10 Day Garden Route & Safari Combo

Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari COMBO Tour – 10 days

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. 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).

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)

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Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari tour price (per person):

TOUR PRICE per person	*High season 1* 4 Aug 2023 – 14 Dec 2023	*Peak season* 15 Dec 2023 – 4 Jan 2024	*High season 2* 5 Jan 2024 – 25 Apr 2024	*Low season* 26 Apr 2024 – 1 Aug 2024
Backpacker twin/double en-suite + 4-star safari	R 31436	R 32889	R 33180	R30489
Backpacker single en-suite + 4-star safari	R 44136	R 53741	R 47024	R 42841
Guest House twin/double + 4-star superior safari	R 38472	R n/a	R 40140	R 36545
Guest House single + 4-star superior safari	R 52787	R n/a	R 55663	R 50383

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:	Cape Town

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:	Cape Town

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:	Cape Town

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:	Cape Agulhas/Struisbaai

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

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 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:	Sedgefield

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

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:	Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape

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:	Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape

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.