6 Day Luxury Garden Route Tour | Umzantsi Afrika Tours

Rates available on request and the requirements of your Garden Route Tour

All 4* (3* and 5* available on request)

All tours are available in English and German

Day 1: Depart Port Elizabeth in the morning and head towards Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park. After a refreshment stop at the Storms River Bridge, we travel down to Storms River Mouth and view the wild coastline of Tsitsikamma. Travelling onto the Bloukrans Bridge, we come to the unique and basically the highest Bungee Jump in the world –217m (to participate is an optional extra which we can book for you). It is also the border crossing from Eastern to Western Cape. After stopping in Plettenberg Bay for a light lunch we travel onto the Knysna Elephant Park. Along the way there are delightful and unique craft shops to add a few memories to your tour.

Overnight Knysna Elephant Park BB (if available) – alternative accommodation at establishments nearby.

An insert from the Knysna Elephant Park website :

“This thatched area within the Boma overlooks the elephant stables. Subtle lighting, antique leather couches and other collectables round off the ambience the elephants create. They are ultimately the stars of the show. At sunset they hurry back to their Bomas for dinner. This compromises of alien species such as Port Jackson Willow, Rooikranz and Black Wattle, the elephants handle these branches with dexterity, stripping the branches of their bark leaving bare sticks behind. They only begin eating this after enjoying massive bowls of what we refer to as porridge, a mixture of special elephant pellets, fruit, vegetables and water. It is fascinating to watch them from the Elephant Lounge. Little Shungu, our baby, rushes around from stable to stable visiting his friends and socialising. Slowly but surely, as the evening wears on, the elephants lie down on their sawdust beds and have a sleep. The Boma sounds slowly reduce with less elephant activity. Where else in the world can you experience this?”

Day 2: Firstly enjoy a delicious breakfast. Following which – you may choose to watch the elephants move out into the open area and after enjoy the ultimate experience of touching and interacting with these magnificent, gentle giants. We then depart for Knysna and take a lagoon cruise unlike any other and visit the viewpoint on the top of the Eastern Knysna Head. Prepare for a view of the Indian Ocean on your left and the Knysna Lagoon on the right. We return to Knysna Elephant Park to relax and refresh before we take you to a special dinner in Plettenberg Bay.

Overnight Knysna Elephant Park BB

Day 3: After breakfast we depart and travel through Knysna, the Lake District, Wilderness, George and on to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo. We stop for lunch along the way. Visit the Safari Ostrich Farm and Cango Caves and then travel over the beautiful Robinson Pass to the Botlierskop Private Game Reserve.

Overnight Botlierskop Private Game Reserve or similar DBB

Day 4: First enjoy your delicious breakfast. Spend enjoying the game activities at Botlierskop Game Reserve and furthermore blending into the South African fauna and flora.

Overnight Botlierskop Private Game Reserve or similar LDBB

Day 5: We start with an early morning game drive and after a delightful breakfastwe depart and travel to Swellendam. We go to Ashton to visit the Platform 62 Wine Shop for a wine tasting before turning for Montague for something a little different and historical.

Overnight The Vineyard or similar BB

Day 6: After breakfast, we travel the last leg of our journey through Robertson, Worcester, Villiersdorp and over the Franschhoek Pass to the quaint French Village of Franschhoek. After a stretch and refreshment stop we continue to Stellenbosch to visit a well renowned wine estate for a wine tasting then travel on through Paarl Valley into Cape Town, the Mother City of South Africa, where you are taken to your hotel. (Accommodation for this night not included).

Your cost will include:

Transport
Professional Tour Guide
Accommodation in 4* luxury venues
5 Breakfasts
1 Lunch
2 Dinners
4 Game Activities at game park
Unlimited Elephant interaction Knysna Elephant Park
1 Elephant Walk at Knysna Elephant Park
Entrance Fees:
- Tsitsikamma National Park
- Knysna Lagoon Cruise
- Ostrich Farm
- Cango Caves

Price Excludes:

Meals – not mentioned above
Entrance fees – not mentioned above
Elephant Food at Knysna Elephant Park
Porterage
Gratuities at restaurants and hotel