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SOUTH AFRICA HOLIDAYS
BOTSWANA AFRICA SAFARI
CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA
DRAKENSBERG HOLIDAYS
DURBAN SAFARI HOLIDAY
GARDEN ROUTE AFRICA
KALAHARI AFRICAN SAFARI
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
MAURITIUS TOUR HOLIDAY
MOZAMBIQUE HONEYMOON
NAMIBIA SAFARIS TOURS
SOUTH AFRICAN HOLIDAYS
SUN CITY & JOHANNESBURG
VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBIA

THEMES:
BATTLEFIELDS ZULU BOER
BLUE TRAIN ROVOS RAIL
CRICKET TOUR TICKETS
CYCLING TOUR HOTELS
DEEP SEA FISHING TOUR
DISABLED HOLIDAYS
FAMILY AFRICAN SAFARIS
FOOTBALL WORLD CUP
SOCCER TOUR TICKETS
GOLF TOURS GOLFING
HONEYMOON SAFARIS
HORSE RIDING SAFARI
RUGBY TOUR TICKETS
SCUBA DIVING SHARKS
COMRADES MARATHON
TWENTY20 WORLD CUP
WALKING HOLIDAYS
WEDDING SOUTH AFRICA

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION:
BOTSWANA HOTELS
CAPE TOWN HOTELS
DRAKENSBERG HOTEL
DURBAN ACCOMMODATION
GARDEN ROUTE HOTELS
KALAHARI DESERT
KRUGER PARK LODGES
MAURITIUS RESORTS
MOZAMBIQUE HOTELS
NAMIBIAN HOTELS LODGES
SUN CITY JOHANNESBURG
VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBIAN

WEATHER:
SOUTH AFRICA WEATHER
BOTSWANA SAFARI
CAPE TOWN WEATHER
DRAKENSBERG WEATHER
DURBAN SAFARI TOURS
GARDEN ROUTE WEATHER
KALAHARI SAFARI TOUR
KRUGER PARK WEATHER
MAURITIUS WEATHER
MOZAMBIQUE HOLIDAY
NAMIBIA AFRICAN SAFARIS
SOUTH AFRICAN HOLIDAY
SUN CITY JOHANNESBURG
VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBIA

TRAVEL INFORMATION:
SOUTH AFRICA HOLIDAYS
BOTSWANA INFORMATION
CAPE TOWN TRAVEL INFO
DRAKENSBERG TRAVEL
DURBAN SAFARIS TRAVEL
GARDEN ROUTE TRAVEL
KALAHARI SAFARI INFO
KRUGER PARK TRAVEL
MAURITIUS HONEYMOON
MOZAMBIQUE SCUBA DIVE
NAMIBIA SAFARI TOURS
SOUTH AFRICAN TRAVEL
SUN CITY JOHANNESBURG
VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBIA
BATTLEFIELDS ZULU BOER
BLUE TRAIN ROVOS RAIL
CRICKET TOUR TICKETS
TWENTY20 WORLD CUP
CYCLING SAFARI TOUR
DEEP SEA FISHING TOUR
DISABLED HOLIDAYS
FAMILY SAFARI TRAVEL
FOOTBALL WORLD CUP
SOCCER WORLD CUP
GOLF GOLFING
HONEYMOON SAFARI
HORSE RIDING SAFARI
RUGBY LIONS TICKETS
SCUBA DIVING DIVE
TWO OCEANS MARATHON
COMRADES MARATHON
WALKING SAFARIS
LUXURY SAFARI
WEDDING SAFARI

MAPS:
SOUTH AFRICA
BOTSWANA MAP
CAPE TOWN MAP
DURBAN MAPS
DRAKENSBERG
GARDEN ROUTE
KALAHARI MAP
KRUGER PARK
MAURITIUS MAP
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA TOURS
SUN CITY MAPS
VICTORIA FALLS

Garden Route Accommodation

We pride ourselves on offering high quality luxury 4-star accommodation (i.e. Silver standard), except in remote areas where we offer the best available. Hotels will be confirmed at the time of booking and can be upgraded to Gold or downgraded to Bronze on request, subject to the appropriate supplement.

When you are ready to leave our website, you can search for more pictures, information and customer reviews on the hotels and lodges we use in this region using the hotel-specific links below to our travel blog TRAVEL ZEBRA.

