South African Adventure

A warm welcome to your "South African Adventure" tour!

Upon arrival at the Cape Town International Airport, you will be met by an ATG Tours representative who will assist you with your transfer to the hotel. After checking in, the rest of the day is at leisure for your preferred activities and shopping.

Cape Town is a shopper’s dream with a wide range of shopping expeditions to undertake – from luxury boutiques and shopping malls to private shopping tours and markets – the "Mother City" has it all! The V & A Waterfront, with over 450 retail outlets selling everything from fashion, homeware and curios to jewelry and tech, is South Africa’s most popular shopping destination and offers far more than just shopping. 

Enjoy your overnight stay in Cape Town.

After breakfast at your hotel, you will be met at your hotel by your driver-guide for a Private Cape Town City Tour. 

Ascend iconic Table Mountain (weather conditions permitting) via cable car for unforgettable sweeping views of “the fairest Cape in the whole circumference of the world”. Enjoy visibility over a radius of approximately 45 miles as you scan the city below before descending from Upper Cableway Station and continuing on your tour. 

As you return to the city, pass through the colorful Malay Quarter and then drive past the Castle of Good Hope, Houses of Parliament and the Company Gardens. Travel to Sea Point and Camp’s Bay for amazing scenic ocean vistas!

Visit Groot Constantia Wine Estate for a fun wine tasting experience. Constantia was one of the first wine-producing areas of the Western Cape and Groot Constantia is one of the first and finest examples of Cape Dutch architecture. The homestead is exquisitely furnished with antiques.

Enjoy your overnight stay in Cape Town.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel this morning before embarking on a Private Full-Day Cape Peninsula Tour at a pace that allows you to explore the beauty of the Cape Peninsula. Depart for the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve along one of South Africa’s most scenic routes with a first stop at Hout Bay. 

Enjoy a cruise to Seal Island to view seals and sea birds at Duiker Island (weather permitting). During the summer, several thousand South African or Cape fur seals – along with the rare black cormorant – lollop leisurely among the kelp beds.

Travel along Chapman’s Peak Drive (conditions permitting) and then continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The scenery en route to Cape Point at the South Western tip of the reserve is particularly lovely in spring when wildflowers carpet the landscape. The new lighthouse – one of the most powerful in the world – beams an electric light of 19 million candlepower across the ocean. Ascend to the top of the Flying Dutchman Funicular.

Continuing on, visit the colony of African penguins at Boulders Beach before driving through the historic naval base town of Simon’s Town.

End the day with a stroll through Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens (time permitting/optional cost). The Treetop Canopy Walkway – a galvanized steel structure that meanders through trees and branches with sections that crown above the forest – gives visitors the opportunity to experience the forest from high above the ground. 

Enjoy dinner at GOLD Restaurant in Cape Town. GOLD Restaurant offers an authentic African experience. So much more than just an African restaurant, a night at GOLD is an immersive experience that will take you on a 14-dish taste-safari paired with traditional Mali puppets and entertainment!

Enjoy your overnight stay in Cape Town.

After enjoying breakfast at the hotel and checking out this morning, you will be met by your driver-guide to begin a Garden Route Tour. 

Depart from Cape Town and travel to Knysna via the town of Mossel Bay, first discovered by Portuguese explorer, Bartolomeu Dias, more than 500 years ago. At the Dias Museum Complex, visit the famous Post Office Tree, widely regarded as South Africa’s very first post office which has been declared a National Monument.  

Continue on to Knysna and check in upon arrival at your hotel.

Explore the quaint town of Knysna, a natural paradise of lush, indigenous forests, tranquil lakes and golden beaches. Known for its art & craft shops as well as its beauty, the town is built on the banks of breathtaking Knysna Lagoon, a marine reserve that falls under the protection of South African National Parks and home to more than 200 species of fish – including the rare Knysna seahorse. Knysna is a popular destination for water sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.

This evening, enjoy a unique dinner cruise experience reminiscent of a bygone era on board the Paddle Cruiser – South Africa’s only paddle-driven vessel – as you admire spectacular views of the Knysna Heads. (weather permitting)

Afterward, return to the hotel for your overnight stay in Knysna.

After breakfast at your hotel, your driver-guide will pick you up at the hotel for a Private Full-Day Oudtshoorn Tour. 

The town of Oudtshoorn is the ostrich capital of the world. Nowhere else on earth are ostriches found in such great number and nowhere else do they produce feathers of such fine quality – but the world’s biggest bird is just one attraction in an area of enormous contrasts.  

You will visit the Cango Caves, internationally renowned as one of the world’s great natural wonders. Sculpted by nature through the ages, their fascinating limestone formation occurs in a variety of ways. For the not so faint-hearted, there is the option of an adventure tour (at an additional charge) that will take you deeper into the caves. 

The Cango Wildlife Ranch, roughly two miles north of Oudtshoorn, was established in 1977 and is internationally recognized as one of South Africa’s premier attractions in the Western Cape providing visitors with a world-class experience like no other. Your tour will take you through different habitats where you can see animals such as crocodile, exotic birds, tiger, cheetah and white lion.

Enjoy an unforgettable tour this afternoon at the Safari Ostrich Farm where you will come face to face with the biggest bird in the world. The tour begins in the breeding camp and ends with an “Ostrich Derby” as local jockeys display their ostrich-riding skills! There is also the option of taking a tractor tour through an ostrich camp (at an additional charge).  

Return to Knysna in the afternoon for your overnight stay in Knsyna.

Following breakfast and check-out at your hotel this morning, you will be met by your driver-guide for your private transfer to Port Elizabeth and then on to the Amakhala Game Reserve.

Lunch will be served at your lodge upon arrival and check-in.

An exciting game drive this afternoon may continue into the early evening hours to enable you to view the nocturnal animals as they venture out into the night. 

Enjoy dinner this evening and your overnight at the Bukela Game Lodge, Amakhala Game Reserve.

You will have an early morning wake-up call today followed by tea, coffee and snacks, and then your ranger will escort you to his open safari vehicle for an exciting morning game drive. Afterward, enjoy breakfast back at the lodge with the rest of your morning free to explore preferred activities at your leisure.

Lunch will be served at the lodge followed by an afternoon game drive that will continue into the evening.

Enjoy dinner tonight and your overnight at the Bukela Game Lodge, Amakhala Game Reserve.

After another early morning wake-up call today followed by tea, coffee and snacks, your ranger will escort you to his open safari vehicle for a morning game drive. Afterward, enjoy breakfast back at the lodge and check out.

You will then be met by your driver and transferred to the Port Elizabeth Airport to connect with your domestic flight to Johannesburg. (Flight cost not included) Upon arrival, you will be met by your driver and privately transferred to your hotel for check-in. 

The rest of the day is free to explore activities on your own at your leisure.

Time permitting, take advantage of some of the fantastic shopping in Johannesburg. Visitors are often dazzled by the superb quality of the shopping malls in the province of Gauteng, declaring them some of the best in the world. Sandton City, one of the most upmarket shopping centers in the southern hemisphere, features two of the country's most luxurious hotels and over 200 shops. In fact, it is a covered village where you can park, bank, do business, dine, relax, shop, pamper yourself and go to the movies – all under one roof!

Enjoy your overnight stay in Johannesburg.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel this morning.

After you check out today, depending on your flight schedule, you will be transferred to the Johannesburg International Airport to begin your journey back home.