CAPE TOWN · SAFARIS
The drives worth getting up at dawn for.
The 15 cape town safaris travellers book most, gathered in one place. What you are likely to see, how long you are out in the field, who runs the drive, and what a seat in the vehicle costs.
Cape Town day trip to Aquila Big Five reserve with an open-vehicle safari, lodge lunch, and birding for up to 172 species.
Most Popular“It was great! Our guide Kayim was fantastic, great ride”
2-day safari from Cape Town with overnight at Garden Route Game Lodge, sunset and morning drives, and Cape Agulhas stops.
“This safari tour was an absolutely fantastic experience and truly one of the highlights of our trip. Above all, our guide Chris was exceptional — he was incredibly kind, knowledgeable, and attentive throughout the tour. He took the time to explain many things in detail and was always thoughtful and caring, making sure everyone was…”
Big Five safari day trip from Cape Town to malaria-free Aquila Game Reserve with hotel pickup, open-air drive, and buffet lunch.
“Excellent activity and we saw the 5 Big Animals. Well organized and lunch was great at a very nice lodge on a 10,000 acre property.”
Big Five safari day trip from Cape Town with Aquila game drive, Breede and Hex wine valleys, Du Toitskloof tasting, buffet lunch and transport.
“Wow! What an amazing experience! Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend highly! If you’re in Cape Town put this experience at the top of your list!”
Cape Town pickup to Aquila Private Game Reserve for a sunset Big Five game drive with welcome drinks, snacks, and an open 4x4 ride.
“Massive shoutout to both Elda and Frank for delivering a fantastic tour and experience; highly recommended and may even do again”
Two-day safari from Cape Town with 4x4 drives at Botlierskop & Buffelsdrift, Oudtshoorn stay, optional elephant visit.
“This tour was so much more than we expected. All the guides (I.e. Memory and Hailey - sadly I forgot the name of the elephant guides) were very open and friendly and shared lots of detailed information on the animals, as well as Cape Town and some fun personal facts. Especially our overall guide for…”
Cape Town to Aquila for a sunset game drive with snacks, drinks, open 4x4 viewing, and Big Five chances in 9 hours.
“Absolutely brilliant day! We were picked up by our lovely guide Mr Yannick. He was brilliant, really responsive via messaging, picked us up in a lovely car, told us lots of information about Cape Town. The safari / game drive was brilliant! Would highly recommend. Again Yannick was fab, waiting for us post game drive…”
Cape Town to Garden Route for a Big Five lodge stay with sunrise and sunset game drives, Cape Agulhas, Hermanus and penguins.
“This was an excellent experience! Chris from Bokbus was our tour guide and he was superb! Cape Agulhas, Garden Route Lodge, 2 safari game drives, Hermanus whale watching (we saw them), and Betty’s Bay African Penguin Colony were stunning! We packed so muRead more”
Five days linking Cape Town to the Garden Route and Addo Safari, with elephant game drives, Tsitsikamma hikes, and optional thrills.
“I have complicated feelings about this tour, but I would certainly recommend it and am glad I did it (however, I wouldn't book it again). Our guide, Isaac, was great. He was friendly, organized, patient, and kind. My biggest frustration was with the structure of the tour -- as eRead more”
90-min catamaran safari from V&A Waterfront for Cape Town Big 5 chances, mountain views, muffins, hot chocolate, binoculars.
“It was good experience, our guide was very knowledgeable and fun. I really enjoyed this activity.”
Two days of Western Cape wildlife by 4x4 from Cape Town, overnight in Oudtshoorn, and an optional elephant walk at Buffelsdrift.
“Great experience. Tour guide Nev was very knowledgeable and helpful. Food and safari experiences were great to”
Cape Town Table Bay speedboat safari from the V&A Waterfront. Hunt for seals, dolphins and whales, then enjoy the harbor area.
“Great experience, we were also very lucky on what we saw. We got to see seals penguins, humpback whales and dolphins. Both Michaela and Yousef were excellent speedboat pilots, the right balance of care safety and a thrill!”
Three days on the Garden Route from Cape Town with Cango Caves, kayaking, Bloukrans Bridge bungy, and a 4x4 safari drive.
“Denver was an excelent guide! Very safe, funny and informative. He always made sure we got to the activities on time and was very reliable. The tour was amazing, I would recommend to all travelers coming to Cape Town. Mandela was also an amazing ranger at the safari, very knwoledgeable and funny. We had a…”
A full-day Big Five safari from Cape Town: open-vehicle game drive at Aquila, welcome drink, and buffet lunch with pickup included.
“Great day out, saw all the animals. Tour guard was very knowledgeable and friendly”
A small-group 3-day Garden Route safari with two 4x4 game drives, Tsitsikamma hikes, optional bungy, and an early kayak.
“It was amazing, lovely memories. Good amount of informations and advices from our guide, very funny moments and easy to understand.”
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