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.

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.

After breakfast, we cross the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain pass and travel through to the famous town of Knysna. The up-market little town of Knysna, is 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. In the afternoon our trip today will take us over the Provincial Borders to Tsitsikamma National Park. En route we will stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 meters). There is plenty of time for the adventure seekers among you to test their courage.

After breakfast, off to Tsitsikamma National Park. The first part of the day 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. In the afternoon we will leave the Garden Route for Big 5 country, Addo.

* (Kayak clients will miss the walk to the suspension bridge)

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 to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), where the tour will conclude.