Safari Highlights
Outstanding scenery
Interesting rural countryside
Cultural interaction
Plenty of wild-life viewing
This tour takes the Garden Route in a more relaxed manner and guests have more time to take in the immense beauty of this region. Running along a scenic stretch of coastline, the Garden Route is an ever changing landscape. Beginning in Cape Town and ending in Port Elizabeth, the Garden Route offers many spectacular sights, from fields of colourful wild flowers to shorelines dotted with beaches and bays.
Routing: Cape Town - Mossel Bay - Oudtshoorn - Knysna - Port Elizabeth
Day 1. Drive Cape Town to Mossel Bay
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
Day 2. Tours - Drive Mossel Bay to Oudtshoorn
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.
Day 3: Tours – Drive Oudtshoorn to Knysna
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.
Day 4: Tour Knysna – Drive to Port Elizabeth
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.
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| Tour Rates | |||
Season | Period | Adult Rate (per person sharing) | Single Room Supplement |
Low | 1-Apr-2010 to 31-May-2010 | ||
| Mid | 2-Jan-2010 to 31-Mar-2010 | ||
| High | 1-Nov-2010 to 15-Dec-2010 | ||
| Peak | 1-Jun-2010 to 31-Oct-2010 | ||
Above prices are based on a 2 adults traveling exclusively. For more than 2 persons, let us know.
Children Rates
Children under 12 years of age, pay 50% of the price when sharing with 2 adults.
The prices given above include:
- Use of 4x4 safari vehicle for game viewing & photography
- Guaranteed window seats for every participants.
- All Park Entry fees where applicable
- Full board meal plan while on Safari – breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Qualified local English - Speaking driver guide (French, Spanish & German on request)
- Game drives as per the program
- All government taxes applicable
- Extras at the lodges –tips, drinks, telephone, laundry or any other personal expenses
- International flight into/out of South Africa - Check out Great Prices for Flights into Africa Here
- Entry Visa to South Africa
- Departure tax
