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73 South Africa Budget Safari Trips & Packages trips. Tours from 33 tour companies. 45 reviews.

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11 Days Cape Town and Safari
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Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Stay in trendy Camps Bay suburb of Cape Town
  • Explore Cape Town and surrounds independently
  • Full service safari in one of the best game parks in South Africa
  • Day and night time safaris by custom designed open vehicle or on foot
  • Traditional safari in small, tented camp for authentic bush experience

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Safari, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"In planning for a safari trip, we learned of Adventure to Africa at a travel show in NYC. We knew the countries we wanted to visit and discussed the trip with several travel companies, large and small. Adventure to Africa listened to our objectives and budget and made proposal to meet them. Others gave us off the shelf options. Adventure to Africa recommended breaking up the safari camps with visits to Cape Town and Johannesburg in a way that made the trip much more enjoyable than we first intended. The Safari camps spanned a variety of ecological areas and a variety of bush camp operators. All of the activities suggested were ideal and reservations accurate and timely. This is the first time in our travels an adviser checked up during the trip to assure everything met our expectations, much less twice. We found the recommendations made were helpful and exhibited broad and deep experience. Restaurants suggested ran the gamut from fine dining to exotic to an excellent, if humble, fish house on a pier outside of Cape Town. The Cape wine tour was excellent and customized to our needs. We will recommend Adventure to Africa to anyone planning a trip to Africa."

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Spirit of Africa
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Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • A visit to the prison cell of the icon Nelson Mandela
  • Explore capetown
  • Visit Table Mountain
  • Explore Kirstenbosch Gardens
  • Explore Ngala Game Reserve

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Safari, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Our community trip to Bali was spiritually enlightening, personally nourishing, and perfectly orchestrated. We had wonderful places to stay, amazing sacred sites to visit, and awesome cultural experiences. Thank you, Jim and to your team, for making it so easy and effortless for us. I can’t wait for our Community to travel with you again!"

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5 Day Kruger Experience – Drive In
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Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Explore Kruger national park
  • Enjoy a game walk exploring the reserve on foot
  • Enjoying the African, sun sipping cocktails around our inviting swimming pool or taking part in the various optional activities on offer
  • Enjoy a Game drive into a neighbouring reserve

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Safari, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Generally my stay here are great. Good location away from the town, but u can still access to many nice place from here, eg, nice beach, nice mall and nice checkpoint. Very near to Sancoob rehabilitation centre (you should visit)."

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Custom Designed Trip
Lodging level
lodgingLevelName
Physical level
N/A

Highlights

  • Fully customized trip based on preferences
  • Matched with a local specialist
  • From $150 per person per day
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
5-Day Kruger Big 5 Family Safari
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Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Experience Big 5 on daily game drives while staying at an exclusive lodge
  • Discover South Africa
  • You'll visit Southern Kruger & Kruger National park

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Family Friendly, 50 Plus, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Travelling in a really complicated moment, Jumbari always beside us. All was perfect and clear, before and during the trip, no problem during the safari. The team on the place also great and Botswana is a natural paradise"

