5 Day Garden Route and Addo Safari - Best of South Africa Small Group Tour | 120 hours

277 Reviews | Cape Town
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4 star Luxury Stay package
2 Adults x $1,214.52
$2,429.04
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$2,429.04
4* Luxury Accommodation: 4star guesthouses ensuite room stay as listed. 2 persons per room. Mondays allow single person to pay for 1 to get own room.
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Dorm Backpack Shared Room Stay
2 Adults x $542.15
$1,084.30
Approx Total
$1,084.30
Backpacker Dorm Room: Overnight in unisex dorm accommodation. Up to12 persons per room with shared bathroom facilities. No under 18 or over 45 yrs
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3 star Comfort Stay package
2 Adults x $956.85
$1,913.70
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$1,913.70
3* Comfort Accommodation: Stay in 3 star guesthouse as listed. Ensuite bathroom. 2 persons per double room. Book as single person to get own room.
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Saver Backpack Own Room Stay
2 Adults x $273,540.96
$547,081.92
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$547,081.92
Saver Backpackers Own Room: Stay in Backpackers accommodation with private bathroom. 2 persons per room. Book as single person to pay & get private room.
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Ostrich Farm Visit + Cango Caves Exploring tickets
  • Route 62 Wine Tasting
  • Accommodation & bedding
  • Local English-speaking tour guide
  • 4x4 safari drive in Private Game Reserve in open-roof truck
  • A portion of your trip fee is donated to help fund 2Cchange non-profit local charity projects
  • Knysna Heads visit
  • Game drive tour of Addo Elephant National Park in tour van
  • Tsitsikamma National Park entry ticket
  • Transfers in mini van vehicle (about 3 to 6 hours travel daily)
  • Pickup & drop-off from Cape Town (10km radius) and Stellenbosch centre
  • Some meals and drinks if not mentioned inclusions. Time is available to buy and enjoy meals on tour.
  • Optional extra activities (as per itinerary)

Overview

Discover the highlights of South Africa’s legendary Garden Route – including Addo Elephant National Park, Jeffreys Bay, Knysna Heads, Wilderness and Oudtshoorn – on a 5-day tour from Cape Town. You’ll explore this coastal paradise with an experienced guide: hike in old-growth forests, see endangered animals in wildlife reserves, and relax on white-sand beaches. A combination of guided tours and optional activities allows you to tailor this trip to your taste for adventure. Try extra activities (own expense) such as bungee jumping, a 4x4 game drive, and ziplining.

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Included pickup from Cape Town central city region (10km radius) and Stellenbosch town centre. Drop off usually to the same location originally collected from. ... Read more â–Ľ

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Additional Info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The exact itinerary is subject to change and may, on occasions, run in reverse order
  • Minimum age is 8 years. Children between 8 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult and book in private rooms
  • Children under 18 years of age are not allowed to book in Dorm room packages
  • Game drive or bush safari drives are shared with other people on especially adopted open-roof converted vehicle or truck.
  • Daily drive time: about 4 to 6 hours. Total distance about 2000 km route. This packed, fast-paced itinerary is filled with many of the best highlights of the region and ideal for the young-at-heart traveller that want to explore this vast region with limited time.
  • Some meals and drinks are not included on most tours; giving the ideal opportunity to experience typical South African meals (or your own preference) at local restaurants, shops or eating spots. Do check your tour's specific included and excluded section to verify the included meals for your tour package. You'll have free time scheduled daily to buy and enjoy meals. – Breakfast is mostly enjoyed at the accommodation's breakfast room/restaurant in the morning. Bed & Breakfast multi-day packages include breakfast for each overnight stay. – Lunch will be en-route with limited time & limited options to choose from. – Dinner-time during multi-day tours is scheduled in free-time after each day’s tour schedule. You can dine out at leisure; or book meals with your guide at the overnight accommodation that day. Your guide can recommend the best local restaurants, or most backpackers even have communal kitchens to prepare your own food - should you wish to buy the ingredients after the tour to prepare your own meals.
  • According to availability at time of booking, accommodation will be in the mentioned hotel or in one of a similar standard and star rating in a similar area. Sedgefield accommodation will occasionally be sold out and then your accommodation will be in nearby town of Wilderness or Knysna
  • Personal comprehensive travel insurance is excluded and recommended.
  • The tour operator already pre-booked space at all optional activities for the group and you can simply decide on the first day of the tour if you'll partake. Optional activities can only be paid on the tour directly to the supplier. Bungy jump optional activity waiting time can vary from 1 to 2 hours and is subject to group size and how busy it is during the time visited. Optional activities are subject to weather conditions and cannot be guaranteed
  • It is recommended that you bring: comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, sun hat, jacket for cooler evenings, beach towel and swimming costume
  • Accommodation stay packages will overnight in different properties, each listed in the itinerary. Backpackers are usually far away from guesthouses / lodges.

