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4 Day One Way Garden Route Tour from Cape
Town to Port Elizabeth
Swellendam, Mossel Bay
We depart at 09H00 from Cape Town for Mossel Bay via the Hottentots
Holland Mountain range at Sir Lowry’s Pass. We pass
Elgin, Grabouw - the apple producing areas. The drive through
the Overberg will bring us to the historical Swellendam -
3rd oldest town in South Africa. A brief stop at Gouritz River
Gorge - known for Bungi-jumping, will bring us to Mossel Bay
- site of early Portuguese explorers. We also visit the Post
Office Tree.
Overnight: Oudtshoorn at Munro Manor, Mossel Bay
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Robinson Pass, Cango Caves, Ostrich Show
Farm, Wildlife Ranch / Crocodile Farm
Today is spent on exploring on the capital of the Ostrich
World - Oudtshoorn. We start with one of the World’s
Natural Wonders - the famous Cango Caves. A guided tour of
the limestone formations will be done. We set off to a premier
Ostrich Show Farm. We end the day by visiting Wildlife/ Crocodile
Ranch.
We cross the Outeniqua Mountain Pass to the city of George.
Overnight at a Guest House in George.
Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe Steam Train , Lagoonside
Town of Knysna, Knysna Lagoon Cruise: Featherbed Nature Reserve
We will start this morning with a steamtrain ride from the
city of George to the town of Knysna. (when operational) You
will enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Garden Route with
its lakes - also known as the "Lake district". We
explore the lagoonside town of Knysna. Overnight Knysna at
Knysna Manor House.
Plettenberg Bay, Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve,
Storms, River Mouth, The Big Tree in Tsitsikamma, Storms River
Bridge
After breakfast, we depart
via Plettenberg Bay to Nature’s Valley in the Tsitsikamma
Forest and Storms River Mouth on our way to Port Elizabeth.
: R5 585 per person sharing.
Single supplement is R360 per person.
Bed and Breakfast, all Entry Fees.
Lunch, Dinner and Drinks.
4 Day One Way Garden Route Tour from Cape
Town to Port Elizabeth
| MEALS
INCLUDED |
Breakfasts & Dinners
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| DEPARTURE: |
Daily at 09:00 |
| DURATION |
4 Days |
| ROUTING |
Cape Town - Hermanus - Mossel
Bay - George - Oudtshoorn - Garden Route - Port
Elizabeth |
| MEDICAL
REQUIREMENTS |
None
|
| DRESS REQUIREMENTS |
Comfortable casual and smart
casual for the evenings |
Depart from Cape Town and drive eastwards via the beautiful
coastal route between Gordon’s Bay and Hermanus, a seaside
holiday town ( Hermanus is the best place in the World to
spot Whales from land – July to Dec). After lunch we drive
on to Mossel Bay. Here we visit arguably the oldest post office
in Africa, the Post Office Tree and the site of the first
landfall, made by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias
in 1488.
Overnight Mossel Bay
We travel over the Outeniqua Mountains to the Little Karoo
to visit an Ostrich Show Farm for some unique experiences
including ostrich racing. A ride on a back of an ostrich is
not for the fainthearted. We visit the Cango caves, regarded
as one of South Africa's foremost natural wonders. The fascinating
calcite caves comprises an underground wonderland of stalactites
and stalagmites. Visit Oudtshoorn, also called the "Feather
capital" of the world, as over ninety percent of the world's
ostrich farms are found here. Overnight at La Plume
Guest House.
After breakfast we visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch and Valley
of Ancients, an endangered species breeding facility extraordinaire.
Then depart for George and Wilderness National Park. We skirt
around the lakes with stops at scenic viewpoints to Knysna.
The town is situated on the edge of the Knysna Lagoon with
its entrance to the sea guarded by two promontories known
as the "Heads". The area also falls within a National Park
proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty of
the lakelands and adjacent indigenous forests. Knysna also
offers shopping opportunities of unusual locally made art
and craft, etc. We join a sundowner cruise on the lagoon.
Overnight in Knysna at the Fish Eagle Lodge.Overnight
in Knysna.
We explore Knysna and travel further via Plettenberg Bay for
a short visit. Then we traverse through magnificently scenic
river valley passes. We visit the Tsitsikamma National Park
(Khoisan for 'The place of much water" stretching over 100
km of wild and rocky coastline characterised by massive cliffs,
narrow isolated beaches and shady indigenous forests along
the river valleys. Our next stop is Storms River with the
impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley towering some 139
m above the river. The final part of our journey takes
us past a few coastal holiday villages to Port Elizabeth,
also called the 'Friendly City' for a short city tour before
the tour ends.
3 Day One Way Garden Route Tour from Cape Town to
Port Elizabeth
| MEALS INCLUDED |
Breakfasts & Dinners |
| DEPARTURE: |
Daily at 09:00
|
| DURATION |
3 Days |
| ROUTING |
Cape Town - George - Oudtshoorn
- Garden Route - Port Elizabeth |
| MEDICAL
REQUIREMENTS |
None
|
| DRESS REQUIREMENTS |
Comfortable casual and smart
casual for the evenings |
Depart from Cape Town and
drive eastwards via the beautiful coastal route between Gordon’s
Bay and Hermanus, a seaside holiday town ( Hermanus is the
best place in the World to spot Whales from land – July to
Dec) After lunch we drive on to Mossel Bay. Here we visit
arguably the oldest post office in Africa, the Post Office
Tree and the site of the first landfall, made by the Portuguese
explorer Bartholomew Dias in 1488.
Overnight Mossel Bay.
We depart early to George to board the Outeniqua
Choo Tjoe Train to Knysna, a unique way to experience some
of the most magical views on the Garden Route.
We arrive for lunch in Knysna on the edge of the Knysna
Lagoon with its entrance to the sea, guarded by two promontories
known as the "Heads". The area also falls within a National
Park proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty
of the Lakeland’s and adjacent indigenous forests. Knysna
also offers shopping opportunities of unusual locally made
art and craft, etc.
Overnight in Knysna.
We explore Knysna and travel further via Plettenberg
Bay for a short visit. Then we traverse through magnificently
scenic river valley passes. We visit the Tsitsikamma National
Park (Khoisan for 'The place of much water' stretching over 100
km of wild and rocky coastline characterised by massive
cliffs, narrow isolated beaches and shady indigenous forests
along the river valleys. Our next stop is Storms River with
the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley, towering
some one hundred and thirty nine metres above the river. The
final part of our journey takes us past a few coastal holiday
villages to Port Elizabeth, also called the 'Friendly City'
for a short city tour before the tour ends.
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