Trade the urban jungle of Cape Town for a safari amidst real wild animals during this 9-hour private safari excursion. Travel by private vehicle to a game reserve to search for ‘Big 5’ animals like rhinos, lions, leopards, elephants and buffalo, plus other creatures like giraffes, hippos and cheetahs, observing these majestic creatures in their natural habitat. On the way home, stop by a winery for a tasting and cheese pairing.

Enjoy a wildlife safari from Cape Town during this private tour
Search for ‘Big 5’ animals like rhinos, lions, leopards, elephants and buffalo
Observe other safari animals like giraffes, hippos and cheetahs
Stop by a winery on the return trip for a tasting and cheese pairing
Flexible schedule allows you to pick the game reserve for your safari and winery for your tasting
Private guide ensures personalized attention and service

What's Included

Lunch
Wine tasting at 1 wine estate on the way back to Cape Town
Private Driver/guide & Private Vehicle From Cape Town
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private transfers to and from the game reserve
Aquila Safari Entrance Fees & Share Safari Truck

Drinks and Gratuities (optional)

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

06:30 am

What To Expect

Cape Town (Pass By)

Aquila Safari Reserve Directions

5 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Fairview Wine and Cheese

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Cape Town (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Not wheelchair accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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Reviews

4.5

35 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Experience like no other

Gintare_V, July 2023

Amazing experience from start to finish! Our private driver Rubin was very informative and gave us a lot of information on our drive to the reserve. Once at the reserve, we were spoilt with a beautiful buffet breakfast with options to suit everyone and anyone! This was followed by our safari tour, during which our driver Anawe drove us around and informed us of about the animals we saw - hippos, rhinos, giraffes, tigers, elephants, and many more! Our safari trip was topped up by a beautiful buffet lunch back at the reserve followed by a wine and cheese tasting experience at the Fairview winery! A day full of experiences, and an excellent way to learn and gain an insight into the South African safari and wine! Would highly recommend to anyone! Thank you for this fantastic adventure!!

Response from Host, July 2023

Good day Valued Client Thank you for sharing a review of your recent experience. Your guide is committed to providing high-quality customer service, and we’re thrilled to hear that we made a good impression on you. We hope you’ll visit us again soon. Travel safe

Great full-day safari & wine tasting

Garry_S, Apr 2023

Wonderful day - very well organized and comfortable. Saw plenty of animals and really enjoyed the wine tasting.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Good day Valued Client Thanks so much for your review. I’m delighted you found that booking our tour was the right decision. We trust you will all enjoy the rest of your travels here just as much! Thanks again for the feedback and for choosing our tour.

Amazing Experience!

Kateri_Z, Mar 2023

This whole experience was amazing! From our driver Wilson who was so kind and gave us excellent history lessons on the drive, to the Aquila big 5 safari, my son and I couldn’t have had a better experience! We highly recommended this tour, and Wilson!

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Good day Valued Client Thank you for the review. With this breathtaking experience, you could not but leave with the most amazing memories of the best time you had while seeing all the highlighted spots.Travel safe

perfect day

Mike_v, July 2022

all went smooth. Thanks to Alex bringing us to Aquila. As the day started early, we skipped the vine tasting and the guide was flexible in that.

We did not get what we expected...awful...

Anders M, Nov 2017

We did not get what we expected...awful tour operator

Private tour experience was...

Jeremy P, Mar 2017

Private tour experience was fantastic. I had a great time and got to see and do everything I wanted to do on my own schedule. Highly recommend!!!

A brilliant way to see the big 5...

Stephen W, Sept 2016

A brilliant way to see the big 5! Close by and inexpensive, good food, cordial hosts, and just fun. The day was wonderfully entertaining and educational about the animals. The ranger-guides-drivers are well informed and knowledgable. If you have limited time and a limited budget, this is a great way to see the South African wildlife.

I really enjoyed this tour, the...

Frank V, July 2016

I really enjoyed this tour, the private guide was amazing, he went above and beyond to ensure a great time, and the safari was also great.

Great tour really in fact. Local...

Sayvai, Apr 2016

Great tour really in fact. Local operator Kabura Travel and Tours took privately took me to the Aquila Game Reserve, and the person that took me to location Alan was a genuinely really nice guy, who had given me a comprehensive history of South Africa to its modern day. When i got to the reserve, I was pretty much expecting a private drive in the reserve, but that was not the case, and jumped in an open truck with other tourists. This marked as private, i expected a more private experience. Nevertheless, i still enjoyed the reserve. Managed to see only four of the big five. But that was good enough as i missed out only on the Cape Buffalo!

