Garden Route Uncovered

Price
RFrom R22'360 per person
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Destination
Garden Route
Travellers
2 - 10
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Destination
Garden Route Discover Garden Route
Tour Dates
23rd May 2026 View other Dates
Additional Information
Includes: 4 breakfasts | 1 lunch | 1 dinner | accommodation | porterage | transportation | sightseeing as specified | professional English-speaking guide Language: All departures are in English.
  • Day 1 - Saturday
  • Day 2 - Sunday
  • Day 3 - Monday
  • Day 4 - Tuesday
  • Day 5 - Wednesday
  • Garden Route Uncovered
Day 1 - Saturday

Port Elizabeth - Tsitsikamma

Meet your representative and fellow travellers and head westwards along the Garden Route, which follows the Indian Ocean coastline, and is bordered inland by soaring mountain ranges and indigenous forests. Overnight in Tsitsikamma. Distance travelled today: 190 kms
Day 2 - Sunday

Tsitsikamma - Knysna

After breakfast, visit the spectacularly beautiful Tsitsikamma National Park and Storms River Mouth (weather permitting). The Tsitsikamma National Park incorporates 80 km of rocky coastline with spectacular sea and landscapes, a remote mountainous region with secluded valleys covered in mountain Fynbos and temperate high forests with deep river gorges leading down to the sea. Afterwards we’ll continue our travels to Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon, in the heart of the Garden Route. Enjoy a sunset cruise to the Knysna Heads, before sitting down for dinner at Drydock Restaurant, renowned for dishes with glorious aromas and flavours, using the finest local ingredients and freshly picked herbs from the region. [Breakfast & Dinner] Distance travelled today: 100 kms
Day 3 - Monday

Knysna - Oudtshoorn

Travel through the Outeniqua Pass to Oudtshoorn, known as the “ostrich capital” and the centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. Along the way, visit ‘Dolphin Point’, an extraordinary viewpoint in Wilderness. In Oudtshoorn, we’ll visit an Ostrich Farm for a funfilled interactive tractor tour and light lunch that includes local specialities such as Ostrich Steak, before taking 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. We will arrive at our hotel in the late afternoon, in time to check in and relax before dinner (for own account). Overnight in Oudtshoorn. [Breakfast & Lunch] Distance travelled today: 210 kms
Day 4 - Tuesday

Oudtshoorn - Hermanus

There is an option (for own account and subject to availability) to enjoy an early morning Meerkat Safari. Witness these incredible wild habituated creatures emerging out of their burrows, in time to soak up the sun before they head about their daily activities (weather permitting). A portion of the monies paid by guests for this TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE activity go towards the Buffelsdrift Foundation, that focusses on Wildlife conservation in the Klein Karoo region, habitat conservation and the local community. After this thrilling experience, head back for a delicious breakfast. After breakfast, the journey continues through the ‘Little Karoo’ to Barrydale, where you will have the opportunity to visit a local farm school, to interact with the children and teachers, spending time with them in the classroom, learning more about this rural community. A portion of the trip monies go towards our Barrydale Farm School Development Fund, that supports local education of underprivileged children in rural communities.  (The school visit is subject to the school being open). Continue via the Tradouw’s pass to Swellendam and then further to the seaside resort of Hermanus, known as the heart of the whale route, offering the best land-based whale watching (August-November) in the world. Overnight in Hermanus. [Breakfast] Distance travelled today: 365 kms
Day 5 - Wednesday

Hermanus - Cape Town

After a leisurely breakfast, depart Hermanus and continue to Somerset West, travelling via the spectacularly scenic coastal road and then onwards to Stellenbosch, set in the beautiful Cape Winelands. You’ll have some free time to explore the town’s oak-shaded streets, cafés, boutiques, and art galleries before travelling to Cape Town, where the tour ends on arrival. [Breakfast] Distance travelled today: 160 kms
Garden Route Uncovered

OPTIONAL EXCURSION

Enhance your journey with optional excursions, available for pre-booking, subject to availability and a minimum of 2 adults travelling.

