Main Attactions
- Oudtshoorn
- Cango Caves
- Knysna
- Scenic Garden Route
- Bloukrans
- Stormsriver
- Tsitsikamma Forest
- Big Tree
- Nature’s Valley
- Addo Elephant National Park
- Historic Grahamstown
- Nelson Mandela museum
- Pristine Transkei coast
Itinerary Day 1: Village of Wilderness Depart Cape Town driving over Du Toit’s Kloof Pass to the town of Robertson. We pass Montagu, a quaint country village and enjoy a wine tasting en-route. This is followed by a traditional South African lunch (included) in a typical country restaurant in Barrydale. After lunch, we continue through the little Karoo, traversing the Tradouw Pass. Our journey to the beautiful Wilderness continues, visiting the Diaz Museum in Mossel Bay. Arriving at the village of Wilderness we check-in and enjoy a superb dinner (not included) at the hotel or one of the nearby restaurants, located within walking distance.
Meals Included Today: Lunch
Overnight City/Town: Wilderness
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort or similar
Day 2: Knysna From our hotel in Wilderness, we travel to Knysna to embark on the Featherbed Nature Reserve ferry from the Knysna Waterfront. On arrival we take a ‘Unimog’ (tractor driven wagon) ride to the top of the Western Head. An optional hike can be taken through the indigenous Knysna forest to the restaurant area where lunch (included) is served. On our return to Knysna we depart for an elephant experience, where we are able to enjoy a very close encounter with these gigantic mammals. Finally we take the scenic drive back to Wilderness for drop off at your hotel.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight City/Town: Wilderness
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort or similar
Day 3: Oudtshoorn Experience the stunning views of the Outeniqua Pass as we travel towards the Klein Karoo’s capital - Oudtshoorn. Here we visit the Safari Ostrich Ranch where we are given fun and detailed information about these strange flightless birds and their magnificent plumage. After enjoying a traditional ostrich lunch (included), we proceed on to the world famous Cango Caves, where a guided tour allows us to explore the ancient stalagmites and stalactites. We are then introduced to some rare and endangered animals on a fully guided tour at the Cango Wildlife Ranch. The day concludes with a scenic drive back to Wilderness where you will be dropped off at your hotel.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight City/Town: Wilderness
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort or similar
Day 4: Knysna Leaving the quaint seaside village of Wilderness, we continue via Sedgefield to South Africa’s ‘Oyster Capital’, Knysna. After a short refreshment stop at Knysna’s East Head, continue via the ‘millionaires playground’ of Plettenberg Bay to the Tsitsikamma Forest area. Attractions here include the Big Tree. Remember to keep an eye out for the rare Knysna Loerie. After lunch (not included) at the scenic Storms River Mouth, gaze in awe at the scenery whilst crossing the suspension bridge over the Storms River where photographic opportunities abound. Leaving the Garden Route via the high forests of the Tsitsikamma we arrive in Port Elizabeth for drop off at your beachfront hotel. Freshen up for dinner at a local restaurant or in the hotel’s dining room.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight City/Town: Port Elizabeth
Accommodation: Protea Hotel Marine or similar
Addo Elephant National Park. After breakfast, depart Port Elizabeth and spend the morning visiting Addo Elephant National Park. Arrive at your lodge in time for an afternoon nature walk or drive through the forest, passing through a scenic natural valley where indigenous antelope and zebra roam and continuing up onto a grassy ridge that overlooks an uninterrupted vista of beach and sky. Enjoy a fine dining dinner at the lodge.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight City/Town: Addo Elephant National Park.
Accommodation: Nguni River Lodge
Day 6: Grahamstown After breakfast depart from your lodge and visit a pineapple plantation and Grahamstown, ‘the city of Churches’, which boasts a wide variety of interesting sites including schools, Rhodes University, historical early settler architecture and monuments. Here we also visit the fascinating Camera Obscura, giving you a bird’s-eye view of the city. Drive towards the coast and arrive at your overnight stop in East London.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight City/Town: East London
Accommodation: The Regent Hotel or similar
Day 7: Nelson Mandela Museum Depart East London and drive inland via lush valleys and forests for a stop at Mthatha. Experience a typical African city with its street markets and traders. Visit the Nelson Mandela Museum and Mr Mandela’s home village of Qunu. Going south we get to the historical town of Port St Johns, an area filled with a history of shipwrecks from a 10 000 ton passenger liner to several sailing yachts. Arrive at Pondoland’s best kept secret, situated at the mouth of the Mbotyi River and tidal estuary. A tasty dinner is served at the lodge.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch
Overnight City/Town: Mbotyi River
Accommodation: Mbotyi River Lodge or similar
Day 8: Magwe falls Start your day with a hearty breakfast before you visit the Magwa Tea Estate. This area is characterised by rolling hills, deep gorges and spectacular waterfalls. Visit the plantation and see how tea is grown and processed. Take in the wonderful view of the Magwe falls. Return back to the lodge for lunch (not included). Spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure sitting next to the pool or for the more adventurous, take a coastal walking trail down to Shark Point, a journey that could turn out to be a whale and dolphin watchers dream. Dinner at the lodge.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Dinner
Overnight City/Town: Mbotyi River
Accommodation: Mbotyi River Lodge or similar
Day 9: Durban Leave Mboyti behind, travelling through the Mqaba forest where the landscape changes from deep gorges with lush vegetation and waterfalls to the Magwa tea plantation situated just outside of Lusikisiki. Leaving the beautiful Eastern Cape region and home of the Xhosa people, with its endless hillsides of traditional huts and villages, we travel across the Mtambuna river into the Kingdom of KwaZulu-Natal. Enjoy a refreshment stop in Ramsgate, then continue along the spectacular coastal road to Durban for a drop off at the airport or your hotel.
Meals Included Today: Breakfast
Overnight City/Town: none
Accommodation: none
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Departure Cities
1/2D Blouberg pm
Durban
