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Earthstompers Adventures
Earthstompers Adventures
Earthstompers Adventures
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Private ToursNature & Wildlife ToursWine Tours & Tastings
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Earthstompers Adventures is an established South African company offering high quality tours from Cape Town along the Garden Route and Addo Elephant National Park. Earthstompers has been operating since 2006, and is owner-run by Garden Route-born guide Hendrik Human. Tours offer a great mix of nature, culture, and adventure, and allow you to relax while we take you on one of the best road trips in the world!
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Chin
Singapore, Singapore27 contributions
Jan 2020
I have a great time with Christine and lucky to have her as our tour guide. She is just simple amazing lady, passionate about her work, very knowledgeable, funny , helpful and have a great sense of humour.
I enjoy every minute of the tour; all the activities from canoeing, hiking, wine tasting, braai - experiencing SA favourite past time & safaris. It is well thought through the itinerary. I am a solo female traveller, I choose to stay at guesthouse option. some of the accommodation just stunningly beautiful with their deco and a great sea view.
Highly recommend this tour to anyone who wishes to explore the garden route. Sometimes if you have a tour guide like Christine, just make a huge difference, so many happy memories and an unforgettable holiday.
I enjoy every minute of the tour; all the activities from canoeing, hiking, wine tasting, braai - experiencing SA favourite past time & safaris. It is well thought through the itinerary. I am a solo female traveller, I choose to stay at guesthouse option. some of the accommodation just stunningly beautiful with their deco and a great sea view.
Highly recommend this tour to anyone who wishes to explore the garden route. Sometimes if you have a tour guide like Christine, just make a huge difference, so many happy memories and an unforgettable holiday.
Written 3 February 2020
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Hello,
Thank you for the beautiful review! It's wonderful to hear that you had such a great time on the Garden Route with Christine. She is a passionate guide and loves to show off South Africa. We are very blessed to have a fantastic team of guides doing our Garden Route tours. It's very true what you say; the guide is such an important part of the experience. We're so happy you enjoyed all the activities, safari and our specialty - a South African braai! :)
Thank you for choosing Earthstompers.
Safe Travels,
Cindy & the Earthstompers Team
Written 26 February 2020
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wpgwill
Winnipeg, Canada8 contributions
Sept 2023 • Solo
Earthstompers was the first stop on my African vacation and it went off perfectly.
I wasn’t able to make the first day of the tour due to flight schedules, but Earthstompers office was able to arrange transport for me to join the tour the evening of the first day. The transfer was seamless and well co-ordinated.
I joined a tour with Christine and she was all around excellent. She clearly loves her job and her enthusiasm comes out that makes the tour that much more fun.
The tour itself offers a balance of seeing the highlights of the garden route in a 5 day period. You could easily spend two weeks doing it yourself, and I could have used more time in the national parks but I can’t fault the itinerary Earthstompers built out for 5 days. If I had more time I would have rented a car in Port Elizabeth and drove back myself to focus on points that I was interested in.
I went with the solo room hostel option, and be aware none of the accommodations had generators. Load shedding in parts of the garden route was up to 12 hours a day, so don’t expect electricity when you need it. This is outside of the control of Earthstompers so I don’t fault them for it, but I wish they would offer a set of accommodations that consistently offered generators. For the early spring in South Africa this meant rather cold nights without heaters, generally sufficient blankets were provided though.
I would recommend just flying back from Port Elizabeth the same day the tour ends, the drive back is along the same route and just seems very long.
I wasn’t able to make the first day of the tour due to flight schedules, but Earthstompers office was able to arrange transport for me to join the tour the evening of the first day. The transfer was seamless and well co-ordinated.
I joined a tour with Christine and she was all around excellent. She clearly loves her job and her enthusiasm comes out that makes the tour that much more fun.
The tour itself offers a balance of seeing the highlights of the garden route in a 5 day period. You could easily spend two weeks doing it yourself, and I could have used more time in the national parks but I can’t fault the itinerary Earthstompers built out for 5 days. If I had more time I would have rented a car in Port Elizabeth and drove back myself to focus on points that I was interested in.
I went with the solo room hostel option, and be aware none of the accommodations had generators. Load shedding in parts of the garden route was up to 12 hours a day, so don’t expect electricity when you need it. This is outside of the control of Earthstompers so I don’t fault them for it, but I wish they would offer a set of accommodations that consistently offered generators. For the early spring in South Africa this meant rather cold nights without heaters, generally sufficient blankets were provided though.
I would recommend just flying back from Port Elizabeth the same day the tour ends, the drive back is along the same route and just seems very long.
Written 22 September 2023
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Good day,
Thank you very much for giving us a 5-star review! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed our Garden Route & Addo tour with Christine. It's great to hear that you enjoyed the sites visited along the way. As you suggest, many of our guests opt for the one-way tour to Gqeberha, and then make their own way back to Cape Town at a leisurely pace, returning to places they wanted to spend more time in. The Garden Route has so much to offer and this tour is a good introduction to see a lot in a short space of time.
