A Luxury Cape Town to Garden Route Journey
Discover and experience the best of South Africa’s picturesque Garden Route during a 5-day round-trip from Cape Town where you will stay at luxury accommodation offering fine cuisine and personalized service, catering to the needs of the discerning traveler. Visit the Addo Elephant National Park where you can get close to elephants, big cats like lion, buffalo, black rhino, hyena, a variety of antelope and in the marine section, great white sharks and southern right whales, as this is one of the few reserves in the world housing the Big 7. Hike through lush forests and canoe on picture-perfect water. Unwind and soak in the sun on soft, sandy beaches for an unforgettable holiday.
20% discount for group bookings of 6 and more
Bookings have to be made at least 60 days in advance.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Professional guide
✔ National Park fees
✔ Wine tasting
✔ 4 nights accommodation
✔ Driver/guide
✔ Dinner
✔ Accommodation as per itinerary
✔ Breakfast
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
✖ Gratuities
✖ Food and drinks, unless specified
Pickup Locations
1. Road Lodge Cape Town International Airport
2. Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport
Itinerary
Wine tasting and Dias Museum
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Spier Wine Farm
After pickup between 7 and 8 am from your Cape Town hotel, you’ll travel in a comfortable vehicle to our first stop at a Wine Estate where we will have a taste of premium wine ranges. Completing this appetizer we drive for approximately five hours to the town of Mossel Bay where we visit the Bartolomeu Dias museum complex to see the famous 500 year old Post Office Tree, the life-size replica of the Dias Caravel, the Shell Museum & Aquarium and Ethno-Botanical Garden. Now off to the town of Wilderness, where you will overnight at the 5-star Views Boutique Hotel & Spa. The lounge is the perfect place to laze or sip sundowners, spot dolphins & whales or watch spectacular sunsets. Also winner of the Les Nouvelle Esthetiques Award for Best Boutique Spa.
Duration: 8 hours
“Dolphin Encounters” excursion, Knysna heads, Storms River Suspension Bridge
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Garden Route
After breakfast you drive through the town of Knysna and view the famous Heads from the viewpoint. You then go to the town of Plettenberg Bay, where you can take a boat ride for a “Eco Adventures” excursion of 1,5 to 2 hours at Ocean Blue Adventures. Alternative activities available if weather doesn't permits, like a tree canopy zipline tour. You go to the Storms River Suspension Bridge that hangs over the red-brown waters of the Storms River Mouth, it spans 77 metres and remains one of the most popular tourist attractions of the Tsitsikamma National Park. It hangs just seven metres above the churning waters of the river as it enters the foamy Indian Ocean. A short drive takes us to the ±1000-year-old Big Tree in the Tsitsikama forest. From here we go to overnight at the 4-star On the Beach Guesthouse in Jeffreys Bay, right on the beach in Jeffrey’s Bay. Have dinner at De Viswijf.
Duration: 9 hours
Addo Elephant National Park Big 5 Game drive
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Addo Elephant National Park
You have an early morning start for a day trip to Addo Elephant National Park, the third largest national park in South Africa. Home to elephants, lions, buffalo, black rhino, spotted hyena, leopard, a variety of antelope and zebra species, this park host the largest remaining population of wild elephants on the planet. You’ll enjoy a safari and get the opportunity to see buffalo and other big animals. We via Jeffrey’s Bay on our return in the afternoon to one of the world's most famous surf spots, or just relax on the beach. Overnight is at On the Beach Guesthouse and Suites in Jeffreys Bay.
Duration: 8 hours
Cango Caves, Wild Meerkat tour
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Cango Caves
After breakfast, you’ll travel approximately four hours on the famous Route 62 to get to Oudtshoorn for a Heritage Tour at the Cango Caves. Located in a limestone ridge parallel to the picturesque Swartberg Mountains, the caves include over 2.5 miles (4 km) of drip stone caverns with vast halls and towering formations of stalactites and stalagmites. You’ll walk through some of this subterranean wonderland with your guide on a 1-hour tour of the caves. From here we go to an Ostrich Farm where the largest fowl in the world can be studied. We drive to our 4-star overnight farm at De Zeekoe, which is surrounded by the Swartberg and Outeniqua mountains, and one of the world’s 17 “hot spots” with 3 overlapping flower zones, which is located between the lush green Garden Route and the wide-open spaces of the Klein (Little) Karoo with the Outeniqua and Swartberg mountain ranges as backdrop.
Duration: 9 hours
Route 62, the world's longest wine route - Cape Town
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Gallery Route 62 & Penny's Place
Take take part in a Wild meerkat tour which offers you the unique opportunity to see these animals that are part of the shy 5 in their natural environment. Meerkats are part of the so-called Shy 5 which also includes the bat-eared fox, the aardvark, porcupine and aardwolf. Depending on the time of year, breakfast follows before or after the tour and then return to Cape Town along Route 62, the world's longest wine route. You’ll pass through breath-taking scenery and have plenty of rest stops. Also to be visited is Ronnie's Sex Shop which had visitors from all over the world, judging by the graffiti on its wall. More stops for wine tasting can be arranged if time allows before reaching Cape Town to end your tour.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Additional info
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Bookings have to be made at least 42 days in advance.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
• get 20% discount when a booking is made for 6 and more adults
