10 Days Cape Town, Garden Route & Safari Adventures

Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, and settle into your accommodation for the evening.

Welcome to Cape Town - South Africa!

You will have the weekend at leisure to enjoy “the mother city” at their own pace. We highly recommend booking the city sightseeing bus for an overview of Cape Town, allowing you to visit highlights such as Table Mountain, Signal Hill, V&A Waterfront, or Camps Bay. For those that enjoy wine, we can arrange a one-day tour to the beautiful winelands, which is about a 45-minute drive from Cape Town; or alternatively a group tour to the Cape Peninsula.

Another day to explore Cape Town

CAPE TOWN – HERMANUS – CAPE AGULHAS

We depart from Cape Town early on Monday morning for Hermanus. We follow the scenic coastal road, stopping at Betties Bay to view a colony of endangered African penguins. You can spend the afternoon in the seaside resort town of Hermanus, famous for hundreds of Southern Right Whales during the whale season (July to November) and many shops, restaurants and markets. In the afternoon we will drive on to Cape Agulhas, the most southern tip of Africa, where we visit a viewpoint known as the “real” place where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet

CAPE AGULHAS – OUDTSHOORN

We travel to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, known as the Ostrich Capital of the World, via the spectacular Route 62, which is South Africa’s longest wine route. We will have a lovely lunch and wine tasting at a local winery, before checking into our accommodation, which is on a working game farm in the Little Karoo. As the sun goes down, we can enjoy a tour of the ostrich farm, taking in the views of the Outeniqua and Swartberg mountain ranges in the background

OUDTSHOORN – WILDERNESS – SEDGEFIELD

After breakfast we head over the marvellous Outeniqua Mountain pass where we will explore Wilderness National Park with some canoes. Enjoy a paddle up the Touw River through indigenous forest, enjoying the abundance of bird life. After about 40 minutes, the canoes will be left for a 2 km hike along a boardwalk, which will take us to a lovely waterfall and rock pools. Late afternoon you can spend exploring Sedgefield, with its expansive views and beaches

SEDGEFIELD – KNYSNA - TSITSIKAMMA – ADDO

Today, we will head to the famous town of Knysna via the lavish Lake District of the Garden Route. We will visit the Knysna Head viewpoint, for some magnificent views over the Knysna River estuary and the Indian Ocean.  After Knysna, we will stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 meters). There is plenty of time for the adventure seekers among you to test their courage. Midday will be spent in Tsitsikamma National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and beautiful Indian Ocean coastline. The Park has a wide choice of activities for all, including hiking, crossing a suspension bridge and swimming. In the afternoon, we will leave the Garden Route for Big 5 country, Addo.

ADDO – SAFARI

We will spend the morning exploring Addo Elephant National Park. We will spend up to 2-3 hours exploring the 28,000-hectare National reserve with approximately 600 elephant and some Cape buffalo, lion, black rhino, warthog, zebra, eland, kudu, hartebeest and many more animals. After an exciting morning of game viewing, we will arrange a transfer from the end of the Garden Route tour to your safari lodge. You will be in time to enjoy the afternoon game drive on a private game reserve.

SAFARI

It’s safari time! Wake up bright and early for the morning game drive, where we venture out to see the wild life on the Eastern Cape. Upon return from the morning drive, you will have some leisure time to enjoy your lodge before lunch. In the afternoon, you will embark on a sundown game drive, complete with drinks and snacks in the veld.

After your morning game drive and breakfast, you will be transferred to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) airport, where your tour will end. Kindly let us know what time you would like to be dropped off in Port Elizabeth after your safari and we’ll make arrangements accordingly. If you are catching a flight, we recommend that you book it for 15:00 or later, so that you have time to participate in the morning game drive before departing for the airport.

End of your South Africa Adventures