities:
Optional Activities: | None Group Cape Winelands day tour, R 1650 per person Group Cape Peninsula day tour, R 1750 per person |
Approximate driving time: | n/a |
Overnight: | Backpackers: Never @ Home – Kloof Street or Green Point locations Guest House: Parker Cottage Or Antrim Collection |
Day 4 (Monday): Cape Town - Hermanus - Cape Agulhas
We depart from Cape Town early on Monday morning for Hermanus. (Shark cage diving clients will be picked up very early in the morning by the diving operator, and will miss the first half of the day).We follow the scenic coastal road, stopping at Betties Bay to view a colony of endangered African penguins. You can spend the afternoon in the seaside resort town of Hermanus, famous for hundreds of Southern Right Whales during the whale season (July to November) and many shops, restaurants and markets. In the afternoon we will drive on to Cape Agulhas, the most southern tip of Africa, where we visit a viewpoint known as the “real” place where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.
Day 4 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast & dinner |
Included activities: | Penguins at Betties Bay |
Optional activities: | Shark cage diving, R 3600 Whale watching boat trip (in season, July – November), R 1320 Cycle (or e-bike) to the Southern Tip of Africa, R 500 |
Travel route, distance & time: | Cape Town – Hermanus – Cape Agulhas: +/- 249 km +/- 3 hours |
Overnight: | Backpackers: Cape Agulhas Backpackers Guest House: Chateau de Marine Hotel Or Oceans Boutique Guest House |
Day 5 (Tuesday): Cape Agulhas – Oudtshoorn
We travel to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, known as the Ostrich Capital of the World, via the spectacular Route 62, which is South Africa’s longest wine route. We will have a lovely lunch and wine tasting at a local winery, before checking into our accommodation, which is on a working game farm in the Little Karoo. As the sun goes down, we can enjoy a tour of the ostrich farm, taking in the views of the Outeniqua and Swartberg mountain ranges in the background.
Day 5 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast and dinner |
Included activities: | Local wine tasting Klein Karoo ostrich farm tour |
Travel route, distance & time: | Cape Agulhas – Route 62 – Oudtshoorn: +/- 330 km +/- 4 hours |
Overnight: | Oudtshoorn: Chandelier Game Lodge |
Day 6 (Wednesday): Oudtshoorn – Knysna – Sedgefield
Day 6 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast and dinner |
Included activities: | Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park |
Travel route, distance & time: | Oudtshoorn – Wilderness – Knysna – Sedgefield: +/- 144 km +/- 2 hrs |
Overnight: | Backpackers: Afrovibe Beach Villa Or Pili Pili Beach Cabanas Guest House: In Toto Retreat |
Day 7 (Thursday): Sedgefield- Tsitsikamma - Addo
Today, we will head to the famous town of Knysna via the lavish Lake District of the Garden Route. We will visit the Knysna Head viewpoint, for some magnificent views over the Knysna River estuary and the Indian Ocean. After Knysna, we will stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 meters). There is plenty of time for the adventure seekers among you to test their courage. Midday will be spent in Tsitsikamma National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and beautiful Indian Ocean coastline. The Park
has a wide choice of activities for all, including hiking, crossing a suspension bridge and swimming. In the afternoon, we will leave the Garden Route for Big 5 country, Addo.
Day 7 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast and dinner |
Included activities: | Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park |
Optional activities: | 216 M Bloukrans bungee jump, R 1690 |
Travel route, distance & time: | Sedgefield – Tsitsikamma – Addo area: +/- 320 km +/- 4.5 hours |
Overnight: | Addo area: Avoca River Cabins |
Day 8 (Friday): Addo – Private Game Reserve
We will spend the morning exploring Addo Elephant National Park. We will spend up to 2-3 hours exploring the 28,000-hectare National reserve with approximately 600 elephant and some Cape buffalo, lion, black rhino, warthog, zebra, eland, kudu, hartebeest and many more animals. After an exciting morning of game viewing, we will arrange a transfer from Addo park to a private game reserve, where you will check in for a two-night safari.
Day 8 highlights:
Included meals: | Dinner at game reserve |
Included activities: | Entrance and 2-3-hour drive with tour vehicle through Addo Elephant National Park Transfer from Addo Park to Private Game Reserve Afternoon Game Drive on private game reserve |
Optional activities: | 2-hour open vehicle game drive with Addo field guide, R 480 |
Travel route, distance & time: | Addo – Game Reserve: +/- 80 km +/- 1 hour |
Overnight: | 4-star safari: Kariega Game Reserve: Main Lodge 4-star superior safari: Kariega Game Reserve: Ukhozi or River Lodge |
Day 9 (Saturday): Safari on Private Game Reserve
Today you have a full day to enjoy on safari! A morning and an afternoon game drive is included with your package, as well as all meals and selected beverages.
Day 9 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner |
Included activities: | Morning and afternoon game drives on private game reserve |
Optional activities: | Spa treatments |
Travel route, distance & time: | n/a – on reserve |
Overnight: | 4-star safari: Kariega Game Reserve: Main Lodge 4-star superior safari: Kariega Game Reserve: Ukhozi or River Lodge |
Day 10 (Sunday): Private Game Reserve - Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Enjoy one more morning game drive, before checking out of the private game reserve. We will arrange a transfer to Port Elizabeth, where you can get connecting flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg, and onwards.
Day 10 highlights:
Included meals: | Breakfast |
Included activities: | Morning game drive on private game reserve
Transfer from Private Game Reserve to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) |
Travel route, distance & time: | Game Reserve – Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth): +/- 80 km +/- 1 hour |
Please read our 10 Day Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari terms and conditions.
- DEPARTS EVERY FRIDAY
- STARTS IN CAPE TOWN/ ENDS IN PORT ELIZABETH
- COMBINATION OF GROUP TOUR AND SAFARI