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GARDEN ROUTE SAFARI

The GARDEN ROUTE of South Africa is a beautiful stretch of Indian Ocean coastline extending from Mossel Bay to Wilderness, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, continuing to the holiday city of Port Elizabeth. Offering eco-touring at its best, tour these small seaside towns whilst enjoying unparalleled scenery and wonderful seafood. Hermanus is renowned for its whale watching and Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo is famous for the Cango Caves and its ostriches.
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Cape Town + Garden Route + Cape Agulhas (self drive)
CCD12C
12 NIGHTS
FROM $974
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This scenic self drive holiday follows a circular route from Cape Town, driving through Stellenbosch & along breathtaking Route 62 to the ostrich capital of Oudtshoorn. Continue to Knysna on the Garden Route before returning via historic Swellendam, the quaint fishing village of Arniston & Cape Agulhas to Hermanus, where whales can be seen June to October.
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Car Hire Cape Town Car Hire Garden Route Car Hire South Africa Car Hire Hermanus Swellendam
• Cape Town • Stellenbosch • Oudtshoorn • Knysna
• Plettenberg Bay • Wilderness • Mossel Bay • Swellendam
• Cape Agulhas • Hermanus
Kruger Park + Cape Town + Garden Route (self drive)
KCC14M
14 NIGHTS
FROM $1,050
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This classic self drive holiday of South Africa covers the highlights of the Kruger National Park, one of the greatest wildlife sanctuaries on earth, and the beautiful city of Cape Town - before heading off along the scenic Garden Route, via the Stellenbosch Winelands. You can tailor make your hotels, and add or deduct days to meet your requirements  budget.
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South Africa Self Drive Holiday Kruger Park Cape Town Garden Route South Africa Car Hire
• Mpumalanga • Blyde River • Kruger Park • Game Viewing
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • Camps Bay • Winelands
• Oudtshoorn • Knysna
Cape Town + East Cape Safari
CRT7C
7 NIGHTS
FROM $1,201
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This popular safari holiday combines magnificent Cape Town with a Big-5 safari in the malaria free Eastern Cape - home to lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, rhino and many other interesting species including giraffe, zebra, wildebeest & wild dogs. Wide variety of hotels and lodges from 3* to 5*. Excellent for romance. Also several lodges ideal for families.
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Malaria Free Safari Holidays Cape Town South Africa Addo Shamwari Safaris South African Safari
• Cape Town • V&A Waterfront • Table Mountain • Cape Point
• Winelands • Robben Island • Eastern Cape • Game Drives
• Big-5 • Bird Watching
Cape Town + Garden Route (circular tour)
CYH7C
7 NIGHTS
FROM $1,276
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This 3* escorted tour of the Garden Route offers superb value, combing a few nights of independent travel in Cape Town with a tour of the beautiful Garden Route - including Route 62, the ostrich town of Oudtshoorn, the Cango Caves, the oyster capital of Knysna and a nature reserve near pretty Mossel Bay. Scheduled departures from Cape Town every Tuesday.
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Small Group Tour Cape Town Garden Route South Africa Escorted Tour Garden Route Solo Traveller
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • V&A Waterfront • Winelands
• Oudtshoorn • Cango Caves • Ostrich Farm • Knysna Lagoon
• Mossel Bay • Game Drive
Cape Town + Garden Route + Port Elizabeth tour
CYS8C
8 NIGHTS
FROM $1,322
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After a few days of independent holiday in Cape Town, this small group tour takes you to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, where you visit the Cango Caves and an Ostrich Farm, before continuing to the oyster capital of Knysna in the heart of the beautiful Garden Route. Visit Featherbed Nature Reserve & continue through the Tsitsikamma Forest to Port Elizabeth.
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Tour Cape Town Garden Route Tours Tsitsikamma Forest Port Elizabeth South Africa Escorted Travel
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • Ostrich Farm • Cango Caves
• Garden Route • Featherbed Nature Reserve • Plettenberg Bay • Tsitsikamma Forest
• Storms River Mouth • Port Elizabeth
Cape Town + Garden Route + East Cape Safari (self drive)
CCB14C
14 NIGHTS
FROM $1,352
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This holiday offers maximum flexibility by combining time in Cape Town exploring at your own pace, with a self drive vacation along the beautiful Garden Route- including Knysna & Plettenberg Bay - to Port Elizabeth. Complete your holiday with a superb Big-5 safari in the malaria-free Eastern Cape, with outstanding birding and game viewing.
