ADDO to CAPE TOWN: Addo - Garden Route - Route 62 - Winelands (6 Days)

Duration6 days

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Experience Addo Elephant Park with its friendly Elephants and the Big 5. Explore the Garden Route & the Winelands. Join our awesome private / small group 6 day tour. Stays in Addo, Knysna, Oudtshoorn & Winelands.

View Whales & Dolphins in Plett. Stroll along pristine beaches with no other footprints. Visit ancient forests where elusive elephants and leopards lurk in the shadows. See Giant Yellowwood trees at Natures Valley.

Take a boat cruise to the stunning Knysna Heads and delight in the shopping and fine culinary delights at the Knysna Waterfront. Experience the spectacular Cango Caves and the comical Ostrich. Visit scenic wine estates and taste some of their fine wines.

Luxury accommodation is in Guest Houses, Lodges or Villas. Also included are some Dinners, Lunches & entry fees to Activities / Attractions. A minimum of 2 Adult Travelers is required for the tour to take place.

Optional: Stay an extra night and visit the Cape of Good Hope, Penguin Colony, & Table Mountain.

What's included

Private transportation
Entrance fees to the Cango Caves & Ostrich Ranch. 4 wine tastings & 1 cellar tour. Tourism levies.
Meals include daily breakfasts
Lunch
Breakfast

Meals not included in the itinerary.
Gratuities
Addo National Park Conservation Levy (payable at the gate)
Optional activities: Knysna Boat Cruise, alcoholic beverages.
Single Room Supplement for a private room.

What to expect

Day 1: Addo Elephant National Park

Addo Elephant National Park
8h

Enjoy a full day Game Drive in our own vehicle. We spend an unforgettable time in the park teeming with wildlife.

Addo offers viewing of some of Africa's most impressive animals, including elephant, lion, buffalo, black rhino, leopard, kudu, a great variety of other antelope species, as well as birds, plants, insects and reptiles.

Day 2: Natures Valley - Plettenberg Bay - Knysna

Plettenberg Bay
8h

Our Route follows the coastal road winding its way along river gorges, over breathtaking mountain passes and through dense indigenous forests. Our exploration of this ancient forest includes a drive through Natures Valley, which winds its way through the tangle of trees, ferns and creepers to massive Outeniqua Yellowwood trees. Enjoy a short walk in the forest or on the beach. Keep a lookout for the endangered African Black Oyster Catcher or the icon of the Garden Route - the Knysna Loerie.

En route guests may choose between a visit to Monkeyland, Birds Of Eden or Tenikwa Wildlife Sanctuary. (Optional at own cost) We pass through Plettenberg Bay and on to Knysna.

Day 3: Knysna and Surrounding Coastline and Forests

Knysna Heads
8h

Explore the Knysna Heads, Coney Glen Beach, Brenton and Buffalo Bay. A forest Hike is also available. The afternoon is free for optional activities such as Whale Watching or the popular Knysna Township Trail.

Guests may enjoy an optional yacht or boat sunset cruise on the Knysna Lagoon.

Day 4: Oudtshoorn - Ostrich Capital of the world

Oudtshoorn
8h

After Breakfast there is time for a look at the arts and crafts market before we depart for Oudtshoorn. Our first stop is the Cango Caves.
Visit one of the great wonders of Africa - the subterranean wonderland of the Cango Caves for a tour of this vast sequence of caverns, each filled with astonishing formations of glittering dripstones.
Lunch and a wine tasting is enjoyed at a wine and fruit estate

Day 5: Drive Route 62 to the Cape Winelands

Robertson Wine Valley
8h

We begin the day with a stop at an Ostrich Ranch where flocks of these strange birds are kept. We are shown their development from the egg to the 100 kg adult. We continue driving along the Route 62. The drive takes us through some wonderful mountain scenery and small rural villages until we reach the Cape Winelands.

Enjoy a stop for lunch and a wine tasting before checking in to our overnight stop situated in Montagu - South Africa’s Favorite Village. Accommodation is at the Montagu Country Hotel & Spa. Here you can enjoy a spa treatment or relax in a warm spring water mineral bath.

Day 6: Stellenbosch - Cellar Tour and Wine-tasting

Stellenbosch
6h

We visit Stellenbosch where guests are taken on a tour of a wine cellar and enjoy a wine tasting. We stop at Spier Estate for another wine tasting and a lunch platter. Continue on to Cape Town. Guests are dropped off at their Hotel / Airport between 14h00 - 16h00.

Additional information

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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