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Garden Route + Wine
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Wilderness Canoe: Evergreen temperate forests merge with rocky beaches to touch the warm Indian Ocean. Lagoons and strings of shining lakes beg to be explored. Canoe on streams in the Wilderness National Park and watch the bird life while you glide over the water on your encounter with Mother Nature; or follow the shady footpaths that wind through a wonderland of giant trees into the forest
  • Myoli Beach: This stretch of white beach starts at the Sedgefield Lagoon mouth - an unspoiled paradise with the Indian Ocean’s warmer waters. Nothing happens quickly in this ‘Slow Town’ - a small town community focused on celebrating local arts & crafts and a natural way of life. Situated between Knysna and Wilderness - this beautiful seaside village is surrounded entirely by lakes, fynbos covered dunes and forests.
  • Knysna Heads: A lively, popular holiday town nestled between forested mountains and sea, and curves around a big lagoon. Walk to The Heads, where the sea crashes between two massive sandstone cliffs.
  • Tsitsikamma Hike: Spend time in lush green paradise as we explore the marine reserve with its unique combination of ancient Outenique Yellowwood forests and wild dramatic coastal landscape. Walk along forest trails to a suspension bridge and find a quiet spot from where to absorb the living splendour. Look out for inquisitive vervet monkeys & array of bird life in dense vegetation.
  • Addo Bus Safari: Explore the third-largest national park in South Africa - a world of diversity; varied landscapes of fauna and flora - in our guided tour bus. The lush vegetation provides protection and food to support the most dense population of wild elephants on the planet. Home to over 500 elephants and also lions, buffalo, black rhino, spotted hyena, leopard, a variety of antelope and in the marine section, great white sharks and southern right whales, which means that Addo is one of the few reserves in the world that can boast having the Big 7.
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Culinary & Wine, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Thank you Nev Siya for our amazing 4 days garden route tour- including: penguins, caves, safari, elephant walks, bunjee jump, wine tasting. You’re the best (guide, driver and friend)!!"

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Cape to Cape: Discover South Africa’s Wildlife, Winelands and Garden Route | August 28, 2022
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Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Climb Table Mountain
  • Explore the colourful Bo-Kaap neighbourhood in Cape Town
  • Stand-up paddleboard with penguins
  • Taste wine at Middelvlei Wine Estate
  • Spot whales, sharks and dolphins on a marine safari
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, High Adventure

What travelers are saying

"A Culture Trip curated trip is a must for anyone burnt out planning their own trips or going to a remote or unfamiliar area. Having a local insider was the highlight of the trip. From the moment we landed to the moment we had to go through security to leave, we were completely taken care of. Our insider gave us great recommendations for restaurants and was very adaptable to any situation that arose."

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Wildlife + Safari
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Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Experience 4*4 Game drive and Spot Africa’s Big5 from the safety of a 4x4 vehicle in their natural habitat on a malaria-free game reserve
  • See the ostrich farm, a fun and entertaining way to learn more about the ostrich, the largest bird in the world. Make sure your friends take a picture of you hugging and kissing a friendly ostrich.
  • Visit Oudtshoorn, Inland from the Cape’s famous Garden Route, over breathtakingly beautiful mountain passes, red rock cliffs and wide open spaces of the Klein Karoo, you’ll find Oudtshoorn - once known as the ostrich capital of the world.
  • Awesome Elephant Bush Walk
  • Explore around Route 62 Along South Africa's famous country road you'll capture the beauty of high mountains, twisting passes, rugged Karoo plains, vineyards and orchards.
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Safari, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"Thank you Nev Siya for our amazing 4 days garden route tour- including: penguins, caves, safari, elephant walks, bunjee jump, wine tasting. You’re the best (guide, driver and friend)!!"

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Namibia Splendour
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Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

  • Namibia’s Capital City, Windhoek
  • Khomas Hochland highland region
  • Namib Naukluft Park
  • Sossusvlei, Dune 45 and Deadvlei
  • Swakopmund
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Safari, 50 Plus, National Parks

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South Africa: Walking & Wildlife
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Small Group Tour
Why we love them
With a wide range of trip styles, Exodus caters to every type of traveler out there- even those with specific interests from cycling to winter hiking.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

Johannesburg

Highlights

  • Combine stunning walks and wildlife-watching in one unforgettable adventure in southern Africa
  • Hike the most scenic trails in the dramatic Drakensberg mountains over several days
  • Spot iconic safari animals on multiple game drives in Kruger National Park
  • Walk the most picturesque trails in Malolotja Nature Reserve, Eswatini
  • Cruise Lake St Lucia where hippos and crocodiles populate the waters

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife, Safari, Hiking & Walking, National Parks

What travelers are saying

"The booking process for my forthcoming trip to Peru on the Salkantay trek in November went very smoothly"