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Self Drive Holiday Cape Town Garden Route South Africa Self Drive Safari Vacation Cape Town Car
Cape Town + Garden Route + Graaff Reinet (self drive)
CCG14C
14 NIGHTS
FROM $1,352
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If you have 2 weeks to enjoy the beauty of South Africa, this self drive itinerary starts in Cape Town and travels through the Stellenbosch Winelands to the scenic Garden Route. Explore Grahamstown & the "Valley of Desolation" near Graaff Reinet in the Karoo, before completing your holiday with a Big-5 safari in a private game reserve in the Eastern Cape.  Malaria free.
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South Africa Self Drive Holiday Cape Town Garden Route Grahamstown Graaff Reinet Port Elizabeth
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • Stellenbosch Winelands • Hermanus
• Oudtshoorn • Garden Route • Big 5 Safari • Transkei
• Durban South Coast • Drakensberg Mountains
Adventure: Cape Town + Garden Route + Addo Safari
CCS14C
14 NIGHTS
FROM $1,352
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This adrenalin-filled self-drive holiday starts in Cape Town, where you will abseil down dramatic Table Mountain, before driving to Hermanus to cage dive to see great white sharks up close. Continue to Tsitsikamma, the adventure capital of South Africa, to bungy jump from Bloukrans Bridge - the highest bungy in the world! Then enjoy a safari in Addo Elephant Park.
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Adventure Holidays South Africa Adventure Holiday Cape Town Shark Diving Abseil Table Mountain
• Cape Town • Table Mountain Abseiling • V&A Waterfront • Cape Point
• Stellenbosch Winelands • Shark Cage Diving • Tsitsikamma Forest • Bloukrans Bridge Bungee
• Tree Top Canopy Tour • Addo Elephant Park
Overland: Cape Town + Garden Route
CYP12C
12 NIGHTS
FROM $1,427
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This adventurous overland group tour travels from Cape Town along the beautiful Garden Route to Port Elizabeth, travelling in a rugged 4x4 overland vehicle but staying in rest camps & chalets. Visit Stellenbosch & drive Route 62 to Oudtshoorn, Knysna & Plettenberg Bay. Also enjoy and a safari in Addo Elephant Park. If over 65, you will need a doctor's certificate.
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South Africa Overland Safari Cape Town Garden Route Port Elizabeth Overland Safari Tours Africa
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • Waterfront • Stellenbosch
• Oudtshoorn • Garden Route • Knysna • Plettenberg Bay
• Tsitsikamma • Port Elizabeth
Durban + Wild Coast + Garden Route + Cape Town
DCW21D
21 NIGHTS
FROM $1,503
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If you are quite adventurous and would like to drive from Durban all the way to Cape Town, travelling through the Xhosa heartland of the Transkei and visiting the rugged unspoilt Wild Coast, this self drive holiday is for you! Visit Sani Pass in the Drakensberg Mountains and enjoy a safari in Addo Elephant Park, before continuing along the Garden Route to Cape Town.
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Drive Durban Cape Town Drakensberg Mountains Transkei Wild Coast
• Durban • uShaka Marine World • Drakensberg Mountains • Sani Pass
• Transkei Wild Coast • East London • Addo Elephant Park • Garden Route
• Hermanus • Cape Town
Nelson Mandela "Long Walk to Freedom"
JPM10J
10 NIGHTS
FROM $1,654
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Follow in the footsteps of Nelson Mandela, affectionately known as "Madiba" by his people whom he freed from the oppression of apartheid. Start in Johannesburg with a visit to his home in Soweto & Liliesleaf Farm, the site of his capture. Continue to the Umtata nuseum near where he was born & finish in Cape Town with District Six Museum & Robben Island.
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Nelson Mandela Tour South Africa Long Walk to Freedom Tour Soweto Qunu Umtata South Africa
• Johannesburg • Soweto • Constitution Square • Apartheid Museum
• Nelson Mandela Museum Umtata • Wild Coast • Cape Town • Robben Island
• District Six
Cape Town + Garden Route + Cape Agulhas
CYI10C
10 NIGHTS
FROM $1,654
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This 4* escorted small group tour of the Garden Route covers all the highlights - including the Cango Caves and Ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn; Knysna Lagoon; a safari at a private game reserve near Mossel Bay; and the picturesque fishing village of Arniston near Cape Agulas. Complete your holiday in beautiful Cape Town. Departs Cape Town every Monday . Group size 2-9.
