10 5-Day Experiences in South Africa to Build a South African Day Around

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · from $575Our pick

Review of the 5-day Garden Route and Addo Safari from Cape Town, covering wildlife, beaches, caves, wine, costs, driving time, and lodging.

“My wife and I enjoyed many pleasures in the course of our 5-Day Addo Safari and Garden Route tour. The game drive of Addo Elephant National Park provided by our very able tour guide was an extraordinary experience that was well worth the entire journey. A hike to the SRead more”

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2.5-Day Best of Garden Route and Addo Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 221 reviews · 5 days · from $675

Review of a fast-paced 5-day Garden Route tour from Cape Town, with Cango Caves, Addo safaris, Tsitsikamma, wine tasting, and more.

“It was really great. I do really appreciate to Paul for his excellent work, interesting stories, good planning and hard work.”

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

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

Review of a 5-day Garden Route and Addo tour from Cape Town, with penguins, wine, canoeing, hiking, and safari ending in Port Elizabeth.

“Very good. Accommodations could use a sheet instead of quilts during the summer! It was hot & I was so thankful for fans! I really thought there would be more flowers since it was called the “garden route”! I had an expectations because of previous reviews. The activRead more”

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4.5 Day Garden Route Tour and Addo Elephant National Park

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

Review of the 5-day Garden Route and Addo tour from Cape Town, with safari drives, caves, coast views, lodging, costs, and practical tips.

“Of all the animals that where possibly to seen, we seen the king of the jungle. (Very impressive) also seen loads of other animals, that was a experience of life. Under the lead of Benjamin. Company bokbus. He made this tourguide an great succes. The dutch people liked this alot and want to thank in special. Benjamin. Roel & Mitchell.”

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5.Garden Route and Addo Elephant National Park: 5-Day Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 5 days · from $793

A practical review of this 5-day Cape Town to Port Elizabeth tour, with Addo safari, Garden Route scenery, canoeing, wine, and flexible lodging.

“A great stay with Marc, with a wide variety of landscapes and unforgettable experiences!”

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6.5-Day Garden Route & Addo Elephant Park Tour

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

Review of the 5-day Garden Route and Addo tour from Cape Town, with safaris, Cango Caves, Knysna, Tsitsikamma, and practical value advice.

“We loved the 5 day garden route tour, there is a lot of driving but we k re this in advance but totally worth the places we visited. Vaughan our guide was fantastic, so friendly and helpful and always asked our preferences on places we would like to prioritise to see, he really made a positive difference on the tour. Only “complaint” we would have is on the tour description it says includes 4 dinners, though this was true, was only for the value of 200 SA rands per person per night, so anything over that has to be paid, we only had 1 main course every night and had…”

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7.5-Day Classic Kruger National Park Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews

Review of Viva Safaris’ 5-day Kruger trip, with Big Five drives, bushwalks, a boma barbecue, lodge stays, and Panorama Route views.

“I'm really excited about Viva Safaris and I'll definitely be back The organization was perfect and everything went absolutely great and easy. I got to see the Big Five on the second day in Kruger, it was just fantastic! The rooms in the lodge are functional and good. The food at the lodge with Mama D (Carolina) is really delicious and I'd love to eat there all the time I'd love to start working at Viva Safaris right away It's just awesome Keep it up! I'll definitely be back.”

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8.5 Day Kruger Glamping Budget Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews

Five days of Kruger wildlife, glamping, sunrise safaris and the Panorama Route, with private camp comfort and expert guides.

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9.Kruger National Park – 5 Day Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 5 days · from $1,171

A five-day Kruger safari with sunset drives, two full park days, Blyde Canyon cruise, wildlife rescue, and rustic lodge stays.

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10.Kruger National Park 5-Day Luxury Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 3 reviews · from $1,498

Review of a 5-day luxury Kruger safari from Johannesburg, with sunset drives, bush walks, two park days, lodges, meals, and practical tips.

“Part of this safari was definitely NOT a luxurious variant. The first lodge was pure disaster (Tremisana Game Lodge). Safari at that lodge was substandard as we were squeezed into the cars so it was almost impossible to photograph (4 people in each seat). The next lodge (Katekani Tented Lodge) was very good with good food and good transport. The worst was the transport from and to Johannesburg. You say it is travel in style but it was carried out in cramped cars and I ended up in the back seat without the possibility to recline the seat. When the person in front of me reclined his seat it was…”

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