6 Day Private Garden Route Tours incl. Addo

Come along with us to experience one of the most beautiful parts of the world. Earthstompers Adventures has been operating Garden Route & Addo tours since 2006. Our tours are a great way to explore the Western Cape, Little Karoo, Whale Route, Addo Elephant National Park, and Route 62. This tour has a good mix of nature, culture and adventure, so you can experience the best the area has to offer. This tour starts & ends in Cape Town, and can depart any day of the week.

6 Day Private Garden Route Tours include:

Services of a professional tour guide/driver
All transport, as described in itinerary
5 nights’ accommodation
Daily breakfast
Entrance fees to the African Penguin Colony at Betties Bay
Local wine tasting
Cango Caves tour
Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park OR Knysna Lagoon Cruise
Game viewing safari in Addo Elephant National Park
Hiking in Tsitsikamma National Park
Visit to the Southernmost tip of Africa in Agulhas National Park

Itinerary for private 6 Day Garden Route tours

Day 1: Cape Town – Hermanus – Cape Agulhas

We depart from Cape Town in the morning for Hermanus. We follow the scenic coastal road, stopping at Betties Bay to view a colony of endangered African penguins. You can spend the afternoon in the seaside resort town of Hermanus, famous for hundreds of Southern Right Whales during the whale season (July to November) and many shops, restaurants and markets. In the afternoon, we will drive on to Cape Agulhas, the most southern tip of Africa, where we visit a viewpoint known as the “real” place where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet.

Day 1 highlights

Included meals:	None
Included activities:	Penguins at Betties Bay Visit to the Southernmost tip of Africa in Agulhas National Park
Optional activities:	Shark cage diving, R2880 Whale watching boat trip (in season, July – November), R950
Approximate driving time:	+/- 3 hours, 250 km
Overnight:	Cape Agulhas

Day 2: Cape Agulhas – Oudtshoorn

We travel to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, known as the Ostrich Capital of the World, via the scenic and spectacular Route 62, which is South Africa’s longest wine route. You will be able to experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves on a guided tour, followed by a sampling of the local wine.

Day 2 highlights

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Local wine tasting Cango Caves tour
Approximate driving time:	+/- 4 hours, 330 km
Overnight:	Oudtshoorn

Day 3: Oudtshoorn – Knysna

After breakfast, we head over the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain pass where we will explore Wilderness National Park with some canoes. Alternatively, if guests aren’t keen to canoe, we can travel through to the famous town of Knysna, where we can go on a Knysna Lagoon cruise. In the afternoon, we can explore the up-market little town of Knysna, filled with curios, restaurants and a waterfront, as well as visit the Knysna Heads viewpoint for some spectacular views over Knysna River estuary and the Indian Ocean.

Day 3 highlights

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park OR Knysna Lagoon Cruise
Approximate driving time:	+/- 2 hours, 145 km
Overnight:	Knysna

Day 4: Knysna- Tsitsikamma - Addo

After breakfast, off to Tsitsikamma National Park. En route we will stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 meters). The afternoon will be spent in Tsitsikamma National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and beautiful Indian Ocean coastline. The park has a wide choice of activities for all, including hiking, crossing a suspension bridge and swimming. Late afternoon we will leave the Garden Route for Big 5 country, Addo.

Day 4 highlights

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park
Optional activities:	216 M Bloukrans bungee jump, R1400 Treetop canopy tour, R695 Kayak & Lilo Adventure in Tsitsikamma National Park, R 650
Approximate driving time:	+/- 3.5 hours, 300 km
Overnight:	Addo area

Day 5: Addo – Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) – Wilderness

We will spend the morning exploring Addo Elephant National Park. We will spend up to 3-4 hours exploring the 28,000-hectare National reserve with over 600 elephant and some Cape buffalo, lion, black rhino, warthog, zebra, eland, kudu, hartebeest and many more animals. After an exciting morning of game viewing, we will drive back to the heart of the Garden Route where we will overnight and have sundowners overlooking the spectacular Wilderness Beach.

Day 5 highlights

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Entrance and 3-4-hour drive with tour vehicle through Addo Elephant National Park
Optional activities:	2-hour open vehicle game drive with Addo field guide, R420
Approximate driving time:	+/- 5 hours, 415 km (plus driving in Park)
Overnight:	Wilderness

Day 6: Wilderness –Mossel Bay - Cape Town

After breakfast we will stop in Mossel Bay to spend some time on the spectacular beaches, hike the Cape St. Blaize trail along the cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean, and visit the famous Diaz Museum complex, commemorating the first known European exploration around the tip of Africa. The more adventurous can try a 10,000-foot tandem skydive or sand boarding on the longest dune in South Africa. We will arrive back to Cape Town in the early evening.

Day 6 highlights

Included meals:

Breakfast

Optional activities:

10,000 foot tandem skydive, R3300 (extra R600 for video)

Sand boarding the longest dune in South Africa, R500

Point of Human Origins Cave Tour, R 350 (R 550 for 1 person)

Approximate driving time:

+/- 4.5 hours, 450 km

Pricing for 6 Day Private Garden Route Tours

Number of guests	1	2	3	4	5+	child (ages 2-12)	single supplement (single room rather than sharing room)
Guesthouse sharing accommodation (per person)	R52,900	R29,850	R23,250	R19,900	R18,000	R9,500 per child	+ R3,300
Backpacker sharing accommodation (per person)	R46,700	R25,000	R18,400	R15,100	R13,100	R4,700 per child	+ R1,900
Children under age 2 are free of charge. Maximum one child per adult at above rates, please enquire for rates with more children. Rates are valid until 10 December 2021. Please enquire for peak season rates and availability (11 December 2021 – 10 January 2022). Rates available for more than 5 passengers, please enquire.