3 to 5 Day Tours

All Garden Route Tours are Tailor-made to suit individual group requirements

The stretch of coast between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth is one of the most popular destinations in South Africa – in particular the section between Mossel Bay and Tsitsikamma known as the Garden Route.

Called the Garden Route for its wonderful scenery, it certainly lives up to it. Tangled forests extend up into the heights of purple mountains, dramatic cliffs fall straight to the sea and, in other places, long lovely beaches stretch for miles.

Large areas of sunny fynbos are filled with beautiful and aromatic flowering plants. Dolphins and whales frolic in the sheltered bays, and extensive wetlands offer a home to a large variety of birds and aquatic animals.

And to add to this natural paradise, there are so many small, pretty towns, each with a myriad characterful lodging or dining establishments that you will never be bored – or hungry.

Tours can include:

Oudtshoorn - the Ostrich capital of South Africa

Visit to an Ostrich Show farm

The world renowned Cango Caves

The spectacular Swartberg Mountain Pass

 

Knysna - with it's beautiful lagoon and forests

A boat trip on the Knysna Lagoon

Visit to the Featherbed Nature Reserve

A sundowner and dinner cruise on the Paddle Cruiser

The Knysna Elephant Park

Plettenberg Bay

Nature's Valley

The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe - the only remaining scheduled steam train in South Africa that takes you back to yesteryear with it's journey through forests, past rivers and lakes.

 

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Suggested 4 Day Tour

Day1

Cape Town to Oudtshoorn

Our route takes us via Worcester, Robertson, Barrydale and Calitzdorp to

Oudtshoorn - The Ostrich capital.

we visit an Ostrich Show Farm before we arrive at our overnight stop at the4-star Thabile Lodge situated on a typical Karoo farm on the outskirts of Oudtshoorn.

 

Day 2

Oudtshoorn to Knysna

After a hearty farm breakfast we

Visit the Cango Caves and the Cango Wildlife Ranch

Then over the Outeniqua Mountains to

Knysna – the heart of the Garden Route

Rest of the afternoon and evening at leisure

Overnight in 3 or 4-star accommodation.

 

Day 3

Exploring the Garden Route

After breakfast we drive via Plettenberg Bay, indigenous forests and breathtaking mountain passes and Nature’s Valley to the

Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park renown for it’s scenic splendour and walk to the Storm’s River mouth.

Return to Knysna with a stop to view the Bloukrans River bridge, one of the longest single span bridges in the world and where you may want to attempt the highest Bunji jump (216m) in the world or watch someone else doing it!

Late afternoon you will be treated to A Sundowner cruise on the Knysna lagoon.

Evening at leisure

Overnight in 3 or 4-star accommodation.

 

Day 4

Knysna to Cape Town

Breakfast

Steam train journey when available.

An optional stop in Mossel Bay to visit the Diaz museum.

The tour then heads for Cape Town with a stop at the Alcare Aloe Ferrox factory.

We reach Cape Town at around 18:30

 

Price on application