Garden Route Splendour
• Cape Town • Mossel Bay • Knysna • Port Elizabeth
PRICE FROM | DURATION | |
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AUD
$1,770
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Days
6
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Nights
5
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PRICE FROM | DURATION | |
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AUD
$1,770
|
Days
6
|
Nights
5
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Introduction
Sit back and enjoy the incredible scenery of the Garden Route on this small-group tour.
Highlights include Knysna, a quaint coastal town surrounded by a beautiful lagoon, and the world’s biggest free-flight aviary, the Birds of Eden Sanctuary. You will also visit Oudtshoorn, considered the “ostrich capital of the world”!
Itinerary
Day 1 : Cape Town > Cape Agulhas > Oudtshoorn
Today you will be met by your local guide and depart for a scenic Garden Route.
Travel along Sir Lowry’s Pass, with its magnificent views, to Grabouw and Elgin, a lush landscape surrounded by majestic mountains. Stop en route at a farmstall packed with locally produced products from the area. Continue to Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet.
After this thrilling experience, we continue via historic Swellendam and the Tradouw Pass to Barrydale and the famous Route 62. Sample top quality port style wines in Calitzdorp, before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the ‘ostrich feather capital’ and centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. Enjoy dinner at an Ostrich Farm, dining on local specialities. Overnight in Oudtshoorn.
Day 2 : Oudtshoorn
After a leisurely breakfast take a tour of the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the world’s great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. Afterwards enjoy a wine tasting at a local wine estate in the scenic Schoemanshoek Valley. Return to Oudtshoorn for a fun filled interactive guided tour at a working Ostrich Farm.
Day 3 : Oudtshoorn > Knysna
After breakfast, travel to the Outeniqua Pass to George, the sixth oldest town in South Africa, with many historical landmarks. Visit Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Gardn Route. Continue into the magical Knysna Forests (weather & road conditions dependent), the stamping ground of the elusive Knysna elephants. Discover the stories of the woodcutters who worked the forests, the elephants that were hunted to extinction and the discovery of gold. Visit the Dalene Matthee Big Tree Memorial. The enormous Yellowwood tree of over 880 years was named after Matthee, best known author of four books on the Knysna Forest.
Day 4 : Knysna
Today visit Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary, where you will see a variety of primates, roaming free in the forest. Later, enjoy spectacular views of the Knysna Heads (weather permitting) and Brenton on Sea. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon at leisure.
Day 5 : Knysna > Tsitsikamma
Visit Birds of Eden Sanctuary, the biggest free-flight aviary in the world and then continue on to Bloukrans Bridge and on to the beautiful Tsitsikamma Park and Storms River Mouth.
Day 6 : Tsitsikamma > Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Today head eastwards along the Tsitsikamma Forest en-route to your final stop, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) where you will enjoy an orientation tour before your tour ends.
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Pricing
Pricing (per person), AUD
TYPE |
TWIN from |
SINGLE from |
EXTRA from |
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2024 |
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1 Nov – 31 Dec |
AU$1,770 |
AU$1,980 |
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2025 |
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1 Jan – 30 Apr; 1 Oct – 31 Dec |
AU$1,840 |
AU$2,060 |
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1 May – 30 Sep |
AU$1,790 |
AU$2,005 |
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2024
1 Nov – 31 Dec
Twin: from $1770
Single: from $ 1980
2025
1 Jan – 30 Apr; 1 Oct – 31 Dec
Twin: from $1840
Single: from $ 2060
1 May – 30 Sep
Twin: from $1790
Single: from $ 2005
Departs
2024 | 2025 |
14, 21, 28 Oct | 6, 13, 27 Jan |
4, 11, 18, 25 Nov | 3, 10, 17, 24 Feb |
2 Dec | 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Mar |
7, 14 Apr | |
5, 19 May | |
9 Jun | |
7 Jul | |
4, 18, 25 Aug | |
1, 15, 22 Sep | |
6, 13, 20, 27, Oct | |
3, 10, 17, 24 Nov | |
1 Dec |
Included
- Small group journey (maximum 10 guests)
- 5-nights’ accommodation
- 5 breakfasts, 1 lunch, and 1 dinner
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- Shared transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
- Shared sightseeing as per the itinerary
- Entrance fees as per the itinerary
- Porterage
Not Included
- Gratuities
Important Notes
- Minimum two guests required to operate
Please refer to World Journeys terms & conditions