Visit African Big 5 Safari Aquila Game Reserve from Cape Town - full Day
Description
This is a great tour which takes travelers to experience a game drive in this Nature Reserve. Travelers drive from Cape Town to this place through amazing valleys and attractive landscape with dramatic mountains. This tour also drives through different wine regions from Stellenbosch Paarl, Worcester and the Hex Valley. Finally travelers are brought up close to the free roaming Big 5 that is the Elephant, Buffalo, Lion, the Rhino and much more.
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Itinerary
Drive past this impressive wine region 70 km from Cape Town. A historic wine region one of the oldest settlements in South Africa. Lookout for the famous Paarl Rock one of the 2 largest single rock outcrop in the World the other being the Uluru Rock in Central Northern Australia
Drive through this almost 4 km tunnel which was built by the Italians which takes you past the Du Toitskloof pass. Drive through the valley between two mountain ranges which typifies African landscape with dramatic edged mountains.
One of the most historical and majestic wine region of the Western Cape Province known to produce some of the finest wines in South Africa. See this beautiful part of the Breed River catchment area which is fed by a number of smaller rivers supplemented by the run-off from the winter snows in the mountains
Drive through this wine valley adjacent to the Hex Valley along the N1 Highway. This region is known to produce top quality grapes which are for export. The vegetation is mainly montane fynbos and the mountains fall within the Mediterranean climate.
Visit this game reserve approximately 180 km from Cape Town. A 4 500 hectare game reserve which is home to the Big 5. It is only 2 hours drive from Cape Town. Get welcome drinks before you indulge in a hearty buffet breakfast. Go on a game drive in the Safari 4 x 4 vehicles in search of the Big 5. Drive for up to 3 hours before you return for a delicious buffet lunch after the game drive. Take a dip in summer in the swimming pool to cool off. In winter you can warm yourself around a bonfire next to the pool area before you head back to Cape Town.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Travelers are picked up from the hotels in the Cape Town central business district, within a radius of 5km of the city center and the Cape Town Cruise Terminal Waterfront
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
The day started off slow with a little miscommunication but it turned around quickly. Rammy gave us an overview of South Africa and drove us safely to the safari in time to enjoy a lovely lunch. The game reserve was a perfect start to our trip in the Cape Town area
Our guide Remmy and driver Shedric were excellent! Very personable and made our adventure pleasurable. Once arriving to Aquila, we realized that a private truck would be most suitable for us and Remmy organized it all at the last minute! Book with him as he’ll take great date if you!
Great safari experience, was able to be picked up from where we were staying. We were provided food and water. Seamless experience and amazing memories. Remy was great!
Only problem I had was they tried to cancel on me for being a solo traveler. It didn't have that restriction when I booked it. MUST DO IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Sailed into Cape Town, South Africa a few days ago. We had a tour for a Safari a few hours away. Started a little shaky, Heavy fog (and I mean heavy fog) forced the ship to not be able to dock for more than an hour and a half. We had an independent tour set of 9AM, the ship was not cleared until 9AM, we were some of the very first off, the ship and first to clear customs. With the delay it was a zoo of independent tours mixed in with all the buses. It took a long half an hour to locate our private tour (very stressful). After that it was a cake walk. We had a private drive/guide (Samuel) to drive us the 2 hrs. plus to the Safari Reserve, where we had a very nice lunch (included in the tour). After lunch we boarded a 9 per person four-wheel drive Jeep (the cruise tours use open 20 person trucks) for a three-hour Safari where we saw a ton of animals (some pictures enclosed). In the 2hrs. plus drive there and back we went through the wine regions and a 2 ½ mile tunnel through a mountain. All and all very cool day after a shaky start.
Great trip to Aquila reserve with close up animal sitings. Kuda was the consummate host and very knowledgeable in answering all of our questions.. Did not enjoy the unexpected stop at the Diamond Museum store before we headed out of town to Aquilla.
The drive to and from the game reserve was excellent and pleasant due to our Driver, Remy! The time flew bye and he was quite the source of information about S. Africa, Cape Town and Aquila! My wife and I were both impressed with his knowledge of history and South African culture.
Hi Robert Thank you for your great review. I appreciate it. I also enjoyed the interesting conversations that we had to and from Aquilla. It was an absolute pleasure.
We stayed for two days and honestly we were very disappointed with the quality of the rooms the food and the availability of the animals. The animals were basically fed a times and that’s when everyone was herded onto buses to see them. No sign of a Leopard and the lions were in a big caged area. Frankly it was a lot of money and we were underwhelmed!
Hi Peter It is unfortunate that you paid a lot of money for the quality of the rooms and the food. And how they operate their safari at the Private Game Reserve. I really feel sorry also for the way they look after the animals but be that as it may i do not have any control over their operations and will definitely bring all your concerns to the management of this facility. It is also unfortunate that you booked the safari with the Private Game Reserve and i only provided return transport to the safari if you had booked your safari with me i could have advised you of better safari options. Really sorry.
Visiting this safari was an eye opener especially with Friends on a sunny day. The drive to safari was exceptional with baboons almost blocking the roads at the tunnel. We did saw 4 of the big 5 but couldn't see the leopard. This is an ideal place for a family outing as it has great accommodation facilities. Sleeping in the bundu with wild animals roaming about close to our lodge was a rare experience. The downside downside was the food which was mainly seafood and not the wild animal meat we were promised. But the summed up experience was good. Great location would not mind going back.
Hi Nyafigo7 Thank you for this review. Indeed that was the perfect day to go on safari. We enjoyed being of service. We will definitely let the management of Aquilla know your suggestion regarding food. Thank you once again.
A great tour with a great experience with amazing drive. The drive was long but we did not get to notice it as there is an outstanding landscape to prepare us for the safari. We saw the hippos and 4 of the big 5 which was more than what we expected. And the food was so much of great importance it made us feel we are treated African royalty. It was a buffet and the fish we had was out of this world. We did not only see the leopard but we were more than satisfied with the day outing. \this is also a great sleep to sleep over the guest houses and lodges are so neat and clean but well built to blend with the environment. Definitely come back with family an friends. Adios to Raw Tours. Thanks to the guide/driver Eric he was so cheerful.
