Aquila Private Big 5 Game Reserve Safari From Cape Town, South Africa
- 9 Hours
- Basic
- Free Cancellation
Visit Cape Town’s Big 5 game reserve to view elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, and Cape buffalo. Aquila’s owner, Searl Derman, is well-known for his knowledge of Cape and African wildlife. A genuine safari experience should be accessible to Cape Town locals and visitors at an affordable price, according to Derman. It was in 2001 that he established the Aquila Private Game Reserve, with the name Aquila Verreauxii, after a rare black eagle. An important attraction in Cape Town, the reserve is a malaria-free conservation area.
Menu
We will pick you up from your accommodation and drive you to Langa (meaning ‘Sun’ in Xhosa), one of Cape Town’s oldest townships. Named after a respected chief Langalibalele, a renowned rainmaker imprisoned on Robben Island in 1873, the township is named after him. You will be introduced to the local site tour guide by your driver upon arrival in this township. You will enjoy the opportunity to interact with locals during a short walking tour (0.5 miles or less than a kilometer).
TOUR FEATURES
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Private Tour
Private trip, only you & your party
Starting Time
At 09H00 Am, flexible
Flexibility
Customize it according to your needs
Wheel Chair
Wheel chair accessible
Ages
All ages can participate
Languages Offered
English, French & Portugeuse
Payement
Direct online payment is available
ITINERARY
A pick-up service will be provided at the airport for multi-day tours and safaris only, not day tours.
When you arrive in this township, your guide/driver will introduce you to the local resident tour guide. Locals will be able to interact with you as you enjoy a short walk. Walking portion will begin at Gugasthebe, a tourist information center where local youth will learn skills from non-profit organizations. A former apartheid detention center will be visited before you head to the local tavern or shebeen, where you will learn the name of the local beer. We’ll also visit old and new hostels to see how the government has transformed the township’s living conditions by bringing barbecue (braai) meat to the streets. You will have the opportunity to speak with a Sangoma, or traditional doctor, at the Langa market (optional).
After exploring the township, you’ll board the vehicle for a drive to Gugulethu, known to the locals as ‘Guys’, a second township. Gugulethu comes from the Xhosa name ‘igugu lethu,’ meaning ‘our pride. Langa was overcrowded when it was founded in 1960. The tour will take you to area attractions and you will stop at the Mzoli meat place for lunch at your own expense. The locals here will be happy to serve you food and drinks.
As your second walking tour in the township takes you, you will visit the detention center, where Africans were able to apply for passes that allowed them to go to the city during Apartheid. You will also visit a local brewery to drink traditional beer, and if you wish, you can taste the beer with the locals. Explore a local market, old and new hostels, and a creche. The menu at Mzansi Restaurant in Langa features traditional African dishes that you may purchase at your own expense.
We will drop you off at your hotel after this experience in Cape Town. This Cape Town private township day tour ends in the central Cape Town or surrounding areas where you wish to be dropped off.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Explore Cape Town’s townships during a shared tour.
- Visit the Langa and Gugulethu townships with the help of a local guide.
- Learn about the creation of the townships during the apartheid era.
- Sip ‘umqombothi’ (township beer) with locals at a ‘shebeen’.
- Visit a local market, a traditional doctor, and see a youth training center.
- Great way for to get an in-depth look at the ‘real’ South Africa.
INCLUSIONS
- A luxury vehicle with passenger liability cover.
- Transport by private vehicle.
- Hotel pick up and drop off.
- Blue badge professional guide.
- Bottled water & free Wi-Fi onboard.
- Driver.
- Parking Fees.
- Fuel and toll fees.
EXCLUSIONS
- Food and drinks be to own account.
- Any private expenses.
- Gratuities/tips (Optional) be to own account.
RATES
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If you cancel up to 24 hours before the activity begins, you will receive a 100% refund.
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- Hotel Pick up & Drop off Offered
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- Easy cancellation Policy up to 24 hours
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COVID-19 SAFETY POLICY
You are requested to adhere to the following policy as per South Africa’s COVID-19 guidelines:
- We provide each traveller with a Face mask.
- Mandatory for all travellers to wear a Face mask in public areas.
- Mandatory for all guides to wear a Face mask in public areas.
- Social distancing will be enforced throughout tours & transfers.
- We provide each traveller and guide with a pocket size sanitizer.
- All our Guides are required to wash their hands regularly.
- Sanitizing stations are present in all public places & attractions.
- Vehicles regularly sanitized and mounted with Sanitizing dispenser.
- Staff member’s temperatures checked everyday.
- Travellers’ temperatures checked and recorded at pick up point.
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