Garden Route Trail
Tags:
Beaches; Safari; Sightseeing; Caves; game viewing; game drive; Addo Elephant Park; winelands; Outeniqua Pass; Bloukrans River Bridge; Forests; Cango Crocodile Ranch;
Experience the magic of the Garden Route, whose breathtaking coastline is the backdrop for many diverse highlights. It offers opportunities to view elephant, stroke a cheetah and ride an ostrich. Complement this with beaches, forests, caves, winelands and the Indian Ocean, for a route filled with color and excitement.
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- Trip Length:
- 7 days
- Price Range:
- From $700 to $1000 per person See what this includes and what this excludes
- Best Time to Go:
- Any time.
- Recommended for:
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15 - 17, 18 - 20, 25 - 30, 31 - 35, 36 - 40, 41 - 50, 51 - 55
Family Trip, Group Retreat, Trip Around the World
Detailed Trip Description
Experience the magic of the Garden Route, whose breathtaking coastline is the backdrop for many diverse highlights. It offers opportunities to view elephant, stroke a cheetah and ride an ostrich. Complement this with beaches, forests, caves, winelands and the Indian Ocean, for a route filled with color and excitement.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - East London
Ciskei.
Sightseeing
Leaving Durban, a driving day takes us through the rolling grasslands of the Transkei. The mud huts of the Xhosa people evoke an image of timeless Africa.
Hotel
Our first overnight stop is north of East London.
Day 2 - Port Elizabeth
Addo Elephant Park - Port Elizabeth.
National Parks
We travel through the historic frontier lands of the early settlers to Addo Elephant Park, one of South Africa’s major conservation success stories.
Safari
We game drive in search of these gentle giants. Watching a herd in their natural habitat is a memorable experience.
Day 3 - Port Elizabeth
Tsitsikamma - Nature’s Valley.
Sightseeing
Watch the surfers, swim or catch a tan on the glorious beach at Jeffrey’s Bay, famous on the world surfing circuit. Our next stop at Bloukrans River Bridge offers the option for a spectacular 216 m bungi jump*. The bravest (or craziest) leap from the largest concrete bridge in Africa.
Surfing
In Tsitsikamma Forest National Park, we set up camp in a truly unique area -forested slopes on one side and pounding surf on the other.
Day 4-5 - Oudtshoorn
Wilderness.
Hiking
Enjoy a short hike to the suspension bridge at the Storms River mouth which offers amazing views.
Sightseeing
In the afternoon we visit Plettenberg Bay and Knysna with its enchanting lagoon before we arrive at our two night stop in the Wilderness area.
Sightseeing
A full day begins with a drive inland, over the Outeniqua Pass, into the semi-arid Karoo region. At the Cango Crocodile Ranch the Cheetahland Conservation Foundation allows the unforgettable option of stroking a cheetah*. Experience the eerie beauty of the Cango Caves.
Sightseeing
Finally, a visit to an ostrich farm in the Oudtshoorn area offers the unique chance to ride an ostrich.
Day 6 - Cape Town
Cape Winelands.
Sightseeing
After a walk we break camp and drive to Mossel Bay for a last swim in the turquoise ocean.
Wine
Driving through the Winelands, with its famous Cape Dutch architecture, we stop at one of the estates which gives us the opportunity for a spot of wine tasting.
Day 7 - Cape Town
Sightseeing
The scenery is unforgettable as we travel to Cape Point, where the panorama is breathtaking.
Food and Dining
We enjoy a picnic lunch at the Cape of Good Hope, the south-westernmost point of the African continent. The awesome sight of Table Mountain welcomes us into Cape Town.
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Accommodation for 6 nights. Meals as mentioned in the itinerary. Entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary. Transfers & sightseeing as per itinerary.
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