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Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari Combo Tour 10D/9N

This tour is a great combination of free time to explore Cape Town, a group adventure tour on the Garden Route, and a two-night safari in the malaria-free Eastern Cape.

Our group adventure is a safe and affordable way to explore the Western Cape, Little Karoo, Whale Route, Addo Elephant National Park, and Route 62. The tour has a good mix of nature, culture and adventure, so you can experience the best the Garden Route has to offer.

Many of our guests would like to add a safari to their travels in South Africa. A great safari destination is the malaria-free Eastern Cape. There are several private game reserves in the area, which offer the opportunities to see South Africa’s famous wildlife. Spot animals such as lions, giraffe, African buffalo, zebra, hippo and more during your Eastern Cape safari. We have visited each of these reserves personally, and selected our favourite Eastern Cape safari experiences.

This tour makes great use of a limited amount of time and budget, to cover the highlights of the South African coastline between Cape Town and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).

Please note that this tour package goes ONE WAY departing Cape Town and ending in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).

Tour Highlights

  • Explore Cape Town in your free time to discover this vibrant city and its iconic landmarks
  • Experience the Garden Route, including the Western Cape, Little Karoo, Whale Route, and Route 62, with a mix of nature, culture, and adventure
  • Enjoy a malaria-free safari in the Eastern Cape inside private game reserves, offering the chance to spot lions, giraffes, buffalo, zebras, hippos, and more
  • Visit this renowned Addo Elephant National Park, home to elephants and diverse wildlife.
Price from

$3,850.00

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Tour Information

Inclusions:

  • - Cape Town airport transfer (Day 1, Friday)
  • - 9 nights’ accommodation (backpacker or guest house options)
  • - Most dinners and breakfasts
  • - 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)

Departures:

Contact our Sales team for the latest dates.

Itinerary

Day 1 (Friday): Arrive in Cape Town

Pickup at Cape Town International Airport, and settle into your accommodation for the evening.

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.

Optional Activities:

  • – Group Cape Winelands day tour
  • – Group Cape Peninsula day tour

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.

Mention this to the Sales team if you would like to book any optional tours.

Optional Activities:

  • – Group Cape Winelands day tour
  • – Group Cape Peninsula day tour

Day 4 (Monday): Cape Town - Hermanus - Cape Agulhas

We depart from Cape Town early in the 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.

Optional activities:

  • – Shark cage diving
  • – Whale watching boat trip (in season, July – November)
  • – Cycle (or e-bike) to the Southern Tip of Africa

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 6 (Wednesday): Oudtshoorn – Knysna – Sedgefield

After breakfast we head over the marvellous Outeniqua Mountain pass where we will explore Wilderness National Park with some canoes.

Enjoy a paddle up the Touw River through indigenous forest, enjoying the abundance of bird life. After about 40 minutes, the canoes will be left for a 2 km hike along a boardwalk, which will take us to a lovely waterfall and rock pools.

Late afternoon you can spend exploring Sedgefield, with its expansive views and beaches.

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.

Optional activities:

  • – 216m Bloukrans bungee jump

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.

Optional activities:

  • – 2-hour open vehicle game drive with Addo field guide

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.

Optional activities:

  • – Spa treatments

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.