Addo & East Cape

Addo Safari AccommodationAddo Safari Accommodation

Bronze Standard
Africanos Inn
Bushman Sands
Cosmos Cuisine
Hopefield House
Protea Addo
Sibuya, Kariega
 
Silver Standard
Carnarvon Dale
Country House
Elephant House, Addo
Kariega Main Lodge
Kariega Homestead
Reed Valley Lodge
Reed Valley Inn
Safari Lodge, Amakhala
Shearers, Amakhala
Woodbury Lodge
Woodall
Gold Standard
Bukela, Amakhala
Hlosi, Amakhala
Kariega River Lodge
Kariega uKhozi Lodge
Lentaba Lodge, Lalibela
Marks Camp, Lalibela
Nguni River Lodge
Tree Tops, Lalibela
Platinum Standard
Bayethe, Shamwari
Eagles Crag, Shamwari
Ecca Lodge, Kwandwe
Gorah Elephant Camp, Addo
Great Fish River, Kwandwe
Lobengula, Shamwari
Long Lee, Shamwari
Melton Manor, Kwandwe
Riverdene, Shamwari
Uplands, Kwandwe

Hermanus

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Bronze Standard
Mulligans Golf
Windsor
Silver Standard
Auberge Burgundy
Fontein
Milkwood
Misty Waves
Ocean Eleven
On The Cliffs
Schulphoek
Whale Rock Lodge
Gold Standard
Arabella Golf
Marine Hotel
Platinum Standard
Birkenhead House

Karoo

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Bronze Standard
Garden Route Game Lodge, Albertina
Montague Country Hotel
Silver Standard
Mimosa Lodge, Montague

Knysna

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Bronze Standard
Cunningham’s Island
Graywood
Hideaway
Idle Monkey
Knysna Hollow
Knysna Log Inn
Waterfront Lodge
 
Silver Standard
African Breeze
Elephant Hide
Falcons View
Kanonkop
Knysna Quays
Lightleys House Boats
Lofts
Parkes at the Quays
St James of Knysna
Gold Standard
Belvidere Manor
Parkes Manor
Phantom Forest
Platinum Standard
Pezula

Mossel Bay & George

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Bronze Standard
Botlierskop Game Lodge
Garden Route Boutique
Protea Mossel Bay
Gold Standard
Fancourt Golf, George
 

Oudtshoorn

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Bronze Standard
Montana
Silver Standard
Altes Landhaus
Buffelsdrift Game Lodge
De Opstal
Hlangana Lodge
La Plume
Gold Standard
Rosenhof

Plettenberg Bay

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Plettenberg Bay accommodationPlettenberg Bay accommodationPlettenberg Bay accommodation

Bronze Standard
Tarn Country House
Silver Standard
Beacon Island
Fynbos Ridge
NH Plettenberg Bay
Gold Standard
Hog Hollow
Hunters County House
Plettenberg Hotel
Platinum Standard
Plettenberg Park
Tsala Treetop Lodge

Port Elizabeth

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Bronze Standard
Brooke Hill Suites
Garden Court, Kings Beach
King George
Kings Tide
Silver Standard
Beach Hotel
Courtyard
Paxton
Protea Marine
Gold Standard
Hacklewood Hill
 

Tsitsikamma, St Francis & Jeffreys Bay

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Bronze Standard
Mount Joy, Jeffreys
Protea Tsitsikamma
Super Tubes, Jeffreys Tsitsikamma Lodge
Silver Standard
Samaki, St Francis
Sandals, St Francis
Gold Standard
Sands at St Francis

Wilderness

Wilderness AccommodationWilderness AccommodationWilderness Beach

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Bronze Standard
Clearview
Protea Wilderness
Wilderness Beach
Silver Standard
Dolphin Dunes
Dune Guest Lodge
Palms Wilderness
Wilderness Manor
Xanadu

Weather

Garden Route has a Mediterranean climate, with warm dry summers and short wet winters.

October to March (the summer months) are generally regarded as the best months to visit the Garden Route, although the whale-watching season starts earlier and runs from July to November.

Remember the seasons are opposite to Europe.

Set out below are the average daily maximum and minimum temperatures for Port Elizabeth, together with each month’s average rainfall.

Month Average Daily Temperature (ºC) Average Rainfall
(mm)
Maximum Minimum
January 25 18 36
February 25 18 40
March 25 17 54
April 23 14 58
May 22 12 59
June 20 9 62
July 20 9 47
August 20 10 64
September 20 11 62
October 21 13 59
November 22 15 49
December 24 16 34

 

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