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14 days

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From Cape Town to Johannesburg

4.5

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Gold Operator: Explore!
Explorer: Curated to ignite your sense of adventure
Group Tour: Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
Partially Guided: Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Medium Intensity: Travelers should be comfortable with somewhat-demanding activities
Guided in English
Group Size 7 - 14
Ages 16+

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Highlights

Explore Cape Town's vibrant Bo-Kaap area
Cruise to see seals at Duiker Island
Ride the cable car up Table Mountain
Taste wines in the South African Winelands
Walk through the Cango Caves' grand halls

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Introduction

Day 1 Join trip in Cape Town
Day 2 Full day Cape Peninsula tour
Day 3 Trip to Table Mountain and then drive to the Swartland region, wine tastings
Day 4 Travel to Cederberg, Rooibos hands-on experience at Carmien
Day 5 Free day in Cederberg, nature walks or optional wine tastings
Day 6 Continue onto Oudtshoorn, via Barrydale
Day 7 Visit Cango Caves, an ostrich farm and a traditional South African country dinner at Kobus se Gat
Day 8 Drive to Sedgefield, guided nature walk and sunset barge cruise on the Hoogekraal and Karatara Rivers
Day 9 Visit Knysna, explore the waterfront and join an oyster & wine cruise on the lagoon
Day 10 Drive to St Francis Bay via Tsitsikamma National Park, historic canal cruise
Day 11 Early morning flight to Johannesburg, and then drive to Kruger National Park
Day 12 Full day of safari in Kruger National Park in search of the Big Five
Day 13 Bush walking safari and game drives in Mejejane Game Reserve
Day 14 Drive to O.R. Tembo International Airport (JNB) where our trip ends

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Where You'll Stay

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Premier Hotel Cape Town
Hotel
Days 1, 2
The Royal Hotel
Hotel
day 3
Piekenierskloof Mountain Resort
Hotel
Days 4, 5
Swartberg Country Manor
Hotel
Days 6, 7
Simbavati Country Manor
Hotel
Days 8, 9
Cape St Fancis Resort
Hotel
day 10
Muluwa Lodge
Lodge
Days 11, 12, 13

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Explore!

4.5

(8,599 reviews)

Number of tours

549

Age Range

16 to 85 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

92%

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Customer Reviews

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4.5

Karl
· January 29th, 2024
Having coffee and croissants on a boat christmas morning whilst watching hippos play fight next to the boat. Seeing wildlife in their natural habitat.
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Christopher
· January 28th, 2024
Table Mountain (walking and cable car - we managed both but didn't walk to the top), the trip leader (Werner), ziplining, Addo, every aspect of the natural world there.
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Barrie
· September 8th, 2025
This trip takes you deep into Botswana with Chobe, Saudi and Okavango yielding many up close animal sightings. It does include 5 nights of rough camping and most transportation is in a 12 passenger open sided jeep so be prepared to get windswept and dusty. Our guide, Phenyu, was outstanding in that he was exceptionally knowledgeable about the wildlife and attentive to the needs of his group. The one unresolved issue we had was with Explore and their subcontracted company Wilderness Dawning. We were switched to a different houseboat the day before before we were to arrive there. The new houseboat was promised to be an upgrade but was actually, at best, a 2 star experience with some rooms not having proper bathrooms. The new boat added 2 additional hours to an already 11 hour trip to Victoria Falls in that open sided jeep. Under protest, the company picked up one dinner and provided a hot van for part of the drive and has promised compensation which has yet to materialize.
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Good to Know

Tour ID: 327143

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Vaccines
- These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
- Typhoid - Recommended for South Africa. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Hepatitis A - Recommended for South Africa. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Cholera - Recommended for South Africa. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
- Tuberculosis - Recommended for South Africa. Ideally 3 months before travel.
- Hepatitis B - Recommended for South Africa. Ideally 2 months before travel.
- Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for South Africa. Ideally 10 days before travel.
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- Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
- Here is an indication for which countries you might need a visa. Please contact the local embassy for help applying for visas to these places.
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- For any tour departing before January 3rd, 2026 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after January 3rd, 2026, a minimum payment of 10% is required to confirm your booking with Explore!. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 75 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
- Some departure dates and prices may vary and Explore! will contact you with any discrepancies before your booking is confirmed.
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