Elephants and Coast
The journey, one day at a time
Into Addo
Arrive in Addo, met and transferred to your accommodation.
Elephants, malaria-free
Game drives to the waterholes for Addo's great elephant herds, with the Big Five and no malaria risk.
Elephants, malaria-free
More of the park — elephants in number, plus the chance of lion, buffalo and the coast.
On to Garden Route
Transfer to Garden Route and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Coastal forests & lagoons
Forests, lagoons and whale-watching coast from Knysna to Tsitsikamma along the Garden Route.
Coastal forests & lagoons
More of the route — coastal forest, marine life and the scenic drive.
Coastal forests & lagoons
Forests, lagoons and whale-watching coast from Knysna to Tsitsikamma along the Garden Route.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Dry-season bush
Prime bushveld safari — sparse cover, game at water, cool and clear. The Cape is wetter, but the whales are in.
Green summer & the Cape
Lush bush with newborns and migrants; peak, dry, sunny season for Cape Town, the coast and the winelands.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Gorah Elephant Camp
Addo's iconic tented camp around a colonial manor and waterhole — the only private concession in the park.
Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Cape Town's grand pink hotel beneath Table Mountain — a colonial-era landmark and city institution.
Ellerman House
An exclusive cliffside villa-hotel above the Atlantic in Cape Town, art-filled and discreet.
River Bend Lodge
A polished safari lodge, in the malaria-free elephant park.
Woodall Country House
A polished country house, in the malaria-free elephant park.
One&Only Cape Town
A polished lodge, for the city, coast and winelands.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.