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2-Days Safari Tour From Cape Town To Oudtshoorn
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Safari, Wildlife

  • Duration

    2 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Explore wildlife in a private game reserve in Oudtshoorn. Drive along the Garden Route & Klein Karoo region, and enjoy the natural rugged beauty of South Africa. Spot 'Africa’s Big 5' animals in their natural habitat. Visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch, home of diverse animals. Travel on the scenic Route 62 and have face-to-face encounters with elephants, ostriches, cheetahs and crocodiles.

Highlights
  • Drive along the famous Garden Route
  • Spot the famous Big 5 of Africa – lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo 
  • Meet and feed elephants
  • Visit an ostrich farm
  • Travel on the scenic and rugged Route 62
  • Day 1: Cape Town to Oudtshoorn expand_more
    • Get a pick up from your accommodation in Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Somerset West or Strand areas, accompanied by your tour guide to commence a scenic drive to a private game reserve.

    • Start a 4x4 game drive (± 2 hours) and explore Africa's Big 5* in their natural habitat within a malaria-free, private game reserve that is home to an abundance of wildlife, including giraffe, white rhino, lion, elephant, cheetah, buffalo, zebra and many other species. (*unlikely to see leopards).
    • Visit a working ostrich farm. Learn about the flightless, tallest and heaviest bird in the world.

    Overnight stay in Oudtshoorn, a semi-desert town in the heart of the Klein Karoo.

  • Day 2: Oudtshoorn to Cape Town expand_more
    • Visit Cango Wildlife Ranch, a sanctuary for some of the world's most endangered animals, contributing to the conservation of over 40 species.
    • Drive through Cape Route 62, South Africa's famous country road and capture the beauty of high mountains, twisting passes, rugged Karoo plains, vineyards and orchards.

    • Travel back to reach your accommodation in selected Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Somerset West or Strand areas by late evening.

    Optional with extra cost: Meet with elephants. Interact and feed these orphaned, gentle giants.

What's Included
  • Pick-up from, and drop-off at your accommodation in selected Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Somerset West or Strand areas

  • Ostrich farm tour

  • 4x4 game drive at a private Game Reserve

  • Cango Wildlife Ranch entrance fees

  • Friendly local driver/South African guide

  • Transport to tour's highlights - with licensed and insured vehicle(s)

  • Accommodation for 1 night - as per package selected

What's Excluded
  • Meals and drinks (no need to take your own food, you can buy it on tour)

  • Personal insurance

  • Optional Activities available on tour: 

    • Elephant Experience (±R345 pp)

    • Availability of cub encounters can vary and crocodile cage diving is not available during the winter season (May to Sept)

  • These exciting optional activities are offered and scheduled as part of each tour's free time to personalize your trip (All optional activities are pre-booked for your convenience, but are weather dependent and can therefore only be paid/confirmed on the day of the activity)

  • Take your credit or debit card on the tour, as most activity providers and shops accept card payments - or - the tour guide can stop at an ATM (on request) to give you the option to draw cash as you need it

  • Meals are not included

  • Most backpackers we stay at even have communal kitchens to prepare food, if you want to buy the ingredients on tour to make your own meals.

  • Luxury 3-star guesthouse and 4-star lodge packages do include breakfast at every overnight stop.

Know before you go
  • Pick-up time for join group tour packages: Early morning between 06:00 am and 08:00 am but an email with the exact pick-up time will be sent a few days before the tour departs.

  • The transfer service will collect you from your preferred Cape Town address (within +/- 10km radius of the city centre) or Stellenbosch/Somerset West area.

  • Passengers must be ready at the confirmed pick-up time to avoid delays.

  • It is not advised to make any scheduled arrangements (especially flights) for the return/ last day of the tour, as traffic and weather can delay the approximate drop-off times.

Meeting Point

Cape Town, South Africa

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 ZAR 2600 Per Person

This is a group tour

Starting From

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USD 141 / person