Southern Xplorer Tours

Southern Xplorer Tours

Southern Xplorer Tours
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City ToursCultural ToursNature & Wildlife Tours
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
About
We love to travel, even more, we love to show off our beautifully diverse and rich country! Let us show you what our country is made of and take that experience back home with you! Book a tour with us and our experienced head guide will ensure you have a time to remember!
Cape Town, South Africa

Awards
Travellers' Choice
2024

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Deak G
East Lothian, UK11 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Family
A good friend uses a guide based in Durbin. We asked that guide to recommend a guide in Cape Town. He made some suggestions but did not sound very excited. Then, he messaged me and put me in contact with Khotso Mika of SouthernExplorer. He was really sure this was the right fit.

We were staying in Capetown for almost 2 weeks, The last 5 days I needed to attend a meeting at the convention center. I had already booked apartments in Hermanus and Camps Bay, so this was truly custom.

Khotso and I spent some time crafting an itinerary with emails back and forth. We finally settled on the scedule and yes, it was a bit pricey, but we wanted to do it right. Other trips to Cape Town had been limited to just being in the city for business and little touring. Not this time.

From the moment our guide Asanda, picked us up at Cape Town airport, I was able to truly relax and see the sights. As a natve of Western Cape, Asanda was a fantastic, informative and entertaining guide. My wife has mobility challenges and he was very helpful and accommodating. We saw so.....much. From a whale watch to Cape Agulhas (the REAL southern tip of Africa), all the African penguin beaches, vineyards in Stellenbosch and Tesselaarsdel, The Western Cape National Park, the San Heritage Center and lots of wildlife along the roads. Asanda was great at changing the schedule to fit us. We weaved my time at meetings into the scedule. Sometimes my wife and daughter going without me, often with me catching up for parts of the day. It was amazing.

I enthusiastically recommend SouthernExplorer and in particular Asanda, for any tour you are planning in the Western Cape. It is a magical place and use these guys to get the most out of your time there.
Written 17 December 2023
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Connector29253140113
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Friends
My trip to South Africa was absolutely amazing. I believe our tour guide Asanda played a big role to make my experience unforgettable. He was not only knowledgeable, flexible and accommodating but also made me feel safe the whole trip. Hope Asanda will have many more great tours!!!! Thank you!!!
Written 24 January 2025
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thank you for the amazing review, and only a pleasure that we could ensure you had a great time and we so happy to know that Asanda created such an epic experience
Written 31 January 2025
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Global55455309562
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Family
We had an amazing time Southern Xplorer tours on our family day trip to the Winelands in Stellenbosch. Our tour guide Asanda was so friendly and also so well informed on the history of Cape Town and gave us information about parts of Cape Town along the way. Asanda is an excellent tour guide, he was on time and readily available to take us to the various wine farms. Please ensure you have Asanda as your tour guide at your next booked trip with Xplorer tours!.
Written 28 December 2023
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thanx for the amazing feedback! we really appreciate the review and we super happy to know that you had a great tour with Asanda
Written 10 January 2024
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Holly M
London, UK10 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2024 • Couples
We booked a shark cage diving experience through Southen Xplorers, to start communication from okay Zoxolo was really good and they were friendly
She’d been on the tour before and informed us that a maximum of 10 people would be on same boat tour with us, which is exactly why we booked through them

However, on arrival we were 2 of 33 visitors for the same boat as us. We were massively misinformed and as a result had a horrible time and saw absolutely nothing due to the massive amount of people on the boat

We spoke to the boss Khotso after the tour and he said we were at fault and shouldn’t have gotten on the boat, denying all responsibility for his staffs misinformation and has since refused to speak to us
He was shown what was told to us by his staff and still refused to try and rectify his companies mistakes

