Hermanus Tours and Trips

Great trip, hotels were beautiful good food and a great tour guide! I stayed on in Cape Town for a few days moving to Camps Bay to have a few beach days before heading home which was perfect and would recommend

This tour of South Africa was amazing, I definitely recommend. It wasn't too full on, there was time to relax, but still got to see so much. There are a lot of long drives, but we did cover a lot of South African Starting in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and ending in Cape Town. The 2 day Safari was brilliant. However it can get very cold on the Safari make sure you have plenty of layers on, I made the mistake of not wearing enough clothes and got very cold. Although seeing so many different animal's and birds was mesmerising. Zip lining in the rainforest was great fun, although an extra, I was so glad I did it. The whale watching was amazing lots of whales and we even saw the calf with its mother. This was also extra but definitely worth doing. The Penguins colony, also great. The views from the coach of the Garden Route were stunning. Cape Town Harbour is lovely so much going on and a great choices of food to choose from. I would recommend booking extra nights in Cape Town, there isn't enough time to see and do everything in Cape Town. Table Top Mountain was amazing I felt like I was in the clouds. Going to Robin Island for me it was a must do, seeing were Nelson Mandela was imprisoned and listening to a former political prisoner tell his story was very emotional. I would have loved to had 2 or 3vextra days in Cape Town Most of the hotels we stay in were beautiful. I loved this tour.

Very good tour, the group gelled and we had a lot of fun. The tour leader did a good job, and his knowledge of the areas we travelled to and history was very good. Accommodation was mostly very good. We were taken to nice restaurants where the food was always good and great value for money.

The itinerary gave us an excellent run through of most of the fantastic sights in South Africa. The guide was informative and was a character. He was very informative and kept cool when dealing with any minor issues that cropped up throughout the holiday . The only minor issue I had was that the minibus used on the first 4 days of the holiday was too small for the number of people in the group. It was quite cramped. Other than that, I would thoroughly recommend this Explore trip to my friends,

Lovely trip, this is my second explore trip, the first was a very experienced guide in Costa Rica, Nathi was our guide for this one he said he was new to explore, what he lacked in explore experience he gained in his buzzing personality and local knowledge, he was a great kind and considerate guide nothing was too much trouble. He arranged things and recommend things sharing his knowledge freely. As he gets more experience he’ll be a great asset to Explore. You never know what people you’ll get on such a holiday and I’m always a bit apprehensive since I don’t suffer fools. Fortunately everyone seemed to bond by the end of the 2 weeks. Re the itinerary it was a good balance, maybe include the wine tasting as part of it instead of an option.

South Africa is stunning, mountains are stunning beautiful beaches, and incredible wildlife. Food is delicious and people are friendly. Be prepared for excursions to be cancelled, Table Top Mountain -cable car and Robben Island, due to the high winds. Would have preferred less time in Knysna and Hermanus , 2 days in each place is far too much with nothing to do.. No whales, out of season and no alternatives is questionable Explore could consider more days in Cape Town and less days in places with nothing to do. My guide Christian was fantastic throughout, he gave an honest account of the history and culture of South Africa. Overall, this was a wonderful experience.