6-Day Garden Route Adventure - South Africa Tours, Adventure
6-Day Garden Route Adventure
Six day adventure travel from Cape Town to Garden Route including Route 62, Little Karoo, Knysna, Plett, Wilderness, Mossel Bay and Overberg. Various adventure excursions and accommodation in backpackers.
Tour Code: 6D/E
Depart From: Cape Town
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Duration: 6 Days
Country:
South Africa
Departures: Weekly
(on Mondays)
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Tour Description
This is a quality adventure tour especially designed for budget, up market backpackers and travelers through the Garden Route. The tour offer a great combination of culture, adventure and spectacular nature scenes.
You'll have plenty of time for the following optional activities: bungy jumping (216m), sky diving, surfing, sandboarding, Knysna elephant park, close encounter whale and dolphin watching (in-season), shark cage diving.
Available tour Dates for 6 Day Garden Route Adventure Tour: 2010 Soccer World Cup:
Monday 31 May 2010
Monday 7 June 2010
Monday 14 June 2010
Itinerary
Day 1 - Cape Town- Oudtshoorn
Depart Cape Town early on Monday morning for Calitzdorp via the scenic and spectacular Route 62, which is South Africa’s longest wine route. After a light lunch at Calitzdorp we visit Die Krans winery for wine and port tasting to find out why this town is known as the Port wine capital of South Africa.
Then we continue on to Oudtshoorn, (Ostrich capital of the world), for a guided tour of an ostrich farm. The more adventurous can even ride an ostrich.
Overnight in Oudtshoorn.
Day 2 Oudtshoorn - Wilderness
This morning we experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves in a guided adventure tour. Then we move on to the Cango Wildlife Ranch where you can see the endangered cheetah, crocodiles and other animals. The highlight is touching and having your photo taken with a cheetah.
After lunch in the afternoon we will drive over the majestic Outeniqua Mountains to the Wilderness National park for a canoe ride through indigenous forest and boasting over 200 species of birds.
Overnight in Wilderness.
Optional extras:
Touching and having your photo taken with a cheetah.
Day 3 - Wilderness - Plettenberg Bay
After breakfast we leave for the Tsitsikamma National Park. En route we drive through the beautiful lake district of the Garden Route and stop off at the Bloukrans bridge to view the world’s highest bungy jump (216 meters). We allow plenty of time for the adventure seekers amongst us to test their courage.
We spend the afternoon in the National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and the beautiful Indian Ocean. This provides a wide choice of activities for all, including long and short hikes, crossing the suspension bridge, swimming and snorkeling.
Overnight in Plettenberg Bay.
Optional extras:
Tree Top Canopy Tour
Bungy Jumping
Day 4 - Plettenberg Bay - Mossel Bay
The morning you will have for your self. You can go to Plettenberg Bay beach and/or explore the town.
Other things to do:
Whale and Dolphin watching Safari (seasonal)
Knysna Elephant Park
On the way to Mossel Bay we will stop over in Knysna (South Africa’s favorite town) where you can see the famous Knysna Heads and lagoon and have the opportunity to explore the waterfront and countless shops. We then move on to Mossel Bay for a Big 5 game drive and dinner at the game lodge.
Overnight in Mossel Bay.
Day 5 - Mossel Bay - Swellendam (Join up with Baz Bus if you want to continue further up the wild coast)
In the morning you have time to explore the beautiful coastal resort town of Mossel Bay and visit the Diaz museum complex and the Post Office Tree.
Other Things To Do:
Surfing or sand boarding
Skydiving
Early afternoon we visit the Aloe Ferrox factory shop at Albertinia to discover the health and beauty enhancing qualities of this plant. We then move on to Cape Agulhas the most Southern Tip of Africa. (whale watching in season.)
Overnight in Cape Agulhas Backpackers Lodge in Struisbaai.
Other Things To Do:
Beach Horse Riding
Whale watching boat trip (in season)
Day 6 - Swellendam - Cape Town
Today we drive through to the seaside resort of Hermanus for some whale and dolphin watching (seasonal), lunch and shopping. Your guide can arrange to take you on a shark cage dive should you want to see these beauties op close and personal.
In the afternoon we will drive the scenic coastal road back to Cape Town stopping one last time at Betty’s Bay at the African penguin colony!
Otional Extra:
Shark Cage Diving
Tour Include
The tour includes: Air conditioned bus, qualified and Theta registered tour guide, all dinner, bed and breakfasts except for dinner on day 3 and breakfasts on day 4 and 6.
Entrance fees included:
• Wine tasting
• Ostrich farm
• Cango Caves
• Cango Wildlife Ranch
• Canoeing
• Tsitsikamma National Park
• Big Five Game Drive
Meals
All meals have been selected by management and include traditional South African meals. Breakfast would normally be a healthy continental breakfast with fruits, cereals, yoghurt and toast. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements in advance
Bus
The vehicle that we will be touring in is a fully air conditioned VW bus that can comfortably seat 8 adult including driver. We also have a CD and Mp3 player in the bus.
(Welcome to bring your own music, if it is not too terrible we can play it)
Accommodation
All the accommodation en route has been selected for its unique setting, closeness to nature and great atmosphere whilst not forgetting the human need for home comforts. Accommodation at the backpackers takes the form of dormitory rooms with shared bathroom facilities. Upgrades to single and double rooms are available at an additional charge. There are also Guest House upgrades available at an additional cost. All bedding will be provided.
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