Garden Route Tours, South Africa

Cape Town Whale Watching Tours and Hotels

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Whale Watching (June to November)
-A relaxing drive to Hermanus from Cape Town
-Optional wine tastings and lunch on own account
-Whales, whales and more whales!
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Cape Town Whale Watching Tours - full day

As from the cold South African winter month of June, South Africa's popular holiday town of Hermanus welcomes it's guests of honour. Until November these giants of the sea grace our shores with their presence.

Their arrival marks the time for mating and birth, and the sandy sea bottom of Hermanus provides the most suitable environment. Hermanus, referred to as the whale watching capital of the world, receives thousands of Cape Town tourists spending the day to experience these creatures.

Above are the details of our standard Cape Town Whale Tours. Please go ahead and click on the link for further details and booking procedures. We can arrange private tours should you wish, along with assistance in booking your hotels and airport transfers.

Our Whale Watching Tours take you to the apple area of Grabouw, after a scenic cruise over Sir Lowry's Pass. After leaving Hermanus we will take another course back along the picturesque coastline of False Bay. We do pick ups and drop offs from all Cape Town Hotels.

The Southern Right Whale is the specific specie making it's way to South Africa shores from June to November. The climate, temperature of the water and tides provide these whales with the perfect breeding and mating environment.

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Wilderness

Towns along The Garden Route

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Wilderness can be found on the East Coast of South Africa along The Garden Route. It basically has summer throughout the year and the temperature needle almost never falls under eight degrees celsius. It offers a magnitude of fun activities, top hotels and a vibrant nightlife. Wilderness has become an internationally known holiday spot along the Garden Route.

Wilderness offers a 2500 hectre Park with 5 lakes and rivers, 2 estuaries and roughly eighteen kilometres of coastline. Many wildlife species of different kinds can be found here, with exceptional attention given to the birds often spotted here. Bird lovers should definitely prioritise the Garden Route and Wilderness.

Other activities available in Wilderness and on some of our Garden Route Tours include:

Hiking Routes
Whale Watching in Season
Dolphin Watching
Hang Gliding
Horse Riding
Mountain Biking
Scenic Tours

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5 Day Garden Route Tours

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5 Day Garden Route Tours

Five Day Garden Route Tours

: Option C

Five Day Garden Route

that has it all!
Includes: Hermanus-whale watching
Cape Agulhas -Southernmost Tip of Africa: Place where two oceans meet
Winetastig and Cellar Tour
Safaris on the Garden Route / alternatively Post Office Tree and Diaz Museum
Cango Caves - Ostrich Show Farm

TOUR OPERATOR'S COMMENTS: "A BRILLIANT TOUR IF I MAY SAY SO! THE TOUR HAS A BIT OF EVERYTHING .IT COVERS THE COASTAL AREAS DOWN TO CAPE AGULHAS AND SPEND A GOOD TIME IN THE HEART OF THE

GARDEN ROUTE

SECTION."

ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS
Day 1
Departing Cape Town, we travel along a beautiful coastal route via

Clarens Drive

to Hermanus. Hermanus is famous for the best land-based Whale Watching in the world. We travel via Stanford to a Wine Estate for a cellar tour and winetasting. In the late morning we continue on our route to Bredasdorp where we visit the shipwreck museum and then we drive to the southernmost point of the continent, Cape Agulhas-place where the two oceans really meet.
Overnight: Cape Agulhas-Southern Tip of AFRICA
WINE TASTING - at a beautiful wine estate and cellar tour
GORDONS BAY - picturesque coastal village
KOEEL BAY - majestic mountains and pristine beach
HERMANUS - best land-based Whale watching in the world (in season)
BREDASDORP SHIPWRECK MUSEUM
CAPE AGULHAS - southernmost point of Africa
OVERNIGHT :Cape Agulhas on a B&B Basis

DAY 2
ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS
After breakfast, we travel inland to historical Swellendam (3rd oldest town in SA) and continue via the spectacular TRADOUW Mountain Pass, a dramatic entry into the semi-desert area of the Karoo. This will bring us to Barrydale where we will have a lunch /coffee break and some time to explore this charming Little Karoo-Town. We arrive in the afternoon at the “Capitol of the Ostrich Industry”: Oudtshoorn .Also on our Garden Route Program for today is an Ostrich Show Farm and the well known CANGO CAVES.

