An excellent value-for-money Cape Town Safari to Inverdoorn Game Reserve, only 2,5 hours from Cape Town city.
On this 2-day Cape Town Safari, you embark on thrilling 4x4 game drives with professional guides, encountering a wide variety of wild animals and birds in the Klein Karoo. Our African Budget Safari near Cape Town includes two Big 5 game drives in open safari vehicles, comfortable accommodation at the game reserve's safari lodge near Cape Town, meals during the safari and transfers in a comfortable tour vehicle.
This malaria-free South Africa Safari is ideal for seeing Africa's Big 5 safari animals close to Cape Town.
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This affordable 2-day Cape Town Safari starts in the beautiful city of Cape Town. You are collected from your accommodation in the city bowl, between 07h00 and 09h00 this morning (time to be confirmed via your guesthouse the night before departure). Leaving Cape Town, the Mother City of South Africa, we travel northeast into the semi-arid Klein Karoo. The drive from Cape Town to Inverdoorn Game Reserve is only about two-and-a-half hours long.
We arrive at the Big 5 safari lodge in Inverdoorn Game Reserve at about 12h30 and enjoy lunch out under the trees between 13h00 and 13h30. Our lunch is a delightful buffet of five starters, two main courses, and two desserts. Lunch is followed by free time to check into your chosen accommodation and relax at the safari lodge. Take a short nap or a refreshing swim in the pool and freshen up before our late afternoon game drive.
Before setting out on our Big 5 game drive, we enjoy afternoon tea, which is served at 16h00 (15h30 in winter). At about 16h30 we board an open-sided 4x4 safari vehicle and head off on our first game drive in the malaria-free Inverdoorn Game Reserve. Your professional guide takes you in search of the iconic Big 5 safari animals, along with an array of African wildlife and birds. While out on the game drive your safari guide will pause for interesting wildlife and bird sightings, allowing you to get a closer look and take photographs. Your guide is also happy to tell you more about the local flora and fauna and answer questions as you explore.
Back at the comfortable safari lodge, we enjoy an aperitif and a tasty dinner at about 20h00 (19h30 in winter). Spend the remainder of the evening relaxing in the bar or outdoor boma. End day one of your Cape Town Safari off with some stargazing before retreating to your comfortable room.
Please note: Guests staying in the luxury Ambassador Suite will be treated to private game drives on their Cape Town Safari.
On day two of our Cape Town Safari, we wake up early and set off on a rewarding sunrise game drive at about 06h00 (07h00 in winter). Early mornings are excellent for game viewing because many of the animals are active and the light is ideal for taking photographs. Soak up the South African bush habitat from the open-sided safari vehicle, scanning the bush for movement. Your guide draws on his or her experience and knowledge to locate the wild animals and birds of Inverdoorn Game Reserve, searching out members of Africa's Big 5 as you explore. After our exciting 4x4 game drive in Inverdoorn reserve, we return to the safari lodge for a delicious English breakfast at about 09h00. After breakfast, we get ready to check out by about 10h00.
For guests staying in the Ambassador Collection, a special cheetah viewing is included on your Cape Town Safari today. After checking out of your luxurious accommodation you can visit the cheetah conservation center and spend an hour with the resident animals, finding out more about the conservation work being carried out here.
Our comfortable transfer vehicle departs from Inverdoorn Game Reserve by about 11h30, taking us back to Cape Town. Arriving in Cape Town between 14h30 and 15h00 this afternoon, you are transferred to your Cape Town accommodation. Your driver drops you off at your post-safari accommodation in the city center and surrounds, bringing your excellent budget Cape Town Safari to a close.
Inverdoorn Game Reserve covers about 10 000 hectares of wilderness in the Klein Karoo region, near Ceres. It is located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, near Cape Town, thus the game reserve is a malaria-free safari destination. This private game reserve hosts over 1200 wild animals with 28 different wildlife species found here and about 165 bird species.
