6 Day Inspirational Garden Route Journey

Embark on a leisurely guided journey which combines several areas of exceptional natural beauty, and offers accommodation with a variety of individual character and styles.

Departures on selected Saturdays
2019 Rates
Price per person sharing from  ZAR 19,700

Jan-Apr & Sep-Dec: from ZAR 21,200
May-Aug: from ZAR 19,700

Please contact us to discuss your travel plans in more detail.

Day 01        Cape Town ~  Hermanus

This morning you will depart from Cape Town on a stunning coastal drive visiting Harold Porter National Botanical Garden.  Afterwards you visit the small breeding colony of African penguins at Stony Point, and continue in the afternoon to a boutique winery and enjoy a wine tasting before arriving for 1 night at Misty Waves Boutique Hotel or similar with bed and breakfast.
Accommodation:        Misty Waves Boutique Hotel or similar

Day 02        Hermanus ~ Oudtshoorn              

After spending the early part of the morning exploring the village of Hermanus, you will depart for a spectacular drive through the heart of Cape Folded Mountains.  You will have a late lunch (own account) at the pretty village of Barrydale before setting off along the scenic route to Oudtshoorn where you will spend 1 night at La Plume Boutique Guest House or similar on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation:        La Plume Boutique Guest House or similar

Day 03        Oudtshoorn ~ Knysna Surrounds                                         

This morning you marvel at the impressive Cango Caves.  Thereafter you go on a guided tour of an ostrich farm, after which you travel over the Outeniqua Pass with its panoramic views of the Outeniqua mountain range towards Knysna Hollow or similar where you will spend 2 nights on a bed and breakfast basis.
Accommodation:       Knysna Hollow or similar

Day 04        Knysna                         

After a leisurely breakfast you embark on a Knysna Lagoon cruise and visit the Featherbed Nature Reserve, where you will learn more about the fascinating history, fauna and flora of the area.  Return for lunch.  The rest of the afternoon you are free to explore the town of Knysna or relax at the country setting of your accommodation .
Accommodation:      Knysna Hollow or similar

Day 05        Tsitsikamma Forest                             

Today you set off on an ocean safari from the beautiful holiday resort of Plettenberg Bay with the opportunity of seeing dolphins during summer and whales in the winter months, as well as the Robberg seal colony all year round.   In the afternoon you may wish to attempt the world's highest commercial bungy jump at Bloukrans Bridge.   You then arrive in the late afternoon at the picturesque village of Storms River to spend 1 night at Tsitsikamma Village Inn or similar with bed and breakfast.
Accommodation:        Tsitsikamma Village Inn or similar

Day 06        Day of Departure

After breakfast you enter the Tsitsikamma National Park with its indigenous forest and visit the spectacular Storms River Mouth.   After exploring one of the nature trails you leave for Port Elizabeth where this journey ends.
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