14 Garden Route Tours in Cape Town to Build a Day Around

1.2-Day Safari at Garden Route Game Lodge

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 928 reviews · 2 days · from $533Our pick

Travel in a small group of up to 12 from Cape Town with guides such as Chris, Vaughan, Benjamin, or Frank. Stop at Hermanus, Betty’s Bay, and Cape Agulhas, then spend a night at Garden Route Game Lodge with dinner and two safari drives.

“The game lodge and safari guide was such an amazing experience and we’re so knowledgeable about the animals. But most of all our transport guide Benjamin was exceptional! Made the journey so pleasurable, pointing out landmarks, answering question and taking us to see extra tourist attractions a long the way! Thanks Benjamin.”

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2.5 Day Garden Route and Addo Safari – Best of South Africa Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · from $575Top rated

Travel from Cape Town through Route 62, Oudtshoorn, Addo, Jeffreys Bay, Tsitsikamma, Knysna, and Wilderness with a local guide. Expect long drives, four breakfasts, shared accommodation options, an Addo game drive, wine tasting, Cango Caves, and optional bungy jumping, surfing, horse riding, and ziplining.

“Maudi was a great tour guide! The tour and sites were amazing. Maudi was very engaging, kept the tour on track and made us all feel like a family. Highly recommended tour!”

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3.6-Day Garden Route & Addo South African Adventure from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 282 reviews · from $675

Travel from Cape Town to Addo in a small group of up to 12, with a local guide, five nights of lodging, four dinners, wine tasting, canoeing, hiking, and a safari. Expect early starts, frequent stops, optional thrills, and a fast-moving route through South Africa’s southern coast.

“Fantastic trip : a large variety of landscapes, a small group very pleasant and a guide very nice and dévoted to all of us.”

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4.3 Day Garden Route’s Best Highlights with Safari from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 189 reviews · from $366Best value

Travel from Cape Town along Route 62 and the Garden Route, entering Cango Caves, canoeing near Wilderness, and taking a 4x4 safari at Botlierskop. You will spend long hours in a minivan, with optional elephant viewing and Bloukrans Bridge bungee jumping available at extra cost.

“Fantastic weekend!! So happy I booked! Whole trip was well organized, full of fun & action packed! Mr. Maudi was such an excellent guide - sharing his local knowledge and experiences, keeping group on track, and my favorite part, his humor and jovial spirit. He made tRead more”

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5.3 Day Garden Route Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews · from $445

Travel from Cape Town on a three-day small-group Garden Route trip with planned transport, two 4x4 safaris, Tsitsikamma hiking, kayaking, and optional bungy jumping or ziplining. Guides may include Asanda, Didi, King, or Sbu. Shared backpacker rooms, two breakfasts, and two dinners are included.

“It was amazing, lovely memories. Good amount of informations and advices from our guide, very funny moments and easy to understand.”

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6.Garden Route and Addo Elephant Park 6-Day Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 175 reviews · 6 days · from $852

Travel from Cape Town to Addo Elephant National Park in a small group of up to 12. You’ll visit Hermanus, Cape Agulhas, Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Tsitsikamma, and Mossel Bay, with canoeing, hiking, wine tasting, an ostrich farm tour, and a safari. Guides such as Gareth, Christine, and Mark lead the route.

“First of all, the pick-up went perfectly, it was friendly and punctual and it started with a group briefing and explanations from the guide (Mark), Mark is one of the coolest guides I've had the pleasure of experiencing so far. very friendly, humorous, responds to requests, is courteous and always warm and pleasant, he responds to requests and cares about his group very much. The accommodations that were chosen were breathtaking, with a view of the beach, in a park with beautiful landscapes or in an orange and lime field… the food was incredible, always fresh and incredibly tasty, cooked and baked in-house, everything was very familiar, the activities were…”

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7.3-Day Garden Route Highlights and 4×4 Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 136 reviews · 3 days · from $417

Travel from Cape Town or Stellenbosch to Oudtshoorn and the Garden Route with an English-speaking guide such as Denver, Paul, TK, or Uriel. Expect long drives, Cango Caves, canoeing, a Botlierskop 4x4 safari, flexible small-group pacing, and optional elephant viewing or bungee jumping.

“the safari trip was fantastic, so amazing and wonderful. our guide nev siya was the best. he told us so much about everything of south africa. thanks so much”

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8.5-Day Garden Route & Addo Adventure from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $641

Travel from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth in a small group of up to 12, with guides such as Wendy, Christine, Gareth, and Terri. Expect penguins at Stony Point, Route 62 wine, canoeing and hiking in Wilderness, Tsitsikamma, four dinners, and an Addo game drive.

