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False Bay
Type:
Nature / Eco
Price from:
7100 ZAR /person
Phone:
+27 31 572 4227
Fax:
+27 31 572 4234
Payment Types:
  • No Cash
  • No Credit Card
  • No Cheque
  • No Travellers cheque
  • No Paypal
  • No Wire Transfer
Duration:
4 days
Location Start:
All major hotels in Cape Town
Location Finish:
All major hotels in Port Elizabeth
Start time:
09.00 am
End time:
05.00 pm
We Speak:
English, Request other
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Last updated: 02/05/2011

The Garden Route is famous for its diversity of lakes, mountains, beaches, cliffs and indigenous forests. Its extraordinary beauty complements the contrast of the adjacent semi-arid Little Karoo.

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Itinerary

Day 1

Depart from Cape Town and drive eastwards via the beautiful coastal route between Gordon�s Bay and Hermanus, a seaside holiday town ( Hermanus is the best place in the World to spot Whales from land � July to Dec). After lunch we drive on to 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 Bartholomew Dias in 1488.
Overnight Mossel Bay

Day 2

We travel over the Outeniqua Mountains to the Little Karoo to visit an Ostrich Show Farm for some unique experiences including ostrich racing. A ride on a back of an ostrich is not for the fainthearted. 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. Visit Oudtshoorn, also called the "Feather capital" of the world, as over ninety percent of the world's ostrich farms are found here. Overnight at La Plume Guest House.

Day 3

After breakfast we visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch and Valley of Ancients, an endangered species breeding facility extraordinaire. Then depart for George and Wilderness National Park. We skirt around the lakes with stops at scenic viewpoints to Knysna. The town is situated 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 proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty of the lakelands and adjacent indigenous forests. Knysna also offers shopping opportunities of unusual locally made art and craft, etc. We join a sundowner cruise on the lagoon. Overnight in Knysna at the Fish Eagle Lodge.

Day 4

We explore Knysna and travel further via Plettenberg Bay for a short visit. Then we traverse through magnificently 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 is Storms River with the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley towering some 139 m above the river. The final part of our journey takes us past a few coastal holiday villages to Port Elizabeth, also called the 'Friendly City' for a short city tour before the tour ends.

Extra Information

Inclusions -
All accommodation in luxury small hotels/lodges, breakfasts, dinners, entrances, conservation fees.
Exclusions -
lunches, personal costs; laundry, insurances
Extras -
This tour departs daily from Cape Town but, also departs from Port Elizabeth ending in Cape Town. In addition we run a three day version departing daily from both Port Elizabeth and Cape Town or if you prefer, a four day tour departing from Cape Town ending back in Cape Town. Indicate your preference when booking/enquiring.

This tour can also be added to other tours to the north of the country to form a countrywide package.

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