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From wine-swirling afternoons in sun-drenched valleys to penguin waddles and coastal road curves that are sure to leave you speechless, the 5-Day Cape Explorder will show you the best of Cape Town and its surrounds in one itinerary.
With a mixture of free time and guided tours, you will have plenty of time to follow your curiosity, during this easy-paced adventure that is ideal for first-time visitors or return explorers craving culture, cuisine, and absolutely astounding scenery. Table Mountain, the Cape of Good Hope, Boulders Beach, Constantia wines, and a bit of city life all await on this tour, and yes, there’s even an African feast with drumming to welcome you!
This acts as an indication of the route of the tour, but the exact itinerary is subject to change and may, on occasion, run in reverse or in a different order to fit with the availability of activities.
Rate for the 2025 Season (11 Jan to 14 Dec 2025)
For convenience sake, these activities have already been reserved for all members on tour but are neither included nor compulsory. You can book and pay for these optional activities with your tour guide on the first day of the tour. In most cases, you can pay the activity provider directly. Please see the updated optional rates online on our website.
Duiker Island Cruise
Boulders Beach Reserve Entry
Cape Town Optional Activities – helicopter flips, yacht cruises, etc.
This combo tour package consists of more than one tour and also unguided ‘free time’ days in Cape Town.
A few days in Cape Town (unguided free time)
1 day outsourced Cape Point tour (guided with a possible different supplier)
1 day outsourced Cape Winelands tour (guided with a possible different supplier)
Travel time: ±1 hr / ±30 km – Unguided
The moment you touch down in Cape Town, you’ll feel the energy shift. This is the start of the most amazing holiday you’ll ever have.
A private airport transfer will bring you to your city hotel, where you’re free to unpack, unwind, and begin discovering the Mother City at a pace that best suits you.
Whether you want to just chill with a cocktail at Camps Bay, browse boutiques on Long Street, or go on one of the optional activities, which include a helicopter flip, a Table Mountain hike, or a trip on the City Sightseeing bus, the city is yours to explore.
We ask that you let us know beforehand what you would like to do, so we can arrange your bookings. You should also keep in mind that the time you arrive in the city will determine what kinds of activities you can do. All other transport today is at your own cost, so go wherever your wanderlust leads.
After a day spent becoming acquainted with the city, you’ll be treated to a GOLD African Dinner & Show; a 14-dish tasting menu served with praise-singing, puppetry, and live African drumming.
Overnight Stay: Garden Court Victoria Junction or similar (4-star)
Unguided, with included bus and Table Mountain pass
After waking up in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, you’ll have breakfast before setting off on another full day in Cape Town. Today, you can shape your own perfect adventure using your included hop-on-hop-off bus pass and Table Mountain cableway ticket.
You can start your morning by boarding the city’s iconic open-top red sightseeing bus, and then you can choose your route. The blue line glides through leafy suburbs en route to the lush Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, while the purple line weaves through Constantia, Cape Town’s oldest wine-growing region. The red line loops past the golden sands of Camps Bay and winds its way to the foot of majestic Table Mountain.
When the skies are clear, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is the ultimate ride. You’ll soar to the summit and step into another world where city and ocean views stretch endlessly in every direction. While here you can take a leisurely trail walk, enjoy a refreshing snack at the top, and if you’re lucky, you might even be serenaded by your cable car operator on the ride back down.
As day turns to night, you can let your taste buds take over. Cape Town’s dining scene is a melting pot of flavours and no matter what you’re craving, whether its bold African spices, a seafood feast, or shareable plates at a trendy tapas bar, you’ll find something delicious.
Overnight Stay: Garden Court Victoria Junction or similar (4-star)
Guided, ±8 hrs / ±150 km
*Subject to availability, a similar trip with a different supplier may be booked.
It’s time to swirl, sniff, and sip your way through the beautiful Cape Winelands on this full-day group tour through Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.
Depending on your departure day, you’ll explore at least three exceptional wine farms, which include Dieu Donné, Simonsig, Mitre’s Edge, Middelvlei, Vergenoegd, and others.
Your wine guide will collect you from select Cape Town city hotels between 8:00 and 9:00 AM.
