Garden Route and Route 62

This one week tour starts off from Cape Town and takes the unique Route 62 through the Little Karoo.

We visit the wine region towns of Worcester, Robertson and Montagu before stopping for lunch in Barrydale. From there we travel to our first nights destination, the 4 star Buffelsdrift Game Lodge. There we have evening and morning game drives viewing a large range of animals, including Elephant, Rhino, Buffalo, Giraffe and much more.

The next day we visit the amazing Cango Caves. After our cave excursion we travel over the breathtaking Swartberg Pass to stay 2 nights in a traditional cottage in the Karoo village of Prince Albert. On day three we have a day trip to the intriguing valley of "The Hell" , where we learn about the forgotten community that lived there until relatively recent times.

On day four we travel through Meiringspoort, a magnificent ravine road, en route to Oudsthoorn, over the Outeniqua Pass, and down to Wilderness in the heart of the Garden Route. There we stay a couple of nights to discover the riches of this area, which include mountain walks, beautiful beaches and the Knysna lagoon.

On day six we travel west along the garden route  towards Cape Town and stay either at the Bontebok National Park or De Hoop Nature Reserve in Whale season. On day seven, our final day, we depart from Bontebok and head towards the coast to Hermanus before finally travelling the coastal road to Cape Town.

We have the option on night six of staying at the Garden Route Game Lodge. This game reserve has the big 5 amongst many other big game species, and also has luxury chalets. A great way to spend your last night on tour.

There is total flexibility on the itinerary when booking. Discuss with us the amount of days and the route you would prefer to take.

Sample Itinerary
 
Day One 
08:00 - collect client from accommodation
08:05 - give tour briefing etc
09:00 - stop at Du Toits Kloof pass
10:00 - stop in Robertson and Montagu
11:30 - lunch in Barrydale
12:30 - drive the R62 to Buffelsdrift Game Lodge
14:30 - arrive and unpack at Game Lodge
15:00 - take game drive through reserve.
18:00 - sundowners at the camp
19:00 - back for dinner
 
Day Two 
07:30 - game drive
09:30 - breakfast
10:30 - drive to Cango caves.
11:00 - tour of caves
13:00 - lunch
14:00 - drive over Swartberg Pass
16:00 - arrive Prince Albert ; unpack
17:00 - tour around village
19:00 - dinner
 
Day Three
08:30 - breakfast
09:30 - day trip to "The hell" valley.
12:00 - lunch in reserve.
13:00 - depart back to Prince Albert
15:00 - visit shops, craft and art gallery's etc
19:00 - dinner
 
Day Four 
08:00 - breakfast
09:00 - drive to wilderness via Meiringspoort, De Rust, Oudtshoorn and George.
13:00 - lunch in Wilderness
14:00 - set up camp
15:00 - go on canoe trip up Touws river.
17:00 - refreshments
18:00 - go for beach walk along the dolphin coast.
19:30 - Barbecue at camp
20:00 - sundowners
 
Day Five 
08:00 - breakfast
08:30 - hike on Kingfisher trail.
11:00 - refreshments then drive to Knysna.
12:00 - lunch
13:00 - tours (town or lagoon)
17:00 - return to camp
18:00 - beach walk then back for dinner.
 
Day Six
08:30 - breakfast
09:30 - depart for Bontebok or, De Hoop (or Garden Route Game Lodge.)
12:00 - lunch
13:00 - set up camp
15:00 - game drive and walks in reserve.
18:00 - dinner
 
Day Seven
08:30 - Breakfast
09:30 - Game drive
10:30 - refreshments
12:30 - Break up Camp
13:30 - Start drive back to Cape Town via Hermanus