South Africa
12 days: Cape Town, the Garden Route and Kruger
South Africa: 12 days
South Africa your way: Cape Town with Table Mountain, the Cape of Good Hope and penguins on Boulders Beach, the vineyards of Stellenbosch, whales in Hermanus, the forests and lagoons of the Garden Route, and a safari in Kruger National Park to finish. A rental car and one domestic flight. Book everything yourself and keep this guide on your phone: it works offline.
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The route 11 nights in total
- Cape Town4 nights
Table Mountain, the Cape of Good Hope, Stellenbosch - Hermanus1 night
Whales, the cliff path - Knysna2 nights
Garden Route, the lagoon, Tsitsikamma - Kruger4 nights
Safari, the Big Five, the Panorama Route
Fly into Cape Town. Hermanus is about 1.5 hours by car, Knysna another 5 hours. From Knysna, drive to George airport (about an hour) and fly to Johannesburg or Nelspruit (Kruger Mpumalanga), 1–5 hours from Kruger. Fly home from Johannesburg.
Places you will see
What’s in the guide
- The route day by day, with nights in each place
- When to go, month by month
- The best places and how much time they need
- Getting around, where to stay, money and food
- Manners, safety and a before-you-go checklist
- Official links and sources with the date they were checked
- A phone app: the plan for your travel dates, checklist and notes, offline too
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