If you’re touring on a Monday or Tuesday, you will head to Franschhoek, a valley famed for its French flair, boutique wineries, and gourmet culture. You’ll visit two wine estates here and enjoy a leisurely stroll through the town with your guide. After lunch at one of the village’s eateries, you’ll continue to Stellenbosch, where a cosy winemaker’s home sets the scene for a cheese and chocolate pairing, and a peek into their cellars.
If you’re touring between Wednesday and Sunday, you’ll go to Stellenbosch, where you’ll learn all about its winemaking heritage, see its Cape Dutch architecture and just enjoy the viticulture. While in Stellenbosch, you’ll go on guided vineyard walks, cellar tours, and, if you’re visiting during harvest season, you’ll even do a few barrel tastings. After a morning of learning and tasting wine, you’ll be treated to a traditional South African lunch, paired, of course, with more local wines. The third stop of the day will bring you to a delightful winemaker’s home for another wine, cheese, and chocolate session to wrap up the day.
With over 15 tastings and a variety of local pairings, you’ll return to Cape Town by late afternoon, around 5:30–6:30 PM, content, relaxed, and with a few new favourite wines to remember.
Overnight Stay: Garden Court Victoria Junction or similar (4-star)
Travel time: ±8 hrs / ±150 km
*Subject to availability, a similar trip with a different supplier may be booked.
Today you’ll be taking a trip to Cape Point.
After an early morning pick-up from your accommodation in Cape Town, you’ll go on a coastal drive to Hout Bay, a harbour town with a laid-back vibe and an irresistible smell of fresh sea air. Here, you have the option to hop aboard a short boat ride to Duiker Island, home to hundreds of playful Cape fur seals, or take it slow as you explore the harbour market and buy a few handmade souvenirs and colourful curios.
Next, it’s time to hit the famed Chapman’s Peak Drive, affectionately nicknamed Chappies by locals. With over a hundred curves hugging the dramatic cliffs above the wild Atlantic Ocean, this scenic stretch has photo opportunities at every turn, so make sure that you have your camera close.
You’ll continue on to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, one of South Africa’s most iconic natural landmarks where you can hike through fragrant fynbos trails, keeping an eye out for bontebok, ostriches, and baboons, and climb the steps (or take the funicular) to the historic lighthouse perched above where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans famously meet.
To wrap up your coastal day, you’ll visit Simon’s Town, a naval village, and nearby Boulders Beach, which is home to a dapper crowd of adorable African penguins. From the raised wooden boardwalks, you’ll get an up-close look at these endangered birds as they waddle along the sand or swim through the surf, all without disrupting their natural habitat.
As the day comes to an end, you’ll return to Cape Town late in the afternoon, just in time to grab a delicious dinner and turn in for the night.
Overnight Stay: Garden Court Victoria Junction or similar (4-star)
Unguided – Transport only for airport transfer included
Make the most of your last day in Cape Town with some free time for shopping, coffee, or a last seaside stroll. You can browse Green Market Square, enjoy the sights and sounds of Sea Point Promenade, or pick up those last-minute souvenirs at the V&A Waterfront. Optional boat trips or a final winery visit can be arranged at an additional cost.
Your airport transfer will ensure you reach your flight on time, relaxed, inspired, and already planning your return.
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Many people don’t see the point in driving through a bushveld looking for animals, but there’s so much more to it. wild animals are seen as a nuisance in most inhabited areas, but if you’ve never seen the magic of animals in their natural habitat, untouched by humans, you’ve been missing out! looking at zoo animals in their enclosures might be considered nice, because you’re almost 100% guaranteed that you’ll see them, but that’s not how they behave in the wild. nothing beats the thrill of finding a pride of lions laying in the shade, or walking across the road right in front of you, and once you’ve felt the reverberations of an elephant’s trumpet through your bones, you’ll be hooked! our clients often come back for more, because you never know what you’re going to see next…
Every single one of our guides have a passion for the kruger park. we love waking up every morning and meeting new people, never mind sharing our love for the bushveld with them. we are highly experienced and have heaps of knowledge about the fauna and flora in the knp at our clients’ disposal. one of our best characteristics must be that we focus on small groups to give each safari trip the best chance of seeing the best sights that the knp has to offer. our safaris depart any day of the week to suit our clients’ busy schedules and will accommodate all your needs as best we can. visit our website for more information on our company…
We operate from hazyview and will collect you from any of the lovely holiday resorts, lodges or nearby locations. our vehicles depart at different times in different seasons… for full day or morning safaris, we leave at 5am in october to march and at 5h30am in april to september. for afternoon safaris, we leave at 13h00 pm in the afternoons. most of the wildlife in the park prefers hiding in the shade during the hot afternoons, so we highly recommend joining us for the earlier safaris to get the most out of your trip.
