The Itinerary South Africa itineraries
Day-by-day routes through South Africa, from 9–10 days — with what every trip actually costs.
- 9–10
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- Southern Africa
- region
Planning a trip to South Africa
Pulled from the 2 routes below — so it says what these itineraries actually do, not what a brochure would.
When to go
Sep–Nov — the months these routes agree on.
How long you need
9–10 days. The shortest is The Garden Route in 9 days: Cape Town to Addo, malaria-free; the longest is South Africa in 10 days: Cape Town and a Kruger safari.
What it costs
≈ AED 850 to ≈ AED 900 per person per day, depending on the route. Beds, food, getting around and things to do — costed line by line in each guide, not estimated from a daily rate.
Entry on an Indian passport
Travel authorisation online first, 90 days. Applies at OR Tambo, Cape Town and Lanseria. Checked 2026-11 against Wikipedia’s compilation of IATA Timatic entries. Entry rules depend on your passport and where you live, and they change with little notice — confirm with the embassy or your airline before you book. Check another country.
Where these routes go: Cape Town · Hermanus · Mossel Bay · Knysna · Tsitsikamma · Addo Elephant Park · Gqeberha · Kruger.
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Best for: Big Five without the malaria tablets, on a road anyone can drive
The Garden Route in 9 days: Cape Town to Addo, malaria-free
Cape Town → Hermanus → Mossel Bay → Knysna → Tsitsikamma → Addo Elephant Park → Gqeberha
The coast road east from Cape Town, with whales at Hermanus, the Knysna lagoon, Tsitsikamma's forest and a malaria-free Big Five park at the end. Why this is the easiest self-drive in Africa, when the whales are actually there, and the load-shedding that still shapes an evening.
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Best for: Safari + city
South Africa in 10 days: Cape Town and a Kruger safari
Cape Town → the Winelands → Kruger
The two-in-one trip nothing else matches: a mountain-backed city with penguins on the beach, then a flight that lands inside a national park the size of a country — with the brand-new online ETA decoded, the safety rules locals actually follow, and the honest maths of a Big Five safari.
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