Cape Town + Addo Elephant Park — Table Mountain and Big Five

Overview

The only Big Five safari in Southern Africa you can offer without a single antimalarial tablet. This eight-day itinerary opens in Cape Town with the rotating cable car up Table Mountain and the ferry to Robben Island, then takes a short 1h20 direct flight to Gqeberha and the Addo Elephant National Park, where more than 600 elephants roam free — the densest population in South Africa. Three nights on site mean three game drives at three different times of day: the afternoon drive with sundowners at the Domkrag viewpoint, a sunrise drive in the best light of the day, and a full day in the park with a bush picnic. You fly back to Cape Town for the Cape Peninsula — Boulders Beach penguins, the Cape of Good Hope, Chapman’s Peak Drive — and close with the oldest wine estate in the country at Groot Constantia and the Kirstenbosch botanical garden. Two hotels, one short flight, and the Mountain twice in case the wind closes it the first time.

What Makes This Tour Special?

Big Five safari with no antimalarial treatment — the Eastern Cape is officially malaria-free.
More than 600 free-roaming elephants at Addo, the densest population in South Africa.
City and bush 1h20 apart by direct flight, fourteen departures a day, and a lodge forty-five minutes from the airport.
Three game drives at three different times: sunrise, full day and late afternoon with sundowners.
Cape Town at the start and at the end — two chances to reach the summit of Table Mountain.
Robben Island guided by a former political prisoner, and the Cape of Good Hope where two oceans meet.
Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa, founded in 1685.
Two dedicated French-speaking guides and a professional photographer travelling with you throughout, plus a complete photo album.

Included/Excluded

Round-trip international flights and the Cape Town–Gqeberha domestic flights
7 nights hotel and lodge accommodation, all listed excursions and park fees
Three guided game drives at Addo, private transfers and the Cape Peninsula day
Local SIM with data, dedicated guides and a professional photographer (photo album)
Meals as indicated

Tour Plan

Day 01 Arrival in Cape Town and Welcome Briefing

Your Africa Tour Travel representative greets you at Cape Town International Airport, assists with arrival formalities and accompanies you on a private, air-conditioned transfer to your hotel at the V&A Waterfront (about 22 km). After check-in we hold a friendly welcome meeting: a full day-by-day walkthrough of your programme, how each excursion works, plus safety guidance, local etiquette and our weather plan B for the south-easterly wind. We set up your local SIM card with data and add you to our WhatsApp group.

WELCOME DINNER

Avions de ligne a l aeroport international du Cap Le Cap et la Montagne de la Table au lever du jour Bateau et quais du V and A Waterfront au Cap

Day 02 Table Mountain and Robben Island

First cable car of the day at 8:30 to the summit of Table Mountain, before the cloud and the crowds. At 13:00, the ferry leaves the Nelson Mandela Gateway for Robben Island: three and a half hours including the island bus tour and the prison, guided by a former political prisoner. Sunset and a dedicated photo session on Signal Hill.

BREAKFAST | LUNCH

Telepherique de Table Mountain sous un ciel bleu, Le Cap Batiment du musee de Robben Island et drapeau sud-africain Coucher de soleil sur Le Cap depuis Signal Hill

Day 03 Flight to Addo and First Game Drive

Morning flight from Cape Town to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), 1h20 direct, then a 60 km transfer to your lodge at Addo. Guided afternoon game drive in the Addo Elephant National Park (two hours, departing from Main Camp reception), followed by sundowners at the Domkrag viewpoint.

BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER

Avion sur l aire de l aeroport au coucher du soleil Troupeau d elephants dans le parc national d Addo Vehicule de safari au coucher du soleil en Afrique du Sud

Day 04 Addo — The Big Five Day

A sunrise game drive at 5:30 in summer, 6:30 in winter — the best light of the whole trip for your photographer — then a full day inside the park with a bush picnic: more than 600 elephants, Cape buffalo, Cape mountain zebra, kudu and warthog. Addo is one of the very few reserves where the herds come to the vehicle rather than the other way round.

BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER

Elephants rassembles autour d un point d eau Buffle du Cap s abreuvant avec des pique-boeufs sur le dos Troupeau de zebres dans la nature sud-africaine

Day 05 Morning Safari and Algoa Bay

A final morning game drive at Addo, then down to Gqeberha and Algoa Bay: the beachfront, Bayworld and Hobie Beach with its Shark Rock Pier. The bay holds the largest Cape gannet colony in the world and a resident population of bottlenose dolphins. Late-afternoon flight back to Cape Town.

BREAKFAST | LUNCH

Promenade sur la plage de Gqeberha face a la ville Front de mer et baie d Algoa vus des hauteurs Le Shark Rock Pier de Hobie Beach a Gqeberha

Day 06 The Cape Peninsula

A full day down the peninsula: the African penguin colony at Boulders Beach in Simon's Town, watched from raised boardwalks, then the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point with the Flying Dutchman funicular up to the old lighthouse. The return runs along Chapman's Peak Drive, one of the most spectacular coastal roads in the world, with photo stops.

BREAKFAST | LUNCH

Manchots du Cap sur la plage de Boulders Beach Le phare de Cape Point perche sur la falaise Vue aerienne de Chapman s Peak Drive le long de la cote

Day 07 Groot Constantia and Kirstenbosch

Morning at Groot Constantia, the oldest wine estate in South Africa, founded in 1685: the Cape Dutch manor house, the historic cellar and a tasting of five wines. Eight minutes away, the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain and its Boomslang canopy walkway. Farewell dinner and a screening of your photo report.

BREAKFAST | DINNER

Manoir cape-hollandais et vignes, vallee de Constantia Vignoble du Cap avec vue sur les montagnes Fleurs et montagne au jardin botanique de Kirstenbosch

Day 08 Departure

A final South African breakfast, a last coffee at the V&A Waterfront if your flight allows, then a private transfer to Cape Town International Airport, with photos and a personal album to treasure.

BREAKFAST

Hall des departs d un aeroport avec voyageurs Avion de ligne au decollage depuis la piste Terminal d aeroport et avion au crepuscule