Cape Town Day Safari: Unforgettable African Big Five Safari in a Malaria-Free Environment
4.3
9 Ratings
Touws River
Indulge in a memorable African Big Five Safari in a zone free from malaria, located roughly 2.5 hours away by car from Cape Town. You’ll have the opportunity to observe the African Big Five and an extensive assortment of re-introduced wildlife roaming freely in their indigenous surroundings.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Aquila Private Game Reserve - You will be collected from your hotel and transferred to the Game Reserve which is a 2.5 hr drive via magnificent scenery. Upon arrival you are welcomed and ushered through to the restaurant for a buffet breakfast. Depart on a 2 to 3-hour open vehicle game drive through the reserve. Situated in the Karoo with its wide-open spaces, the 4,500 hectare reserve has a natural wetland and is protected by majestic mountains and valleys which makes for varied and ideal game viewing. On your drive you may see lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, as well as giraffe, hippo and Burchell’s Zebra as well as various antelope species. The natural wetland is home to 172 species of birds and is also home to several breeding pairs of the rare and endangered black eagle, after which the reserve has been named. Following the game drive, you will have the opportunity to visit the Eco-Synergy centre where the aim is creating job opportunities to the community of Touws River and far beyond.
What's Included
- Lunch
- anding and/or facility fees
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Breakfast
Additional Information
- An accurate collection time will be communicated to your hotel the day prior to departure.
Location
Aquila Private Game Reserve
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(9 Ratings)
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Andrew_y
Nov 18, 2023
Big 5 game animals in 1 day - Great day doing Safari at Aquila Game reserve. Saw the big 5 Safari animals
Giraffe, antelope, zebra ,lion , elephant, and Rhino. Welcome drinks, buffet breakfast and lunch. Excellent guide who know the wildlife natural history well. Highly recommended for 1 day tour from Capetown.
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Daydream13768477452
Nov 16, 2023
Brilliant - A thoroughly enjoyable one day safari trip. The guide was knowledgeable and very engaging.
We seen 4 out of the big five and the guide got us to close to the animals where possible. Lots of time for pictures and sightings.
Worth a visit!
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Comedydiva
May 31, 2023
Fabulous first time on Safari - Had an absolutely fantastic time at Aquila - it was a tremendous trip and we were blown away. The only bit that wasn't brilliant, was the booking process via TripAdvisor!
We couldn't choose our hotel to be picked up from from the drop down list - so we had lots of messages back and forth from the tour operators - resulting in a message confirmation of the trip, but nothing 'official' as we couldn't have 'tickets' as we had missing information. However, the day itself was tremendous and the animals and place magic. Thoroughly recommend.
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U4405kmwilliamk
Mar 7, 2023
Big Five beasts of Africa - The whole process was comfortable and safe. The experience was one of a lifetime. The Big Five wild animals were amazing.
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Aaron_s
Dec 1, 2022
Trevor was a great guide - Trevor was an amazing guide. Hilarious and informative. Request him if you can! The animals were an unforgettable sight.
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Tomas_v
Apr 9, 2022
Worth doing - The guide itself who gave a lively and inspiring story telling about the animals, their behaviors and habits etc
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Judith_w
Feb 12, 2023
Big 5 Game Reserve - Safari was nice. I saw three of the big 5. Guide was entertaining. However, too much time hanging around game reseve after.
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Mariasn2866qn
Feb 22, 2024
Waste - I found few animals, and the ones I saw were sleeping, the afternoon I thought we would go out for new excursions and then the worst part was only there when I was informed that we would spend the rest of the afternoon doing absolutely nothing, the safari didn't send a schedule of what we were going to do , we spent the afternoon sitting in the restaurant. I definitely won't repeat the trip.
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