Our accommodation partners do their best to accommodate guests as best they can, despite loadshedding making things inconvenient at times. They supply additional lighting, and can usually assist with charging your devices at reception, should you urgently need power. We also have the option to charge devices while driving in our vehicle. The power outages' duration is usually about 2 hours at a time. Guides have the loadshedding schedule so they assist in preparing guests when there will be a power outage.
Thank you for choosing to travel with us.
Safe Travels
Cindy & the Earthstompers team
Written 16 October 2023
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julie_crosslands
Cowbridge, United Kingdom3 contributions
Nov 2023 • Family
We did 3 separate day trips with Earth Stompers, we emailed to say what we would like to do and they organised the trips for us (with an option to change/add things as we wanted). They emailed to let us know who our guide was going to be, Mark was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable, an excellent driver, accommodating to our requests, suggested excellent places to eat and was happy to take family photographs etc.
Would certainly recommend this company, a customer/friend of ours recommended them and we would have not hesitation in passing on recommendations. We are planning to revisit in a couple of years and will be contacting them again to organise some more trips (hopefully with Mark).
Would certainly recommend this company, a customer/friend of ours recommended them and we would have not hesitation in passing on recommendations. We are planning to revisit in a couple of years and will be contacting them again to organise some more trips (hopefully with Mark).
Written 6 November 2023
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wardjenna
Portland, OR18 contributions
Aug 2020
I don't even know where to begin as there is so much to say! First, Cindy in the office is an incredible person and so knowledgeable! We were planning trips to take safely in a post lockdown/travel now allowed world so it was unique! I first did West Coast trip for 2 days and Garden Route for 4 nights/5 days on separate trips! AMAZING. I can't possibly write this review without mentioning the Guide, Rochelle. I can't say enough amazing things about Rochelle. She has incredible energy, enthusiasm, professionalism and is dedicated to her job. She is meant to work with people. It is her focus to ensure you are having the trip of a lifetime, she cares so much about each client. I know we will keep in touch for a lifetime. I haven't often traveled with a guide so it was wonderful to learn more about South Africans. She would chat with locals and we truly were connected to the people in each area. She ensured we saw whales and spectacular scenery. She knows I love food so was particular with all the foodie stops. I am so thankful for Earthstompers, Cindy and Rochelle! No matter where you go with them it will be great! They have many fantastic relationships with accommodations and local onsite activities in each area etc.. Thank you team!
Written 23 September 2020
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Jo Dolphin
5 contributions
Aug 2022
I came across Earthstompers on the internet and so glad I did! We wanted a bespoke tour starting from Cape Town to the East Cape via the Garden Route. We gave them a 'wish list' and several emails later we had our bespoke itinerary. We met our guide/driver, Steph, who soon became part of our family. The weather mean't some of our activities were cancelled (or changed), but Steph always managed to suggest an alternative activity. She kept our spirits up, when they were down due to a drizzly and cloudy day. There was always a 'coffee stop' to start our day off with Steph knowing the best places along the way. She was fun and enthusiastic with a vast amount of knowledge. (Thank you to Cindy too who helped reorganise some of our activities in the background.) We had a snapshot of SA and would love to return in the future to explore more of the Garden Route (Hermanus/Knynsa/Plattenberg Bay) in the warmer weather. Cannot recommend Earthstompers highly enough. Their team whether office based or on the road are an absolute credit to them!
Written 29 August 2022
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Pierina R
Austria1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Friends
We took a full day trip on Cape Peninsula with Earthstompers after our very positive experience planning our Garden Route trip with them. Our guide Khotso was remarkable, extremely positive and knowedgeable man, who not only made his best in taking us to all the placing avoiding the crowds (we visited Cape Peninsula few days before New Year), but also provided us with so much info not only for the places we visited, but also about South Africa. He was extremely flexible to our wishes and spending a day with him was truly one of the best experiences in SA. Highly recommended :).
Written 14 January 2020
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Hi Pierina,
Thanks very much for the great review and mentioning both the group and private tours you did with us. We're happy to hear that you had a good tour on both occasions. Thanks for the compliments and for recommending our services. It's so awesome to know that you enjoyed your visit to South Africa and managed to avoid the major crowds over the busiest time of the festive season in South Africa! :D Great!
Thanks for taking the time to give us feedback, much appreciated.
Safe Travels
Cindy & the Earthstompers Team
Written 30 January 2020
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aiquen
7 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
The tour was overall really great. Unfortunately some parts had to be cancelled due to weather, such as the ostrich farm being flooded, and the road to the penguines had a mudslide and was closed. But or guide Garette did his best to replan and work with the parameters given.
