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Combined Cape Town and Kruger Safaris
Kruger National Park and Cape Town vie with each other for the title of South Africa's most popular tourist attraction. In most other respects, however, these two iconic landmarks could scarcely be more different. Kruger is South Africa’s ultimate safari destination, a 19,485km²/7,523mi² tract of savannah that provides sanctuary to lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and much else besides. Cape Town, by contrast, is a lively and cosmopolitan city blessed with an unforgettable setting below Table Mountain and a fine array of beaches, wineries, restaurants, museums, walking trails and other amenities. No trip to South Africa would be complete without a visit to these two world-class – and perfectly complementary – destinations.
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4-Day Kruger, Panorama Route with Flights from Cape Town
$1,486 to $1,649 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range LodgeYou Visit: Cape Town (Start), Kruger NP, Panorama Route (Highlight), Cape Town (End)
Mmilo Tours
5.0/5 – 135 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
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5-Day Radisson Luxury Fly-in Kruger Safari via Cape Town
$1,693 to $1,862 pp (USD)
South Africa: Shared tour (max 10 people per vehicle)LuxuryHotel
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Hoedspruit (Town), Kruger NP, Panorama Route (Highlight), Cape Town (End)
MoAfrika Tours
4.9/5 – 1,912 Reviews
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11-Day Victoria Falls & South Africa Explorer
$5,043 to $5,537 pp (USD)
South Africa & Zimbabwe: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Hotel
You Visit: Victoria Falls (Start), Cape Town (City), Cape Town Surrounds, Franschhoek (Winelands), Sabi Sands (Greater Kruger), Kruger NP, Skukuza (End)
Safari365
4.7/5 – 23 Reviews
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15-Day Beach to Bush, Cape Town to Kruger Eco-Adventure
$4,231 to $4,620 pp (USD)
South Africa: Self-drive
Mid-range Lodge & HotelYou Visit: Cape Town (Start), Hermanus (Whales), Knysna (Garden Route), Garden Route NP (Tsitsikamma) (Garden Route NP), Johannesburg (City), Kruger NP, Southern Kruger NP, Johannesburg (End)
Viatu
5.0/5 – 73 Reviews
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3-Day Kruger National Park from Cape Town
$967 to $997 pp (USD)
South Africa: Shared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)LuxuryHotel
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Kruger NP, Blyde River Canyon (Panorama Route), Cape Town (End)
Pure Diamond Tours and Safari
4.3/5 – 6 Reviews
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7-Day Bush to Beach Kruger/Cape Flights Included Safari
$2,186 to $2,644 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range Guest House & HotelYou Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Kruger NP, Panorama Route (Highlight), Cape Town (City), Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain (Cape Town), O.R. Tambo Airport (Johannesburg), Johannesburg (End)
Red Africa Safaris
5.0/5 – 118 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
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8-Day Luxury Cape Town and Kruger Safari
$5,511 to $6,353 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Hotel
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Kruger NP, Lion Sands GR (Sabi Sands), Johannesburg (End)
Discover Africa Safaris
5.0/5 – 509 Reviews
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7-Day Highlights of South Africa - Cape Town to Kruger
$1,625 to $1,787 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Guest House
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Cape Peninsula, Winelands, Balule NR (Greater Kruger), Central Kruger NP, Cape Town (End)
Shinzelle Safaris
4.8/5 – 76 Reviews
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9-Day Luxury Cape Town, Kruger NP and Victoria Falls
$5,324 to $6,083 pp (USD)
South Africa & Zimbabwe: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Hotel
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Kruger NP, Victoria Falls (End)
Off2Africa Travel
5.0/5 – 135 Reviews
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9-Day Victoria Falls, Kruger & Cape Town
$2,090 pp (USD)
South Africa & Zimbabwe: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & ResortYou Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Kruger NP, Cape Town (City), Winelands, Victoria Falls (End)
Africa Incoming
4.7/5 – 13 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
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10-Day Cape Town, Kruger & Victoria Falls
$3,899 to $5,144 pp (USD)
South Africa & Zimbabwe: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Hotel
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Kruger NP, Victoria Falls (End)
Wayfairer Travel
4.8/5 – 174 Reviews
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Best Seller
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3-Day In Kruger National Park from Cape Town
$959 to $1,049 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tourLuxuryLodge
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Kruger NP, Kruger Mpumalanga Airport (Nelspruit), Nelspruit (End)
Tourgy Tourz
4.9/5 – 32 Reviews
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Top Rated Operator
9-Day Cape Town and Kruger Park Midrange Safari
$2,959 to $3,273 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & HotelYou Visit: Cape Town (Start), Winelands, Kruger NP, Hoedspruit Airport (Hoedspruit), Hoedspruit (End)
Wild Wings Safaris