“This is the best way to see South Africa, aside from the big game drives. We experienced penguins whale watching, bike ride along the Ocean, canoeing, hiking, national parks, beautiful accommodations, fantastic meals, and above all the most gracious host in Jaco. We would highly, highly recommend taking this tour with Earthstompers. It was an absolute highlight. 10 out of 10! Thank you.”

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9.4 Day Garden Route Adventure & Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · from $640

Travel in a small group of up to 13 from Cape Town along Route 62 and the Garden Route. You’ll visit Cango Caves, an ostrich farm, Knysna, Tsitsikamma, Betty’s Bay, Hermanus, and a private game lodge with two safari drives. Guides such as Chris, Mawande, and Vaughan lead the trip.

“Everything was perfect, in our many travels we have never been guided by such a personable, knowledgeable, helpful and safe driver. All the activities were top notch but it was Christopher’s ability to take us to the “secret” places only a local would know that made the trip sRead more”

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10.5 Day Garden Route Tour and Addo Elephant National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 74 reviews · from $782

Travel from Cape Town to Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Tsitsikamma, Addo, and Hermanus in a group of up to 13. You get four nights’ lodging, breakfasts, dinners, park visits, two game drives, and an air-conditioned vehicle, with guides such as Benjamin and Von leading the way.

“We had the most amazing 4 night trip away! Everything was amazing and our tour guide, Benji, was brilliant - he made our tour what it was! Such a cool, fun, kind, friendly and knowledgable gentleman - a real top guy! Thanks for making our trip so epic!!”

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11.3-Day Garden Route Safari and Coastal Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 68 reviews · 3 days · from $720

Travel from Cape Town in a group of up to 10 with an English-speaking SATOUR guide. See Betty’s Bay penguins, Hermanus, Cape Agulhas, and two Garden Route game drives, then return via Route 62 with wine tasting. Guides may include Benjamin, Vaughan, Chris, or Dylan.

“We really enjoyed our 3 Day Safari Tour with Dylan. We enjoyed seeing the beautiful views of South Africa along the way, the green hills of the vineyards, the majestic mountains and the coast. The accommodation during the trip was excellent. The safari allowed us to see animals at close range. Dylan was very friendly, cheerful, organized and informative. Always smiling and helpful. Thank you and we encourage you to travel with Dylan & Bokbus Garden Route Adventure Tours”

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12.5-Day Garden Route & Addo Elephant Park Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 22 reviews · 5 days · from $931

Travel from Cape Town to Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Tsitsikamma, Addo, and a private game lodge in a small group of up to 11. Guides such as Chris, Vaughan, Mawande, and Ben have led the route. Expect long drives, shared or private rooms, two safari drives, and several optional extras.

“It really was an amazing experience. Everything was perfectly planned out, we saw a lot of things and had a lot of fun. The most amazing out of all the things we did in my vieuw was the adoo elephant park. We saw a wide variety of animals in the wild, bufallo's, a lot of different antilopes, baboons, ..., but also an enormous amount of elephants enjoying themselves in the mudpools. This was truly a sight never to forget. On top of this the other activities, the ostrich farm, the kangoo caves, the monkey reserve, the game lodge, where also in its way super nice ! The only location i…”

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13.4-Day Garden Route Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 12 reviews · 4 days · from $701

Travel from Cape Town across Route 62 to Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Tsitsikamma, and Hermanus with an English-speaking guide such as Vaughan or Benjamin. Expect long drives, two game drives, scenic walks, included entrance fees, optional elephant and ocean outings, and a final penguin stop at Betty’s Bay.

“The itinerary was well planned with thoughts put into offering a variety of experience over the 4 days. Transportation was also comfortable for the long drives and the guide shared good information throughout the trip. Highly recommend.”

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14.7-Day Garden Route, Addo and Winelands Combo

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

Travel about 2,000 km in a small group of up to 13 from Cape Town through the Winelands, Cape Point, Oudtshoorn, Addo, Jeffreys Bay, Knysna, and Wilderness. Expect wine tastings, Cango Caves, an Addo game drive, beaches, forests, and optional adventure sports. Guides such as Gerard and Moudi may lead different sections.

“Mesmo em se tratando de acomodação backpacker a maioria é de péssima qualidade. Na primeira acomodação em Cape Agulhas o banheiro a ser utilizado era o mesmo da piscina não tinha papel higiênico e nem água quente para banho. 2 dias passamos no carro cerca de 6 horas rodando sem qualquer atividade.”

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