My cousin and I were joined by a lovely Italian family of four for an unforgettable 5 day Bok Bus tour on South Africa's Garden Route. Our knowledgeable and experienced tour guide, Mawande, made sure both parties saw what they wanted to see. We were very impressed by his attention to detail and making sure the trip ran smoothly. A highly recommended experience!

Christopher made the experience pleasant. Its much better going with Chris than going by ourselves. We've been travelling for nearly 4 months now and prev guided ourselves. This guided tour I found far superior than our self guided travel. My advice is go with Chris and get the maximum out of your experience.

On the 5-day Garden Route tour, Benjamin was an excellent guide and we had a personalized view of the Western and Eastern Cape, with the right balance of information, sights and rest. Highly recommend!

Had a wonderful time, the tour was outstanding, scenery breathtaking and the company phenomenal. Highly recommended!

I would highly recommend this tour for a number of reasons. The game lodge was the highlight and a very special experience, with clear sightings of every African animal you would wish to see, beautiful surroundings, incredible views of stars, sunset and sunrise and very good food and accommodation. Sadly the weather precluded us from seeing many penguins at Betty’s Bay - can’t blame Bokbus for that! But by the time we got to Hermanus and Cape Aghuilas, the weather had cleared to reveal beautiful views. Mawande gave us an insightful and well informed commentary as we travelled there and back. He is a proficient guide and a really lovely person as a bonus! We travelled as a family and it was good to hear about this wonderful country from a local perspective. For those travelling alone, this tour provides the added bonus of safely providing travel and dinner companions.

Had a great 4 days tour. Mawande is the best tour guide ever. He was adjusting our itinerary according weather forecast and our interests. Very knowledgeable and intelligent. I highly recommend him

There were not many registrations because we were not in the high season but luckily the tour just went on! We had a super nice and sweet tour guide. The route was tailored to our wishes and the guide was flexible. We had nice accommodations and fun activities. Transportation was also good.

The tour was very pleasant, starting with a very nice, courteous and respectful, driver/guide, the Vaughan (thank you for your attention since from the pickup till our drop off. Also, the bus was very clean and comfortable, providing a safe tour. The events suggested were very pleasant. Our family, with 2 teenagers) loved it! 🙏🏻😍

We were picked up at our hotel by our guide Chris who was an amazing host and very knowledgable about this history of South Africa, Cape Town and the garden route. He explains things in a very honest way and gives you a great insight in the country especially for a first time visitor. As it was off peak season we were lucky to be the only ones on the tour so we could be very flexible with stop offs the advantage of the tour is that you don’t need to think about anything other than enjoy the surroundings. The first day was a costal drive with some stop offs we saw penguins and went to the southern tip of Africa. The guest house on the first night was very basic (and probably could have been better) we were unlucky that was an issue with no running water in the area that night (outside of our control)but Chris did his best to help with the issue and got some large bottles. You can’t always expect everything to run smoothly. The highlight of the trip was the game lodge which felt a lot more luxurious in terms of the bedroom lodge and three course meal after the evening game drive. The staff are great at the lodge, there’s a swimming pool there too outside if you have time and a small games room. There was also a morning drive too on the last day. The breakfast is excellent after this, and you will get to see most animals over the two drives, lion, cheetah, elephant, rhino, hippo, zebra, buffalo and others. The third day is mainly about the drive home to Cape Town there’s some good scenery and you will do a couple of stops at shops and we also done a quick wine tasting on the way home. We got back about 4.30pm to cape town and was very happy with how the days went overall. I think the 3 day tour was about the right amount of time 2 days would have felt a bit rushed and I think we covered enough in 3 days. The safari is certainly the highlight!

Our guide Muwande was amazing ! He was Very Informed and a pleasure to spend 4 days with . We recommend the garden route in the winter - great weather and fewer passengers ! Our van only had 5 people so it was very comfortable and a balanced group. The stops on the garden route were short but just enuf to get the feel and views . The accommodations were CLEAN and most were really cute and authentic . Bok Bus communicated well throughout the entire booking and scheduling Would recommend for people who are looking for a great value .

