01 Oct 2025 - 10 Oct 2025 (10 days)
ZAR78,500 - Spaces Available
Tour Leader: Rockjumper Tour Leader TBC
Pricing notes : *prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): ZAR78,500 * USD4,270 * GBP3,379 * EUR4,078 * AUD6,716
Single Supplement: ZAR8,950 * USD487 * GBP385 * EUR465 * AUD766
Flight costs: ZAR4,950 * USD269 * GBP213 * EUR257 * AUD424
Experience the best of South Africa with our Cape & Kruger Wildlife Safari in October. This 10-day tour begins in the renowned Kruger National Park, where we explore the diverse habitats and encounter the Big Five, followed by a journey to the vibrant city of Cape Town. From thrilling game drives in Timbavati Game Reserve to the breathtaking landscapes of Cape Point and the rich marine life of Seal Island, this safari offers unforgettable wildlife sightings and stunning scenery. Highlights include the Great White Shark excursion, the charming African Penguin colony at Boulders Beach, and the awe-inspiring Table Mountain.
Southern Ground Hornbill, Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl, Bateleur, Magpie Shrike, Southern White-crowned Shrike, African Fish Eagle, Lappet-faced Vulture, African Penguin, Orange-breasted Sunbird and Cape Sugarbird.
Lion, Leopard, African Buffalo, Elephant, White Rhinoceros, African Wild Dog, Hippopotamus, Cheetah, Spotted Hyena, Southern Giraffe, Southern Right Whale.
Explore diverse habitats including savannahs, coastal fynbos, marine ecosystems, and mountainous regions.
Experience a range of climates from the warm savannahs of Kruger to the cooler, temperate coastal climate of Cape Town.
6 and 1 Rockjumper Leader
This tour maintains a moderate pace, with a mix of exciting game drives, leisurely coastal explorations, and engaging cultural experiences.
Stay in comfortable lodges in Kruger National Park and enjoy scenic accommodations in Cape Town, offering modern amenities and breathtaking views.
Great White Shark, Cape Wildflowers, Table Mountain
Capture stunning images of the Big Five, marine life including Great White Sharks and penguins, and the scenic beauty of Cape Town’s landscapes.
Andre, our guide, has such an infectious nature, which had a huge positive effect on our stay. His incredible knowledge of birds was indeed humbling. A birder's paradise and a guide passionate about birds and nature - what more could one ask for?
Pre-tour the office staff were superb in sorting out my problems and the personal touches added to our email communications really made a big difference to how I felt about the trip. The guide, Andre Bernon, was excellent. He was able to quickly and effectively locate and identify birds and get the group onto them. His knowledge of locations and ability to manage things on the ground showed real expertise and experience. His people skills and ability to ensure group dynamics were as smooth as possible was exceptional.
Glen's pacing of the tour was particularly good - relaxed whenever possible and upping the pace when necessary. His responsiveness and attention to client requests was admirable, as was his general demeanor throughout. Nice to spend such a long trip with someone so enthusiastic and sociable.
This was our first tailor-made tour. It won't be our last. We had a great time. Dan was an excellent guide, working all the angles to get us our target birds while still covering the area specialties, affording us great looks at birds for which we had only fleeting views on our previous South Africa tour with Rockjumper (which was also great!). Dan was very persistent, which paid off in seeing a good number of very difficult specialty birds that many avid South African birders have not seen. We even had two lifer flufftails in a single day, thanks in part to Doug McCulloch, who took the morning off from his new job to help out with the Red-breasted Flufftail. Thanks, Doug! We could have used one more day in the Joburg area, as there were a few birds that were not accessible within the time frame of the tour. This always happens, though, and I am glad we went from a 6-day to a 10-day tour. This is the reason for the overall rating of 9 rather than 10. Overall, the three of us had a great time on the tour. Thanks for putting it together for us!
The lynchpin for our entire experience was the guide - and Greg de Klerk was simply brilliant. He was extremely skilled in knowing where the birds might be, and finding them once we got there. He carefully made sure that we all saw the bird. He was very knowledgeable about bird and mammal behaviour, and shared a lot of information with the tour members. He smoothly handled logistics, is a good driver, and patient with non-nationals who are unfamiliar with South African customs. He has a wonderful sense of humour; and a very warm and outgoing personality, which stimulated good relations between tour members. We would be very excited to go on another Rockjumper trip with him!
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