Family South Africa’s Garden Route and Safari
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- Spot elephant and search for leopard in Addo National Park
- Explore Cango Caves and discover the famous Garden Route
- Discover the Western Cape and take a cable-car up Table Mountain
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Arrive in Cape Town. Hosting a stunning coastline, with the dramatic Table Mountain looming over the city and modern cityscape, Cape Town is one of Africa's most appealing cities and an ideal launch pad for our trip. For those arriving on time today our Leader plan...
Today we travel from the nearby Nelson Mandela Gateway at the Waterfront in Cape Town to take a tour of the world famous Robben Island museum, which includes a boat trip across Table Bay. The visit to the infamous maximum security prison provides us the opportunity to...
We will make our way to Cape Point Visitors Park and take a walk up to a viewpoint to watch the turbulent clash of the warm Agulhas current from the Indian Ocean meeting the cold Benguela current from the Atlantic. We'll take an hour-long walk within the national park...
Drive to the District Six Museum. Although the Museum was initially started as a community space for ex-residents to gather and meet, it has now become a space that tells the story of District Six under apartheid to both local and foreign visitors to Cape Town and Sou...
Spend the day in rafts along the scenic Breede River. From its source up in the mountains above Ceres, the Breede River meanders for 300 km before it deposits its water into the mighty Indian Ocean. During its long journey to the coast, it provides life-giving wate...
Drive to Oudtshoorn, the ostrich capital of South Africa! The arid landscape that borders the Little Karoo is a desolate and yet magnificent area of semi desert. After checking into our accommodation around lunch time, we set out to explore the finest dripstone cav...
Making our way eastwards, travel along the Garden Route to Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. This afternoon try our hand at sea kayaking along the coastline from Central Beach. Explore the magic of our unique coastline with its abundant marine life up close and personal ...
Plettenberg Bay and its surroundings boast some of the most exquisite beaches and stunning scenery of the Garden Route and an unparalleled range of activities. The most famous beach Central Beach, offering long stretches of white sand and warm waters which are perfect...
This morning we'll take a short drive to Robberg Nature Reserve where our local leader will lead a walk along the trails. The hiking here is moderate, it's uneven under foot in places and can be slippery so good walking shoes are advised, but rewards are abundant: bri...
The morning is left free. Around midday, we take a short drive to Tsitsikamma National Park 'the place of much water', South Africa's most impressive marine and forest park, stretching for some 80 kms from the lagoon at Nature's Valley to the mouth of the Groot River....
Spend the early morning exploring the rock-pools and beaches; leaving late morning heading eastwards to Addo Elephant National Park; a 300,000 acre sanctuary for a wide range of South Africa's Wildlife, best known for elephant (with a population now in excess of 600) ...
After breakfast we depart Addo Elephant National Park, driving 75km to Port Elizabeth International airport (airport code PLZ), where we aim to arrive at about 10am and this is where our trip ends. The earliest your flight can depart is 12.30pm
Meals Provided : Breakfast
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Karen
Apr 2024
Family South Africa�s Garden Route and Safari
A magical holiday with so many amazing experiences, starting at Table Mountain with beautiful views to ending at Ado Elephant Park watching the wildlife. The coastal...
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Aug 2023
Family South Africa�s Garden Route and Safari
climbing Table mountain..
Trusted Customer
Apr 2023
Family South Africa�s Garden Route and Safari
Amazing trip with Explore. So many highlights, Robbin Island, surfing lesson, seal boat trip, ostrich farm, penguin colony, table mountain, breede river kayaking, ca...
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