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South Africa Escape

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From safari to sandy beaches, scenic drives, adventure and wilderness, allow us to introduce you to South Africa's unrivalled diversity.

From safari to sandy beaches, scenic drives, adventure and wilderness, allow us to introduce you to South Africa's unrivalled diversity.

Tour overview

Start Point
Cape Town
End Point
Johannesburg
Accommodation
13 Nights(3 & 4 star hotels & safari lodge)
Meals
13 Breakfasts3 Lunches9 Dinners
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Summary

Welkom in Suid-Afrika! Wamkelekile eMzantsi Afrika! Welcome to South Africa! Designed by locals, this adventure-packed tour showcases the best of the “Rainbow Nation”. Discover captivating Cape Town - voted the World’s Best City. Discover the scenic Garden Route, explore the Great Karoo, and see incredible African wildlife in the Kruger National Park.

Included

  • 13 Nights (3 & 4 star hotels & safari lodge)
  • 13 Breakfasts | 3 Lunches | 9 Dinners
  • Air-conditioned coach | Plane
  • Fully-guided tour

Everything you’ll want to Know

Where you'll stay

Hand-picked hotels throughout

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Day-by-day itinerary

Where you'll be and what's on each day

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Experiences

What's included and what you can add

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Our Tour Leaders

The people who make it work

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21 YEARS ON TOUR

“THE BEST PART OF A GROUP TOUR? THE GROUP.”

JAKES MARITZ, CO-FOUNDER

Choose your preferred itinerary option

This tour is available in multiple options – choose your preferred option using the buttons below:
South Africa Escape route map
Classic
Rating4.8
14 days1 country17 highlights
South Africa Escape

Combine both single legs into the full-length, 14-day combo tour to experience the best of South Africa

From€2,115
Up to€2,440
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Cape Town & the Garden Route route map
Classic
Rating4.7
9 days1 country13 highlights
Cape Town & the Garden Route

Travel on the 1st leg of the combo tour to experience the Western & Eastern Cape

From€1,255
Up to€1,315
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Kruger Safari & the Panorama Route route map
Classic
Rating4.9
6 days1 country5 highlights
Kruger Safari & the Panorama Route

Travel on the 2nd leg of the combo tour to experience Johannesburg, Kruger National Park & Mpumalanga

From€865
Up to€1,030
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BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE

All the flexibility to book on your terms.

  • GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

    Your tour is going ahead. Every single one, guaranteed.

  • FLEXIBLE BOOKING

    10% secures your seat. Pay the rest with interest-free instalments or all at once.

  • FREE DATE CHANGES

    Plans change? We've got you. Get in touch and we'll help you work through your options.

  • 10-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

    Changed your mind? We'll refund every penny.

  • 24/7 SUPPORT

    Need us? We're there. Day or night, on the road or off it.

Tour Highlights

17 Included Experiences

  • Embark on a Cape Town city tour
  • Enjoy a traditional braai & African drumming
  • Visit Stellenbosch
  • Taste local wine in the Cape Winelands
  • Explore Hermanus
  • Discover Swellendam
  • Go on a Garden Route Game Drive
  • Visit Knysna
  • Explore Storms River Mouth in Tsitsikamma National Park
  • Visit a Klein Karoo ostrich farm
  • Visit the Cango Caves
  • Visit a winery in Robertson
  • Enjoy a cheese and wine tasting in Paarl
  • Embark on a full-day Kruger National Park game drive
  • Visit the Three Rondavels for Blyde River Canyon views
  • Explore Bourke’s Luck Potholes
  • Enjoy a farewell dinner in Johannesburg

Included Experiences

Optional Experiences

Not sure how to spend your free day? Explore the city on your own, or choose from these handpicked optional experiences designed to show you the best of the region.

Unless marked as "Pre-Book", all optional experiences can be booked directly with your tour leader on tour, payable in cash or by card in the stated currency. Prices and availability are subject to change.

Tour map & itinerary

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Day by day itinerary

14 days itinerary trip from Cape Town to Johannesburg visiting 1 country

Start Point
StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl | Meet your tour leader at 02:00 PM
End Point
Garden Court OR Tambo International Airport Hotel | 10:00 AM - After breakfast

Accommodation

We partner with a range of hand-picked hotels in each destination. The hotels listed below are those we stay at most frequently. However, you may stay at different hotels of a similar standard. 

All rooms are twin share with private, en suite bathrooms. Solo travellers will be paired with another traveller of the same gender. Single supplements are available upon request at checkout. A confirmed list of hotels is emailed to all travellers prior to their tour departure. To extend your stay in Cape Town and Johannesburg book pre and post-tour accommodation through our partner Booking.com.

