We depart from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) in the morning for Addo. 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 Tsitsikamma.

After an early 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. 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. In the afternoon we will continue along the Garden Route to 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.

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

After breakfast, we cross the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain pass and travel through to the famous town Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, known as the Ostrich Capital of the World. You will be able to experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves on a guided tour. Via the scenic and spectacular Route 62, which is South Africa’s longest wine route, we make our way to Montagu.

After breakfast, off to one of the largest wine regions in South Africa, the Robertson Wine Valley, good for almost 22% of the total South African wine production. 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. For the evening we head towards 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.

After breakfast we follow the scenic coastal road, stopping at Betties Bay to view a colony of endangered African penguins. After an exciting morning of spectacular sceneries and penguin viewing we will drive to Cape Town, where the tour will conclude.

* (whale watching boat trip clients will probably miss breakfast)