5 Day Garden Route Tour

5 Day Garden Route Itinerary (day 1 to 3)

Included:
Air-conditioned vehicle
Qualified driver-guide
Petrol and unlimited mileage

Not included:
All meals and refreshments
Client accommodation
All entry fees

Note !!! - whilst the itinerary below is recommended, our tours are tailor-made, so you tell us what you'd like to see and we'll take you there !

Day One

Depart Cape Town either on the N2 or the N1 (depending on the Season) and drive through the magnificent Klein Karoo. Experience the beauty of this semi-arid area, with its red soils, its unique plant life and of course.....its thousands of ostriches....

Optional Port Wine Tasting in Calitzdorp, the Port Capital of Africa. Then tour one of the Ostrich Farms in area (where you can watch ostrich racing!), or visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch and have your picture taken with a family of Cheetahs!! Cage diving with Crocodiles is also optional!

Overnight at Rozenhof or Hlangana Lodge.

Day Two

We strongly recommend a hot air balloon trip over the Klein Karoo at sunrise, in the shadow of the Swartberg Mountains. Awesome! www.oudtshoornballooning.co.za

Or:

Spend some time in the wild, on foot, with a family of Meerkats. Grant Mc Ilrath - A.K.A - The Meerkat Man - who is your Nature Conservationist and Research Biologist Tour guide, has been doing full time field research on the Wild meerkat / suricate species since 1993. Your visit will also help fund wild meerkat / suricate habitat conservation

www.meerkatmagic.com

Then, before lunch, we take you to the Mighty Cango Caves, probably South Africa's Greatest Natural Wonder, and certainly the most impressive collection of stalagmites and stalactites you are likely to see....

In the afternoon we drive to Knysna, the Oyster Capital of South Africa, via the breathtaking Outeniqua Mountain Pass. Catch a sunset cruise on the Estuary if we are running on time. This is really the best way to see the famous KNYSNA HEADS which guard the entrance of the enormous "lagoon".

Overnight at either The Log Inn, St James, Belvidere Manor or Parkes Manor.

Day Three

Take a dolphin/whale safari and see marine life at its best in a licensed boat off Plettenberg Bay beach.

In the afternoon, if you are a Steam Enthusiast, we can arrange for you to ride the Outeniqua Steam Train to George, where we collect you, and bring you back to Knysna.

OR...We can arrange for you to go walking or riding through the indigenous forests with African Elephants

www.elephantsanctuary.co.za/crags.htm

Other options include golf, kayaking, horse riding, cycling, hiking, quadbiking and/or shopping.

In the evening sample some of the freshest oysters you will find, at one of the Oyster Farms. Overnight in Knysna

Day Four

Watch, or join in the fun, at the World’s Highest Bungi Jumping Facility (Bloukrans: 216 metres - 7 seconds free-fall)

Or:

Visit a private world-famous forest sanctuary created to rehabilitate pet or zoo monkeys www.monkeyland.co.za

Or:

Visit the world's largest free flight bird aviary with a very impressive of exotic and indigenous species. www.birdsofeden.co.za

Or:

End the day with a forest walk in a Coastal Reserve called Tsitsikamma, and a short cruise down the breathtaking gorge of the Storms River. Adventure options such as black-water tubing, abseiling, kayaking or tree-top canopy tours.

Or:

Overnight at Storms River or Knysna.

Day Five

OPTION 1::

Transfer to Port Elizabeth for shopping, sightseeing or a visit to the casino before you catch your connecting flight.

Or:

Transfer to George airport for the connecting flight to your international destination, to Sun City, or to Kruger National Park.

OPTION 2:

Transfer to a luxury lodge only a few minutes drive from Addo National Park, Gorah, Shamwari Game Reserve, Kwandwe, Kariega or Bushman Sands. Catch "The Big Five" on camera, and fly the next day from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg or Durban to continue your South African Holiday.

OPTION 3:

Return to Cape Town with an overnight stop in Mossel Bay. Use the Outeniqua Steam Train to get there, with a little help from our vehicle or drive straight there and visit the Famous Dias Museum Complex. More whale watching opportunities!

OPTION 4:

Return to Cape Town with an overnight stop at the Garden Route Game Lodge, Sanbona, or Botlierskop. Or if you spend the night in the picturesque town of Montagu, on your last day you will have the opportunity of doing the famous tractor ride that takes you high into the mountains of the Langeberge PLUS... you can enjoy lunch in the Robertson district , including an optional boat cruise on the Breede River before getting back to Cape Town.

OPTION 5:

Additionally, you can tour the Garden Route in style with the Premier classe luxury train.Clients will be collected in Oudtshoorn when the train arrives there to begin its tour. This trip is currently departing Cape Town on a Friday, and is subjected to change.
www.premiereclasse.co.za/peroute.html

Take 2 Tours is proud to be associated with the following hotels and guest houses along the Garden Route:

Rosenhof Resort, Oudtshoorn
Hlangana Lodge, Oudtshoorn
Belvidere Manor, Knysna
St James, Knysna
Parkes Manor, Knysna
Log Inn, Knysna
Paxton Hotel, Port Elizabeth
Shamwari Game Lodge