15 Aquila Game Reserve Safaris Tours in South Africa Worth the Drive

1.Aquila Game Reserve Sunset Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 508 reviews · 9 hours · from $168Our pick

Review of Aquila’s Cape Town sunset safari, with Big Five sightings, hotel transfers, buffet, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“The trip was amazing, both the driver to Aquila and the safari tour guide were amazing. They both explained things very well. On the way from CPT to Aquila our driver explained some history about CPT, the winefarms and the wars, it kept the drive entertaining. Shoutout to Dona (our driver) (with one a)😉. The safari tour guide was also very good. The park itself is beautiful aswell, it’s not the biggest, but it was big enough to see a lot of animals. We managed to see 4 out of the big 5. The leopard was the only one we didn’t see. Apart from the animals in the big 5…”

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2.Aquila Game Reserve Sunset Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 350 reviews · 9 hours · from $167

Review of Aquila’s Cape Town sunset safari, with Big Five sightings, transport details, costs, comfort tips, and honest advice.

“Our guide Elda were extremely helpful and gave us an A+ experience. Shared tons of knowledge about Cape Town and its culture. The transportation was super good, and everything was provided to us as mentioned in the offer. Would definitely recommend to anyone. Thanks again Elda!!!”

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3.Aquila Game Reserve Safari Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 183 reviews · 8 hours · from $342

Review of Aquila Game Reserve from Cape Town, with Big 5 viewing, a 3-hour open vehicle safari, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“It was awesome! Good deal for money. Excellent transportation. Knowledgeable guides onsite. I saw 4 types of Big Five (the leopard is not present in that park). The animals were very close, but it was also safe to see them and to take pictures. Djiby was a fantastic and careful driver who told a lot about African culture as well.) Thank you, guys. ❤️ Enjoyed it immensely.”

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4.Aquila Game Reserve: Afternoon Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 166 reviews · from $109

Review Aquila Game Reserve’s afternoon safari near Cape Town, with lunch, Big Five viewing, pool time, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“Our guide was super nice, taking time and giving opportunities for pictures. He had a great knowledge. The reserve is nice and for sure does a good thing for animals!”

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5.Aquila Private Game Reserve: Sunset Safari with Entry Fee

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 158 reviews · from $63Best value

Review of Aquila’s $63 sunset safari near Cape Town, with a 2 to 3 hour Big Five drive, welcome snacks, pool time, and practical tips.

“The all experience, from the reception from the stuff members, the food and most of all the excitement of the big 5 reserve.”

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6.Aquila Game Reserve Safari with Park Fees, Transport & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 121 reviews · from $238

Review of Aquila Game Reserve’s Cape Town safari, with roundtrip transport, buffet lunch, park fees, wildlife tips, costs, and practical advice.

“Absolutely brilliant expert in what they do brilliant safari and very good customer service.safe and good”

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7.Aquila Game Reserve Day Entrance & Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 35 reviews · from $138

Review Aquila Game Reserve near Cape Town, with Big Five viewing, buffet meals, a 2 to 3-hour drive, costs, and practical tips.

“Sehr gut, war geil. Wie haben fast alles gesehen, was wir sehen wollten. 4/5 Big Five”

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8.Private Aquila Reserve Safari with Winery Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · 10 hours · from $185

Review of a Cape Town Aquila safari with Big Five viewing, buffet lunch, Fairview wine tasting, costs, timing, and practical advice.

“Driver was friendly and took good care of us. Our visit to Aquila was disappointing though because we didn’t get to see a number of animals including lions and hippos.”

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9.Aquila Game Reserve Safari Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 17 reviews · 9 hours · from $130

Review of Aquila Game Reserve from Cape Town, with safari drive, lunch, mountain views, wine tasting, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“Very good day trip. Our tour guide, Isidore was outstanding. He ensured we were in the right places and the right times and explained a lot both ways on the trip.”

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10.Aquila Reserve: Private Day Tour with Shared Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 14 reviews · 8 hours - 2 days · from $308

Review the Aquila Reserve day tour from Cape Town, with Big 5 game viewing, meals, wine tasting, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“Unser Fahrer wartete bereits vor der Abholzeit und hat uns die ganze Zeit sehr freundlich und kompetent betreut. Es war für uns sehr angenehm ihn bei uns zu haben. Er kümmerte sich um einen Tisch im Restaurant, um einen guten Bus für die Tour und gab uns Tipps für den Tag dort. Ganz besonders hervorheben möchten wir den super Vorschlag statt der Weinprobe doch besser zum Tafelberg zu fahren. Er war gerade frei von Wolken. So wurden im Bus die Tickets Online gebucht und wir wurden zur Station gefahren. Dort hatten wir dann noch einen tollen Abschluss dieses besonderen Tages, mit einem schönen Sonnenuntergang auf dem Tafelberg.”

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11.Private Full-day Big 5 Aquila Game Reserve Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · from $167

Review of Aquila’s Cape Town Big Five safari with private transfers, game drive, Fairview wine and cheese, lunch, costs, and tips.

“Absolutely outstanding. Mark was a fantastic and attentive host from start to finish...worth it 100%”

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12.Self drive Aquila Safari Reserve Early Morning Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 5 reviews · 3 hours · from $155

Review of Aquila’s self-drive early morning safari near Cape Town, with Big 5 viewing, breakfast, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Told maximum 10 people- but actually 24 people in vehicle. Advertised welcome drink - did not get. Advertised pre packed breakfast- did not get; in fact told to arrive by 6.45 am for early morning safari- did nit leave until 8am. Not told to bring warm clothes. Implied 3 hour safari- actually less than 2 hours . Told driver would drive carefully as disabled daughter- actually went very fast. Very disorganised- supposed to have skip the line, and did not. No one knew where to go either. Told couldn’t go on truck fir 10 people even though was personally told would be no more than 10 as booked small group”

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13.Aquila Game Reserve & V&A Waterfront Tour w/Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 5 reviews · 9 hours · from $158

Review of Aquila Game Reserve from Cape Town, with Big Five game drives, meals, hotel transport, and a stop at the V&A Waterfront.

“Had an amazing trip and was able to see 4 out of the big 5. I felt well taken cared of and can recommend this trip.”

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14.Self drive Aquila Safari Game Reserve Sunset Game Drive

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $124

Review Aquila’s self-drive sunset safari near Cape Town, including Big 5 sightings, timing, price, value, and practical tips.

“je hebt wel een beetje het idee dat je door een dierentuin rijd. Beesten worden met eten van te voren gelokt zodat er wat te zien is”

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15.Full Day Aquila Safari (German)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 3 reviews · 11.5 hours · from $320

A German-language day safari from Cape Town to Aquila Reserve, with Big 5 viewing, meals, private transport, and practical advice.

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