5.0/5 – 219 Reviews
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10-Day Signature Adventure Experience
$4,915 pp (USD)
Scheduled Start DatesSouth Africa: Shared tour (max 6 people per vehicle)LuxuryLodge & Hotel
You Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Dullstroom (Town), Panorama Route (Highlight), Greater Kruger, Tshukudu GR, Kruger NP, Cape Town (City), Cape Point (Cape Peninsula), Table Mountain (Cape Town), Franschhoek (Winelands), Cape Town Airport (End)
Go Touch Down Travel & Tours
5.0/5 – 166 Reviews
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17-Day South Africa Rainbow Route
$2,910 pp (USD)
Scheduled Start DatesSouth Africa & Eswatini: Shared tour (max 12 people per vehicle)
Mid-range Lodge & Tented CampYou Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Greater Kruger, Kruger NP, Malolotja NR, Zululand (KwaZulu-Natal Province), Royal Natal (Drakensberg Mountains), East London (City), Addo Elephant NP, Knysna (Garden Route), Hermanus (Whales), Cape Town (End)
Sunway Safaris
4.7/5 – 36 Reviews
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13-Day Safari, Panorama Route & Cape Town - Midrange
$5,445 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range Lodge & Guest HouseYou Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Soweto (Johannesburg), Kruger NP, Balule NR (Greater Kruger), Panorama Route (Highlight), Cape Town (End)
Shikwaru Adventures
5.0/5 – 93 Reviews
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Best Seller
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10-Day Affordable Cape Town to Kruger to Johannesburg
$1,365 to $1,502 pp (USD)
South Africa: Shared tour (max 10 people per vehicle)
Mid-range Tented Camp & HotelYou Visit: Cape Town (Start), Winelands, Cape Peninsula, Johannesburg Airport (Johannesburg), Kruger NP, Panorama Route (Highlight), Johannesburg (City), Soweto (Johannesburg), Cape Town (End)
MoAfrika Tours
4.9/5 – 1,912 Reviews
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9-Day Cape Town, Winelands & Safari (Kruger) Highlights
$2,536 to $2,822 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tourLuxuryLodge & Hotel
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Franschhoek (Winelands), Kruger NP, Hoedspruit Airport (Hoedspruit), Skukuza (End)
Safari365
4.7/5 – 23 Reviews
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3-Day Luxury Kruger Safari from Cape Town with Flights
$2,571 to $2,723 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tourLuxuryLodge
You Visit: Cape Town (Start), Kruger NP, Cape Town (End)
Mmilo Tours
5.0/5 – 135 Reviews
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6-Day Short & Sweet Kruger/Cape Adventure Tour & Flights
$1,924 to $2,328 pp (USD)
South Africa: Private tour
Mid-range Guest House & HotelYou Visit: Johannesburg (Start), Kruger NP, Cape Town (City), Cape Peninsula, Table Mountain (Cape Town), O.R. Tambo Airport (Johannesburg), Cape Town (End)
Red Africa Safaris
5.0/5 – 118 Reviews
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6 Questions About Combined Cape Town and Kruger Safaris
Answered by
Philip Briggs
Philip is an Africa-specialized travel writer who grew up and lives in South Africa. He has visited Cape Town and Kruger on numerous occasions in the course of researching guidebooks such as ‘The Rough Guide to Game Parks of South Africa’ and ‘DK Eyewitness Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands’.› More about Philip
6 Questions About Combined Cape Town and Kruger Safaris
Philip Briggs
What is the ideal holiday length for a Cape Town and Kruger safari?
“Ideally you should allow at least 1 week for a combined Cape Town and Kruger holiday, with 3 nights in each destination. That said, Cape Town is such a diverse and enjoyable destination you could easily spend a full week exploring the city and its surrounds. Likewise, many wildlife enthusiasts would happily spend a week or longer in Kruger without venturing anywhere else. So, while a week is the realistic minimum for combined Cape Town and Kruger packages, it would certainly be possible to dedicate more time if you can afford it. Less than 1 week would make for a slightly rushed trip, but a 5-day itinerary with 2 nights in each of Cape Town and Kruger would be a workable minimum. In this case, budget permitting, instead of visiting Kruger itself, you might consider visiting a neighboring private reserve (such as Sabi Sand Game Reserve) for a more concentrated wildlife-viewing experience.”
1What activities are recommended on a Kruger and Cape Town trip?
“As is the case in most safari destinations, activities in Kruger revolve around game drives, whether you’re on a guided tour or a self-drive visit. Other worthwhile activities include guided night drives and game walks, which are offered at most of the park’s rest camps. The options on offer in Cape Town are almost endless and depend hugely on your interests and to some extent the weather. Assuming the latter is on your side, must-do outdoor activities include the hike or cable-car ride to the top of Table Mountain, a visit to the African penguin breeding colony at Boulders, and the short but steep walk to Cape Point Lighthouse, with its stunning clifftop setting in the Cape of Good Hope sector of Table Mountain National Park. Other popular activities out of Cape Town include wine-tasting tours in the Cape Winelands, retail therapy at the iconic V&A Waterfront and boat trips to Robben Island, which is where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned during the apartheid era and is now a Unesco World Heritage Site. Then, of course, there are Cape Town’s beaches, which rank among the finest in South Africa.”
