Six Day Backpacker Garden Route Tours, South Africa

Backpacker 6 Day Garden Route Tours
-A cost-effective Garden Route tour
-Includes all major Garden Route attractions
-Includes Safaris and optional activities
R5600 pp. Click here to book!

Tour Includes:
• Qualified guide,
• Air-conditioned bus,
• 5 nights accommodation,
• Dinners (except Day 3), breakfasts (except day 4) and
• Ostrich farm,
• Cango Caves,
• Canoeing,
• Game viewing safari in Addo Elephant National Park,
• Tsitsikamma National Park and Wilderness National Park.

Day 1 Cape Town – Hermanus – Cape Agulhas
We depart from Cape Town/Stellenbosch early on Monday morning for Hermanus. We follow the Scenic Coastal road stopping at Betties Bay to view a Colony of endangered African Penguins. You can spend the afternoon in the seaside resort town of Hermanus, famous for hundreds of Southern Right Whales during the Whale season (July to November) and many shops, beaches, restaurants and Markets. In the afternoon we will drive on to Cape Agulhas (The most Southern Tip of Africa). We will visit a View Point at the most southern Tip of Africa also known as the “real” place where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. You will have plenty of time to have a walk down to the longest beach in the Southern Hemisphere.
Included: Dinner, Penguins at Betties Bay
Optional Activities: Shark Cage Diving, Whale watching Boat Trip ( Whale season)

Day 2 Cape Agulhas – Mossel Bay – Wilderness
We depart for Wilderness after breakfast. We will stop in Mossel Bay for lunch and to spend some time on the spectacular beaches, hike the Cape St Blaize hiking trail along the cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean, visit the famous Diaz Museum Complex. The more adventurous can try a 10 000 feet Tandem Skydive or Sand Boarding on the highest Dune in South Africa. Late afternoon a leisurely walk through Wilderness Village, Wilderness beach or just relaxing with a beer overlooking Wilderness beach.
Included: Breakfast and Dinner
Optional Activities: Sky Dive, Sand boarding the biggest Dune in South Africa

Day 3 Wilderness – Knysna – Plettenberg Bay
After breakfast overlooking Wilderness beach we head for the Touw River Waterfall in Wilderness National Park with some canoes. Enjoy a paddle up the Touw River through the indigenous forest, enjoying the abundance of birdlife. After about 40mins of easy paddling the canoes will be left for a 2km hike along a boardwalk which will take us to the waterfall, where you will be able to relax and enjoy the sounds of nature. After the canoeing we will head to the famous town of Knysna via the spectacular Lake District of the Garden Route. In this up-market little town filled with curios, restaurants and a waterfront you will be able to replenish and lose yourself. After Knysna we will head to the Knysna Heads view-point with some spectacular views over Knysna River estuary and the Indian Ocean. Late afternoon you can spend exploring Plettenberg Bay with its spectacular views and beaches.
Included: Breakfast, Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park
Optional Activities: Knysna Elephant Park

Day 4 Plettenberg Bay –Tsitsikamma - Addo
After breakfast, off to Tsitsikamma National Park. En route a stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 metres). There is plenty of time for the adventure seekers among you to test their courage. The afternoon will be spent in the National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and the beautiful Indian Ocean. This provides a wide choice of activities for all, including long and short hikes, crossing the suspension bridge and swimming. Late afternoon we will leave the Garden Route for Big 5 Country, Addo.
Included: Breakfast and Dinner, Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park
Optional Activities: 216 M Bloukrans Bungee Jump, Tree Top Canopy Tour

Day 5 Addo – Sedgefield ( Myoli Beach)
The morning we will spend exploring Addo Elephant National Park. We will spend up to 3-4 hours exploring a 28 000 hectare National reserve with over 450 elephant and some Cape buffalo, lion, Black Rhino, Wart Hog, Zebra, Eland, Koedoe, Hartbeest and many more animals. After an exciting morning of Game Viewing we will drive back to the heart of the Garden Route where we will overnight and have sundowners overlooking the spectacular Myoli Beach in Sedgefield.
Included: Breakfast and Dinner, Game Drive with tour vehicle through Addo
Optional Activities: 2 Hour open vehicle Game Drive with Addo Field Guide.

Day 6 Sedgefield – Oudtshoorn – Route 62 – Cape Town
After Breakfast a drive over the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain pass to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, also known as the Ostrich Capital of the World.
You will be able to experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves in a guided adventure tour, followed by a visit to the Cango Ostrich Show farm for a guided tour of an ostrich farm. The more adventurous can even ride an ostrich. (maximum weight of 75 kg). In the afternoon we depart back to Cape Town via the scenic and spectacular Route 62 which is South Africa’s longest wine route. We will arrive back to Cape Town in the early evening.
Included: Breakfast, Cango Caves, Ostrich Show farm

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