Garden Route Uncovered
Escorted Tour
This one-way tour takes you west from Port Elizabeth along the spectacular Garden Route to Cape Town. Designed for those short on time, you will spend just three nights on this tour but you will see all the main sights of the area. Ask us about pre & post tour stays to help you make the best of your limited time in the region.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Visit the spectacular Tsitsikamma National Park
- Spend time in the incredible Cape Town
- Travel to Oudtshoorn, the centre of the world's Ostrich farming
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Your Itinerary
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
Day 1 : Kynsna
Depart Port Elizabeth early today and head westwards along the Garden Route, which follows the Indian Ocean coastline and is bordered inland by soaring mountain ranges and indigenous forests. Visit the spectacular Tsitsikamma National Park and Storms River Mouth (weather permitting). You’ll arrive at your hotel in Knysna this afternoon with some time at leisure to relax or explore the town.
Day 2 : Knysna
Enjoy a lagoon cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve (weather permitting), where you can take a trailer ride to the top of the Western Head to enjoy panoramic views of the town and lagoon, returning for lunch. The afternoon is at leisure.
Day 3 : Oudtshoorn
Travel to Oudtshoorn, known as the “ostrich capital” and the centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. Visit an Ostrich Farm for a guided tour and light lunch, before taking a tour of the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the world’s great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. Arrive at your hotel in the late afternoon, in time to check in and relax.
Day 4 : Cape Town
There is an additional option this morning to enjoy an early morning Meerkat Safari. Witness these incredible wild habituated creatures emerging out of their burrows, in time to soak up the sun before they head about their daily activities (weather permitting). After breakfast, continue to Barrydale, where you will have the opportunity to visit a local farm school, interact with the children and teachers before travelling to Montagu, a picturesque and historic spa town. (The school visit is subject to the school being open). Continue to Cape Town arriving late afternoon where your tour concludes.