Everything that we was able to do was super fun. And Earthstomphers had a good communication channel giving us information every step of the way. Only thing I have to remark on is if you are vegan, some of the places we stayed at didn't really understand that vegans need protein as well. So be prepared to secure your own proteins for the meals. Usually doable when the tour stops at supermarkets.
Everything that we was able to do was super fun. And Earthstomphers had a good communication channel giving us information every step of the way. Only thing I have to remark on is if you are vegan, some of the places we stayed at didn't really understand that vegans need protein as well. So be prepared to secure your own proteins for the meals. Usually doable when the tour stops at supermarkets.
Written 27 March 2023
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Nathaniel A
New York City, NY7 contributions
Mar 2022
As part of our honeymoon in South Africa, my husband and I had a private three-day tour of the Garden Route with Christine, a tremendous guide who seamlessly molded the experience around our needs and preferences. The tour included a stay at a beautiful waterfront hotel in Knysna; a luxury sunset cruise and dinner in Knysna; a breathtaking coastal hike at Robberg preserve; visits to animal sanctuaries near Plettenberg Bay / The Crags that included feeding elephants, an open-air monkey sanctuary (more like a rainforest, filled with amazing monkeys!), and a large, lovely aviary; and canoeing on a river in Wilderness. She then drove us all the way back to Cape Town with lunch near the beach in Mossel Bay and, finally, a stop at a scenic winery in Stellenbosch. We had an incredible experience that far exceeded any reasonable expectations. I highly recommend Christine and Earthstompers to anyone looking to check out the Garden Route.
Written 12 March 2022
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Costin P
Stockholm, Sweden6 contributions
Oct 2022
My wife myself spend some wonderful days in South Africa not in the least due to several activities that we booked with Earthstompers (
To begin with, we took three one day tours around Cape Town. Wine district and wine testing and Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula and a foodie tour. These three days were absolutely extraordinary not in the least due to our guide Rochelle. Very attentive to our particular interest, always with a smile on her face and a joke but mostly with a vast knowledge of the area and its history.
Thank you so very much Rochelle for your spirit and enthusiasm.
Then we went on a 6-day Garden Route tour. This is a very well-organized tour with lots of activities. From the whales at Hermanus through canoeing in the wilderness, the elephants at Ado Park, skydiving and bunji-jumping or the spectacular cost views. Special thanks to our tour guide Brad for being not only very knowledgeable in everything related to the covered area (fauna and flora and history and much more) but also great fun to be around and very attentive to our requests during the tour.
Brad you were great!
To begin with, we took three one day tours around Cape Town. Wine district and wine testing and Table Mountain, Cape Peninsula and a foodie tour. These three days were absolutely extraordinary not in the least due to our guide Rochelle. Very attentive to our particular interest, always with a smile on her face and a joke but mostly with a vast knowledge of the area and its history.
Thank you so very much Rochelle for your spirit and enthusiasm.
Then we went on a 6-day Garden Route tour. This is a very well-organized tour with lots of activities. From the whales at Hermanus through canoeing in the wilderness, the elephants at Ado Park, skydiving and bunji-jumping or the spectacular cost views. Special thanks to our tour guide Brad for being not only very knowledgeable in everything related to the covered area (fauna and flora and history and much more) but also great fun to be around and very attentive to our requests during the tour.
Brad you were great!
Written 17 October 2022
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MitchLovesHolidays
Swansea, UK68 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We chose Earth Stompers to help us plan the most of our time in South Africa, visiting the most beautiful places along the way.
We received an amazing service from beginning to end. Cindy was brilliant at planning the trip, working with us and responding super quick to all our questions.
Our tour guide Ferne was just awesome!! So friendly and knowledgeable… we hit it off immediately and felt totally at ease and safe under her expert guidance ( if you’re lucky she might even point out the elusive broccoli trees :) ).
Their combined experience ensured we visited the most amazing places, making memories that will stay with us forever.
High five to everyone at Earth Stompers… we’ll definitely be back!
We received an amazing service from beginning to end. Cindy was brilliant at planning the trip, working with us and responding super quick to all our questions.
Our tour guide Ferne was just awesome!! So friendly and knowledgeable… we hit it off immediately and felt totally at ease and safe under her expert guidance ( if you’re lucky she might even point out the elusive broccoli trees :) ).
Their combined experience ensured we visited the most amazing places, making memories that will stay with us forever.
High five to everyone at Earth Stompers… we’ll definitely be back!
Written 5 March 2023
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Oh my I plan on touring with Earthstompers April 2018 do you recomend taking sleeping bags?
Written 12 January 2018
Good Morning Clarinda S. no need to bring sleeping bags as bedding is provided at every overnight stop!
looking forward to having youbalong on tour.