2What animals can I expect to see on a combined visit to Kruger and Cape Town?
“You can expect to see plenty of wildlife on a Cape Town and Kruger safari. Of the so-called Big Five, buffalo and elephant are common in Kruger and likely to be seen on a daily basis. The majority of visitors spending more than 1 day in Kruger will also see lion and white rhino, but leopard and black rhino are more secretive so you need to be lucky to spot them. Other common wildlife in Kruger includes giraffe, zebra, warthog, hippo and a wide variety of antelope and birds. Cape Town is not primarily a wildlife destination, but marine creatures often seen in the area include whales, dolphins, seals and penguins. Look out for rock hyrax and baboon on Table Mountain and the endemic Cape mountain zebra and bontebok in the Cape of Good Hope.”
3What is the best way to travel between Cape Town and Kruger?
“Cape Town and Kruger respectively lie in the far southwest and extreme northeast of South Africa, a minimum of 1,860km/1,155mi apart by road, so most people fly between them. The only airline that flies directly between the two is Airlink. Several other domestic carriers operate same-day routings, changing flights at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport. Most travelers who opt to drive between Cape Town and Kruger allocate at least 10 days to the road trip. The most popular route for those in sightseeing mode is the coastal N2. It’s 700km/435mi longer than the inland route via Johannesburg, but more scenic and interesting.”
4Where else should I go in South Africa (or beyond) when visiting Cape Town and Kruger?
“Don't be too ambitious with your itinerary when planning a visit to South Africa. It's a big country and the more ground you try to cover, the more time you'll spend driving between points of interest rather than sightseeing. It's also worth noting that both Cape Town and Kruger can be used as a springboard for visits to nearby attractions. Cape Town, for instance, is a great base for day or overnight excursions to the winelands around Stellenbosch, for whale watching at Hermanus, and for visits to West Coast National Park. And Kruger is easily paired with a day or two exploring the waterfalls and viewpoints of the scenic Panorama Route on the nearby Mpumalanga Escarpment. For those who take a bucket-list approach to planning holidays, Cape Town and Kruger are often visited in combination with Victoria Falls, which is a short flight away on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. A package taking in all three of these attractions would typically be a minimum of 10 days long, allowing at least 3 nights in each destination.”
5What is the best time of year to visit Cape Town and Kruger?
“There is no one-size-fits-all answer to that question. Kruger has a tropical climate and a summer rainfall pattern, whereas Cape Town is relatively temperate and gets most of its rain during winter. So while Kruger is driest, coolest and best for wildlife viewing during the winter months of May to September, Cape Town is at its best during the warm, dry summer months of November to March. For the best of both climatic worlds, you could try aiming for the cusp months of March, April, September or October. That said, South Africa is generally a sunny country and seldom unbearably hot or cold. You're likely to enjoy your fair share of decent weather whatever time of year you visit.”
6South Africa Safari Reviews
Mike is an award-winning wildlife writer, former editor of Travel Zambia magazine and author of the Bradt Guide to Southern African Wildlife.
A world in one country
South Africa’s astounding array of landscapes – from semi-desert to savanna and snow-capped mountain to coral reef – means it offers a greater variety of wildlife experience than any other African country. There are surely few other...
Lizzie is a reputed guidebook writer and author of the Footprint guides to South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
South Africa is rightly celebrated for its magnificent natural beauty and excellent choice of parks
South Africa has a wonderful range of landscapes, a near-perfect climate, and the choice of destinations, activities and itineraries is virtually inexhaustible. Aside from its beautiful coastline and cosmopolitan cities – both of which I...
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Stunning, Like no other experience
I took my best friend to my home country SA We did it all, Cape Town and everything it offers, food, wineries, Tablr Mountain, Chapman's peak coast drive, Drive to Hermanus and of course a Safari Inverdoorn! Even my first at this safari ...
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Great infrastructure, good food, excellent wines, stunning landscapes and welcoming people.
It surprised me positively, the culture and history of South Africa is incredible, the food is delicious, the infrastructure is impeccable, the nature is preserved and especially the people are receptive, polite and friendly. I recommend!
A beautiful country with friendly people and good value for money
We had a 3 week family stay centred at Cape Town. We had 5 nights at the V&A waterfront which is VERY safe as gated and guarded. There’s plenty of restaurants and other places to eat. From the we made use of the hop on / off bus tour,...
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The sceneri and the wild life is stunning. Cape Town was fascinating.
It was a great safari where we saw the big five, the middle five and the small five. We can only recommend Baobab Ridge as a superbe lounge not to fancy but with nice surroundings and lovely personell. Safary bookings organised our lounge...