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Escorted Tour Cape Town Garden Route South Africa Escorted Tours Single Solo Traveller Arniston
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • Cape Point • Winelands
• Robben Island • Oudtshoorn • Cango Caves • Knysna
• Game Drive • Arniston
Cape Town + Garden Route + Safari
CRJ10C
10 NIGHTS
FROM $1,654
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This popular holiday allows you to combine Cape Town and the beautiful Garden Route with a malaria-free safari in the Eastern Cape - all without having to drive yourself. Chose your level of accommodation and only buy those tours that interest you (e.g. Featherbed Nature Reserve), before completing your holiday with a thrilling Big-5 safari near Port Elizabeth.
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Cape Town Safari Garden Route South Africa Garden Route Boulders Beach Penguins Whales Dolphins
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • Cape Point • Robben Island
• Winelands • Knysna • Featherbed • Eastern Cape
• Game Drives • Bird Watching
Cape Town + East Cape Safari + Mauritius
CRP12C
12 NIGHTS
FROM $1,956
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This stunning beach safari combines the beautiful city of Cape Town, with iconic Table Mountain and its renowned Winelands, with a Big-5 safari in the malaria free Eastern Cape - before continuing to the turquoise tropical island of Mauritius for a relaxing beach holiday, with wonderful Creole hospitality and cuisine and some of the best snorkelling & diving in the world.
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Safari Holiday Cape Town Mauritius Cape Town Safari Holiday Cape Kruger National Park Mauritius Safari Holiday
• Cape Town • Table Mountain • Cape Point • Winelands
• Eastern Cape • Game Drives • Mauritius • Beaches
• Water Sports • Scuba Diving
Grand South African tour
JYK14J
14 NIGHTS
FROM $1,956
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This affordable 3* small group group tour travels the length of South Africa - from Johannesburg to Cape Town overland. Visit the Kruger National Park, Swaziland, Zululand, Durban, Drakensberg Mountains, Transkei, East London, Port Elizabeth and travel the scenic Garden Route to Cape Town. Scheduled departure dates. Group size 2-25. No children <12.
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Holidays Cheaper Affordable South Africa Tour Johannesburg Cape Town
• Blyde River Canyon • Kruger National Park • Swaziland • Hluhluwe
• Durban • Drakensberg • Transkei • East London
• Garden Route • Cape Town
Grand South Africa tour
JYL15J
15 NIGHTS
FROM $2,258
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This 3* escorted small group group tour covers the highlights of South Africa - travelling from Johannesurg to Kruger National Park, and continuing southwards through Swaziland, Zululand, Drakensberg Mountains, East London, Port Elizabeth and along the scenic Garden Route to Cape Town. Scheduled departure dates. Group size 2-25. German & English. No children <12.
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Escorted Tour South Africa Cape Town Garden Route Durban Swaziland Kruger Park South Africa Escorted Safari Tour
• Blyde River Canyon • Kruger National Park • Swaziland • Hluhluwe
• Durban • Drakensberg • Transkei • East London
• Garden Route • Cape Town
Cape Town + Garden Route + Drakensberg (self drive)
CCL21C
16 NIGHTS
FROM $2,258
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If you have 3 weeks to enjoy the beauty of South Africa, this self drive "Grand Tour" includes Cape Town, the beautiful Garden Route & a Big-5 safari in the Eastern Cape, before continuing to the beautiful Drakensberg Mountains and Zulu Battlefields of KwaZulu Natal. Complete your holiday relaxing on the warm beaches of the Durban North Coast.
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Self Drive Cape Town Self Drive Garden Route Car Durban Drakensberg Self Drive Holiday Vacation
• Cape Town • Garden Route • Plettenberg Bay • Port Elizabeth
• Drakensberg Mountains • Bushman Paintings • Durban Beaches
Safari Vet: Immobilisation Safari + Cape Town
GRI10P
10 NIGHTS
FROM $2,710
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If you are passionate about wildlife and conservation, and would like to work alongside a wildlife veterinarian and his team on an immobilisation programme in the Eastern Cape for 5 days, this hands-on safari offers a unique opportunity to participate. Complete your holiday exploring beautiful Cape Town and its Winelands. 5 departures between May & August.
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Safari Vet Amakhala Lalibela Game Reserve South Africa Garden Route Cape
• Port Elizabeth • Eastern Cape Safari • Game Drives • Immobilisations
• Conservation • Cape Town • Table Mountain • Robben Island
• Cape Point • Stellenbosch Winelands
Blue Train: East Cape Safari + Cape Town to Pretoria
TYT7C
10 NIGHTS
FROM $2,711
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Combine a malaria -free Big-5 safari with a holiday in beautiful Cape Town, before boarding the sleek modern Blue Train for a luxury train journey through the mountains of the Cape Winelands and the vast landscapes of the Karoo to Pretoria. Enjoy superb food and wine, as you enjoy the passing scenery. Journey available in both directions - Deluxe or Luxury.
