Garden Route and Addo Elephant National Park from Cape Town

Place: Cape Town

Duration: 120 hours

Language: English

Mobile voucher accepted

Instant confirmation

Entrance Fees Included

Guided Tour

Local touch

Smaller Group Size

e-Voucher

Hotel pick up

Transport included

Do this because

Enjoy a paddle up the Touw River through the indigenous forest
Explore the Tsitsikamma National Park
Discover the Addo Elephant National Park

What to expect

Join this fascinating adventure and explore the Little Karoo, Whale Route, Addo Elephant National Park, and Route 62.

DAY 1: CAPE TOWN – HERMANUS – CAPE AGULHAS

From Cape Town, head to Hermanus, stopping en route to visit a colony of endangered African penguins. Explore Hermanus, famous for hundreds of southern right whales during the whale season (July to November). End the day at the most southern tip of Africa, and visit a viewpoint known as the “real” place where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.

DAY 2: CAPE AGULHAS – OUDTSHOORN

Travel to Oudtshoorn and enjoy lunch and wine tasting at a local winery, before checking into your accommodation.

DAY 3: OUDTSHOORN – WILDERNESS – SEDGEFIELD

Explore Wilderness National Park with some canoes. Paddle up the Touw River through indigenous forest, leaving the canoes for a 2 km hike along a boardwalk, which will take you to a waterfall and rock pools. Afternoon at leisure.

DAY 4: SEDGEFIELD - KNYSNA -TSITSIKAMMA – ADDO

Explore Knysna, including a visit to the Knysna Heads viewpoint. En-route to Addo, visit the Bloukrans Bridge and Tsitsikamma National Park. Enjoy the activities, including hiking, crossing a suspension bridge, and swimming. Leave the Garden Route for Big 5 country, Addo.

DAY 5: ADDO – GQEBERHA (PORT ELIZABETH)

Explore Addo Elephant National Park, which approximately 600 elephants and some cape buffalo, lions, black rhinos, warthogs, zebras, elands, kudus, and hartebeest call home. Drive to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth).

The minimum age of a participant is 14 years
For Backpacker dorms, the minimum age is 18 years old
Youth (age 14-17) can only book Guesthouse accommodation
A moderate level of fitness is required, as there will be hikes and long walks involved
Lunch is not included, but can be bought every day on-site (most of the restaurants accept credit cards)
Each passenger should have one suitcase and one “carry-on”-sized piece of luggage – a laptop bag, backpack, or similar. Suitcase size is limited to the dimension of 67 cm (26 in) by 45 cm (18 in) and carry on is limited to the dimension of 48 cm (19 in) by 32 cm (13 in)
It is recommended to bring a small backpack, a hat, a rain jacket, and a sweater
Please note, Backpacker dorms are mixed-gender. If you are uncomfortable with this arrangement, you are welcome to book the Backpacker single en-suite (private room in a backpacker/hostel for 1 person with a private bathroom en-suite)
Pick-up time is generally between 6.00am and 8.00am in Cape Town and around 7.30am in Stellenbosch. The tour operator will get in touch with you the weekend before your tour to arrange a specific pickup time

What’s included

Dinner

Breakfast

Guided tour

Wine tasting

Transportation

Multiple entrances

What’s not included

Additional food and drinks

Tips

Cancellation policy

Receive a 95% refund if you cancel up to 7 days before the experience begins., Receive a 35% refund if you cancel up to 3 days before the experience begins.

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Location

Meeting point:

Pick from your hotel or guesthouse from Cape Town city center, Camps Bay, Sea Point, Green Point, Observatory, Rondebosch, or Cape Town International Airport. If you stay outside the mentioned range, please meet up with the tour bus at the following locations: Pickup at Bootlegger Coffee Company, 185 Bree St, Cape Town City Centre (closest meeting point for Bloubergstrand or Milnerton), Pickup at Vida e Café, 41 Main Rd, Rondebosch (closest meeting point for Hout Bay, Muizenberg or Constantia), Pickup at Woolworths Waterstone Village, Corner of R 44 &, Main Road, Somerset West (closest meeting point for Stellenbosch). Pick-up time is generally between 6.00 – 8.00 am in Cape Town, and around 7:30 am in Stellenbosch. The tour operator will get in touch with you the weekend before your tour to arrange a specific pickup time.