South Africa · 1-DAY TOURS
27 reviewed
There are 27 1-day tours on this site and these 15 are the ones to book. Each entry says what you get for the money, how long you are out, and what the weather does to it.
A fast Big Five day trip from Cape Town with scenic passes, Du Toitskloof wine stops, and a long Aquila game drive.
“Wow! What an amazing experience! Thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend highly! If you’re in Cape Town put this experience at the top of your list!”
A one-day Jo'berg tour with Soweto, the Hector Pieterson Museum, the Apartheid Museum, and Constitutional Hill, plus key city sights.
“I highly recommend this tour when you come to Jo'burg. The history is so important to see because we must never let this happen again. This is great value for money and I loved seeing the informal housing and meeting all the beautiful children!”
Private Cape Peninsula day trip with Bo-Kaap, Table Mountain cable car, Cape of Good Hope, Boulders penguins, and lighthouse views.
“We had a great day with CoCo. Due to the inclement weather she juggled things around for us. Coco was very informative. I am not sure if it was luck or her experience but wherever we had a stop we always seemed to be ahead of the coach loads of people. Thank you for being our guide on our first trip to South Africa it was a pleasure to meet you.”
Cape Town in 4 hours, Table Mountain cable car views, Bo-Kaap stories, Castle of Good Hope, and a Diamond Works stop with hotel pickup.
“Not too much to say. Saw what I wanted to see. I wasn’t happy that the people who booked this tour canceled and I was the only one. It’s always nice to be with others. But I had private tour.”
Cape Town day trip to Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl with three wine tastings, town walks, scenic drives, and hotel pickup.
“Great to see the 3 winery areas. First stop was in Paarl with 6 wines and cheese. Franschook is a wonderful town and has great places to eat. The second winery served no cheese and the wines were so,so. The view was to die for however. The winery in Stellenbosch had good tasting wine but no view”
Bus & Soweto Combo in Johannesburg: double-decker hop-on hop-off with audio, plus a guided Soweto visit to Vilakazi Street and key sites.
“Fun and very informative tour. Exceptional guide - he took us to the street where Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu lived.”
One day Pilanesberg safari from Johannesburg with hotel pickup and a 5-hour open 4x4 drive, plus lunch at a waterhole.
“Put this on your bucket list! Even though every tour will be different and you may not see the same wildlife I did (ex: we didn't see any cats), it is awesome. Our guide / ranger was so knowledgable, answered our countless questions, and made it very interesting. If you only have a day and want to include a safari on your trip, this is the place to be.”
Hermanus shore whale watching from Cape Town, plus a scenic coastal drive and an included Bouchard Finlayson wine tasting.
“Our tour guide, Armoy Olivier, was absolutely fabulous. He talked with the locals about best places to see the whales and made sure we had a wonderful day. I recommend you contact him about any trip you want to take.”
One-day Big Five safari from Cape Town with hotel pickup, lunch, and a small-group drive through iconic mountain passes to Aquila.
“Martin was Great!!! He got us there in incredible time Very informative and knowledgeable the tour was great Just enough to get a view of the 5 Would recommend Martin to everyone”
Big Five safari at Pilanesberg plus an afternoon at Sun City’s pools, culture village, and Lost City, with hotel pickup from Johannesburg.
“This was a memorable trip that I have already described many times to the envy of my co-workers. Don't forget to watch the antics of the baby elephants.”
Short guided day trip from Johannesburg to Pretoria, Jacaranda streets, Mandela landmarks, Paul Kruger sites, and the Voortrekker Monument.
“beautiful excursion with the person of the good Springbok and efficente”
Small-group West Coast day trip from Cape Town with Atlantis Dunes walk, West Coast National Park, Langebaan Lagoon, and !Khwa ttu.
“Se hizo larga la explicación y la comuda y estuvimos poco tiempo y ya con poca luz en las dunas, lo demás todo perfecto, felicidades”
Closed, air-conditioned Big Five drive to Hluhluwe Imfolozi from Richards Bay, with park fees included. Bring snacks and plan for weather.
“It rained and rained and all the roads were closed to see animals up close. The cruise line cancelled their tours but ours was not until we got to the preserve and game master said we could either make a u turn or carry on but it had to be unanimous. We didn’t want to go but we’re forced to go. He should have cancelled it before since he knew about the conditions. we drove 1 1/2 hours but now we were a captive audience. When we did see an animal we got pictures with only rain drops since our window didn’t open. The guide spoke about 30 words in…”
Join an early RIB whale expedition from Yzerfontein to hunt humpback supergroups, with small-group care, snacks on board, and a whale specialist debrief.
“Thanks Jan for introducing and immersing into wild ocean life especially whales!”
Durban day trip to Hluhluwe Imfolozi for Big Five chances, plus optional wild cat and wetland cruises, and Zulu culture stop.
“Purtroppo nonostante il parco sia uno dei più famosi per fare i Safari e sia davvero un parco molto bello e pieno di animali, avremmo fatto meglio ad organizzarci il tour in autonomia! Primo problema: Il nostro Safari doveva durare un intera giornata, mentre non si sa il motivo siamo stati inseriti dal partner locale (senza possibilità di rinunciare!) in un tour composto da più esperienze che ha portato via moltissimo tempo al nostro Safari e questo ha fatto si che all’interno del parco la guida avesse molta fretta per riuscire a stare nei tempi (in ogni caso il nostro rientro in hotel che doveva essere ad un certo orario…”
