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Cape Town and Garden Route Safari Tour, South Africa - Malaria Free

Cape Town + Garden Route Tour to Port Elizabeth

7 NIGHTS FROM:

$1,636

Per person sharing

Scheduled flights quoted separately

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• Cape Town And Garden Route Tour

• South Africa

• Cape Point

• Table Mountain

• Cape Agulhas

• Swellendam

• Oudtshoorn

• Knysna

• Garden Route Safari Tour South Africa

• Optional Malari-Free Safari

This Cape Town and Garden Route tour in South Africa, starts in the 'Mother City' where you can ascend Table Mountain by cable car, visit Cape Point & the Stellenbosch Winelands. Then set off on your Garden Route tour visiting Cape Agulhas, Swellendam, Oudtshoorn & Knysna, with the option to spend a few extra days there after your tour, or add on a malaria-free safari. Regular departures. Group size 2-18. No children < 8.

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Day 1

You will be met at Cape Town Airport and transferred to your hotel in this beautiful city, within sight of Table Mountain.

Check in and relax in your magnificent surroundings.

Day 2

Today is free for independent sightseeing in Cape Town.

To orientate yourself, use your pre-paid pass for the Red Route Hop-Off Bus, which stops at all Cape Town’s key sights and attractions, including the Table Mountain cable car (a Fast Track ticket is included). Here you can ascend and enjoy one of the world's most famous views.

Continue to trendy Camps Bay beach and the many attractions of the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Note: Don't let the colour of the bus confuse you. All buses are red, but they run two different routes - the Red City Route and the Blue Kirstenbosch Route.

Table Mountain cable car is usually closed for annual maintenance from late July to early August.

Day 3

Today you will be collected from your hotel for a full day shared tour to the beautiful Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.

We drive past the sparkling beaches of Camps Bay, Clifton and Llandudno to Hout Bay, the heart of the local crayfish industry.

We then cotinue via spectacular Chapman’s Peak Drive to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve to enjoy the rugged beauty of this spectacular coastline, with its diverse fauna and flora. Established in 1936 to preserve the indigenous flora of the Cape Peninsula, this 7,750 hectare reserve showcases the diversity in the Cape Floral Kingdom, including the protea, erica and restio families. The fauna of the reserve include eland, Burchell’s zebra, bontebok, Chacma baboon and many smaller mammals and reptiles, as well as over 250 bird species. You may even see dolphins or whales in season (July to November).

On the return journey we travel through naval Simonstown, where there is the option of visiting the penguin colony at Boulders Beach (pay entrance fee locally).

Note: Lunch is for your own account today. Group size is minimum 2 / maximum 15.

Day 4

At leisure to explore more of the beautiful city of Cape Town.

You can visit the Mandela Legacy Exhibition at the City Hall, explore the vibrant Victoria & Alfred Waterfront or take the ferry to Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned (advance booking essential in season).

From July to November you can take an optional whale watching trip to Hermanus.

Alternatively you can take the Hop Off bus (Blue Route) to visit world famous Kirstenbosch Gardens or simply relax on golden Camps Bay Beach.

Day 5

This morning you will be collected from your Cape Town hotel for your small group tour along the beautiful Garden Route.

We travel across Sir Lowrys Pass with magnificent views of Grabouw and Elgin, a lush landscape surrounded by majestic mountains. En-route we stop at a farm stall packed with locally produced products. We then continues to Cape Agulhas at the southernmost tip of Africa, with its iconic lighthouse, marking the point where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet.

Our journey continues via historic Swellendan and the Tradouw Pass to the small town of Barrydale and the famous Route 62. We continue to Oudtshoorn, the centre of the world's ostrich farming industry.

Tonight, enjoy an included dinner at an Ostrich Farm, dining on local specialities.

Note: On escorted group tours please note that for operational reasons it is sometimes necessary to substitute one hotel with another of a similar quality.

Day 6

We start today with a visit to the world famous Cango Caves. This vast series of underground halls and caverns was formed over 20 million years ago in the foothills of the Swartberg Mountains. The caves, which extend for over 3 miles, contain spectacular stalagmites and stalactites and offer relatively easy access.

Afterwards enjoy a wine tasting at a local wine estate in the scenic Schoemanshoek Valley.

We then continue to an Ostrich Farm to see these huge flightless birds with magnificent plumage in their natural surroundings.

Day 7

Today we drive over the magnificent Outeniqua Pass to the oyster capital of Knysna in the heart of the scenic Garden Route. Enjoy the beaches of Wilderness and the lakes of Sedgefield, before continuing to Knysna.

On arrival we take a cruise on the Knysna Lagoon, the entrance to which is guarded by two magnificent sandstone cliffs.

We then check in to our hotel in this area of outstanding natural beauty, with the afternoon at leisure to explore more of this charming town

Note: Dinner is for your own account tonight. In season we recommend booking Knysna restaurants online in advance of your visit, to avoid disappointment.

Day 8

Today transfer 3-hours to Port Elizabeth Airport for your flight home.

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