Garden Route

Southernmost Tip of Africa

OPTION 1: Cape Town back to Cape Town - Safari included

OPTION 2: Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

CET 12

4 Day / 3 Night

DAY 1

ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS

Departing Cape Town, we travel along a beautiful coastal route to Hermanus, famous for the best land-based Whale watching in the world. In the late morning we continue on our route to Bredasdorp where we visit the shipwreck museum and then we drive to the southernmost point of the continent, Cape Agulhas.

Late afternoon we stop and visit the charming, historical town of Swellendam where we overnight.

• WINE TASTING - at a beautiful wine estate
• GORDONS BAY - picturesque coastal village
• KOELL BAY - majestic mountains and pristine beach
• HERMANUS - best land-based Whale watching in the world (in season)
• BREDASDORP SHIPWRECK MUSEUM
• CAPE AGULHAS - southernmost point of Africa
• OVERNIGHT SWELLENDAM - historical town

DAY 2

ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS

After breakfast, we travel inland to Oudtshoorn via the Tradouw Mountain pass, a dramatic entry into the semi-desert area of the Karoo.

• TRADOUW PASS - spectacular scenic drive
• OSTRICH FARM
• CANGO CAVES
• OVERNIGHT OUDTSHOORN - Ostrich capital of the world

DAY 3

ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS

Awake to the freshness of the cool morning of the Klein Karoo. To begin, we drive to George via the Outeniqua Mountain pass. Driving along the Indian Ocean coastline, we will take you to the heart of the Garden Route, Knysna.

• OUTENIQUA PASS - engineering masterpiece
• CANGO WILDLIFE RANCH - face to face encounters
• SUNSET BOAT CRUISE - Knysna Lagoon & Heads
• BIRDS OF EDEN OR MONKEYLAND - A living forest experience
• TSITSIKAMMA FOREST - indigenous forest
• OVERNIGHT KNYSNA - the hub of the Garden Route

DAY 4  OPTION 1 

ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS

After an early breakfast, our return journey will take us to a game reserve of 3000 hectares for an early game drive until midday, in open 4x4 Landrovers, where one can view a great diversity of wildlife - rhinoceros, lion, buffalo, giraffe, rare black impala, kudu, nyala, waterbuck, eland, mountain zebra, etc.

Following this unique african experience a close-up conducted Elephant tour will make this day an unforgettable one. We will then have a traditional lunch in the elegant thatched-roof restaurant. The late afternoon will bring us back to the "Mother City", Cape Town, via Sir Lowry's Pass, which offers spectacular views of the Cape Peninsula.

• 3 HOURS OF 4x4 GAME VIEWING DRIVE - indigenous flora and fauna
• ELEPHANT EXPERIENCE - close-up conducted elephant tour
• ELEPHANT BACK RIDE - optional
• SIR LOWRY'S PASS - spectacular scenic drive

DAY 4  OPTION 2 

ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS

After breakfast, there is plenty of time to explore Knysna Arts & Crafts Shops before connecting with your shuttle to Port Elizabeth.

Departure Days: Mon / Tues / Wed

Departs: 07h45

RATE R7400 per person sharing

SINGLE SUPPLEMENT R770

(Includes all entrances, lunch OR dinner, bed & breakfast; Excludes optional extras & elephant back ride)

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 7 seater minibus

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