8-Day Garden Route, Cape Point, Winelands Small Group Tour From Cape Town Combo

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Free Cancellation
  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    Approximately 7am to 8am. You can verify your exact pick-up time with the local supplier a day before the tour departs.
  • Departure Details :
    The included pick-up service can collect you from any Cape Town accommodation within 10-kilometer radius from the city center.
  • Return Details :
    Returns to your original departure point from approximately 5pm to 8pm
  • Cancellation Policy :
    • If you cancel at least 7 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
    • If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
    • If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
    • Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Set your sense of adventure free on this week-long adventure along the south eastern coast of South Africa from Cape Town. Explore this coastal paradise with an experienced guide: hike in old-growth forests, see endangered animals in wildlife reserves and three National Parks, canoe through pristine waters, surf at Jeffreys Bay and relax on white sand beaches. Taste local wines in the famed Cape Winelands and venture down south along the Cape Peninsula and the coastal Cape Whale Route to reach the most southern tip of Africa at Cape Agulhus. A combination of guided trips and optional activities; including bungy jumping and waterfall zip-lining allows you to tailor this trip to your taste for adventure.

Highlights

  • Get inside tips from a local
  • Informative, friendly and professional guide
  • Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • Get up-close to native wildlife
  • Know More about this tour

    Enhance your experience within The garden route, one of South Africas most beautiful natural trails, on an 8-day excursion from Cape Town. Designed for lovers of nature, wine, and wildlife; this tour will take you to Addo Elephant National Park, the most southern tip of Africa Cape agulhas, Tsitsikamma National Park, Oudtshoorn, and Jeffreys Bay. Plus, youll sample wine on Route 62 and can even opt to partake in optional activities such as a whale watching cruise or sea kayaking to spot the marine big five. Choose between 4-star, 3-star, and budget accommodation and also have the flexibility of choose optional activities that suits your style of travel.

    Itinerary:

    Day 1:
    From Cape Town, travel by luxury minibus to the Cape of Good Hope, passing along the famous Chapman’s Peak Drive. Stop at Cape Point, a nature reserve within Table Mountain National Park. At the Cape of Good Hope, walk along its headland to the lighthouse and see the Atlantic Ocean. Then, head inland via Kalk Bay and Muizenberg to the town of Stellenbosch to roam the historic streets and short food walk and spend the night here at leisure. 

    Day 2 (B):
    After breakfast, you'll visit some of the popular wine estates nearby Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Sample sparkling wine MCC and wines pairing with locally made chocolate or biltong. From Franschhoek, your'll continue to Cape Agulhas. After a 2.5 hours journey, arrive at your accommodation.

    Day 3 (B):
    Venture out to Hermanus to walk the cliffpaths in search of whales on land, or take to the ocean with an optional whale watch cruise (own expense), or sea kayak (own expense) for the opportunity to see the "marine big 5": whales, dolphins, seals, penguins and sharks. Enjoy whale watching from June to November. On the way back to Cape Town, you'll pass the famous Betty's Bay penguin reserve and Clarence Drive viewpoint.

    Day 4 (B):
    After a 5-hour coach ride, you'll explore Wilderness National Park. Take to the a 2-hour canoe ride, paddling on a river that winds through lush forests and mountains. Then, you’ll hop back in your van for a 30-minute drive to your hotel for the night.
     
    Day 5 (B):
    After breakfast, travel to Knysna. Walk to the Knysna Heads. Then, you’ll re-board the coach for an hour’s drive to the world’s highest bungee jump at Bloukrans Bridge, standing 709 feet (216 meters) above the Bloukrans River. After lunch, a 30-minute drive brings you to the Tsitsikamma National Park where you’ll take a 2-hour guided walk along shady forest paths. After the walk, you’ll have the option to do a waterfall zipline (own expense). Then, visit Jeffrey's Bay, home to your hotel.  

    Day 6 (B):
    Visit Addo Elephant National Park, home to over 550 elephants, lions, buffalo, black rhino, spotted hyena, leopard, a variety of antelope and zebra species, and the Addo flightless dung beetle. Take a safari tour in your minicoach. Opt to take a 2-hour game drive (own expense) in a 4x4 vehicle.  In the afternoon, you’ll return to Jeffrey's Bay and have time to relax on the beach. You can try surfing (own expense) in one of the world's most famous surf spots.

