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- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Johannesburg, city of Mandela
- Hike the ancient Drakensberg Mountains
- Witness Zulu battles at Rorke's Drift
- Search for the Big 5 in Kruger Park
- Relax on the beaches of Cape Peninsula
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip Johannesburg Airport; drive to the Drakensberg Mountains
- Day 2 Walk in Drakensberg World Heritage Site
- Day 3 Visit battlefields; drive on to St Lucia
- Day 4 Game Drives in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve
- Day 5 At St Lucia Wetland Reserve
- Day 6 Drive to Eswatini
- Day 7 Game viewing and optional activities in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
- Day 8 Drive to Kruger National Park
- Day 9 Game viewing in Kruger National Park; drive to Graskop
- Day 10 Drive to O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) and fly to Cape Town
- Day 11 Explore Cape Peninsula National Park
- Day 12 Free day in Cape Town; evening in Stellenbosch
- Day 13 Free day in Stellenbosch to visit a vineyard
- Day 14 Travel to Hermanus via Stony Point's African Penguin Colony
- Day 15 Visit Cape Agulhas. Spend the night in Barrydale
- Day 16 Explore Swellendam, continue to Oudtshoorn in the Klein Karoo, the ostrich capital of the world.
- Day 17 Visit Cango Caves and take in the views at Knysna Heads
- Day 18 Discover Robberg Nature Reserve. Free afternoon in Plettenberg Bay
- Day 19 Walk, kayak or discover the tree canopy at Tsitsikamma National Park
- Day 20 Experience a game drive at Addo Elephant National Park
- Day 21 Search for wildlife as the sunrises. Trip ends at Port Elizabeth Airport
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
Sungubala Eco Camp
LodgeDays 1, 2Forest Lodge
LodgeDays 3, 4, 5Mlilwane Rest Camp
HutDays 6, 7SleepOver Phabeni Gate
Lodgeday 8Mogodi Lodge
Lodgeday 9Cape Town Lodge Hotel
HotelDays 10, 11Stellenbosch Hotel
HotelDays 12, 13Windsor Hotel
Hotelday 14Barrydale Karoo Lodge
Lodgeday 15De Poort Country Lodge
Guesthouseday 16Bayview Hotel
HotelDays 17, 18Storms River Restcamp
Cottageday 19Addo Homestead
Guesthouseday 20
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Number of tours
527
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
80%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportGood
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodGood
- ALynne· March 1st, 2023Safari. Table Mountain. SceneryShow moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ANeil· February 23rd, 2023Game drive in St Lucia Ascent of Table Mountain Eswatini site (despite the rain!) Walk in Plattenberg Bay Hermanus Town and hotelShow moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ABarbara· February 24th, 2023The Eswatini/Kruger half of the trip was all a delight despite the necessary long travel days. St Lucia was particularly good, a lovely town with excellent game drives as well as beach. Kruger also very special. Guide Andrew was also a highlight, one of the best I've had. My highlight of the Cape Town half was climbing Table Mountain, quite tough but spectacular.Show moreTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AIvor· August 24th, 2023Visiting Milwane nature reserve where we could walk amongst the wildlife. There were just so many good experiences it is not possible to animal them allShow moreTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ANina· August 26th, 2023Walk in milwane. St lucia Zip lining Addo Elephant experience getting up close Wine tastingShow moreTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASteve· September 10th, 2023Animal viewings and the time in the various nature reserves were fantastic.Show moreTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AMargaret· September 22nd, 2023Game drives in Kruger nd St. Lucia; Hermanus, whale watching from shore, AddoShow moreTrip date: August 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ATerry· October 9th, 2023Graeme Andersen, the guide for the first leg of the trip was superb - hugely knowledgable, happy to share his knowledge and going above and beyond what was expected to make the trip as memorable as it could be.Show moreTrip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ASiv· October 29th, 2023Doing the safaris in the "van" where you had a good overall view. Seeing an elephant crossing the road Infront of the jeep and on another day seeing a lion cross the road. The coastal walks along the garden route were spectacularShow moreTrip date: September 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ARobert· November 8th, 2023The first half up in KZ was truly amazing. Jaw dropping. The local guides in the drakensberg, St Lucia & eswatini were top of the range. We saw so much wildlife and they couldn’t do enough for us. Our Explore guides made the trip….Jason was so caring and knowledgeable, and Bee was so good at handling the large group on the second half. The last night at the Homestead was fantastic, along with the private game drive in the morningShow moreTrip date: October 2023Review collected by Explore!
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