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- Operator
- Absolute Africa
- Overland Truck
- Off-the-grid adventures with a rugged edge
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 4 - 28
- Age range 18 to 80
Places You’ll See
Highlights
- Explore Robben Island and Table Mountain
- Visit Cango Caves and Oudtshoorn Ostrich Farm
- Bungee jump from Bloukrans Bridge
- Go on safari in Addo Elephant Park
- Hike the Drakensberg mountains
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1-3 SOUTH AFRICA
- Day 4-5 SOUTH AFRICA
- Day 6-7 SOUTH AFRICA
- Day 8-10 SOUTH AFRICA
- Day 11-12 LESOTHO
- Day 13-14 SOUTH AFRICA
- Day 15 SOUTH AFRICA
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
Operated by
Absolute Africa
Number of tours
46
Age Range
18 to 80 years old
Response time
9 hours
Response rate
100%
With over thirty years of experience running safaris from London to Cape Town...
Read moreCustomer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportExcellent
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodExcellent
- JDJulia· September 23rd, 2019My husband and I added on this 15 day Garden Route tour to the 73 day Absolute Safari tour. Highly recommend both tours. The Garden Route tour, like the Absolute Safari tour, is unique each day. Different scenery, different excursions, different experiences. Always interesting! Absolute Africa's professionalism and organization is excellent. Our tour guides/crew, Peter and Steve, are outstanding! Their knowledge, their work ethics, and their priority to ensure each passenger has a fun, safe, and fantastic time is incredible. The 15 days does go by quickly. Excellent tour. Although wish each stay had more time/days for a more relaxing time.Show moreTrip date: September 2019
- HSHannah-Marie· January 16th, 2019While reading the Garden Route documents it says to be prepared for detours or adventures you wont be able to do because of the nature of the trip. When I read this I assumed that was because anything can happen to the truck or individuals in my group. I did not anticipate it being because our guides wanted to get from one campsite to the next the fastest. We didn't get the chance to do many excursions because of this. For example, they moved up the day for our bungee jump so we were unable to do the canopy zipline and/or black water tubing which were scheduled for that day. Due to this there were several days that we did nothing but sit at a campsite. We were on the ten day tour with excursions planned everyday. That did not happen and it was disappointing. Also, if you want to see the many supermarkets of south Africa this is the trip for you because you will be eating there for lunch pretty much every day.Show moreTrip date: January 2019
Lukas· December 19th, 2018It was an real awesome tour. We saw lots of different things. Nature, Citys, Highlights like Cape Agulhas, Addo Nationalpark & the Truck itself.Show more
Absolute Africa commented on this reviewThank you for taking the time to leave a review, Lukas. We are glad to hear you had an interesting and fun tour with us!Trip date: November 2018- DDale· April 6th, 2018Great tour defiantly recommend. First two days in capetown are just your own stuff not really required to be on the tour by apart from that awesome! Expect big cook ups, few nights camping, long bus trips. Highlight is Jbay to surf and Ado national parkShow moreAbsolute Africa commented on this reviewThank you for taking the time to leave a review of your Garden Route tour. We are glad to hear you had a great time on this fun, relaxed short trip with us :)Trip date: March 2018
- Aditya· December 13th, 2014Great guide and fun group!Show moreAbsolute Africa commented on this reviewgood to hear! thanks for leaving a reviewTrip date: January 2014
- Jess· October 8th, 2014I'd never travelled on my own before and I'd never done an overland trip, so started small - the Garden route. I was so nervous, I very nearly backed out of the trip. I'd read so many reviews, some mixed reviews trying to prepare myself and it was slightly overwhelming. All I can say is it was incredible, I didn't want to leave. My tour leader Aly was fab; a great cook, funny, knowledgeable, encouraging and made me feel safe and settled. Dave our driver got us from A to B and kept everything running smoothly. The scenery and experiences were amazing, I was with a lovely group of people, stayed in some lovely places and laughed so so much. To anyone who is unsure ... I would say just do it, you won't regret it, you'll regret not doing it. I'm already planning my next trip a longer trip :) Thank you Absolute for such a special experience.Show moreTrip date: August 2014
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What our customers ask about this tour
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Dennis
Asked on February 11th, 2024Do you have any departure earlier?
Absolute AfricaOperator•Written February 2024The next available date for this tour is 7th July 2024 so we don't have any departures before this.
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Liz
Asked on March 8th, 2019Are flights included?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written March 2019
As we have travellers from all over the world, flights before and after the tour are not included in the tour price and you need to arrange these separately by yourself once your tour is guaranteed. As we specialise in organising the best tours around the world for you, we are unable to advise on flight prices or book flights on your behalf. We recommend that you do not book your flights until your place on the tour has been confirmed. Check out the following link which is powered by Skyscanner to book your flight - https://flights.tourradar.com
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Katie
Asked on March 8th, 2019What are the inclusions of the tour?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written March 2019
This tour is fantastic value for money due to the number of activities, meals and transport included, to see all the inclusions on the tour please click 'What's Included' on the main tour page.
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Nicola
Asked on May 1st, 2017How early do you recommended arriving in Cape Town?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written May 2017
On the tour you get 2 nights in Capetown so depending on what you would like to do you might want to arrive a few days earlier as some excursions like shark diving, Cape of Good Hope etc take a whole day.
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Alexandra
Asked on May 1st, 2017Can you assist with booking additional accommodation?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written May 2017
Once you have a confirmed booking on this tour, we can request additional accommodation for you with the tour operator.
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Stacey
Asked on April 1st, 2017Is there anything that I need to be aware when bringing my children with me on this trip?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written April 2017
Please be aware that in South Africa there are certain documents required at the port of entry for children. You can find further details on the South African Government Department of Home Affairs website.
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Joyce
Asked on February 1st, 2017Does this tour include a visit to the boulder beach?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written February 2017
The first 2 days of the tour are spent in Capetown, these are free days and you can do a tour to boulders beach with the penguins from there. The lodge where we stay has a travel desk that offers a range of tours in the area including the penguins and also wine tours.
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Martha
Asked on February 1st, 2017When is the best time to travel?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written February 2017
For warm and sunny weather on the Garden Route between December and March is the best. April will be coming into South African autumn so the weather should be still mild.
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Lynn
Asked on November 1st, 2016When does the tour start and end?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written November 2016
The first 2 days of the Garden Route are spent in Capetown so you could arrive on day 1 if you want. The operator does recommend to arrive earlier if you want to do any activities in, and, or around Capetown. The trip briefing will take place on day 1 as well
On the last day, usually you'll arrive at Johannesburg around midday and the last night accommodation is included. So you can fly out at any time the next day or if you are short on time a flight in the evening on the last day is also fine.
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Christine
Asked on August 1st, 2016How many people are usually on this trip?
- Absolute AfricaOperator•Written August 2016
It can depend, but anywhere from 4 up to around 12 per tour.
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