Fujam!!!!!

Ricardo_A, Mar 2022

Foi muito ruim a experiência. O passeio estava marcado para as 6:30 da manhã. Não apareceu ninguém. E estávamos acordados desde as 4:30 para não atrasarmos. Com ajuda da recepção do hotel conseguimos entrar em contato com a operadora e só nos enviaram o motorista as 9 da manhã. Detalhe importante fazer o passeio pela manhã é melhor. Pois se evita o calor da tarde que nesta época no local do Safari é muito forte. Sem falar que no anúncio não fica claro que a entrada no parque NÃO estava incluída. Para completar, só como detalhe da falta de cuidado, a água oferecida no trajeto entre a atração e o hotel foi deixada sob o sol. Impossível beber. Reclamamos e solicitamos, no mínimo, um abatimento no valor total por tudo que passamos. Nada recebemos. Não usem esta operadora. Fujam!!!

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Caro Ricardo Saudações da nossa equipe aqui na Cidade do Cabo. Lamentamos saber que a experiência não atendeu às suas expectativas. Mas gostaríamos de dizer que não concordamos com sua avaliação em seu conteúdo completo. 1. Quando você fez a reserva, não recebemos uma notificação da Viator, quando seu hotel ligou, despachamos imediatamente um motorista-guia, que explicou a você sobre as taxas de entrada a serem pagas no parque diretamente por você, conforme indicado sob nossas inclusões e exclusões. Se você for para o que esperar de uma seção deste passeio, verá claramente que mostramos aos nossos clientes o que está incluído e o que está excluído e ainda damos detalhes completos do dinheiro a ser pago em Rand. Ninguém compra pela internet sem saber o que realmente está comprando. Não temos segredos escondidos, mas somos muito transparentes. Por que você fez o passeio depois que o guia mostrou em nosso itinerário que você terá que pagar suas próprias taxas de safári? Não faz sentido para nós que você faça o passeio sabendo que pagará as taxas de entrada e reclamará após o passeio. É como comer comida ruim sabendo que é ruim e pedir um reembolso total depois de comer. Aquila safari é uma reserva de caça privada, apenas fornecemos transporte. Em relação à água morna que lhe deram, isso está além do nosso controle. Nosso título deste passeio e a descrição completa mostram que não cobramos taxas de entrada de nossos hóspedes no Parque, pois queremos que eles paguem diretamente. Leia atentamente as futuras inclusões e exclusões antes de comprar qualquer passeio online. Fique seguro...

Horriblement cher pour ce genre de prestation

Mickael C, Dec 2019

Notre chauffeur parlait Français comme nous l’avions souhaité, il n’a fait que nous conduire à l’entrée du parc Aquila, sur place nous avons dû payer le double du prix, 2290 Rands au lieu de 1090 rands en raison de la période scolaire. Sur le parc, aucune visite en français. Retour vers Cap Town et visite d’une cave avec dégustation, tout ça en Anglais. Ensuite retour sur notre hôtel avec notre chauffeur français. C’est juste une belle arnaque. Cette sortie est hors de prix et ce n’est vraiment pas une excursion privée. Vous devriez changer l’intitulé de l’excursion. Un Uber nous aurait coûté beaucoup moins cher.

Response from Host, Jan 2020

Dear Valued Customer Thank you for your valued review. We thank you for sharing your experience with us and would like apologise for the misunderstanding of the tour languages. Although your selected option was French, the tour guide/driver was indeed French-speaking however the safari experience is in English as it is a shared game vehicle with other guests on and was as the wine cellar tour. We do understand that this information may have not been advertised clearly and we plan on ensuring that we make it clear to our customers upon booking.

Eu já sabia que não era um safari...

Fernanda P, June 2017

Eu já sabia que não era um safari, então não fiquei decepcionada. Ainda que não haja muitos animais nesta reserva, foi possível ver vários animais livres.

Viagem foi tranquila com muitas...

GUSTAVO_B, May 2017

Viagem foi tranquila com muitas paisagens lindas, passeios todos realizados sem problemas, cidade muito alegre e pessoal bastante amigável.

Chauffeur privé francophone génial...

david h, Jan 2017

Chauffeur privé francophone génial Serge très professionnel. Le safari est plus un parc avec des animaux qu'autre chose mais reste cependant intéressant.