Cape Town, Plettenberg Bay and Amakhala.
We price the whole trip for your dates.
Request this journeyA week covers Cape Town, the beach at Plettenberg Bay and three nights on a private reserve.
Updated 15 Oct 2026
The picked stay is first. Ask for any of the others when you request the journey.
The cable car up Table Mountain, the penguins at Boulders, and an afternoon on a tidal pool beach. Short days, early nights.
Where to stay in Cape Town
Cape Town
Supports Friends of Table Mountain
Long beaches, rock pools on the Robberg peninsula and a farm to come back to. Children can run here, which is the point of the stop.
The Garden Route
Plettenberg Bay
Supports National Sea Rescue Institute
Guided drives in an open vehicle on a reserve rebuilt from old farmland. Malaria-free, with rangers used to children’s questions.
Fly home from Gqeberha, about an hour away.
Amakhala Game Reserve
Addo
Supports Endangered Wildlife Trust
A share of every booking goes to the cause each host supports.
Send us your dates and who is coming. We check every night with the hosts, then send one priced plan. Accept it and we confirm every stay for you, with one payment.
Bird lists kept by the hosts: Hlosi Game Lodge, 23 species. A record, never a promise.
Request this journeyA week covers three places without a long drive: the city, the beach and a reserve.
Yes. Cape Town, the Garden Route and the Eastern Cape, including Addo and the private reserves around it, are outside the malaria areas, which is why families choose this route for a first safari.
Many do, with age limits that vary by reserve, and some run private vehicles for families. We check the rules at each stay for your children’s ages before we send the plan.
For your dates and your family. We check every night with the hosts, including the rates for your children’s ages, and send one priced plan with flights, car hire and park fees set out alongside the stays.
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