6-Day Garden Route Adventure

This six day tour of the Garden Route covers all of the must-see highlights of the beautiful south-east coast of South Africa. The tour starts and finishes in Cape Town.

The tour includes visits to Oudtshoorn, the Cango Caves, Wilderness and the Wilderness National park, the Tsitsikamma National Park, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Mossel Bay and the Cape Agulhas.

Cape Town, Oudtshoorn, Wilderness, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Tsitsikamma, Mossel Bay, Swellendam, Cape Agulhas - most Southern Tip of Africa - and Hermanus

Highlights of the trip include:

- Ostrich Farm
- Cango Caves
- Cango Wildlife Ranch
- Canoeing Tsitsikamma National Park
- Big 5 Game Drive
- Hot Air Balloon Ride
- Bungee Jump 216 m and 65 m
- Sky Diving
- Sand Boarding
- Surfing
- Shark Cage Diving
- Flying Fox
- Abseiling
- Knysna Elephant Park
- Tree Top Canopy Tour
- Wine Tasting

Day 1 - Cape Town - Oudtshoorn:

Depart from Cape Town early on Monday morning for Calitzdorp via the scenic and spectacular Route 62, which is South Africa's longest wine route.

After a light lunch at Calitzdorp, we visit De Krans winery for wine and port tasting to find out why this town is known as the Port wine capital of South Africa. Then we continue on to Oudtshoorn, (ostrich capital of the world), for a guided tour of an ostrich farm. The more adventurous can even ride an ostrich.

Overnight in Oudtshoorn.

Day 2 - Oudtshoorn - Wilderness:

This morning we experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves in a guided adventure tour.

Then we move on to the Cango Wildlife Ranch where you can see the endangered cheetah, crocodiles and other animals. The highlight is touching and having your photo taken with a cheetah. After lunch in the afternoon, we will drive over the majestic Outeniqua Mountains to the Wilderness National Park for a canoe ride through a indigenous forest, boasting over 200 species of birds.

Overnight in Wilderness.

Optional extras: rise early to a spectacular hot air balloon ride over the Little Karoo.

Day 3 - Wilderness - Plettenberg Bay

After breakfast, we leave for the Tsitsikamma National Park. En route we drive through the beautiful lake district of the Garden Route and stop off at the Bloukrans Bridge to view the world's highest bungee jump spot (216 m). We allow plenty of time for the adventure seekers amongst us to test their courage. We spend the afternoon in the National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and the beautiful Indian Ocean. This provides a wide choice of activities for all, including long and short hikes, crossing the suspension bridge, swimming and snorkelling.

Overnight in Plettenberg Bay

Optional extras:

- Tree Top Canopy Tour
- Bungee Jumping

Day 4 - Plettenberg Bay - Mossel Bay

The morning you will have to yourself. You can go to Plettenberg Bay beach and/or explore the town.

Other Things To Do:

- Whale and dolphin watching boat trip (in season)
- Sky dive
- Knysna Elephant Park

On the way to Mossel Bay, we will stop over in Knysna (South Africa's favourite town) where you can see the famous Knysna Heads and lagoon and have the opportunity to explore the waterfront and countless shops. We then move on to Mossel Bay for a Big 5 game drive and dinner at the game lodge.

Overnight in Mossel Bay.

Day 5 - Mossel Bay - Cape Agulhas (Join up with Baz Bus if you want to continue further up the wild coast)

In the morning you have time to explore the beautiful coastal resort town of Mossel Bay and visit the Diaz museum complex and the Post Office Tree.

Other Things to do:

- Surfing or sand boarding
- Abseiling

Early afternoon we visit the Aloe Ferrox factory shop at Albertinia to discover the health and beauty enhancing qualities of this plant. We then move on to Cape Agulhas - the most Southern tip of Africa (whale watching in season).

Overnight in Cape Agulhas Backpackers Lodge in Struisbaai.

Optional:

- Beach horse riding
- Whale watching boat trip (in season)

Day 6 - Cape Agulhas - Cape Town

Today we drive through to the seaside resort of Hermanus for some whale and dolphin watching (seasonal), lunch and shopping. Your guide can arrange to take you on a shark cage dive should you want to see these beauties op close and personal. In the afternoon we will drive the scenic coastal road back to Cape Town stopping one last time at Betty's Bay at the African penguin colony!

Optional Extra: Shark Cage Diving