    Day 7 (B):
    After breakfast, travel four hours on the famous Route 62 to get to Oudtshoorn. You’ll visit a working ostrich farm where you learn about these fascinating flightless birds – the heaviest fowl in the world – and see their enormous eggs and nests. After getting familiar with the ostriches, you’ll drive to the nearby Cango Caves. Located in a limestone ridge parallel to the picturesque Swartberg mountains, the caves include over 2.5 miles (4 km) of dripstone caverns, with vast halls and towering formations of stalactites and stalagmites. You’ll walk through some of this subterranean wonderland with your guide on a 2-hour tour of the caves. 

    Subject to availability, return to the wild for an optional 4x4 game drive with a knowledgeable game ranger at Buffelsdrift Private Game Reserve for a possible sighting of resident rhino and giraffe. You’ll have the evening to spend at leisure in Oudtshoorn. As you explore the town, note the grand houses that were built in the late 1800s when the booming ostrich feather trade brought riches to the area’s 'feather barons.’ 

    Day 8 (B):
    After breakfast, you’ll have the option to take part in a 45-minute ‘meet the elephants’ experience (own expense). Get to know these huge noble creatures and learn about orphaned elephants. After your morning adventure, it’s time to head back to Cape Town along the famous Route 62, modelled after America’s Route 66, but with a distinctly local flavour. Route 62 is more than just burgers and beers, farm stalls or small country towns, the highway is also the longest wine route in the Western Cape. Wine lovers will be in their element with a wine pit stop to sample Port-style wines en route to Cape Town. 

    Inclusions

    Local English-speaking professional tour guide

    Hotel pickup and drop-off

    Transport by air-conditioned minivan

    7 nights accommodation, as per selected

    7 breakfasts

    Sparkling wine MCC, Wine pairing with chocolate or biltong

    Addo Elephant National Park Game Drive in tour bus

    Adventure tour of Cango Cave and Ostrich Farm tour

    Route 62 wine tasting

    Exclusions

    Lunch, dinner and drinks, unless specified

    Optional activities - as per itinerary:

    Duiker Island Cruise (about R75 per person)

    Whale watching cruise in Hermanus (about R800 per person)

    Hermanus Sea Kayak (about R400 per person)

    4x4 Addo game drive (about R350 per person)

    4x4 Buffelsdrift game drive (about R350 per person)

    Elephant bush walk experience (about R405 per person)

    Bungee jump (about R1000 per person)

    Additional Info

    Confirmation will be received at time of booking

    The exact itinerary is subject to change and may, on occasions, run in reverse order

    Guides and vehicles will vary as this is a combination of two standard tours.

    Minimum age is 12 years

    Children between 12 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult

    Some optional activities on this tour require a moderate level of fitness

    According to availability at time of booking, accommodation will be in the mentioned hotel or in one of a similar standard and star rating

    It is recommended that you bring: comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, sun hat, jacket for cooler evenings, beach towel and swimming costume

    Traveler Reviews

    • 06-May-2019

      We had great time on the tour. We are not used to travel in group with organized tour but at the end we were glad that we didn't rent a car and drive because we would not be able to see so much in such short period of time. Program is pretty packed with some days early wake up and quite a lot of driving...but it is all worth it! The nature is wonderful.
      Our guide, Paul was very professional and punctual. Also good source of infirmation, useful tips and funny jokes.

    • 10-Nov-2017

      Amazing experience with guides/drivers Issac and Paul from Hotspot2c. Highly recommend for anyone who wish to see the best of CT.

    • 28-May-2017

      Excellent tour with everything you could ask for! Great group lead by top guides Andrew and Xenny. This is definately a tour for active types with plenty to do and experience every day. The variety and quality of the activities was great. The hostel accommodation in a single room was surprisingly good

    • 05-Jan-2017

      Wonderful tour, great group of fellow travelers. Lots to see and do. Maybe a bit too much road time, however I do enjoy road trips. The driver/guide was excellent. We saw so much. Accommodations were excellent.