Written 13 January 2018
Love the sounds of this trip. We are very active and healthy seniors. We sail, hike, bareboat charter, travel, garden. At 69,73 have we aged out? Hey 60 is the new 50, and so on..
Written 19 April 2017
:) Good Morning
Age is just a number and 65 is our recommended upper age limit, but we set no upper age limit and you are more than welcome to join! By the sounds of it you are active,fit and adventurous. The average age of our guests are 33, so you will be a bit older than the other guests, but we get several guests older than 60 joining us on tour and that have a great experience.
Please note, this is an active tour and please note the driving times on our itineraries and activities, once you are happy with all of this you are more than welcome to join.
Greetings from Cape Town
Hendrik Human - Owner Earthstompers Adventures
Written 20 April 2017
HI We are active seniors. When is the best time to visit Southern Africa? We are available all year. We are thinking of a 3 week trip. Love animals, wine and beautiful sights. Do you have suggestions for us? South Africa? Botswana? etc ?
thank you!
Carol Anderson
Written 3 April 2017
Good Morning Carol Anderson
Thank you for contacting Earthstompers Adventures. You have come to the right place! :) Animals, wine and beautiful sights, we have it all and plenty of it. We are based in Cape Town and we specialize in tours in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa, including, Cape Town and surrounding areas, Cape Winelands, Whale Route, Klein Karoo, Garden Route, malaria free Eastern Cape Safaris and Addo Elephant National Park.
The Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa are all year travel destinations, so you can travel in winter and summer because of milder climates, although I would try and avoid winter months in Cape Town (June, July) because of a pretty high winter rainfall. I would also avoid December and January as this is peak holiday season, prices increase and the areas are very busy.
We can customize a tour package for you and your family according to your specific needs, tastes and budget to make a perfect South African holiday for you. Please contact us via email so we can chat about exactly what it is that you want?
Do not hesitate to contact us with any further questions.
Greetings from Cape Town
Hendrik Human (Owner - Earthstompers Adventures)
Written 4 April 2017
נהיה בכייפ טאון לכמה ימים.
האם יש סיורים יומיים בתוך כייפ טאון ואפשר לראות חיות בטבע?
Written 21 December 2016
Good Morning
Thank you for contacting Earthstompers Adventures. We do offer day tours around Cape Town and multi day tours along the Garden Route and Addo where you can see wildlife. Please email us with dates, amount of guests and your specific requirements and we can check availability and quote.
Please note I used Google translate to answer this message and not 100% sure what exactly you asked, hope this helps?All tours are conducted in English.
Kind Regards
Hendrik Human (Owner)
Written 23 December 2016
Are you very firm on the minimum age? My son is 13 and an athlete who also enjoys hiking. He can keep up with the best of them. Would you consider an exception or no? Thanks!
Written 14 May 2016
Hi Tessa
So sorry, only saw these questions this morning! Unfortunately minimum age for the scheduled tours are 18, but we can always do a private tour for families! Please contact us and we can work out a quote for a family tour.
Kind Regards
Hendrik Human
Written 1 June 2016
Boa tarde!
Felipe, estou indo para Cape Town dia 15.4 e vou ficar 15 dias! Como meu tempo é curt gostaria de saber que passeios você fez na garden route e os que mais gostou?! e se possível quanto tu gastou para eu poder me programar.
Desde já agradeço. Abraços,
Virgínia Knobeloch
Written 22 February 2016
Hi Virginia
Thank you for contacting Earthstompers Adventures.
I will have to answer this in English! We have a 5 and 6 Day Garden Route and Addo departing from Cape Town every Monday. Confirmed departures with availability while you are in South Africa is 18 April and 25 April. You can book and confirm your tour on the company website. The prices range from ZAR 6490 - ZAR 9460 depending on your accommodation choice.
Hope to have you along on tour soon.
Greetings from Cape Town
Hendrik Human
Written 22 February 2016
Where is the end of the tour? Isn't it a round trip? We have to go back to cap town on Friday. Thanks for your answer
Written 27 June 2015
Good Afternoon
Thank you for contacting Earthstompers Adventures.
We have two tours departing every Monday from Cape Town. 5 day tour is a one way tour from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and the 6 day tour is a return tour between Cape Town and Cape Town.
The 5 day tour ends between 1-2 pm on the Friday in Port Elizabeth. You can get a flight back to Cape Town. The 6 day tour ends in Cape Town Saturday 5-7 pm.
Do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions.
Kind Regards
Hendrik Human
Written 27 June 2015
Hallo, ich würde gern wissen ob diese Tour vor Ort zu buchen ist oder bereits im Voraus,
Danke!
Written 26 June 2015
Good Morning, Thank you for contacting Earthstompers.
I would suggest that you book at least 1-2 weeks before departure, but even earlier if possible to make sure you get a seat. You can book and on our website.
Do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions.
Kind Regards
Hendrik Human
Written 27 June 2015
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