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4 Day Garden Route Adventure & Safari: Experience the Highlights of East Coast South Africa
4.8
106 Ratings
Oudtshoorn
The Garden Route, a serene paradise situated on the Eastern Coast of South Africa, is the focus of our 4-day tour that covers the region’s attractions and exquisite landscapes. It’s the ideal choice for those tight on time but eager to revel in the renowned Garden Route and its numerous activities!
The Garden Route, a serene paradise situated on the Eastern Coast of South Africa, is the focus of our 4-day tour that covers the region’s attractions and exquisite landscapes. It’s the ideal choice for those tight on time but eager to revel in the renowned Garden Route and its numerous activities!
Duration:
4 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Cango Caves - Depart Cape Town at 6am and head up to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo semi desert area, which also is the ostrich capital of the World. This drive follows the world-famous Route 62 which is the longest wine route in the world! We’ll visit the Cango Caves for a tour through this magnificent cave system and also visit an ostrich…
- The Cango Caves - Depart Cape Town at 6am and head up to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo semi desert area, which also is the ostrich capital of the World. This drive follows the world-famous Route 62 which is the longest wine route in the world! We’ll visit the Cango Caves for a tour through this magnificent cave system and also visit an ostrich farm for a closer look at this enormous bird. Tonight, we’ll stay in Oudtshoorn and have a delicious ostrich for dinner. (Dinner)
What's Included
- 3 nights accommodation
- Breakfast - Day 2, 3 & 4
- Dinner - Day 1, 2 & 3
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Cango Caves - Heritage Tour
- Cango Ostrich Farm
- Hermanus: Land-based whale watching (Seasonal)
- Tsitsikamma National Park entry fees
- 2 x…
- 3 nights accommodation
- Breakfast - Day 2, 3 & 4
- Dinner - Day 1, 2 & 3
- Round-trip shared transfer
- Driver/guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Cango Caves - Heritage Tour
- Cango Ostrich Farm
- Hermanus: Land-based whale watching (Seasonal)
- Tsitsikamma National Park entry fees
- 2 x Game Drives at Garden Route Game Lodge
- Betty’s Bay Penguin Colony entry Fees
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Breakfast- Day 1
- Optional Extra Activities, EG Bungy Jumping
- Lunch
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Breakfast- Day 1
- Optional Extra Activities, EG Bungy Jumping
Location
The Cango Caves
328 Approximately 30km (19 miles) from town on the R
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(106 Ratings)
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Jacksx9181oe
Dec 5, 2024
One of a kind, Garden Route tour adventure - Hi my name is jack, and I absolutely loved this tour! This Adventure created a lot of fun and life long memories.
My tour guide Mr Vaughan was an absolute legend. He was very fun and enjoyable to be around. We had a very challenging group for him, but he was able to problem solve and make everybody happy throughout the trip.
From walking with the big elephants to petting a wild cheetah. And also doing the world’s highest bungee jump. This tour had a ton of fun excitement!!!
Highly recommended 100% and would do again in a heartbeat!
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Catherinegy8461kj
Nov 27, 2024
Short on time - great on experiences - A fantastic opportunity to see the amazing scenery of the Garden Route. There were opportunities to do adventure activities like bungee jumping or zip lining, but those who didn’t want to could still enjoy the locations of the Storms River and Mosselbaai. Mawande was a brilliant guide providing interesting insights into the areas we were going through. We greatly appreciated his driving skills travelling over the mountain passes. He was careful to ensure our comfort every step of the way. We’re really happy that we took this small group tour.
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52artist52
Nov 26, 2024
Great Tour - Wow - what a great jam packed trip with a nice group of people from around the world and our tireless, knowledgeable, kind, and patient driver guide Mawande. We experienced Penguins, 2 Safari rides, the gorgeous wild coast, elephant and / or bird sanctuary, hike to the suspension bridge, beach time, Ostrich farm, Cango Caves all the while staying in quaint authentic accommodations. The scenery is spectacular and learning the details of struggle and growth from Mawande enhanced the trip immensely.
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Cazzz36
Nov 25, 2024
4 day Garden Route with Mawande - We had a great time on our 4 day tour with Mawande . He went above and beyond expectations . He was so helpful and informative throughout our trip . Accomodation was spot on too
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Misst603
Nov 15, 2024
Loved it - Our trip started by being picked up on time in a clean bus, being introduced to Vaughn who was amazing.
Right from the beginning Vaughn (Mr V) was cheerful, helpful, caring and informative.
Day 1 we had traffic issues, which created several hours delay - Mr V was on the job - we didn't miss anything, we also had more time to explore beautiful Hermanus.
Mr V was the key - extremely organised and accommodating. We were introduced to many South African customs, sayings and of course gorgeous scenery.
We covered the whole itinerary and more.
The accommodation (for the price) was better than I was expecting - always clean and the included food options were tasty.
Overall a great trip.
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Y5240ragianlucab
Oct 15, 2024
Highly recommended garden route tour! - Highly recommended garden route tour! The itinerary was very well designed and we had the chance to see and do a lot despite the short time and long distances. The van was comfortable and clean, the accommodation offered went beyond our expectations, food and restaurant choices were very good. What really made the difference was our amazing tour guide Vaughan, who is a wonderful person of great company and outdid himself to customize the trip according to the preferences of the group.
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Tony_k
Sep 10, 2024
Good times - Really fun tour, Chris was a great guide, full of interesting information and always pointing out neat stuff on the way. Made a big effort to accommodate everyone on the tour where possible, but kept the schedule running on time.
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Nadinedena
Sep 9, 2024
Ex South African doing the garden route - Christopher made the experience pleasant. Its much better going with Chris than going by ourselves. We've been travelling for nearly 4 months now and prev guided ourselves. This guided tour I found far superior than our self guided travel.
My advice is go with Chris and get the maximum out of your experience.
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Sianj197
Dec 17, 2024
Four day Garden Route experience - Great guide Mawabde de who was very knowledgeable and gave us great insights into S African history and a lot of information about the area
The accommodation on first night was lovely and a lot of nice touches but no view which was a shame as thats what the Garden Route is about.The restaurant was great..good value and good atmosphere
Second night accommodation in Stormy River Village was average and tge meal was in a “ back room” and would have been better in a restaurant with a view.
Garden Route Safari…great accommodation and great guide for Safari on which we saw everything we expected.
Would have been nice to have more time there before game drive.
Overall a good taster..a lot of driving and the first two nights accommodation would have been better somewhere with views .
Highlights.Garden route lodges snd safari/good guide/views on drives
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Lara_r
Dec 4, 2024
Memorable Moments with a few impairments - Overall, the tour took us to some beautiful locations, and the safari game drives were a definite highlight. The accommodation on Day 3 was excellent and exceeded expectations.
However, there were several downsides:
1) Our guide Vaughan was very nice, however, often seemed irritated by requests and only agreed to compromises reluctantly. He also rushed through certain parts of the tour and provided minimal information about the areas we visited.
2) The time spent in the car was much longer than expected.
3) Some activities were chosen by a small part of the group, leaving others waiting over an hour. The visit to the elephant sanctuary was disappointing from an animal welfare perspective, some of us denied to do it.
4) The accommodation and dinner on day 2 was below standard.
While there were memorable moments, improvements in these areas would have made the experience much better.
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