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Blue Train South Africa Blue Train Cape Town Blue Train Timetable Blue Train Package Offer Deal Blue Train Holiday
• Port Elizabeth • Eastern Cape • Private Game Reserve • Malaria Free Safari
• Cape Town • Stellenbosch Winelands • Blue Train • Kimberley
• Big Hole • Pretoria
Overland: Cape Town + Garden Route + Kruger Park
CYR24C
24 NIGHTS
FROM $2,711
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This adventurous overland safari tour takes you the length of South Africa from Cape Town and the beautiful Garden Route, via Lesotho & the dramatic Drakenberg Mountains to the warm beaches of Durban, staying in rest camps & chalets. Continue through Zululand and Swaziland to the Kruger National Park & Johannesburg. If over 65, you will need a doctor's certificate.
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Overland Tour South Africa Overland Safari Kruger National Park Overland Safari Tour Cape Town
• Cape Town • Stellenbosch • Garden Route • Tsitsikamma
• Lesotho • Drakensberg Mountains • Durban • Swaziland
• Kruger National Park • Panorama Route
Addo + Garden Route + Oudtshoorn + Hermanus
GPR10P
10 NIGHTS
FROM $2,862
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If you would like a private tour of Addo Elephant Park & the Garden Route with your own driver/guide, this wonderful tour allows you to chose the places you would like to stay, as you travel through Plettenberg Bay, Knysna & Wilderness to Oudtshoorn, continuing through the small town of Hermanus to Cape Town. Ideal for families & birding. Less 10% for 4+ pax.
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Addo Elephant Park Cape Town Port Elizabeth Tsitsikamma Storm River Oudtshoorn Knysna Garden Route South Africa
• Port Elizabeth • Addo Elephant Park • Elephant Ride • Tsitsikamma
• Storms River • Plettenberg Bay • Knysna Elephant Park • Featherbed Nature Reserve
• Cango Caves Oudtshoorn • Cape Town
Durban + Wild Coast + East London + Addo
DPN7D
7 NIGHTS
FROM $3,013
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Explore the dramatic Wild Coast, a undiscovered region also known as the Transkei, where Nelson Mandela was born, with your own driver/guide. Linking Durban to Port Elizabeth and the Garden Route, the Wild Coast is as beautiful but far less developed, with outstanding beaches and fishing. Also visit East London, historic Grahamstown & Addo Elephant Park.
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Durban Wild Coast Nelson Mandela Bay Transkei East London Grahamstown Addo Port Elizabeth South Africa Tour Car
• Durban • South Coast • Wild Coast • Transkei
• East London • Game Drives • Grahamstown • Addo Park
• Elephants • Port Elizabeth
Grand South Africa tour 4*
JYM11J
11 NIGHTS
FROM $3,013
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This 4* escorted small group tour of South Africa travels from Johannesburg to Cape Town, via the Drakensberg Panorama Route and the wildlife of the world famous Kruger National Park, continuing through Swaziland & Zululand to Durban. From Port Elizabeth continue along the scenic Garden Route to beautiful Cape Town. Scheduled departures every Monday.
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Grand South Africa Tour Swaziland Johannesburg Durban Stellenbosch
• Blyde River Canyon • Kruger National Park • Swaziland • Zululand
• St Lucia • Knysna • Garden Route • Cape Town
• Table Mountain • Winelands
Rovos Rail: Grand South Africa - Pretoria to Cape Town
TYM13J
13 NIGHTS
FROM $5,732
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This Rovos Rail train journey showcases the best that South Africa has to offer, travelling in luxury from Pretoria to Cape Town & enjoying service from a bygone era. Travel to Kruger National Park, Swaziland & Durban, before continuing through Bloemfontein to Garden Route and Cape Town. 3 departures per year (both directions). Pullman, Deluxe or Royal.
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South Africa Luxury Train Journey South Africa Rovos Rail Luxury Train Journey Cape Town Garden Route Rovos Train
• Pretoria • Kruger National Park • Swaziland • Hluhluwe Game Reserve
• Durban • Bloemfontein • Addo Elephant Park • Oudtshoorn
• George • Cape Town