Kruger & private reserves
Sabi Sand & Greater Kruger
Private reserves, off-road tracking, unfenced from Kruger
3 tours
Tailor-made South Africa across eight regions
Start at the Cape,
go beyond.
From Table Mountain to the Sabi Sand, we craft private journeys to South Africa’s most rewarding places. One named local specialist looks after everything, from your first message to the day you fly home.
Included. A free planning consultation and support from your specialist throughout every booking. Details
One specialist
From the first message to the day you come home, never a chain of strangers.
Fourteen years
Planning South Africa since 2012, from our base in Cape Town.
Vetted lodges
Direct relationships with the guides, drivers and properties we send you to.
Fair pricing
Direct local rates, in your currency, with no surprise add-ons. The specialist comes free on top.
Always reachable
Your specialist looks after you throughout your trip, from departure day to the flight home.
Eight regions
From the Cape and the Garden Route to Kruger, the Drakensberg, the Zulu coast and the Kalahari.
Most popular
Where to go.
Kruger & private reserves
Kruger National Park
Two million hectares of classic Big Five country
2 tours
Cape Town & Winelands
Cape Town
Where the mountain meets two oceans
5 tours
Cape Town & Winelands
Cape Winelands
Stellenbosch, Franschhoek & the valleys between
3 tours
Experiences
By the kind of trip.
Big Five safari game drives
Sabi Sand · Kruger · Addo · Durban & KZN
7 tours
Honeymoons
Cape Town · Winelands · Sabi Sand
6 tours
Family safaris
Addo · Kruger · Garden Route
4 tours
Cape Winelands wine tasting
Winelands
3 tours
Garden Route road trip
Garden Route · Hermanus · Addo
3 tours
Walking safari
Sabi Sand · Kruger
4 tours
Itineraries
Our most considered journeys.
Real itineraries designed by specialists who travel them. Ready to be tailored to your dates, your party and your pace.
Most requested · 12 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Kruger & private reserves
Classic South Africa
Daily breakfast, all meals on safari · 8 guided activities · All transfers & domestic flight
- Table Mountain, Cape Point and the Boulders Beach penguins
- Two nights on a Franschhoek wine estate
- Four nights in the Sabi Sand: leopard country
- Private guides throughout
From
$7,950
per person, complete package
From $15,900 for two · international flights excluded
Most requested · 7 days · Kruger & private reserves
Kruger Private Reserve Safari
All meals & drinks · 2 game drives daily + walks · Flights & transfers from Johannesburg
- Three nights tracking leopard in the Sabi Sand
- Three nights on foot and by vehicle in the Timbavati
- Light-aircraft transfers between lodges
- Private vehicle upgrade available
From
$8,400
per person, complete package
From $16,800 for two · international flights excluded
Most requested · 11 days · Cape Town & Winelands · Kruger & private reserves
Cape & Safari Honeymoon
Breakfast daily, all meals on safari · 6 private experiences · All flights & transfers in SA
- Sea-view suite in Camps Bay
- Helicopter flip over the Cape Peninsula
- Private tasting and dinner on a wine estate
- Bush dinner for two in the Sabi Sand
From
$11,200
per person, complete package
From $22,400 for two · international flights excluded
8 days · Cape Town & Winelands
Cape Town & Winelands Escape
Daily breakfast · 5 guided activities · All transfers
- Private Table Mountain and Cape Point touring
- Stellenbosch and Franschhoek estate tastings
- Day trip to Hermanus (whales Jun–Nov)
- Boutique stays in the city and the vines
From
$3,450
per person, complete package
From $6,900 for two · international flights excluded
Stays
A curated collection of South Africa's finest.
Sabi Sand Game Reserve
Leadwood Ridge Lodge
From $1,150 per person · night
Franschhoek valley
Klipkop Wine Estate
From $310 per person · night
Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Lion's Head Townhouse
From $285 per person · night
Plettenberg Bay
Outeniqua Cliffs Lodge
From $295 per person · night
Why Cape Compass
A quietly confident way to see South Africa.
Since 2012 we have planned tailor-made trips across eight South African regions from our base in Cape Town. Every lodge we recommend is one our specialists have stayed in; every itinerary is one we would book ourselves.
You pay direct local rates, never a markup, and booking through us adds a dedicated specialist who designs the trip, books every piece of it, briefs you before you fly and stays with you until you’re home. 14+ years in, that is still the whole idea.
Free guide
The South Africa Guide
South Africa’s icons shaped into one plan: Cape Town, the Winelands, the Garden Route and Kruger’s private reserves, with when to go and how long to stay.
Speak to a South Africa specialist
Plan a trip, the unhurried way.
Tell us when, who's coming and what you're hoping for. One named specialist looks after the rest.
Planning something beyond the ordinary?
Private & bespoke travel