Garden Route Wonderland - 4 Days

Highlights | Itinerary | Prices & Info

Tour Highlights

• Enjoy an ostrich farm experience.
• Discover the Cango Caves with its magnificent dripstone formations of stalactites and stalagmites.
• Visit the beautiful 'Garden of Eden'.
• Spend an afternoon in Knysna, a bustling arts and craft town.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: (Mon) Cape Town / Oudtshoorn
We fetch you from your hotel by 07h30 and travel via the town of Montagu on 'Route 62' (South Africa's version of America's famous 'Route 66') to the pretty village of Barrydale where we stop for tea (own account). Then on to Oudtshoorn, known as the 'feather capital of the world' thanks to its huge ostrich industry. After a fascinating tour of an ostrich farm, we continue to our Oudtshoorn hotel for check-in and overnight.
Accommodation: Queens Hotel or similar

Day 2: (Tue) Oudtshoorn & Knysna (B)
This morning go underground to marvel at the icy formations in the Cango Caves, regarded, for good reason, as one of South Africa's most spectacular natural wonders.  We drive the spectacular Outeniqua Pass to the town of George, then pass Knysna, perhaps South Africa's most visually stunning resort, in the heart of the famous Garden Route, and continue to the popular seaside resort of Plettenberg Bay, playground of South Africa's rich and famous. We visit the 'Garden of Eden' forest, where we enjoy a leisurely walk through this aptly named natural paradise, before arriving back at Knysna.
Accommodation: Knysna Log-Inn or similar

Day 3: (Wed) Knysna   (BL)
Enjoy a cruise on the vast Knysna Lagoon and visit the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy an amazing view of the imposing sand-stone 'Heads' which guard the sea's entrance to Knysna's huge tidal lagoon, and the forests, marshes and pristine beaches surrounding it. After lunch the remainder of the day is at leisure to enjoy this lovely and special town.
Accommodation: Knysna Log-Inn or similar
 
Day 4: (Thu) Cape Town (B)
After breakfast we head back to the 'Mother City', via Swellendam and Hermanus, which has earned international fame as a place from which to spot the magnificent Southern Right Whale during its breeding season (July to November only). We arrive in Cape Town in the late afternoon, and say our goodbyes either at a central Cape Town hotel or at the airport.

Tour Prices and other Information

Tour Includes:

Transportation
Tour in air-conditioned micro-buses or 18-seater mini-buses.

Professionally Escorted
Discover the Garden Route with our professional Tour Guides.

Accommodation
Rooms with private facilities, on a twin share basis.

Dining Inclusions
*3 Breakfasts    *1 Lunch

Plus
Hotel porterage included.

All Ways Africa reserves the right to offer accommodation of a similar standard, subject to availability.