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Active South Africa: Cape Town, Kruger & Tugela Falls

10 days, Cape Town to Johannesburg

10 days

Cape Town to Johannesburg

From$2812USD
was $3749
Valid on Nov 30 2025
Trip Code: DSCH

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Travel Style: Active

Hiking, trekking, biking, rafting, and kayaking adventures all over the world, made for outdoor types.

Service Level: Basic

Simple and clean hotels and hostels; affordable public and private transport; lots of optional activities.

Physical Rating: 4 - Demanding

Some high-altitude hikes or more strenuous activities, but accessible to most healthy travellers.

Trip Type: Small Group

Small group experience; Max 16.

Age requirement: 12+

All travellers under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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10 days

Cape Town to Johannesburg

From$2812USD
was $3749
Valid on Nov 30 2025
Trip Code: DSCH

Need a flight? We can help.

Call us to book your flights! We'll find you the best option!

See how your trip uplifts communities

In a number of impactful ways, your adventure directly benefits the local people and places we visit.

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Trees planted for this trip: 10

Map of the route for Active South Africa: Cape Town, Kruger & Tugela Falls

Places visited

Itinerary

Day 1Cape Town

Arrive at any time. Please make your own way to the joining hotel and enjoy a welcome meeting in the evening before an included group dinner where you will get to know your fellow travellers.

Exclusive Inclusions:

Your Welcome Moment Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group

Meals included:

Dinner

Day 2Cape Town

Soak up this thrilling day in Cape Town and experience the adrenaline rush of abseiling down the cliff face of iconic Table Mountain. After breakfast the group will ride a cable car up to the top of the mountain and enjoy the views of Robben Island, Lions Head, The Twelve Apostles and Camps Bay in the deep blue Atlantic.

Head back to Cape Town in the early afternoon and spend the rest of the day and evening exploring on your own. From neighbourhood walks to lighthouse hikes, there are so many ways to get to know this incredible city.

Meals included:

Breakfast

Day 3Cape Town to Tugela Falls Area via Johannesburg

Fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg in the morning and travel to your mountain lodge accommodations near Tugela Falls. The lodge is owned by the local Batlokoa (Sotho) community, and all staff and guides are members themselves. Once here, sit down for a welcome meeting and briefing about the hiking that is expected in the coming days. Then, have an included group dinner at the restaurant on the lodge property.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Dinner

Day 4Tugela Falls Area

This morning you have two hiking options to decide between. Choose to set off on the more intense Sentinel Peak hike to the second highest waterfall in the world, Tugela Falls and enjoy lunch at the top. Or opt for the Gudu and Mahai Falls guided hikes along more gentle routes and have lunch back at the lodge in between each one. Dinner will be had back at the lodge with views over the surrounding scenery you spent the day immersed in.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 5Tugela Falls Area to Pridelands Conservancy

After breakfast at the lodge transfer to the airport and onwards to Hoedspruit and your immersive and active lodge stay. Once at the lodge, sit down for a brief orientation of the property and the safety rules for the upcoming bush camp stay. Take some time to get settled in before the afternoon open safari vehicle drive through the bush searching for wildlife and continuing after sunset with a focus on nocturnal life and astronomy.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Dinner

Day 6Pridelands Conservancy

Enjoy a full-day wilderness trail experience in the form of a bush walk. Connect with the wilderness and learn a minimal impact approach as you spend the day trekking on foot, observing wildlife both near and far, and learning about how guides and rangers in South Africa are taught to track and observe the animals in the bush. In the afternoon, set up an eco-friendly tent camp in the wild with your local guides. You will stay overnight here in your pitched tent along with the company of your travel mates and guides for a once in a lifetime opportunity to sleep under the starts in the savanna. Enjoy dinner around the fire and listen out for wildlife in the distance. The night sky should put on quite a display, so don't forget to look up as you drift off to sleep.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 7Pridelands Conservancy

Rise early and after some refreshments clear the camp leaving no trace. Trek back to Pridelands Conservancy with your guide and group and indulge in a hearty breakfast there at the lodge. Later in the day, listen in on an expert-led discussion at the Pridelands Basecamp about an important wilderness topic led by your local expert. Later in the day, hop into the vehicles and join an afternoon safari drive incorporating important points from your earlier talk into the safari drive. Enjoy a Boma dinner back at the camp and fall asleep under the stars.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 8Pridelands Conservancy

As the sun begins to rise the group will embark on an adrenaline-pumping mountain biking activity through the reserve. In the afternoon, choose to join an outdoor wilderness focused discussion led by the local guides and rangers. On your final evening in the conservancy, head out on a last safari drive to spot those last few animals. Bid farewell to the savanna with dinner and a drumming session out in the bush as darkness falls.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner

Day 9Pridelands Conservancy/Kruger to Johannesburg

Sip your morning tea or coffee in the bush as the golden light crosses the savanna. Set out on a short morning drive to simply enjoy and envelop yourself in the dawn with nature rising around you. Return for breakfast before transferring onwards to the airport for your flight back to Johannesburg. Arrive in the late afternoon, get settled at the hotel, and enjoy a free evening to explore and grab dinner at a trendy spot in the city with your fellow travel mates and CEO.

Meals included:

Breakfast | Lunch

Day 10Johannesburg

Depart at any time.

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What's Included

  • Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group
  • Hike either Sentinel Peak to Tugela Falls or Gudu and Mahai Falls
  • An immersive and active 4-night stay at a bush camp learning about best leave no trace practices
  • 4 safari drives through the Kruger area
  • Full wildlife immersion day and overnight bush camping
  • Biking activity through Pridelands Conservancy
  • Morning bush walk back to the main lodge
  • Boma dinner
  • Abseiling down Table Mountain
  • Free time in Cape Town
  • Internal flight between Cape Town and Johannesburg and Johannesburg and the Kruger area
  • All transport between destinations and to/from included activities

Accommodations

Lodges (5 nts), Bush Camp (1 nt), Hotel 2 (nts).

Meals

8 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 7 dinners
Allow USD65-85 for meals not included.

Transportation

Private vehicle, plane, safari vehicle, walking.

Staff & experts

CEO (Chief Experience Officer) & experienced local guides throughout

Available extras (Add these to your tour when you book)

Atlantis Dunes Sandboarding

Enjoy a Sandboarding experience at the Atlantic Dunes, about 45km north of Cape Town's city centre. This activity offers an exhilarating adventure in a stunning natural setting. Transfer for about 45 minutes to the vast area of pristine white sand, with some dunes reaching up to a height of 50 meters. All transportation to/from Cape Town, plus all necessary equipment and safety gear will be provided. Your professional guides will offer instructions and support throughout. All skill levels are welcome.

Simunye Theatrical Show - From $42.00

Enjoy a lively theatre performance directed by the acclaimed handspring Puppeteer Mongiwekhaya, showcasing local professional artists in an intimate, open-air venue. This captivating fusion of dance, puppetry, music, and visuals delivers a powerful message of love and community and the universal spirit of togetherness.

My Own Room - From $319.00

If you're travelling solo and would prefer to have your own private room throughout your trip, select this option during the online booking process.

Make it a private tour

Book this tour as a private departure, with your own CEO and all the benefits of a G Adventures group tour.

Active South Africa: Cape Town, Kruger & Tugela Falls

| 10 days - Cape Town to Johannesburg - from $2812 USD