Private Classic Garden Route Tour

4 Nights, 5 days.
Experience your tour of the Garden Route from four-star properties especially selected for their location and high level of service, with your own experienced tour guide. These itineraries are suitable for small parties or families.

We do not offer scheduled tours but specializes in private tours where we stop and go at your pace. With us you will benefit from our local knowledge and discover amazing places off the beaten track that you might not find on your own ... and make memories that will last a lifetime.
The quote is for 4* Guesthouses handpicked especially chosen for their high level of service and position!

Day 1:

• Pick up from Cape Town International Airport or pre-arranged pick-up point in our air-conditioned vehicle.
• Travel over the Klein Drakenstein Mountains to Worcester in the Breede River Valley enjoying the wonderful scenery which changes from lush orchards to dramatic mountain views.
• Stop at Four Cousins. In our tasting room you can enjoy an informal tasting at our pods, or treat yourself to a relaxed food & wine pairing. Platters include chocolate and wine, cheese and wine, charcuterie and wine, nougat, nuts and wine, a Four Cousins fan pairing as well as non-alcoholic pairings for both adults and children.
• Continue along Route 62 towards the Little Karoo passing through Barrydale and Calitzdorp, famous for their wine and quality Port respectively, to Oudtshoorn, once the centre of the ostrich feather boom
• Lunch (own account) at a lovely Restaurant in the Semi-desert area where we will enjoy true South-African cuisine
• Continue along Route 62 to reach Oudtshoorn.
• Overnight in Oudtshoorn at the 4* Guesthouse on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis in a luxury double

Day 2:

• Leave at sunrise for a Meerkat tour. Upon arrival at the Meerkat burrows you will be treated with coffee, after which you are issued with a lightweight aluminium chair to sit in while observing the Meerkats as they come out the burrow into the sun shine. Meerkats are part of the so called “shy 5”.
• After breakfast we visit the Cango Caves, one of the world's great natural wonders sculptured by nature through the ages.
• This is followed by a fascinating visit to an Ostrich farm, where you can stand on an egg! (no riding allowed anymore)
• Lunch (own account) at award-winning Jemima’s restaurant in Oudtshoorn
• Head for Wilderness on the Garden Route coast, a scenic drive that takes you over the breathtakingly beautiful Outeniqua Mountain pass.
• Overnight at a 4* Guesthouse in Knysna on a bed and breakfast basis for 2x nights in a Lagoon facing room.

Day 3:

• 10h00 – 14h00 In Knysna, take a ferry across the Knysna Lagoon to the Featherbed, a private nature reserve and National Heritage Site, for an exhilarating 4x4 trailer ride and a guided walk followed by a buffet lunch in the Milkwood Forest
• Leisure time at the Knysna Waterfront with its boutiques and souvenir shops
• For lovers of crafted Gin and Beer we visit Knysna distilleries. Gin is distilled the traditional way with a flame & copper pot still. It is made with nine natural botanicals, including the Num Num berry which is Knysna Lourie’s favourite treat.
• Return to your Guesthouse.

Day 4:

• Our tour starts in Plettenberg Bay (our well-hidden secret) where we will show you our breathtaking beautiful viewpoints and explain where this town got its name from.
• Our tour for lovers of wild animals continues with a visit to the Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre at Plettenberg Bay for a truly unique wildcat experience. Here you will meet South Africa's lesser indigenous cats, branded The Furry Five - captive-bred black-footed cats, African wild cats, Caracal, Serval and cheetah - living in a semi-natural environment.
• Next stop is Monkeyland, the world's first free roaming multi-species primate sanctuary, OR Birds of Eden, the largest free flight bird aviary in the world.
• Lunch (own account) at Bramon Wine Estate will consist of delicious mezze platters, cheese, patés, tapas, fresh home-made bread and a glass of wine.
• Take a 20-minute drive to your next stop, Plettenberg Bay (Plett), where you will overnight in a 4-star Guesthouse on a bed and breakfast basis for 1x night with sea views

Day 5:

• After breakfast we leave towards Mossel Bay
• Experience as 4x4 game drive at Botlierskop Private Game Reserve situated between the magnificent Outeniqua Mountains and unspoiled beaches of the Indian Ocean, a real Garden Route Safari experience! Enjoy close encounters with Rhinoceros, Lions (100 ha enclosure), Buffalo, Giraffe, the rare Black Impala, Golden Wildebeest, Mountain Zebra, Eland, Elephants (trained) and so much more. Our Game Reserve is 3500 ha and comprises of over 26 different species of animals and more than 200 bird species Easily located just off the N2 and an easy 30 minutes drive from George Airport or a 4-hour scenic drive from Cape Town, the Mother City of South Africa.
• Enjoy (own account) lunch at the game reserve.
• Continue our journey towards Cape Town where you will be transferred to Cape Town International or destination of your choice.

• After breakfast we continue to Bloukrans, the World's Highest Commercial Bungy Jump at a whooping 216 m high! A proud record for South Africa and particularly, Tsitsikamma, where we will see the brave at heart jump (cost of the jump at own account)
• This two-and-a-half-hour Kayak & Lilo Adventure up the Storms River Gorge in the Tsitsikamma National Park is our most popular activity for good reasons. You’ll get to explore deeper into the hidden world of the Storms River Gorge than most people ever do and experience the long, bottomless pools, deep caves and ancient indigenous forests with nothing but the quiet noises of nature around you. (optional extra)
• Our Segway tour start off with a training session and then we explore the local forest and village where we glide through our little adventure filled village and select a forest road that leads deep into our pristine Tsitsikamma Indigenous forest. We have a selection of forest trails available and if you opt to go on the 2 hour “RIDE MORE” tour, you will experience more of the magic our forest has to offer. (optional extra)
• At the Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve, enjoy a walk through the forest to the suspension bridge followed by lunch (own account) at the Tsitsikamma Nature Reserve
• Drive to Port Elizabeth where you will be transferred to Port Elizabeth Airport to catch your flight home.

• A luxury vehicle with your own personal, highly qualified guide.
• Accommodation on a shared basis.
• Accommodation and meals of the driver-guide.
• Meals as specified (4 breakfasts , 1 dinner in Oudtshoorn and a buffet lunch in Knysna)
• Excursions and transfers as shown in the itinerary.
• Services of the lodge guides and staff.
• Relevant Park fees.
• All activities and entrance fees as mentioned above, underlined.

• Items of a personal nature.
• The optional extra activities.
• Drinks, entrance fees, porterage, tours/excursions, and transfers not specified above.
• Cancellation, baggage, or medical insurance.
• Staff gratuities.
• Any new Government taxes, levies, fuel or industry increases which are beyond our control.
• Visa fees where relevant.
• Dinner transfers