GARDEN ROUTE PACKAGE

Discover the scenic Garden Route, one of South Africa’s most beautiful coastal regions. From Cape Town travel via Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa. Discover iconic sights like the Cango Caves and an ostrich show farm before heading down to Knysna via the Outeniqua Pass and travelling through George and the pretty holiday town of Wilderness.

DAY 1 – CAPE TOWN

This morning you will be met by your local tour guide and depart for the scenic Garden Route. Travel along Sir Lowry’s Pass, with its magnificent views, to Grabouw and Elgin, a lush landscape surrounded by majestic mountains. Stop en route at a farmstall packed with locally produced products from the area. Our journey continues to Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The area has largely been untouched and unexplored with its rugged coastline being the graveyard for many a ship. The historic Cape Agulhas Lighthouse is considered the icon that signifies the tip of Africa. After this thrilling experience, we continue via historic Swellendam and the Tradouw Pass to Barrydale and the famous Route 62. Sample top-quality port-style wines in Calitzdorp, before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the ‘ostrich feather capital’ and centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. Overnight in Oudtshoorn. Enjoy dinner at an Ostrich Farm, dining on local specialities such as Ostrich Steak. [Dinner] Distance travelled today: 550 kms

Hightlights: Cape Agulhas
Outshoorn

Day 2 – OUTSHOORN

After a leisurely breakfast take 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. Afterwards, enjoy a wine tasting at a local wine estate in the scenic Schoemanshoek Valley. Return to Oudtshoorn for a fun-filled interactive guided tour at a working Ostrich Farm. Overnight in Oudtshoorn. [Breakfast] Distance travelled today: 90 kms

Highlights: Canco Caves
Wine tasting (wine estate to be advised)

DAY 3 – KNYSNA

After breakfast, travel over the Outeniqua Pass to George, the sixth oldest town in South Africa, with many historical landmarks like the Slave Tree and King Edward VII Library building; said to be the best example of Edwardian architecture in the town. The tour travels via Wilderness, an attractive holiday resort, to Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. Journey into the magical Knysna Forests, the stamping ground of the elusive Knysna elephants. Discover the stories of the woodcutters who worked the forests, the elephants that were hunted to extinction and the discovery of gold. Visit the Dalene Matthee Big Tree Memorial. The enormous Yellowwood tree of over 880 years was named after Matthee, best-known author of four books on the Knysna Forest. Enjoy a delicious lunch, before returning to Knysna. Overnight in Knysna. [Breakfast & Lunch] Distance travelled today: 170 km.

Highlights: Knysna Elephants
Delame Matthee Big Tree Memorial