The advice we’d give is don’t bother with this third party company and just go straight to the provider for the right information!!!
Written 3 December 2024
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. At SouthernXplorer, we value all feedback as it helps us improve and ensure our guests have the best possible adventures. However, I’d like to provide clarity regarding your comments, as we believe this review is not a fair reflection of the events. When you contacted us for a last-minute booking, we found you lost in our office park looking for another business. We stepped in to assist you. We informed you of the number of people booked at the time of your inquiry we have no control of how many people end up booking by the day of the activity. You mentioned during our communication that you were aware from the operator’s website that group sizes could be higher. Sadly we can never determine the exact numbers. Despite this, you chose to proceed with the booking. On the day of the tour, you saw the group size, participated in the pre-departure activities, had lunch with the group, and boarded the boat without expressing any dissatisfaction. We also confirmed with the diving company afterward that there were sightings of sharks, whales, and seals, as evidenced by group photos from the day where you were smiling and fully engaged. It is unfortunate that you later demanded compensation, claiming you were misled despite being aware of the circumstances and enjoying the full experience. While we strive to meet all our guests’ expectations, dissatisfaction should always be raised immediately to allow us or the operator an opportunity to address concerns fairly and promptly. It’s disheartening that this was not done in your case, and instead, you’ve left the only one-star review on our otherwise excellent TripAdvisor page. At SouthernXplorer, we are committed to integrity and providing exceptional travel experiences. We are sorry that this experience did not meet your expectations, but we firmly stand by the efforts we made to assist you and the transparency of our communication. We wish you safe and enjoyable travels ahead.
Written 10 December 2024
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Explore44448132756
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Friends
The tour was an amazing adventure, full of scenic views and positive vibes. We did our own 12 day tour. Our knowing and positive guide, Asanda, made us feel very comfortable along the way. We were showed great local restaurants, factory stores where you can buy products for a lover prices. He also didn’t hesitate to deal with any kind of issue or misunderstandings along the way. He is flexible and managed to squeeze in some extra activities when we wanted. The skydiving made my trip unforgettable!
Written 2 January 2025
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thank you for the kind review and great feedback, we greatly appreciate it and we are delighted to know that Asanda ensured a great time on tour
Written 3 January 2025
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Gareth Hall
Roodepoort, South Africa7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021
I could not recommend SouthernXplorer more! We did a 5 day garden route tour as a local couple (from Joburg), and having done the garden route before.
This trip was more than special. Khotso was the most incredible tour guide, local expert, friend and human being. The tour had us on our feet and exploring all that the wonderful route has to offer, including some added extras such as surfing, zip-lining and a private sunrise game drive. We saw parts of the garden route we would not have seen if alone, and considering this was our second trip.
It was my birthday on the tour, and Khotso pulled out all the stops!! Champagne and nibbles in the bush, birthday card and special early morning birthday songs.
The processional and personal touches on the tour made it one of the most memorable for us and I truly hope that I can live vicariously through anyone else who decides to go on a SouthernXplorer tour and leaves their review.
Khotso and SouthernXplorer were called by Stephen Grootes from SA FM while we were on the tour, to represent the local tourism industry on live radio, as a passionate leader in the industry. It was a privilege to listen to Khotso speak on live radio with such love and dedication to SA tourism!
Khotso, you are the man!
Written 27 October 2021
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rickyU2373EL
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2021
Booking and experiencing activities with Southern Xplorer Tours has been such a blast ❤️💯🙏🏽Whether I went shark cage diving, skydiving or even hiking, I feel like I got the full experience and had a great time. All of the companies that work with SXT seem very professional and definetly fulfill what they promise 👍🏽Our Tour Guide Khotso quickly became a good friend of ours and always had a good advise up his sleeve. He was always willing to help and even created a little book for us with all the activities in our areas. He always drove us to the activities, stayed there with us and drove us back home again. I felt like I didn't have to worry about anything and was able to fully enjoy the activities😄 MOST DEFINETLY would recommend SXT to everyone who is adventurous but needs advice or information on any kind of activity💯
Written 25 March 2021
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Ricky, thank you once again for taking the time to leave such an incredible and thoughtful review. It was really special to get to know you. I hope our paths cross again in the not so distant future.
Written 3 May 2021
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Travel57449483573
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021
Southern Xplorer Tours was by far the best tour guide experience I have had. Khotso works great with people and making everyone feel welcomed and comfortable on his tours. He knows all the best spots and has connections with people every place we went to. Being from South Africa, he is very knowledge of the areas. Southern Xplorer Tours made my experience to South Africa extremely memorable. I couldn’t recommend a better tour guide!
Written 5 August 2021
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Thank you for taking a moment to leave this awesome review. I am so happy that I could contribute to a memorable visit to our beautiful country. Let's hope you'll be back soon🇿🇦
Written 6 August 2021
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Zelma S
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Friends
We had the most amazing time in South Africa with Southern Xplorer Tours and our wonderful guide Asanda. We did a tour of almost 12 days, exploring Cape Town and around it, Stellenbosch and the wonderful Jonkershoek, Addo Elephant park, beautiful coastal towns and the absolute pearl - Otter Trail. Asanda was an amazing part of it all - he made us feel very welcome, took care of our needs and wants, always positive, funny, and up for a question or 10, it was great sharing our time in beautiful South Africa with him!
Written 27 January 2025
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thank you for the lovely feedback, we are so delighted to know that you had a wonderful time on tour and that our guide Asanda made lasting memories of South Africa
Written 31 January 2025
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Lysa P
5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 • Friends
Thanks to Khotso we made a wonderful safari. He is a very pleasant, joyful person who knows South Africa very well. Khotso made stops along the way to make us discover beautiful places and restaurants.
Khotso is a quality tourist guide who made us feel at ease very quickly. Everyone who goes to South Africa should call on Khotso to discover this beautiful country.
Thank you for everything Khotso it was a big pleasure. ❤️
Written 11 October 2021
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