Garden Route & Cape Town
13 Days
You can...
- Explore South Africa's spectacular coast.
- See the Big Seven!
- Discover the magic of Cape Town.
Discover the stunning 'Garden Route'. See elephant, lion, buffalo, rhino and leopard at Addo Elephant Park(as well as Southern Right whale and Great White shark at Woody Cape - making The Big Seven!). Tsitsikamma has a wonderful lagoon and forest to explore; perhaps on a tree-top canopy tour.
At Knysna, you can go whale and dolphin watching or try bungee-jumping. Then, a change of scene as you visit an Ostrich Farm in the Klein Karoo and head to Cape Town, dramatically set between the Atlantic and Table Mountain.
- Day 1. Fly to Port Elizabeth
- Overnight flight to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg.
- Day 2/3. Addo Elephant Park
- Addo Elephant Park; game viewing.
- Day 4/5. Tsitsikamma National Park
- Tsitsikamma NP; stay at Storms River. Explore on foot, tree-top safari. Optional white-water rafting.
- Day 6/7. Knysna
- Knysna; stay at Knysna River Club. Optional whale & dolphin watching, bungee jumping...
- Day 8. Oudtshoorn
- Oudtshoorn; visit working Ostrich Farm.
- Day 9. Drive to Cape Town
- Drive via the Winelands to Cape Town.
- Day 10/11. Cape Town
- Cape Town, tour. Optional tour to Gansbaai and Helmanus.
- Day 12/13. Sightseeing trip to Cape Point. Overnight flight to London
- Is it right for your family?
- A varied itinerary with an emphasis on the natural world - mountains, wildlife, forests, coast and marine life. Accommodation is comfortable and mostly organised on a self-catering basis. Some activities are included, others not, to give you more choice. This area is malaria-free.
- Exten your holiday
- You can combine this trip with the Kruger & Coast for a comprehensive journey throughout South Africa. Alternatively, you could spend an extra few nights in Cape Town to see more of this beautiful city and its environs.
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- Accommodation and meals: Hotels (5nts), guesthouse (1nt), chalets (4nts). 6 breakfasts included (mostly self catering).
- Flight details: Scheduled flights from Heathrow with South African Airways.
- Departures 2009: 18 Dec.
- Departures 2010: 02 Apr; 30 Jul; 06, 13, Aug; 17 Dec.
- Departures 2011: 01, 08 Apr; 22, 29 Jul; 05, 12 Aug.
- Prices: Land only from £1,399 per person. Including flights from London from £2,179 adult, £2,029 child.
- Age Group: 5+
- Trip code: FSGR
