Go wild in the Western Cape on an overnight safari trip from Cape Town! Travel off the beaten track to interact with wildlife and with an expert game ranger at your side, set out on two 4x4 game drives at two different malaria-free game reserves in search for most of Africa’s Big Five and other wildlife. Get close to Mother Nature with an included bush walking safari, following a game ranger as he tracks wildlife and teaches you about the medicinal values of indigenous plants.
- This is fast paced tour and travel to many locations daily to reach the included highlights.
- Travel distance about 900km with an avarange ranging from 450km per day (excluding game drives time and distance)
- This is a small group tour with no more than 25 people per vehicle and/or tour guide. More than 1 vehicle might be travelling on the same tour. Subject to availability, this itinerary can run in a different or reverse order.
- This scheduled group tour requires a minimum number of travellers to operate.
- This tour is not suitable for children younger than 10 years of age. Please contact us for an exclusive private tour quote for your family. Children between 10 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
- The bush drive vehicles used are an especially adopted open-roof converted jeep or truck. Subject to the group size of the day at the reserve. You'll join other groups on the safari drives.
- As per usual, wildlife is unpredictable and animal sightings can't be guaranteed - but that makes safari experiences even more exciting as you'll never know what you'll find around the next bend. Leopards are nocturnal and rarely seen on Western Cape region game drives. They roam freely high up in the mountainous regions and cannot be contained in with fences.
- The express trip of the Garden Route - a quick and fast-paced way to see some of the best spots along this piece of paradise on the south-eastern coast of South Africa. If you have limited time, this tour is ideal to get you to so many places in a very short time. Search for Africa's Big 5 animals in their natural habitat, from an open 4x4 vehicle in a malaria-free private game reserve and on foot with an included walking safari. Set your sense of adventure free; Bungy jump, walk along forest footpaths, canoe in Wilderness, crawl deep underground in the Cango Caves or interact with African wildlife.
- Travel distance: ±1300 km - about 4,5 hours per day (excluding rest stops)
- This is a small group tour with no more than 13 people per vehicle and tour guide. More than 1 vehicle might be travelling on the same tour. Subject to availability, this itinerary can run in a different or reverse order.
- This scheduled group tour requires a minimum number of travellers to operate.
- This tour is not suitable for children younger than 10 years of age. Please contact us for an exclusive private tour quote for your family. Children between 10 and 17 must be accompanied byanadult.
What is included in the tour
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Accommodation
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Guide
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Transport
What is NOT included in the tour
- Optional
- Spot some of Africa's Big Five on a 4x4 safari drive at Botlierskop Game Reserve.
- Get close to nature & learn more about indigenous wildlife and plants with a 4x4 bush drive.
- Observe orphaned African Elephants as they roam freely in nature.
- Road trip along the famed Route 62 (about 5 hours inland) to semi-desert Oudtshoorn.
Day 1: Botlierskop Game Reserve, Oudtshoorn
Morning pick-up between 06:00 and 08:00am anywhere within 10km from Cape Town City Centre.
Travel distance about 450km - excluding game drives.
Enjoy a game drive and spot some of Africa’s wild animals from the back of an open 4x4 vehicle in a malaria-free private game reserve. Search for giraffe, white rhino, kudu, lion, elephant, zebra and wildebeest, to name a few. The game drive is led by an experienced game ranger, sharing his knowledge of the local wildlife as well as other antelope species, birdlife and insects. If safety and weather permits, you may also get time also hop off the vehicle during the safari drive to see the Garden Route's fauna and flora on foot with a quick ± 5 min tranquil bush walk with the ranger as he tracks smaller wildlife and insects. Journey through the landscape of rugged plains and towering cliffs to reach Oudtshoorn in the semi-desert Klein Karoo. Overnight in Oudtshoorn (as per your price option selection) at either Uthundo Backpackers, 3-star Comfort 88 Baron Guesthouse or 4-star Deluxe Buffelsdrift Luxury Lodge or similar
Day 2: Buffelsdrift, Route 62
Travel distance about 450km - excluding game drives.
Hop on an open-top 4x4 bush drive viewing vehicle for a guided Klein Karoo Bush Safari in search of wildlife such as; buffalo, giraffe, rhino, springbok, wildebeest and more, with the dramatic Swartberg Mountains as the backdrop. This 4x4 drive focus on the smaller animals, insects and Get up early for an optional Elephant Observation in Nature experience. Observe 3 rescued elephants in a natural setting to learn more about these gentle giants. See them go about their day from a safe distance and have enough time to take photos of them in nature while they roam freely, feeding on vegitation or maybe even playing in the mud.
Travel back via the scenic Route 62 – South Africa's famous scenic country road, capturing the beauty of mountains, twisting passes, vineyards and orchards to reach Cape Town by late evening.
> Please do not make any scheduled arrangements (especially flights) for the first or last day of the tour, as traffic and weather can delay the approximate pick-up and drop-off times on group tours
