3 DAY GARDEN ROUTE EXPLORER

Day 1. Port Elizabeth – Garden Route – Knysna

You depart on this 3 day Garden Route Tour from Port Elizabeth, also called the ‘Friendly City’ towards the Garden Route and along the N2 national route. Arrive at Storms River with the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley towering some one hundred and thirty- nine meters above the river.

Now truly in the Garden Route, our next stop is further along at Tsitsikamma National Park (Khoisan for the place of much water). The park stretches over one hundred kilometers of wild and rocky coastline characterized by massive cliffs, narrow isolated beaches, and shady indigenous forests along the river valleys. You can do a relaxing walk/hike to the suspension bridge stretching over the mouth of the Storms River.

Afterward, travel to The Bloukrans Bridge, 216 meters (709 feet) above the Bloukrans River. The Bloukrans Bungee is the world’s highest commercial bungee bridge and is the highest commercial natural bungee jump in the world!

You visit Birds of Eden. This unique two-hectare dome (the world’s largest), spans over a gorge of indigenous forest. It is currently home to over 3,500 birds from over 220 species, with the main focus being African birds. Traveling past Plettenberg Bay to Knysna on the edge of the Knysna Lagoon with its entrance to the sea guarded by two promontories known as the ‘Heads’. The area also falls within a National Park of the Garden Route proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty of the Lakeland and adjacent indigenous forests. Knysna also offers shopping opportunities for unusual locally made art and craft, etc. 

Day 2. Garden Route – George – Oudtshoorn

Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast and afterward travel along with the lake areas and the Wilderness National Park, a picturesque part of the Garden Route. It leads us to the scenic Outeniqua Pass and 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. You visit the Cango caves, regarded as one of South Africa’s foremost natural wonders. Further, in the fascinating calcite caves, you see an underground wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites.

An optional visit to the Cango Wildlife Ranch can be done if time permits. The Ranch encompasses of over 90 different animal species. They provide guided tours which are fundamental in educating the public.  It gives each species a voice and highlighting animal and environmental issues.

Day 3. Oudtshoorn – ROUTE 62 – Cape Town

After an early start, you visit an ostrich show farm for some unique experiences with these strange flightless birds.

After that, you continue via Route 62 through the Little Karoo with its many unique mountain ranges and vegetation to the Wine regions of Montague, Robertson, and the Breede Valley Wine – the heartland of South Africa’s Brandy producers. You visit one of the many Wine Estates in these areas for a wine tasting.  Your route to Cape Town takes you over the Du Toitskloof Pass and Paarl where we arrive late afternoon.