Tour & Hike Garden Route 5 days

 Suggested itinerary:

Day 1: 20th Nov

Pick up in Houtbay. Drive rive via Clarence Drive to Hermanus .  (+/- 150km 2h) 

Whale Cruise

Hermanus which is generally considered the best land-based whale-watching destination in the world. From June to December, the bay becomes the swimming grounds for a large number of southern right whales. 

Drive to Garden Route Game Lodge (+/-270 km 3h) 

Garden Route Game Reserve (1,500ha)

With the beautiful Langeberg Mountains as a backdrop, Garden Route Game Reserve is a Big 5 sanctuary offering 3-hour game drives. You can expect to see 4 of the Big 5 (lion, buffalo, elephant, white rhino) as well as the fastest of cats, the cheetah. While these iconic species are probably high on your wish list, giraffe and zebra roam around freely alongside antelope such as kudu, red hartebeest, impala, springbok and the rare bontebok, so you’ll see plenty of other animals too. 

Overnight Garden Route Game Lodge 

Day 2: 21st Nov

Morning: Safari

Drive to Knysna (+/- 150km 2h)

Evening: Sunset Cruise on Knysna Lagune 

Overnight: Knysna 

Day 3: 22nd Nov 

Dive to Tsitsikamma, Storms River.  (+/- 100km 1h30)

Walk to the bridges

Various other activities optional : walk with Elephants, Visit 

Vista Monkeyland - walk in forest with different types of monkeys from various countries. Birds of Eden, biggest aviary in the World. 

Drive back to Knysna  (+/- 100km 1h30)

Overnight  Knysna 

Day 4: 23rd Nov

Drive to Knysna Forest  (+/- 30km 30min) 

Hike the Jubilee Creek Trail or one of the many Elephant trails at Diepwalle in the Knysna Forest. 

At end of days activities drive to Oudtshoorn +/- 160km 2h30)

(Perhaps via Prince Alfred's pass?) 

Overnight Wildehondkloof 

Day 5: 24th November 

Morning walk on Wildehondkloof Private Game Reserve in Oudtshoorn

 Possibly to Walk with Giraffes (if available) 

Afternoon Nature Safari 

Overnight Wildehondkloof 

Day 6 : 25 th November 

Drive back to Capetown.  (+/- 420km 5h00)

(Perhaps via Swartberg Pass?)

End of Tour