** DAY 2 – SUNDAY – PLETTENBERG BAY
TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity – MONKEYLAND PRIMATE SANCTUARY
2026: R 530.00 per person | 2027: R 570.00 per person

There is an option to visit Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary, where you will be able to see a variety of primates, roaming free in the forest. This award-winning sanctuary is well known for its efforts to rehabilitate and free previously caged primates. A portion of the trip price of this TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity, goes towards ensuring that these already endangered species can survive and reproduce for a future reintroduction into the wild.

** DAY 2 – SUNDAY – PLETTENBERG BAY
TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity – BIRDS OF EDEN SANCTUARY
2026: R 530.00 per person | 2027: R 570.00 per person

There is an option to visit the Birds of Eden Sanctuary, the biggest single free-flight aviary in the world. The sanctuary was developed to create a safe environment in which to release a large collection of free-flight African birds. A portion of the trip price of this TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity goes towards protecting genetically pure species of various Taxa in a semi-wild state and to hold the seeds of these Taxa for future reintroduction into the wild.

** DAY 4 – TUESDAY - OUDTSHOORN
TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity - EARLY MORNING MEERKAT SAFARI
2026: R 1 065.00 per person | 2027: R 1 140.00 per person

There is an option to enjoy an early morning Meerkat Safari. Witness these incredible wild habituated creatures emerging out of their burrows, in time to soak up the sun before they head about their daily activities (weather permitting & subject to availability at the time of booking). A portion of the monies paid by guests for this TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity goes towards the Buffelsdrift Foundation, that focusses on Wildlife conservation in the Klein Karoo region, habitat conservation, and the local community.

THURSDAY – CAPE TOWN
MORNING TABLE MOUNTAIN & KIRSTENBOSCH GARDENS
2026: R 1 340.00 per person | 2027: R 1 450.00 per person
Excl. cost of the Table Mountain cable-way ticket

Travel by cable car to the top of Table Mountain (weather permitting), then descend to explore Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world.

THURSDAY – CAPE TOWN
FULL DAY ROBBEN ISLAND & CAPE TOWN’S ANTI-APARTHEID STRUGGLE
2026: R 2 550.00 per person

Join a ferry trip to Robben Island (weather permitting & subject to seat availability and ferry schedule), then travel with an expert local guide to Athlone on the Cape Flats, a cultural hub with significant ties to the anti-apartheid struggle.

FRIDAY – CAPE TOWN
FULL DAY CAPE PENINSULA TOUR
2026: R 2 050.00 per person | 2027: R 2 275.00 per person

Join this full-day tour that explores the dramatic coastline of the Cape Peninsula, including a visit to Boulders Beach penguin colony (entrance fee for your own account) and Cape Point Nature Reserve.

TOUR RATES 2026
01 Jan 2026 - 30 Apr 2026
R 22 575.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
R 25 025.00 per single person
01 May 2026 - 30 Sept 2026
R 22 360.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
R 24 810.00 per single person
01 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
R 23 250.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
R 26 575.00 per single person

Accommodation used:
Tsitsikamma Village Inn or similar x 1 night
Rex Hotel in Knysna or similar x 1 night
Hlangana Lodge in Oudtshoorn or similar x 1 night
Auberge Burgundy in Hermanus or similar x 1 night

TOUR RATES 2027
01 Jan 2027 - 30 Apr 2027
R 24 050.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
R 27 580.00 per single person
01 May 2027 - 30 Sept 2027
R 23 820.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
R 27 250.00 per single person
01 Oct 2027 - 31 Dec 2027
R 24 760.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
R 28 480.00 per single person
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Garden Route Uncovered

Price
RFrom R22'360 per person
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Destination
Garden Route
Travellers
2 - 10

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