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Southern Africa Safari: Kruger & Coast
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Small Group Tour
Why we love them
With a wide range of trip styles, Exodus caters to every type of traveler out there- even those with specific interests from cycling to winter hiking.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

  • Safari in Kruger National Park and Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
  • Swim with dolphins off the Mozambique coast
  • Observe hippos and crocodiles on a Lake St Lucia boat cruise
  • Enjoy time at the beach from the Dolphin Coast to Ponta do Ouro
  • Visit Blyde River Canyon, one of the largest canyons in the world

Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Safari

What travelers are saying

"The booking process for my forthcoming trip to Peru on the Salkantay trek in November went very smoothly"

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Cape town to Victoria Falls Tour
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By Safari365
preferred
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Cape Town, Kruger National Park, Victoria Falls, Zambezi River

Highlights

  • Victoria Falls exploration
  • Cape Town sightseeing
  • Winelands wine tasting
  • Kruger safari adventure

Themes

Cultural, Nature & Wildlife

What travelers are saying

"Our South African Adventure kicked off with meticulous planning by Safari365 and ended with a camera roll full of memories . We came for the Big Five and left with big smiles, epic stories and a postcard-worthy photo from practically every corner. The star of the planning show was consultant Zannon, who booked accommodation at Tintswalo Lodge; so perfectly tailored to our family of five (grandparents, parents, 9-year-old granddaughter). It felt like we'd been VIPs in a National Geographic documentary (we got up close and touching a rhino and lion after a helicopter darting thanks to Riian our guide). Meanwhile, Trevor, our personal concierge, tackled our endless questions and gave us foodie-approved dining suggestions and fun activities in Cape Town. Who knew penguin-spotting could work up such an appetite? As our wildlife sightings and scenery numbers skyrocketed, so did our photo-clicking frenzy. By the time the trip was over, we had more snaps than a Kardashian at Fashion Week. Luckily, Safari365 anticipated this paparazzi-level behavior and gifted us an A4 20-page bonus photo book! Picking 50 photos felt like choosing a favourite child, but memories are memories. Uploading those photos from home was a breeze, and in no time—voilà, Bob’s Your Uncle!—an A4 hardcover photo book landed on our doorstep. The bonus photo book had turned our snaps into a coffee table masterpiece; it’s packed with our journey, African trivia, and even a traditional recipe. Friends actually want to flip through it, proving once and for all that a photo book beats squinting at my phone any day. Well done Safari365, the bonus photobook, another initiative first, a success and much appreciated. We had a Roaring good time."

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Kruger National Park 4D/3N
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By Bamba
preferred
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

Kruger National Park

Highlights

  • See a wide variety of wildlife and have plenty of photographic opportunities Explore Kruger National Park with local guides Take morning and afternoon game drives

What travelers are saying

"We had an amazing experience in South Korea thanks to Bamba. The itinerary was well-planned, the transportation was comfortable, and the tours were unforgettable. We would definitely book with them again!"

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South Africa Budget Safari Trips & Packages Reviews

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Aug 2018

Full on and very enjoyable

Really enjoyed this trip even though we probably did not chose the best time of year to do this, April. Sayin that the weather was quite kind to us. Letaba Game Re...

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Mar 2018

South Africa Walking and Wildlife

Well, what a trip! Soaking up the sights and sounds of South Africa and Swaziland was truly an amazing experience. There were many unexpected inspirational moments...

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Anonymous

Jan 2018

South Africa: landscapes, wildlife and battlefields

The Exodus holiday in South Africa was a wonderful introduction to African landscapes and wildlife. I have travelled widely in my life but with little experience o...

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Anonymous

Jan 2018

First time in Africa

This was my second trip with Exodus, and I was confident that I was going to have a good time, get good value for money, and a wonderful experience. I was not disa...

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Anonymous

Jan 2018

TZS walking and wildlife

Great trip saw lots of wildlife and great walking When we saw a family of lions feasting on a wilderbeast and we got so close to see them. Walking out of my tent on...

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