Free Cancellation

June 10100% refund
June 11No refund

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Reviews

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277 reviews

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Great tour, many sights, safe and fun, good for solos

Published on Feb, 2025

This was a great tour. TK our driver was informative, helpful, and wise. You see a lot on the tour, all of it worthwhile, even if you don't do the bungee jumps or ziplines. There are other optional activities that can be booked. I'm a mid-50 male travelling alone, and took upgrade to own room in backpackers, all of which were perfectly acceptable, some wonderful, and all with own bathroom and large comfortable bad. Trying to fit so much in to five days does mean a lot of driving, and there 11 of us in the minivan, which was fine. Everyone was great. I would have loved to stay longer everywhere, but this tour was a great taster (wildlife, beaches, towns, bush, desert, wine, caves, adventure…) for South Africa.

Unforgettable tours

Published on Jan, 2025

It was an amazing journey. There was a variety of attractions and experience. A lot to see, the animals, the birds, the breath taking landscapes and some peaceful little towns. The tour was well organised. While we enjoyed activities like hiking, bungee jump and zip-line, we still have time for relaxing and tasting wonderful foods. Most importantly, our trip was so good was because of our terrific driver guide Nev. His commentary covered everything in a casual manner. Every tour member was well taken care by him. He is smart, considerate and efficient in all aspects. We highly recommend hotspots2see!

On the road with Mr. Nev

Published on Dec, 2024

The trip with Mr. Nev was great. He is a very good driver and has a huge knowledge about this beautiful country. I enjoyed every moment.

Amazing trip.

Published on Dec, 2024

I was travelling South Africa alone and this was the perfect way to do that in the safety of a tour group and guide. I liked the option of being able to book between hostels or hotels - I booked the 3* hotel option and the hotels selected were more like 4* - very well picked and all the hosts along the way were so friendly and welcoming. Lots of lovely food spots in all the places too. What made this trip super special was our tour guide Maudi - he was incredible, so knowledgable and went above and beyond to make sure everyone was ok, happy and well-catered for. I couldn't recommend him enough. If you are doing this trip - I would highly recommend doing the optional elephant walk - this was the best activity of the week, and wouldn't miss it. A very special experience, if you love elephants.

Isaac and hotspots2c were amazing

Published on Dec, 2024

This was an overall amazing experience! Our guide Isaac was excellent. He made sure everyone was comfortable at all times and ensured we always knew where to go and what was happening. He made sure that we had everything that we needed and organised dinner and lunch venues that were top notch. The accomodation for this tour was exactly as described and Isaac waited until I was checked in before leaving and not before giving me times for next pick up. He always provided us with excellent commentary on the locations we visited and engaged us with the history of South Africa. This tour still ran with only two of us and Isaac made sure that neither of us felt uncomfortable and had what we both needed. I was hesitant in purchasing a five day tour independently but I do not regret taking the chance on hotspots2c as they did everything and more in ensuring we had an amazing experience!

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