Best time to be there
October to May is the best time to visit the Cape. Game viewing is better during the drier months of April to September. The wildflower season is generally from mid August to mid September. The whale watching season runs from June to November.
Fly to
Cape Town/Johannesburg
flying time
11 hours 30 minutes/10 hours 30 minutes non-stop
time difference
GMT +2 hours
Visas
Not required for UK passport holders
Health Requirements
Yellow fever certificate if arriving from an endemic area
Itineraries
Classic South Africa
Highlights - The best land based whale watching in the world; Cape Town; Explore Garden Route; Search for the 'Big Five'... Read more ...
White Desert
Fly to Cape Town, South Africa before embarking on your adventure to the ‘White Continent’ of Antarctica. A landscape so rarely visited and unlike anywhere else on the planet... Read more ...
Cape Town & Garden Route
Highlights - Take a day to enjoy Table Mountain National Park; Drive to Birkenhead House... Read more ...
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The Western and Northern Capes are rich with blankets of springtime flowers, mountains adorned with ancient rock art and remote desert wilderness. Further north, the former hunting region of the ancient San people, is a rural retreat with over 130 rock art sites dating back over 10,000 years. Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is an amazing wilderness experience. It is here that one of the largest conservation projects has been established with the introduction of thousands of game animals. Recently the area has become well known for the filming of the BBC TV programme. Meerkat Manor.
An Abercrombie & Kent Western Cape holiday and Northern Cape holiday are the perfect ways to explore this vibrant region, ideal for both families and wildlife enthusiasts alike.
Suggested Western & Northern Capes Accommodation
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Wellness Retreat
Nestled at the heart of ravines, open plains and the Cedarberg Mountains, lies a very special place. 270 kilometres north of Cape...
Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
In the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, at the foot of the Korannaberg Mountains, lies the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve. Founded in 1995, it is one of the largest private conservation projects in Africa...
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Guest Testimonial
We had a wonderful holiday. Everything worked excellently. Charlotte Wilks looked after us brilliantly.
- TC, London
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A&K Philanthropy
Peninsula School Feeding Association
Aims to reduce short-term hunger and increase attendance of school children, with daily lunches for children who may otherwise not have a meal that day.
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