Where to Stay in Cape Town for a Safari
Where to stay in Cape Town for a safari day trip: the city centre, Sea Point, Camps Bay or the V&A Waterfront, which pickup lists name each area, and hotel searches for each.
For a safari day trip, stay where the pickup is: Cape Town’s city centre, Sea Point or Camps Bay, the three areas Mathew transport and tours’ sunset safari collects from, or the V&A Waterfront, which two other day safaris name. Any of the four leaves the pickup to the operator and you to your evening. The sunset safari, in the calendar below, is from US$165 per person (checked November 2026) and starts at 11:00 AM, so there is no need to stay out of town the night before.
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Four Areas on the Pickup Lists
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- Hotels in the city centre
the city centre
Named on three day safaris' pickup lists; the sunset safari's list says Cape Town.
- Hotels in Sea Point
Sea Point
A pickup on the sunset safari and on two other day trips.
- Hotels in Camps Bay
Camps Bay
A pickup on the sunset safari and on two other day trips.
- Hotels at the V&A Waterfront
the V&A Waterfront
Named on two day safaris' pickup lists, though not on the sunset safari's three areas.
Which pickup lists name which area
| Day safari (operator) | Pickup areas |
|---|---|
| Safari Big 5 Game Reserve Sunset Game Drive (Mathew transport and tours) | Cape Town, Sea Point, Camps Bay |
| Cape Town Big Five Safari Game Reserve Sunset Lunch & pickup (CHRISHANA TRAVELS ANDTOURS) | Camps Bay, Sea Point, the V&A Waterfront, the city centre, and two named hotels |
| Cape Town: Aqui Big Five Sunset Safari transport with food (African Macaw DMC and Safaris) | Ten points, including Camps Bay, Sea Point, the V&A Waterfront, the city centre, the cruise terminal, Century City and the airport |
| From Cape Town: Aquila Game Reserve Safari Tour with Lunch (Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa) | Cape Town City Centre |
| Cape Town: Aquila Big 5 Sunset Safari with Buffet & Pickup (Zizo legacy tours and transport) | Nine named hotels and the cruise terminal |
Pickup lists from GetYourGuide, November 2026.
Sea Point and Camps Bay are on three of these lists, the sunset safari’s included; the city centre is named on three as well, and the sunset safari’s list simply says Cape Town. If your hotel is somewhere else, check the pickup list in the calendar before you book: the operators collect from the places they name.
Before an overnight trip
The two-day trips start earlier. Hotspots2c Tours' 2-day safari meets at 6:45 AM near the DHL Cape Town Stadium in Green Point, and can collect you from a hotel within 5 km of central Cape Town if you arrange it at least two days ahead. For that one, a hotel in the city centre or near Green Point saves an early taxi. Overnight safari from Cape Town has both two-day trips.
A second day in the city
With a free morning before an 11:00 AM pickup, or a day after the safari, table-mountain-tour.com covers walking up Table Mountain, with a guide or on your own.
Then Book the Safari
Mathew transport and tours' sunset safari collects you in Cape Town, Sea Point or Camps Bay at 11:00 AM: the reserve's entry fee and a 2-3 hour game drive included.
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