The 3 Best Safari Tours

1.Heraklion: Boat Safari with guided snorkeling/diving tour.

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · 2.5 - 3 hours · from $82Our pick

Set out from Pantanassa with guides including Giannis and George for a 2.5 to 3-hour boat safari along Crete’s coast. You’ll snorkel around a former seal cave, swim at Agia Pelagia, and enjoy a small group of up to eight people, with gear, snacks, photos, and optional pickup.

“Heerlijke middag op het water. De snorkelscooter is echt de moeite waard. Mijn zoon van 15 vond het helemaal geweldig en gaf pas op toen de accu leeg was. Door de wind konden we maar op 1 plek te water maar dat maakte niets uit. Begeleiding was super relax en gezellig. Echt een aanrader.”

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2.From Cape Town: 2-Day Garden Route Safari with Shark Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 days · from $401Top rated

Travel in a small group of up to eight with an English or Afrikaans-speaking guide, stopping in Hermanus and at Cape Agulhas before an overnight stay at Garden Route Game Lodge. Pay separately for the safari drives and shark cage experience. Guide Rameez is especially attentive with photos and roadside stops.

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3.Gansbaai: Shark Dive & Big 5 Sea Safari Combo Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 6 - 12 hours · from $255

Join Ivanhoe Sea Safaris in Gansbaai for a cage encounter near Dyer Island and a separate two-hour Big 5 Sea Safari in Walker Bay. You can complete both activities in one long day or split them over two days. Breakfast, wetsuit hire, and English-speaking crew are included.

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