5 Day Garden Route Tour: Explore Addo Elephant Park and More Exciting Landmarks

Embark on a thrilling 5-day Garden Route tour from Cape Town. Discover the wonders of Addo Elephant Park, Cango Caves, Tsitsikamma National Park, and more. Experience Big 5 safaris, bungee jumping, and whale watching. No hidden costs!

Duration: 5 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Cape Town - Oudtshoorn via Route 62

Cango Ostrich Show Farm - 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…

What's Included
  • Accommodation - 4 Nights
  • Game Drive on Tour Vehicle in Addo National Park
  • Dinner
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Breakfast
  • Betty’s Bay Penguin Colony Entry Fees
  • Tsitsikamma National Park Entry Fees
  • 2 x Game Drives at Garden Route Game Reserve
  • Cango Ostrich Farm
What's Not Included
  • Addo National Park Entry Fees
  • Cango Caves Entry Fees
  • Lunch
  • Optional Extra Activities
Additional Information

Embark on a full-service adventure journey that begins and ends in Cape Town, ideally suited for experiencing the Garden Route’s finest offerings. Key things to see are Big 5 Safari Game Drives, the Cango Caves, an Ostrich Farm, paddling on Wilderness Lagoon, Tsitsikamma National Park, Knysna, Bungee jumping, whale viewing, Addo Elephant Park, and a lot…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Vacation55488499788
Mar 2, 2025
Garden route private tour - We did a private tour with Mawande. He was knowledgeable and informative. Our conversations were always interesting and stimulating. He showed a great deal of patience while always being on time. He exceeded our expectations and enhanced our experience by highlighting all the points of interest along the Garden Route. This tour is highly recommend.
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Gan888
Mar 2, 2025
Our guide Vaughan made the trip - We'd been on the Garden Route a few years previously, when I drove ourselves. This time we thought it would be more relaxing for someone else to drive and guide us, and we chose Bokbus tours, and were so glad we did. The scenery, experiences, accomodation and general organisation were very good. But what made the trip for us, and, I'm sure, for the other 5 clients in the minibus, was our driver/guide Vaughan. He was funny, helpful and knowledgable and gave us good background tips on what to look for. He was instrumental in getting us all to gel as a group and allowing us to make group decisions without imposing his own views. For example, there was some reluctance to go to Addo Elephant park as it was thought that it would take a long time to get there and back and leaving little time in the Park itself, with no guarantee of seeing many elephants. We came to a group decision not to go, although Vaughan was happy to take anyone who did want to go. Instead we had a relaxing time in Jeffery's Bay. Having all gone to the Elephant Sactuary the day before, and given that there would be elephants at the Game Reserve, nobody thought that they were missing out.
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V6697pbclaudias
Feb 21, 2025
A great way to see lots of South Africa - I had a great time on this tour, seeing so many different animals (elephants, lions, cheetahs, rhino, ostriches, antelopes, penguins) with a visit to an ostrich farm; Addo elephant park; 2 game rides at a stunning game reserve and a penguin colony - plus baboons and other animals we saw along the route. The tour takes you up to the arid desert area of Little Karoo, past lush vineyards, through forests and grassland, beautiful beaches at Plettenberg and Jeffrey's Bay, and coastal towns and stunning viewpoints. The accommodation and food throughout was excellent. Our guide Chris was fantastic: friendly, super-knowledgable and very accommodating of the different things we all wanted to do (I had a great time feeding elephants at a sanctuary; others went zip-wiring). It was very safe and fun. Highly recommended.
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Lani_f
Jan 29, 2025
Thank Von for and showing us all the cool places. Really appreciated the extra mile you went to ensure our trip was top - Book the hostels they are all in a great location. In j bay right on the beach away from back packers. It’s a private room on the beach.
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Eva
Jan 11, 2025
Great 5-day Garden Route Tour - We had a great tour and took amazing photos! Our guide gave us interesting informations. The landscape was impressive!
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Renasu2021
Dec 29, 2024
Five Days Garden Tour - The trip was very satisfying, especially with guide Mawande who arranged for us to see some sights and wildlife. The tour guide is also explaining each town in detail and it's a great trip!
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Daystroyed
Dec 26, 2024
Wonder Experience with Vaughan - Very lovely tour with Vaughan during our garden route tour! Was an informative few days with a lot of fun and laughers! We really enjoyed ourselves and no regrets booking the private tour
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Njcinsd
Dec 6, 2024
Unforgettable Introduction to South Africa - Our 5-Day Garden Route Tour was the most incredible introduction to South Africa thanks to our guide, Chris. What a fantastic time! From our first meeting through our farewell, Chris made sure we saw and did everything we hoped to do on our tour. His knowledge of South Africa made our visits to landmarks and stops along the way so much more meaningful. His passion for the history and culture of South Africa was infectious, and he brought so much enthusiasm to our trip. The accommodations at each stop were first rate, and the meals were delicious along the route. We will never forget this trip -- from the game drives to the viewpoints to the animal encounters to the gorgeous landscapes. We highly recommend this tour as a powerful way to experience so much of South Africa along the Garden Route. Ask for Chris!!
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Lynnme180ba
Nov 25, 2024
A Garden Route treat - It was such an awesome trip. Highlights for me were the Canga caves with a guide who sang so beautifully in the darkened cave. It was so precious. Another highlight was Addo elephant park, and the Garden Route safari lodge. I could have stayed longer!!! The ranger was very knowledgeable. He tracked a cheetah mother with her 3 cubs- indescribably moving. Of course, our wonderful, one of a kind driver Vaughan, went beyond the call of duty. He was funny, kind, helpful , a well of knowledge , and an amazing driver. I felt very safe with him in the driving seat. Thank you Vaughan!!
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Vivasabi60
Dec 9, 2024
A good tour if you have a few spare days. - The 5 days garden route tour was a very good experience. Alot of driving but also the opportunity to visit may places. Our guide was an excellent driver, very communicative and informative. He has always been The accommodation of the first. 3 nights are very basic but always clean and safe. Breakfast and wifi generally poor ( except on the 2 day, excellent breakfast). Last night at the garden route Lodge we had a very nice accommodation, excellent food and two great game drives. For sure the highlight of the tour. We were only two in this week so we travelled in a car instead of minibus. I would have expected to have at least a map of our itinerary, a bottle of water and a charger in the car that anybody could use. The reality was no map, no water and I bought the charger. This is just to say that with some small attention and better accommodation the tour could be excellent instead of just good.
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