4 Day Garden Route Tour, Cape Town to Cape Town

This four day tour departing from Cape Town with the added feature of returning to Cape Town for those folks who want such a feature. The tour run as far east as the Tsitsikamma Forest and return to Cape Town via the Little Karoo.

The Garden Route Tour is running parallel to the southernmost coastline of Africa, is famous for its unique diversity of lakes, mountains, golden beaches, cliffs and dense indigenous forests. Its extraordinary beauty complements the contrast of the adjacent semi-arid valley, called the Little Karoo. This region in turn offers natural wonders such as the Cango Caves and its ideal habitat for ostrich farming makes it the ostrich Mecca of the world.

Day 1, 4 Day Garden Route Tour, Cape Town to Cape Town

Depart from Cape Town and drive eastwards via Sir Lowry's Pass and the famous apple country of Grabouw to Swellendam and Mossel Bay. Here we visit arguably the oldest post office in Africa, the Post Office Tree, and the site of the first landfall, made by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488. From here we truly enter the Garden Route and travel past George via the Wilderness Lakelands to Knysna.
Overnight at Fish Eagle Lodge or similar.

Day 2, 4 Day Garden Route Tour, Cape Town to Cape Town

We explore Knysna and travel further to Plettenberg Bay for a short visit. Then we traverse through magnificent scenic river valley passes. We visit the Tsitsikamma National Park (Khoisan for 'The place of much water') stretching over 100 km of wild and rocky coastline characterised by massive cliffs, narrow isolated beaches and shady indigenous forests along the river valleys. Our next stop on this Garden Route Tour is the Storms River with the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley, towering 139 m above the river. Return to Knysna via the “Big Tree” and spend the last part of the afternoon exploring the Heads at Knysna.
Overnight at Fish Eagle Lodge or similar.

Day 3, 4 Day Garden Route Tour, Cape Town to Cape Town

We board a boat for a short trip on the Knysna Lagoon. Then traverse through the lake lands, along high cliffs with the sea beneath, through tunnels and over bridges to George. Here we meet up with our Cape Garden Route Tour coach and travel via the scenic Outeniqua Pass to Oudsthoorn, also known as the 'Feather Capital' of the world, as by far the largest concentration of ostrich farms in the world are found here. We visit the Cango Caves, regarded as one of South Africa's foremost natural wonders. The fascinating calcite caves comprises an underground wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites.
Overnight at La Plume Guest Lodge.

Day 4, 4 Day Garden Route Tour, Cape Town to Cape Town

After an early starton this Garden Route Tour, we visit an ostrich show farm for some unique experiences, including ostrich racing. Travel further via Montagu and Worcester through the Huguenot Tunnel. On the other side of the mountains, on a clear day, you can see Table Mountain in the distance.
Arrive in Cape Town where the tour ends.