Garden Route - Port Elizabeth to Cape Town (4 Days) Mult Day Tour (4 Days, 3 Nights)

Tour Times

Departs every day from your hotel or guesthouse in the Port Elizabeth area.

Tour Details

Taking its name from the endless landscapes of lush, green vegetation, the Garden Route offers the best of the Cape’s natural splendour. With the Indian Ocean, forests, nature reserves, rivers and many other beautiful habitats to explore, the Garden Route has plenty of sights to see and activities to experience. The many fascinating small towns and villages that lie along the coast are not be missed. Photographic opportunities are abound too; with some of the most awe-inspiring landscapes to be found in Nature’s Valley, the Cango Caves and the elephant park.The route from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town will have you cut across the Eastern Cape all the way to the Western Cape, across the desert region of the Karoo, the vast river panes and green valleys of the Knysna and Tsitsikamma region, to the quaint sea side town and harbour villages where time seems to stop. This trip is organized in a way that allows you to take full advantage of the Garden Route without spending too much on accommodation. The comfortable Bed & Breakfasts along the way will leave you well rested and ready to tackle another exciting day along the Garden Route.

Tour Itinerary

Both mountains and oceans are experienced in all their glory along the Garden Route. Criss-cross between the two, via mountain passes into the hot dry Karoo, then back down to the temperate coast

Day 1: Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth or The Bay is one of the largest cities in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, 770 km east of Cape Town.

• 14:00pm - Collection from Port Elizabeth Airport
• Port Elizabeth City Tour
• Visit the Dunkin Memorial

Dinner & overnight stay in Port Elizabeth

Day 2: Tsitsikamma / Plettenberg Bay

Tsitsikamma is an area characterised by large tracts of indigenous forests, deep river gorges and magnificent coastlines. Situated between lush forests and the shores of a peaceful lagoon Knysna offers a wide variety of activities and attractions.

• Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve
• Nature's Valley
• Monkeyland & Birds of Eden (optional)
• Plettenberg Bay
• Knysna Heads and Waterfront

Dinner & Overnight stay in Knysna

Day 3: Knysna / Oudtshoorn

Visit the charming town of Oudtshoorn,,home to South Africa’s ostrich farm industry and the world famous Cango Caves.

• Elephant Park (Optional)
• Cango Caves
• Ostrich Farm

Dinner & overnight stay in Oudtshoorn

Day 4: Mossel Bay

Discovered by Bartholomew Dias, Mossel Bay is one of the biggest attractions on the Garden Route.

• 10:00am - Garden Route Safari Game Drive at Botlierskop Game Reserve, experience close encounters with Rhinoceros, Lions (100 ha enclosure), Buffalo, Giraffe, rare Black Impala, Mountain Zebra, Eland and Elephants and more

Depart to Cape Town in the afternoon