Best South Africa Shore Excursions — Our Top 10

1.Port Elizabeth: Schotia Game Reserve Safari with Port Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 263 reviews · 5 hours · from $233Our pick

Travel from Port Elizabeth Harbor to Schotia Private Game Reserve for a guided open-vehicle safari beside Addo Elephant National Park. Guides such as Norman, Donald, Marilyn, and Robert are praised for finding wildlife. Expect Big Five searches, giraffes, hippos, snacks, drinks, and a substantial food stop.

“We had a lovely day, with Maralyn,(?) our guide. We saw all of the animals we had hoped to see, plus a few extras and numerous birds.”

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2.Port Elizabeth: Addo Elephant Park Shore Excursion with BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 141 reviews · from $164

Meet your guide beside the cruise terminal for a small-group safari to Addo Elephant National Park. Ride in an air-conditioned vehicle, search for elephants, lions, and other wildlife with guides such as Gary or Nina, then enjoy a fire-cooked South African braai before returning to your ship.

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3.Addo Elephant National Park from Port Elizabeth – FD01

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · from $155Top rated

Leave Port Elizabeth at 7:30 a.m. for a guided Addo safari in an air-conditioned off-road vehicle. Look for more than 700 elephants, lions, zebra, buffalo, kudu, ostrich, and warthogs. Guides such as Anthony, Mervyn, Graeme, Alan, and Andrew have led especially memorable days.

“it was a very interesting trip through the park with a perfect mix of stops. The driver is very well informed about the animals and can tell you some infos on all of them!”

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4.Port Elizabeth: Addo Elephant Park Shore Excursion & Safari

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 72 reviews · 8 hours · from $159

Spend a full day at Addo Elephant National Park with an English-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, park fees, lunch, snacks, and drinks included. Expect elephants, zebras, warthogs, lions, and more across five biomes, with pickup from Port Elizabeth, the harbor, airport, Addo, Bluewater Bay, or Colchester.

“Netter Guide. Toller Ausflug. Bei der Abfahrt kleines Chaos (zu wenig Busse).”

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5.Addo Elephant Park Safari & Shore Excursion from Port Elizabeth

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $163

You’ll leave Port Elizabeth for Addo Elephant National Park in a small-group, air-conditioned vehicle, with morning and afternoon game drives, a picnic lunch, water, and an informed guide. Emmanuel and Gary have been praised for spotting elephants, rhinos, warthogs, birds, and smaller park life.

“The trip was “great”! It went above and beyond our expectations! We booked independently on Oceania cruise separately. As we see large buses picking up large amount of people we had a more intimate experience due to small nuRead more”

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6.Port Elizabeth Shore Excursion: Addo Elephant Full Day Safari &”Braai”Lunch(BBQ)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $172

Spend about nine hours from Port Elizabeth exploring Addo Elephant National Park in a small group of up to nine. Guides such as Steven, Allan, and Edy lead 4x4 game drives, pause for elephant sightings, and serve a South African braai with meats, salads, drinks, and rooster brood.

“We enjoyed seeing lots of elephants. We saw lots of animals but not as many as we would have liked but the day was great and the guide very good. We enjoyed the Brai.”

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7.One-Way Hop-on Hop-off Bus from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $199

Use Baz Bus to travel one way from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town on a 19-seat semi-luxury bus. Choose from more than 200 accommodation pickups in 40 towns, hop off as often as you like, and update your route up to 12 hours before departure.

“I found the BazBus to be reliable, on time, comfortable, and especially loved the door to door service from/to my accommodation along the Garden Route. The major downside is the limited schedule (once a day in each spot), but I was Read more”

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8.Addo Elephant Full Day Safari / Shore Excursions

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 19 reviews · 1 day · from $152Best value

You’ll spend about six hours on guided game drives in Addo Elephant National Park, with a local English-speaking guide, park entry, drinks, snacks, and transport from Gqeberha or nearby towns. Expect elephants, Cape buffalo, zebra, kudu, and a flexible safari day, but confirm vehicle comfort and pickup time before booking.

“everything was OK and that whole driver team and guide really good and friendly”

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9.1 Day Garden Route Tour: From Port Elizabeth to the Crags

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4 reviews · 190 minutes - 10 hours · from $236

Travel from Port Elizabeth to the Crags with an English-speaking guide, stopping at Jeffreys Bay, Tsitsikamma National Park, Monkeyland, and Birds of Eden. Expect a long day, a 2-kilometer bridge hike, wildlife viewing, coffee, water, and transport in a 7-seater or minibus.

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10.2-Day Addo Elephant Safari From Port Elizabeth

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $570

Travel from Port Elizabeth to Addo for a sunset drive in a private reserve, an overnight stay, and a full-day Addo Elephant National Park safari. Your English-speaking guide helps you look for elephants, lions, buffalo, rhinos, leopards, giraffes, and the park’s rare flightless dung beetle.

“The reserve we visited on the first day and the driver guide. The hotel we stayed at.”

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