Anything to do with the word “game” whilst on a safari—like game drives or looking for game—all refers to wild animals in safari context. you might also encounter “game” on the menus of some traditional restaurants, which basically means that you’re ordering wild buck meat, or even warthog.
Even though the knp falls in a malaria area, most foreigners are pleasantly surprised at how few mosquitoes are actually encountered whilst on a safari. these mosquitoes breed in water, and even in the middle of our rainy season in december, we don’t consider them to be a relentless menace. despite what you might have been told, mosquitoes are not a plague in the knp and although we are always cautious about malaria, the locals in and around the knp do not run around with repellents all the time.
If you’re really worried and consider yourself or anyone joining you on the safari to be particularly susceptible to this rare disease, be sure to consult your gp. there are many places in the park where you can buy mosquito repellent containing deet—this is the most vital ingredient in insect repellents as it has been proven to repel the malaria-carrying mosquitoes effectively.
Even though the kruger park is basically a giant protected bushveld and sparsely populated, there are many little “towns” and camps where you can find anything from grocery stores, souvenir stores, petrol stations and much more.
As mentioned before, there are many places in the knp where we can stop over for lunch where you can buy take-away food or choose to have a meal at the various restaurants. we usually have lunch at skukuza, but this is not set in stone.
Two words: comfortable and practical. seeing as you’re going to be driving around for the majority of the time on your safari experience, it is advisable that you wear clothes that are not too tight and not too hot. winters can be cold, so check the forecast beforehand, but summers are the opposite—just take a jacket with you in case it gets chilly, and stay away from high heels, ladies! we might stop on top of rocky mountains to give you an in-person taste of the spectacular views in the knp. trust me, it’s spine-chilling raw beauty.
You’ll be surprised at the true meaning of this term—it actually refers to the five most feared animals in the bush. they are extremely dangerous to hunt on foot and also rather rare. the big 5 consists of african lions, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. it really is a tourist attraction and many safari companies utilise this term as a major marketing strategy.
We cannot guarantee that there will be sightings of all five animals in the big 5, but we can guarantee that we will do our best to find them. elephants are massive, this is true, but in the lush untouched bushveld of the kruger, if they don’t want to be seen, they can easily disappear behind the trees mere meters away from you. they tend not to be too shy, unlike leopards. rhinos are extremely scarce, but our guides know where their usual grazing spots are, and a pride of lions would attract so much attention that our radios would notify us if there’s a sighting nearby. nevertheless, you are guaranteed to see a very diverse variety of animals in the kruger national park.
Children under 8 are more than welcome on privately hired open vehicles, yes. this is purely out of consideration for our other clients who do not have children and might not have the patience for their unique outlook and excitement about each wild animal we encounter. all children under 12 have discounted safari rates, as well as half-price conservation fees to enter the kruger national park.
You can visit our website to view the current prices for our safaris, make a booking online to receive an invoice, and then make an online payment before the safari takes place, or contact kurt safari for any enquiries you might have regarding other payment options.
I cannot even begin to list the most amazing experiences we’ve had whilst on safaris in the knp! there are too many to count, each encounter very different but equally remarkable. if you consider the size of the knp and how many animals call it their home, you can only begin to imagine the things we’ve seen—from a ride of lionesses to the birth of a brand-new baby giraffe. each time our jaws drop at the splendour of mother nature. you will have to come and see it for yourself.
Placing yourself in the middle of a nature reserve where there are numerous predators and dangerous animals could sound pretty intimidating, but rest assured, kurt safari guides all have in-depth knowledge about the behaviour of these animals and would never put your life in danger. elephants can be aggressive if they have young ones to protect and even lone elephant bulls have charged at cars that don’t know when to back away, but obtaining injuries from wild animals whilst on a safari is very rare and you need not be worried—just enjoy the ride.
