Cape Town Shore Excursion: Big Five Game Reserve from Cape Town
Description
Visit an incredible Game Reserve on this full-day safari tour! With hotel pickup from your central Cape Town hotel included, this day trip provides a worry-free experience so all you have to do is get excited for your exploration of the private, malaria-free reserve. Take an unforgettable game drive through the park, watching out for famous Big Five animals, as well as endangered species.
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Itinerary
Welcome drinks on arrival, 3-hour open-vehicle game drive, buffet lunch
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Ship to arrive the night before or early morning and guests need to be disembarked by 08H00
- At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Guests may be travelling with other guests from the same cruise ship
- Minimum 2 guests required and maximum 20 guests.
- Even though the tour has a maximum 20 guests limit , the reserve can however accommodate more than 20 guests.
- The game drive at the reserve will be conducted with other guests that are not part of the Cruise ship.
- Cullinan Guided Journeys strictly follow the SA Government approved TBCSA Health and Safety COVID-19 Protocols. Should guests present COVID-19 symptoms, COVID testing and quarantine will be at their own cost. We recommend that you ensure that your guests take adequate personal travel insurance cover before departure from home.
- Ship departure time should not be before 20H00
Reviews(17)
Due to our long and many days of rescheduling, we were unable to attend. But we had fantastic support from our tour operator the whole time. Thoroughly recommend viator and we have several more trips planned with them.
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Our ship was late getting into port but we were pleasantly surprised that the tour company waited almost 2 hours past pickup time to allow guests to meet up. The safari itself was great with so many photo opportunities. Buffet lunch was varied and good.
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Our ship was delayed getting into Port. Abraham, our driver waited for us to arrive before departing for Aquilla. He also waited for another couple for a very long time as they were two hours late he had to depart for the safari to get us there in time for lunch and was successful even though he was dealt a bad hand by weather. Vino was a wonderful tour guide at Aquilla. He was very knowledgeable and got us excellent views of all the animals. We enjoyed our safari jeep ride. The lunch was very good and we enjoyed our sparkling sauvignon upon arrival .
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If you have the time and money to visit Kruger Park, you can skip this tour. The Aquila Private Game Reserve is actually a very large zoo without cages, where they feed some animals. The advantage is that the animals are easy to watch. During our visit we saw hippos, giraffes, ostriches, lions, Cape buffalo, springboks, rhinos and elephants. It is a two-hour drive from Cape Town. You will lose the entire day from 8:30 - 17:00 for two hours of safari. If this is the only safari you can do in South Africa, definitely participate. Expect a fairly massive activity.
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Amazing tour, small group and we even saw all big 5 animals. What an experience! Quite expensive, tbh, but it really is something special!
Despite the ship arriving late, & immigration taking for ever, the tour company waited for us, & managed to show us a great experience . We were especially thankful as the ship had cancelled their tour due to the late arrival. I would thoroughly recommend this tour
Great day with an excellent driver, after zero visibility for cruise ship to port we had a late start bit still enjoyed the day at Aquila
We had a fantastic day. Cullinan tours were wonderful. Our ship was delayed arriving into Cape Town due to fog. They kept in contact with us for the entire time via email. They waited until we finally disembarked and went through Immigration. Which was 3.5 hours later than the original departure time. We were still able to do the tour, including a very late lunch and safari. We were so greatful that they were able to continue with the tour. Aquila is definitely worth visiting to see African animals in their natural environment. It is a very professionally run park.
The best trip ever. Would recommend this trip. Anwar was a brilliant guide. We were late off the ship and they waited for us.
This is a wonderful experience. Firstly, they waited even though our ship docked a couple of hours late. The bus was new, clean and a smooth quiet ride. Our driver was very good and we felt safe the whole journey. At the game park, there was no sense of rushing us through. We had a full experience and the guide, Anwar, gave detailed explanations of the animals and their behaviours. Could not have asked for better. Thank you so much.
