The coastline between Cape Town and Durban encompasses a huge diversity of habitats. From the mountains, lakes, cliffs and dense indigenous forests of the South Coast, aptly called the Garden Route, to the hilly grasslands with Xhosa huts dotted around the ridges, green valleys, crystal clear streams and wild unspoilt coastline of the Eastern Cape (the former homeland of Transkei), one experiences the natural beauty which will captivate even the well travelled.