7-Day Experiences in South Africa: 4 Sorted by What You Get

1.7 Day Garden Route to Addo, Cape Point and Winelands Combo tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $1,180Our pick

Travel in a group of up to 13 from Cape Town along Route 62 to Oudtshoorn, Addo, Tsitsikamma, Knysna, Cape Point, and the Winelands. Your English-speaking guide handles the long drives, six breakfasts, accommodation, park visits, and wine tastings. Choose hostel, 3-star, or 4-star lodging, with bungee jumping, surfing, and safaris available at extra cost.

“My best vacation ever ..Winetasting,safari,Bungy jump,canoeing,Garden route and new amazing friends and best guides (Handre first 2 Days and Isaac 5 Days were perfect ) .. Do this tour..So much fun All the time.. epspecially the group on the 5 Days trip was amazing (trip in 2 - 2 + 5 Days) ..Thank u”

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2.7-Day Garden Route Safari Adventure from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 7 days (approx.) · from $616Best value

You travel privately from Cape Town along South Africa’s Garden Route, with a driver-guide, air-conditioned vehicle, forest walks, Cango Caves, Birds of Eden, wildlife conservation, shark viewing, ziplining, bungee jumping, and quad biking. Accommodation, meals, entry fees, and the quad-bike ticket cost extra, so budget carefully.

“We just finished 7 fantastic days with Austral Africa Tours, 5 on the Garden Route and 2 exploring the Cape Peninsula and Winelands. Everything ran so smoothly, and our guide, was absolutely brilliant. He shared so many interesting facts a”

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3.7-Day Garden Route, Addo and Winelands Combo

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 12 reviews · 7 days · from $1,240

Travel about 2,000 km from Cape Town through the Winelands, Cape Point, Route 62, Addo, Jeffrey’s Bay, Tsitsikamma, Knysna, and Wilderness. You’ll taste wine and local treats, visit penguins and Cango Caves, and join an Addo game drive. Small groups of up to 13 travel with English-speaking guides, with guides such as Gerard, Gerhard, and Moudi assigned according to the departure.

“Très déçu par l'attitude du guide qui ne s'est occupé que de l'autre participante m'ignorant totalement. J'étais à l'arrière de la voiture et n'entendais rien de ce qu'il disait. Nous n'étions pourtant que 2 pour ce circuit. Je lui ai fait une remarque à ce sujet dès le premier jour (circuit 5 jours). Le premier circuit était très bien avec une excellente guide tout comme le dernier avec un groupe plus important (11pax). Une autre remarque : Vous avec inversé le sens du circuit ce qui fait que j'ai fait la région des vins 2 jours de suite ce qui n'était pas prévu ainsi lors de mon inscription. Je vous…”

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4.7-day Cape Town, Winelands, Garden Route and Addo National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $1,990

Travel with a guide such as Jakes or Graham from Cape Town through the Winelands, Route 62, the Garden Route, and Addo National Park. You’ll visit Robben Island, Table Mountain, Boulders Beach, Cango Caves, Knysna, Storms River, and the Dias Museum, with six nights of lodging, breakfasts, lunches, transport, and park fees included.

“This week long excursion around South Africa was terrific. The accommodations were top notch and we were able to pack a lot of sightseeing into the week. Just what we were looking for in this tour. Marvelous job, Jakes,”

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