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StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl (or similar)

  • Cape Town
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StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl (or similar)

  • Cape Town
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Windsor Hotel Hermanus (or similar)

  • Hermanus
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Windsor Hotel Hermanus (or similar)

  • Hermanus
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Garden Route Hotel (or similar)

  • Mossel Bay
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Garden Route Hotel (or similar)

  • Mossel Bay
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Tsitsikamma Village Inn (or similar)

  • Tsitsikamma
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Tsitsikamma Village Inn (or similar)

  • Tsitsikamma
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Protea by Marriott Hotel Oudtshoorn Riempie Estate (or similar)

  • Oudtshoorn
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Protea by Marriott Hotel Oudtshoorn Riempie Estate (or similar)

  • Oudtshoorn
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Hazyview Sun (or similar)

  • Southern Kruger Region
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Hazyview Sun (or similar)

  • Southern Kruger Region
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Timbavati Safari Lodge (or similar)

  • Central Kruger Region
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Timbavati Safari Lodge (or similar)

  • Central Kruger Region
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Garden Court O.R. Tambo International Airport (or similar)

  • Johannesburg
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Garden Court O.R. Tambo International Airport (or similar)

  • Johannesburg

The reviews are in

4.8 out of 5130 verified reviews
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    Travel seeker

    South African Adventure ending with Kruger Park

    In general, activities were well organized and diverse. Capetown accommodation was centrally located but clients should be offered opportunity to request bed size. Hermanus was a beautiful stay. It was marred by an unnecessary long wait at a gravel parking lot in the blazing sun for clients who chose not to do the whale watching excursion. Guide should have timed departure better. As it happened, clients not participating in this excursion waited in the parking lot while the whale watchers lunched after their excursion.
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    Gaily

    excellent tour

    This tour was excellent. All accommodation was well above expectation. Lots of included meals that were excellent. Willem our tour guide was very passionate and knowledgeable. He provided a lot of information with patience and humor. Both of our drivers (Chris and Deni) did an excellent job. They always had a smile and helped when they thought help was required.
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    Annie

    Expect ed the U expected

    I woluld say the South African Escape Tourwas worth a penny. At first I was apprehensive at the same time excited going to South Africa because of fear of the unknown. However, it turned out that I have not expected what I have experience with the people, their culture and heritage which was extraordinary. The itinerary brought me deeper knowledge and insight which allowed me to appreciate and value my attendance.
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Traveller Stories For This Tour

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Moksha

Mauritius
Kruger
We have seen the beautiful South Africa from the marvellous cities , comfortable hotels to the nature's gift of mountains, rivers, lakes to the bush life with the wild animals and above all the tastiest foods and classy wines. Our Tour Leader Willem was a very wonderful.person and great communicator.
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Lans

Australia
Kruger
This tour was amazing! Definitely a must do! As usual, Expat manage to cram so much into such a short amount of time without making it feel rushed! Matt, our Tour Guide, made sure everything ran smoothly and made sure this experience was the best for everyone. His knowledge of South Africa and all of the animals in Kruger was phenomenal. The accomodation was very clean and comfortable, and the included meals were absolutely delicious. If you're heading to South Africa, this tour is a must!
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Neng

New Jersey
Selfie with the wilds
Book all possible options & enjoy the fullest of the tour
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Slim

Australia
Spotted Hyena @ Kruger N.P.
Wonderful itinerary. Comfortable coaches. Excellent pace of tour. Generally nice food. Good hotels. All had comfortable mattresses. Felt safe. Very good attentive generous efficient guide in Willem S. who solved many issues including unexpected severe health problems, etc.
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Jaiden

Salt Lake City, Utah
Three Rondavels
My mother and I did this tour back in June and could not have asked for a better experience. Our tour guide Matt not only went above and beyond to ensure everyone had a great time, but he also became a great friend of ours and we hope to do the same tour again with him in the future. All the hotels were unique, the experiences/optional excursions were amazing (Matt was very excited as I was the only one in the last few tours to do the bungee jumping, which was amazing), and everything was smooth and organized. To be able to see how different the Cape Town area was to Johannesburg was one of the many things that made it worth it and we couldn't be happier with how everything went. If you like having amazing food, meeting amazing people, and getting the true South African experience, this tour is for you!
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Paul the Kiwi

Brisbane Australia, originally from NZ
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What a awesome trip. The other people on the safari were really nice which made the tour so much better. Our tour guide was so good and his passion for his country, history, culture and the wildlife was next level. I would love to go back in a couple more years to do the safari again. One of the highlights of the trip was the optional excursion to Soweto as it was such a reality check and made some of us realise how good some we have it in our own countries.
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DeeCee

Montego Bay, Jamaica
Taking in the beauty!!
Had an amazing time, exploring an extremely beautiful country with a wonderful group of fellow travellers and a knowledgeable guide in Matthew Allison. Could never had covered such a great amount of such vast a country any other way than with Expat Explore!! Many thank to the team!! Keep on keeping on!!
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Kelly

Australia
Photo shared by Kelly
On behalf of C. H Liu & myself I wish to say "thank you" to Matthew, our Expat Explore Tour Director for our memorable trip to South Africa. The guide and tour was extremely good, very well organized (appreciate this!) Matthew is excellent. He handled all of our requests with professionalism, enthusiasm, and skill for that he deserves another special thanks. We had 14 spectacular days together, which obviously also added up to the great experience. And it's so hard to say good bye to everyone on our final day. We are like a big family! If you know what I meant! Matthew is such a warm personality and highly motivated, knowledgeable guide (recommendable!). I truly enjoyed the warm atmosphere of our group he created and not to mentioned all the friendly kind sweet people's from different country we get to meet. The scenery was beautiful which I cannot help taking photos of every corner.  All respect for Matthew who does a great job there; a true sample of excellent tour guide! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you again Matthew of Expat Explore & all my beautiful new friends whom I met for creating such wonderful  memories. Hope to see all of you in Sydney! Seriously I would enthusiastically recommend Expat Explore & Matthew to anyone planning a trip to South Africa with confidence and  say that they will make your trip unforgettable! Finally, I am heading with excitement for another 14 days tour to Croatian & Eastern Delight... If course with Expat Explore, who else! Cheers & Adios L. S. Huang.

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