Some
travellers planning holidays to South Africa
most probably have ideas of what they would like to see and
do while visiting the country. For that specific reason we
are available to plan all kinds of holidays.
Below is an idea of a tour including many of the attractions
South Africa has to offer. You can use this
as a guideline and let us know where to make changes.
Garden
Route Tours and Safaris
These
extended Garden Route Tours and South Africa Holidays include:
• Schotia Safaris
• Addo Elephant Park
Day
1:
HIGHLIGHTS:
Hugenots Tunnel
Breede River Wine Region
Kleinplasie – Open Air Agricultural Museum
Route 62
Oudtshoon - capitol of the South Africa Ostrich
Industry
We depart from Cape Town to head for Worcester, heart of the
biggest grape producing region of South Africa.
We visit Kleinplasie, a living agricultural open air museum
before we travel through Montagu, Barrydale and towns like
Calitzdorp to Oudtshoorn. We travel on what is known as Route
62 and that was previosly known as the “ Fruit Route.”
The Karoo region is an area characterized by vast plains,
typical hills and picturesque sunsets. This is a rugged world
– “big sky country” – a region of
surprises known as the “Little Karoo.” Travel
to the centre of the worlds Ostrich Industry –Oudtshoorn.
Overnight at Cul De Sac Guest House along The Garden
Route
Day
2:
HIGHLIGHTS:
World Famous Cango Caves and major highlight of The Garden
Route
Ostrich Show Farm
Ostrich Palaces
Crocodile Ranch and Cats of the World
We start our day with a visit to an Ostrich Show Farm for
some unique experiences, including Ostrich riding and racing.
We will also have a look at the so-called Ostrich Palaces
of former years. Lovely sandstone buildings that was built
out of sandstone at the time when Ostrich Feathers was known
as “White Gold”. .Commercial ostrich farming started
during the late 1880's in South Africa in Oudtshoorn. This
was also the start of the ostrich industry worldwide. The
fashion demand in Europe for ostrich feathers inspired the
growth of the industry, with the Oudtshoorn district quickly
being established as the Ostrich capital of the world. Once
we have learned all about the ostrich business we will travel
to the fertile Cango Valley at the foot of the Swartberg Mountains
– South Africa's 6th World Heritage Site in a area also
known as the Little Karoo .Here we will visit the world famous
Cango Caves..
The Cango Caves are located in limestone formations at the
foothills of the Swartberg range .The Main cave that is open
to the public is one of the country's finest, best known and
most popular tourist caves and attracts many visitors from
overseas. It is the second most visited natural attraction
behind Table Mountain in South Africa. Although the extensive
system of tunnels and chambers go on for over four kilometers,
only about a quarter of this is open to visitors, who may
proceed into the cave only in groups supervised by a guide.
After your guided tour we will visit the CANGO Wildlife Ranch.
The Cango Wildlife Ranch is the oldest and biggest cheetah
contact centre worldwide and offers visitors the rare opportunity
of interacting with our hand reared cheetahs and getting actively
involved in saving this species and others from extinction.
Other cats of the world such as Jaguar and Tigers can also
be seen. Overnight Oudtshoorn.
Day 3:
HIGHLIGHTS:
De Rust , Uniondale
Route 62
Langkloof –spectacular Apple Producing Area
City of Port Elizabeth
Addo Elephant Park
Our journey goes through the Langkloof (continue on Route
62) – the spectacular apple growing area – up
to Port Elizabeth and to ADDO ELEPHANT PARK. Tonight will
be your first experience with Africa’s wild animals
when you will do a Sundowner evening Game Drive for about
two hours in open Safari Landrovers with spotlights to also
find your nocternal animals.
We will overnight in ADDO PARK or a Guest House if no accommodation
is available in the Park.
Day
4:
HIGHLIGHTS:
Addo Elephant Park
SCHOTIA SAFARI’S
Today we explore Addo Elephant Park in our search for the
Big 5 that we have not seen yet. We will do a game drive after
breakfast to about lunch time before we leave for Schotia
Safari’s where you will go on a Safari on an open Safari
Landrover truck at 15H00. You will also enjoy your evening
meal at Schotia and return at about 21h00 .This trip is also
known as the TOOTH AND CLAW SAFARI. Please have a look at
Schotia Safari’s website for a detailed list of animals
that can be seen. http://www.schotia.com/
We travel to the city of Port Elizabeth to overnight at 5th
Avenue Guest House.
Day
5:
HIGHLIGHTS:
Port Elizabeth –the Friendly City.
Storms River Bridge
The Big Tree-800 year old Yellowwood Tree
Tsitsikamma National Park
Bloukrans Bridge-216 meter Bungy
Plettenberg Bay
Lagoonside Town of Knysna
Sundowner Cruise on Lagoon
We will do a very short introduction of the City of Port Elizabeth
.Today’s tour program will take you the heart of the
Garden Route. We will explore areas like the Tsitsikamma National
Park, Plettenberg Bay down to the very popular town of Knysna.
The Knysna area is regarded as one of South Africa’s
most beautiful areas. The town offers plenty of shopping opportunities
and is apart front its beauty also known as the “Arts
and Crafts Capitol “of South Africa. Other highlights
for today will include a brief stop at the very impressive
Bloukrans Bridge-the highest commercial Bungee Jump in the
world. This bridge is 216 meters high and is one of the most
impressive pieces of engineering being found on the Garden
Route. This stretch of the Garden Route today is also characterized
by massive cliffs, very narrow isolated beaches and shady
indigenous forests along river valleys. We will end this day
with a lagoon cruise on the Knysna Estaury. This will be the
Sundowner Cruise. Overnight in Knysna on a B&B Basis.
Day
6:
Mossel Bay Museum Complex
Albertinia –Aloe Skin Products
Swellendam -3 rd oldest town in RSA
Scenic Mountain Passes-Sir Lowry’s Pass
We start today with our return journey to Cape Town. The program
will first of all take us via the town of Sedgefield, Wilderness
to Mossel Bay. Our morning is spend on exploring the Diaz
Museum Complex. Learn more about the Portuguese History at
the Cape as they where looking for the sea route to India.
We also visit the Post Office Tree which is regarded as the
original Milkwood Tree in which letters was found in a shoe
about 500 years ago. The oldest Post Office in Africa. We
travel further to the town of Albertinia. This area is known
for two unusual products- Thatching Reed and the plant known
as Aloe Vera. Aloes are found in great numbers in and around
this town and therefore the Aloe Factories in Albertinia.
We will make a short visit to an Aloe Factory /Shop for a
brief introduction into this business of making export skin
products from this unique plant. We will get to historical
Swelledam (3rd oldest town) mid afternoon to catch up on their
early rebelious history. We travel along scenic mountain passes-like
Sir Lowry’s, huge apple producing areas (Grabouw) to
get to Cape Town late afternoon.
As
a natural extension to your Garden Route
Experience, we can also offer you Big 5 Safaris
in a Malaria-free area. This will mean that we extend the
normal Garden Route Tours to the Eastern
Cape Province Game Reserves. We will be able
to offer you Big 5 Safaris in and around
the popular Addo Elephant National Park. With this option
you can make a one-way trip to the city of
Port Elizabeth and get a connection flight to your next destination.
We
have been exploring and enjoying this magnificent stretch
of land with guests from all over the world for many years.
We give you the best of The Garden Route,
Cape Town and South Africa,
with a intimate, personal touch.
We
are very flexible - meaning we can listen to whatever tour
requirements you might have and implement them into one of
the existing tours or even create you a unique,
tailor made tour. Simply let us know what
your exact requirements are and we will send you an itinerary
and quote.
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