HISTORICAL SWELLENDAM - 3rd oldest in SA
TRADOUW PASS - spectacular scenic drive
OSTRICH FARM
CANGO CAVES – stalactite and stalacmite formations
OVERNIGHT OUDTSHOORN - Ostrich capital of the world
CUL DE SAC B&B

DAY 3
ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS
We wake up in the heart of the Ostrich Capital in the Klein Karoo to drive to the City of George via the Outeniqua Mountain pass. Driving along the Indian Ocean coastline through towns like Wilderness, we will take you to the heart of the

Garden Route

, Knysna. We travel via Sedgefield to arrive at lunch in the coastal town of Knysna. We will continue our journey to Plettenberg Bay-formerly known as the 'Beautiful Bay' to overnight.
OUTENIQUA PASS - engineering masterpiece
CANGO WILDLIFE RANCH - face to face encounters with crocs and cats of the world.
SUNSET BOAT CRUISE IN KNYSNA
- Knysna Lagoon & Heads
BIRDS OF EDEN OR MONKEYLAND - A living forest experience
TSITSIKAMMA FOREST –-indigenous forest and short hike.
OVERNIGHT PLETTENBERG- the hub of the Garden

DAY 4
ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS
We will first thing in the morning go down to the Beacon Island Hotel in Plettenberg in our search of some more whales and dolphins in season. We then will continue for Storms River Village where our Canopy Tree Top Adventure will start (optional choice-Your account).We will also visit the Tsistikamma National Park at the place where the Stormsriver flows into the Indian Ocean. Today is also your change to Bungy the world’s highest commercial jump in the world-Bloukrans Bridge. We return to Knysna and Wilderness in the late afternoon to overnight.
Bhaia Formosa-the beautiful Bay-PLETTENBERG
Bloukrans Bridge-highest commercial bungy in the world
Tsitsikamma- Tree Top Canopy Tours (OPTIONAL)
Tsitsikamma National Park-Storms river mouth
Wilderness-Overnight in this lovely town

DAY 5
ITINERARY & HIGHLIGHTS
TODAY CUSTOMERS WHO HAS BEEN ON SAFARIS AND WISH TO EXPLORE KNYSNA AND MOSSEL BAY CAN CHOOSE TO DO SO.
We will then focus on the Post Office Tree and the Diaz Museum Complex.
The ones that are on Safari will be rather having an early breakfast on our last day of touring. The program today will take us to a game reserve of 3000 hectares for an early game drive until midday, in open 4x4 Landrovers, where one can view a great diversity of wildlife - rhinoceros, lion, buffalo, giraffe, rare black impala, kudu, nyala, waterbuck, eland, mountain zebra, etc.
After the excitement of our

Safari Game Drive

we travel to Albertinia, Riversdale and Caledon to bring us back to the "Mother City", Cape Town, via Sir Lowry's Pass. The scenery from this Pass offers spectacular views of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay.
3 HOURS OF

4x4 GAME VIEWING DRIVE

- indigenous flora and fauna
ELEPHANT EXPERIENCE - close-up conducted elephant tour (optional)
ELEPHANT BACK RIDE - optional
SIR LOWRY'S PASS - spectacular scenic drive

5 Day Garden Route Tours and Big 5 Safaris

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5 Day Garden Route Itinerary
Select your own tour dates! (Minimum 2 guests)

Tour Highlights: Day 1 - 09h00 Departure> Coastal Route via Clarens Drive to Hermanus
> Visit a Wine Cellar and Wine Tasting
> Shipwreck Museum
> Visit the most Southern tip of Africa

Day 2
> Swellendam - 3rd oldest Town in South Africa
> Tradouw Pass
> Ostrich Farm
> Cango Caves

Day 3> Outeniqua Pass - Engineering Masterpiece
> Cango Wildlife Ranch - Crocs and Cat Species
> Sunset Boat Cruise or River Cruise
> Birds of Eden or Monkeyland
> Tsitsikamma Forest

Day 4
> Bhaia Formosa - The Beautiful Bay
> Bloukrans Bridge - highest bungy in the world!
> Tsitsikamma Treetop Canopy Tours (Optional)
> Tsitsikamma National Park - Storms River Mouth
> Wilderness

Day 5
> 3 Hours Big 5 Safaris
> Optional Elephant Experience
> Optional Elephant Back Ride
> Sir Lowry's Pass - spectacular views

-children rates apply - please note when making an enquiry
-personal changes might affect the rate
-minimum 2 persons per tour