Inverdoorn Reserve is renowned for its Big 5 safari animals - lion, rhino, elephant, buffalo, and leopard. It is one of the very few Western Cape game reserves to host these famous African animals. Inverdoorn is also one of the closest Big 5 game reserves to Cape Town, making it a popular Cape Town safari destination. The Inverdoorn Game Reserve plays an important role in biodiversity conservation in the region and has reintroduced many endemic species to the area. Inverdoorn is well-known for its successful cheetah conservation center where cheetahs are rehabilitated and bred. Other wild animals found in Inverdoorn Game Reserve include giraffes, hippos, bat-eared foxes, zebras, eland, gemsbok, kudus, impalas, springbok, wildebeest, and other game species. Bird species recorded here include African fish eagle, black-breasted snake eagle, Cape vulture, Cape eagle owl, flamingo, secretary bird, sacred ibis, spotted eagle-owl, black stork, barn owl, giant kingfisher, jackal buzzard, and ostrich.
On this Big 5 Safari near Cape Town, you have the option of choosing from the accommodation options below. For the prices of the different safari options, view our full pricing information. The 4-star safari lodges offer the best budget safari options.
There are three charming safari lodges at Inverdoorn Game Reserve which are ideal for accommodating families. The stylish accommodation was designed for relaxation in keeping with the tranquillity of the surrounding Karoo landscape. The lodge rooms feature en-suite showers and air-conditioning which can cool or warm the room. There are communal lounges in two of the safari lodges with a cozy fireplace and a refreshment station. The lodges are in close proximity to the amenities which include a pool, a cactus garden, a lounge with satellite TV, two bars, an outdoor dining area, a telescope for stargazing and a curio shop stocked with interesting goods.
The seven luxury chalets look out over the delightful Karoo gardens, for which Inverdoorn Game Reserve is famous. Each chalet sleeps two adults, with three chalets having double beds and the other four being twin-sharing. The chalets come with an en-suite shower and bathrobes are supplied. Each chalet has a cozy wood-burning fire for cold winter evenings and air-conditioning for hot summer nights. There are well-stocked mini bar fridges and coffee machines at the refreshment stations in each chalet. Sip a sundowner, whilst relaxing on the verandah and admiring the charming garden it overlooks.
5 Star Ambassador Collection
The four luxurious Ambassador chalets form part of the superior Ambassador Collection indulging guests in 5-star accommodation. The view from the private, spacious verandah embraces the vast, expansive Karoo landscape stretching to the far distant mountains. Enjoy a complimentary drink from the minibar whilst relaxing around the Ambassador private pool or enjoying the view from the roof-top terrace. Breakfast and lunch are served in the Ambassador boma, for a traditional South African experience. Choose from one of the two double-bedded chalets or the remaining two twin-bedded chalets, each with full en-suite facilities. The wood-burning fire will warm you on chilly evenings as you relax in front of the flat-screen TV which has satellite facilities. On summer nights there is air-conditioning to keep you cool. There are other touches, such as bathrobes and a refreshment station with a coffee machine, that ensure your stay at Inverdoorn Game Reserve is a memorable one.
The impressive Ambassador Suite, the crowning jewel of Inverdoorn Game Reserve, completes the 5-star Ambassador Collection. The free-standing, large suite, with outstanding views over the Karoo, has a king-size bed as its focal point in a 'no expense spared' beautifully fitted interior. Wallow in a free-standing bath or relax under a rain shower in the opulent bathroom, discreetly located behind sliding screens. Enjoy the privacy of your secluded, private rooftop terrace, evenings spent watching movies on your flat-screen TV with a drink from the fully stocked, bar and air-conditioning to keep guests cool in summer. A sumptuous refuge after a day in the bush.
This luxurious safari camp offers a tranquil and private South African safari experience in the heart of Inverdoorn Game Reserve, just 2.5 hours from Cape Town. Kuganha safari camp only accommodates up to six guests at a time providing an intimate and exclusive getaway inside this sought-after Big 5 game reserve. The tented safari camp features a private pool, a spa bungalow, and spacious tented suites with their own patios and dining platforms. The luxurious tents are carefully positioned in the dense Acacia Karoo trees to maximize privacy and provide optimal views over the game-rich bush flanked by distant mountains. Each tent is set on a platform and tastefully furnished to create a unique and sumptuous retreat. At Kuganha Camp there is a dedicated 4x4 safari vehicle used exclusively for guests staying at the camp.
This tour does take children.
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