South Africa: Cape Town, the Garden Route and Safari

Fly to Cape Town

Fly overnight from London (regional connections available) to Cape Town. (N)

Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.

Cape Town

Cape Town

At leisure to explore the city and Waterfront or take part in optional excursions. Popular choices include visits to Robben Island or Table Mountain. (B)

Cape Town

Your premium package category B car hire will be delivered in the morning and you then have the rest of the day at leisure to explore the city’s surrounds. The Cape of Good Hope and the penguin colony of Boulders Beach are both within easy reach and together make for an excellent day out. (B)

Winelands

Drive to the picturesque Winelands, perhaps via Hermanus on the coast for whale watching. Stay 2 nights at the charming Le Cle Lodge in Franschhoek. (B)

Winelands

At leisure to relax or take part in some of the many wine tasting and culinary experiences on offer in this fabulously scenic region. (B)

Oudtshoorn

Drive to Oudtshoorn along scenic Route 62 and stay at Surval Boutique Olive Estate for two nights. Oudtshoorn, known as ‘the feather capital’, is set in the picturesque semi-desert region of the Little Karoo. (B)

Oudtshoorn

Popular visits from Oudtshoorn include the dramatic Cango Caves and a visit to a local ostrich farm. It is also possible to explore the Swartberg Mountains on a half-day or full-day guided tour. Both options ascend on winding gravel roads to the Swartberg Pass and offer spectacular scenery and breathtaking views, as well as the opportunity for a short hike.

The Garden Route

You may wish to rise early and join an optional meerkat viewing excursion, before driving east to Knysna, where you will stay for three nights at Kanonkop House. (B)

The Garden Route

Days at leisure to explore the Garden Route’s stretch of picture-postcard beaches, lakes, rivers, indigenous forests and impressive mountain passes. Other activities include boat trips to Knysna’s Featherbed Nature Reserve or to spot whales and dolphins around Plettenburg Bay. (B)

The Garden Route

Continue your exploration of the Garden Route or take to time unwind and relax. (B)

Eastern Cape

Continue east via Port Elizabeth to Woodbury Lodge in the Amakhala Private Game Reserve for a 3-night stay. (B, D)

Amakhala Game Reserve

The malaria-free Amakhala Game Reserve offers world-class ‘Big Five’ safari experiences and with wildlife drives and bush walks both included in your lodge accommodation, this is the perfect way to cap any Garden Route itinerary. (B, L, D)

Amakhala Game Reserve

Further game viewing activities. (B, L, D)

Fly home via Johannesburg

Drive to Port Elizabeth Airport where you will drop your hire car and fly home via Johannesburg. (B)

Arrive back in the UK

(N) 

Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.