Garden Route Tour
(5 Days; 4 Nights;)

Please note that this tour can be adjusted to your requirements and interests. This is merely a suggestion from endless possibilities.

5-Day Garden Route & Little Karoo Tour -
"Tsitsikamma Trail"

Explore the Garden Route's mysterious forests, golden beaches, breathtaking mountains and the rugged arid beauty of the Little Karoo.

Day 1: Cape Town to Prince Albert

We travel over the mountains to Worcester, gateway to the Great Karoo. Our journey takes us through the magnificent Hex River Valley where we view the most spectacular mountain scenery, lush vineyards and indigenous flora. We visit Matjiesfontein, a nostalgic Victorian village set in the stark surroundings of the Great Karoo. Passing through Laingsburg we turn away from the main road and travel to Prince Albert, where we spend a leisurely evening, enjoying the clear Karoo night sky and feasting on a delicious traditional dinner of Karoo Lamb.

Day 2: Prince Albert to Oudtshoorn

After a hearty breakfast, we leave the great Karoo, and (weather permitting), negotiate the magnificent grandfather of all passes, the Swartberg Pass, rising 1000 meters within 12 kilometres. We descend into the heart of the mountains and visit the Cango Caves with their spectacular limestone formations. Our day is concluded with a guided tour of the Cango Ostrich Ranch. Here we embark on a fascinating guided tour on the farm where we meet these fascinating birds.

Day 3: Oudtshoorn to Knysna

We continue our tour through the Wonders of the Klein Karoo with a visit to the Cango Wildlife Ranch where one of the highlights will be an opportunity to touch a cheetah. Afterwards we leave the Little Karoo and travel over the breathtakingly beautiful Outeniqua Mountains to George to catch the Outeniqua Choo-choo. We enjoy this leisurely steam-train drive via Wilderness and the Lake district to arrive at our home base for the next 2 days, the beautiful town of Knysna, famous for its tidal lagoon, indigenous forests, quaint arts and crafts shops
and .. oysters!!

Day 4: Knysna to Tsitsikamma Coastal Park and Back

This morning we travel to Plettenberg Bay, playground of the rich, where we make a spectacular detour from the main road through the Groot River and Bloukrantz Passes, travelling in the heart of ancient, mysterious and primeval indigenous forests. We visit the beautiful Tsitsikamma Coastal Park where we embark on a leisurely stroll to the suspension bridge at the Storms River mouth. We also visit one of the forest's giant inhabitants, the ancient Outeniqua Yellowwood Tree that was already growing when Europe was still caught in the dark ages. We return to Knysna to stroll around the wonderful arts and crafts shops and take a sunset cruise on the Knysna Lagoon, cruising to the Heads, large sandstone cliffs towering over the sea entrance of the huge tidal lagoon.

Day 5: Knysna to Cape Town

We begin our journey to Cape Town, stopping in Mossel Bay to visit the Maritime Museum where the replica of the Caravel in which the Portuguese navigator, Bartholomew Diaz, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, is on view. We also visit the old Post Office Tree that served as a mailbox to the various Portuguese navigators in the 16th century. Travelling through rolling farmlands, we arrive in Swellendam, an 18th century frontier town. As we come to the end of our journey, the open farmlands once again make way for the rugged and beautiful mountains. We travel through the lush fruit growing area of Elgin and Grabouw to finally descend the Sir Lowry's Pass with a final and dramatic view over the Hottentots Holland Mountains and Table Mountain in the distance.

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