The tour was awesome, made particularly special by the tour guide Mawande, who had so much knowledge about the history, politics and geography of the beautiful garden route. The nature on the route was absolutely stunning and the experiences involved were extraordinary, particularly the garden route safari. All of the accomodation and meals were amazing and couldn’t more highly recommend this tour. It exceeded my expectations greatly and is well and truly worth the money.

The tour was very well put together and ticks off the essential parts of the Garden Route along the way. Our guide Mawande was extremely well informed and provided valuable information about different places as we passed through or arrived at them. His knowledge was incredibly vast and was able to answer any questions we had about where we were going and also South Africa as a whole which was extremely handy so early in our stay. The Garden Route Game Lodge was a real highlight, the lodge is brilliant and meals are all provided - and this is only one of the stops. Overall communication before and during the tour was excellent and I can’t thank Mawande enough for providing such an amazing experience for the start of my first visit to the area!

A truly amazing Garden Route Adventure & Safari experience. We saw so many fascinating interesting things and met some incredible people along the way. Visiting Cape Town has always been on our to do list and then we came across BokBus Garden Route Adventure Tour on TripAdvisor, they have so many fantastic reviews so we decided to give it a try to coincide with our visit to Cape Town. Mawande was our solo guide & driver for 4 days, he made everything awesome. We learned so much about SA from him all thanks to his knowledge and planning. Hint, expect to see everything listed on the TripAdvisor itinerary and more. All the restaurants & meals we ate were really good and exceeded our expectations. Here are some of the highlights from the tour, Cango Cave was actually really cool, the Garden Route drive was beautiful, the penguins, the Safari experience, plus Mawande took us to places that only local people know. Needless to say, we took some really great photosand had the best memories on this trip. All the accommodations we stayed at were clean and functional, we felt 100% safe the entire time. All in all, Mawande is a fantastic host and guide, he is a true Ambassador for South Africa. We 100% recommend BokBus.

We recently made a five day Garden route tour which was absolutely amazing. I made a similar great tour with Bok Bus 2006 on my own, and when I now a second time 2024 made it as a couple, the tour had been developed and was even better. I have found that a package tour with Bok Bus is a fantastic way of experiencing South Africa and getting most out of each travel day. It is much better than driving on your own. Trying to find your way to attractions, best viewing points, good restaurants and accommodation is time consuming and will end up being more expensive. Having your own private guide saves a lot of time and energy. You can relax and enjoy without thinking about the best route, where it is safe to go etc., and you learn more about the country than driving on you own. Our experienced driver and guide Chris had a long interesting lecture about South Africa’s history during the first day’s driving time. During the tour he continuously told about society, people, nature, plants and animals. He was very caring, not driving too long time without stop, and knew exactly where to make breaks for the best coffee or lunch quality. I can highly recommend a Bok Bus package tour for the company’s quality, reliability and service orientation. A very good choice for young people and all ages, regardless if you travel on your own, as a couple or a group. /Per P., Sweden/

I would highly recommend Bok Bus 5 Day Garden Route Tour because of the following: an excellent Tour Guide named Chris! His deep knowledge about visited targets, overall background picture of interesting people connected to the area lifted the trip experience to higher grounds! Everything well told and with a good portion of humour! Amazing views of a beautiful, green landscape with highest mountains, cliffs on one side and the lively bluegreen ocean on the other. So beautiful! Hiking at Storms River was a real highlight as well as a visit to Cangoo Caves. The most unforgettable memory was an unprepared encounter with an upset elephant in Addo Elephant Park! Thanks to our great driver and guide Chris everything felt safe and good! There was even time for flexibility in the program so we could visit Monkeyland and Birds of Eden. Great places both of them! Fresh restrooms was well planned and time organized along the tour. Food and night shelter was great at all stops we made. Fabulous was the meal at Surfers' Restaurant in Jeffrey's Bay as well as the three course dinner at our last stay at Garden Route Lodge. Wonderful tour! 10 out of 10! Would love to do it all over again!