Price of Tour: R6740 per person sharing
(R800 single room supplement)
Includes:
Bed & Breakfast, entrance fees at mentioned venuesExcludes:
Lunch, Dinner & Drinks

Tours to the Garden Route and Guided Southern Africa Tours

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Let Cape Team Tours arrange your Garden Route Tours and Safaris

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4 Day Garden Route Tours and Big 5 Safaris

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4 Day Garden Route Tours Itinerary
Select your own tour dates! (Minimum 2 guests)


Day 1:
We depart from Cape Town at 08h00 to cross the Hottentots Holland Range at Sir Lowry's pass. We pass Elgin, Grabouw, the apple producing areas. The drive through the rolling wheatlands of the Overberg will bring us to historical Swellendam - 3rd oldest town in South Africa. A brief stop at Gouritz River Gorge, well known for bungee-jumping, will bring us to Mossel Bay, site of early Portugese explorers. We also visit the Old Post Office tree before we depart for George to overnight.

Day 2:
Today we board the "Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe" (when operational) for a steam train trip to Sedgefield. On arrival at Sedgefield Station, we will be met and transferred to the ferry, taking you to the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Whilst there, enjoy a trailer ride to the top of the Western Head, followed by a leisurely walk back through the Milkwood trees, for lunch. After lunch, cruise back to Knysna, where we will overnight on a Bed & Breakfast basis.

Day 3:
This morning we will explore the town of Knysna, before we take a drive to Nature's Valley and the Tsitsikamma Forest. Enjoy the spectacular scenery of the area before returning through Knysna, via Plettenberg Bay. We overnight in Oudtshoorn on a Bed & Breakfast basis after traveling over the Outeniqua Pass.

Day 4:
Today is spent on exploring the Capital of the Ostrich World - Oudtshoorn. We start with one of the World's Natural Wonders - the world famous Cango Caves. A guided tour of the limestone formations will be done. We set off to a premier Ostrich Show Farm, where you can ride on one if you have what it takes! We leave Oudtshoorn for Cape Town via Barrydale, Montagu and the Huguenot Tunnel at Du Toit's Kloof Pass - the longest underground tunnel in South Africa.

-children rates apply - please note when making an enquiry
-personal changes to your tour might affect the rate slightly - we will state this clearly should it be the case.
-minimum 2 persons per tour 
Price of Tour :R 5 390 per person sharing (R600 single room supplement) 
Price Includes: Bed & Breakfast, all entrance fees at above mentioned venues
Price Excludes: Lunch, Dinner & Drinks

3 Day Guided Garden Route Tours and Big 5 Safaris in Southern Africa

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3 Day Garden Route Tours Itinerary
Select your own tour dates! (Minimum 2 guests)

Day 1:
We start these 3 Day Garden Route Tours from Cape Town at 09h00 to cross the Hottentots Holland Mountain Range at Sir Lowry's pass. We pass Elgin, Grabouw, some of the biggest apple producing areas in South Africa. The drive through the rolling wheatlands of the Overberg will bring us to historical Swellendam - 3rd oldest town in South Africa. A brief stop at Gouritz River Gorge, well known for bungy-jumping, will bring us to Mossel Bay, site of early Portugese explorers. We also visit the Old Post Office tree before we depart for George to overnight. Accommodation on a Bed & Breakfast basis.

Day 2:
We explore the lagoonside town of Knysna before departing via Plettenberg Bay to Nature's Valley in the Tsitsikamma Forest. We return via the Outenqua Pass to Oudtshoorn. Accommodation on a Bed & Breakfast basis.

Day3:
Today is spent on exploring the Capital of the Ostrich World - Oudtshoorn. We start with one of the World's Natural Wonders - the world famous Cango Caves. A guided tour of the limestone formations will be done. We set off to a premier Ostrich Show Farm, where you can ride on one if you have what it takes! We leave Oudtshoorn for Cape Town via Barrydale, Montagu and the Huguenot Tunnel at Du Toit's Kloof Pass - the longest underground tunnel in South Africa

-children rates apply - please note when making an enquiry
-personal changes to your tour might affect the rate slightly - we will state this clearly should it be the case.
-minimum 2 persons per tour
Price of Tour :R 4 195 per person sharing (R450 single room supplement)
Price Includes: Bed & Breakfast, all entrance fees at above mentioned venues
Price Excludes: Lunch, Dinner & Drinks