Garden Route, Safari & Winelands 2023

From R21140

per person

Experience the beauty of the Garden Route, explore a Private Game Reserve & discover the Cape Winelands on this circular journey which takes in all the highlights of this beautiful region.

From Cape Town travel through Montague to Oudtshoorn, discover the iconic sights of the Cango Caves and a working ostrich farm, before heading to Knysna via the Outeniqua Pass.

Travel via Mossel Bay towards Albertinia where you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy a malaria-free game drive in a private Game Reserve. Home to the Big 5.

Spend some time in Hermanus, well known for some of the best land-based whale watching in the world, before making your way through the scenic Cape Winelands and back to Cape Town.

6 Days

Guided Journeys

Relaxation

Safari

South Africa

Wildlife & Nature

Departure

Cape Town, South Africa
Include

2 lunches

5 breakfasts

Accommodation

3 dinners

Porterage

Professional English-speaking Guide

Transportation

Sightseeing
Not Included

Guided tours of the Company Gardens and the Arderne Gardens

3 x Mittagessen

13 x Fruhstuck

6 x Fruhstuck

5 x Fruhstuck

2 x Mittagessen

1 x Abendessen

4 x Abendessen

1 x Mittagessen

11 x Fruhstuck

Besichtigungen laut Reiseplan

Gepacktragergebuhren

Transport

Ubernachtung

3 x Fruhstuck

3 x Abendessen

2 x craft beer tastings and brewery tours

1 wine tasting at Buitenverwachting Wine Estate

Kliptown Open Air Museum

11 breakfasts

1 x cheese & wine pairing

1 wine tasting and a BBQ (Braai) lunch)

2 x Craft Beer Tastings & a Beach BBQ (Braai) dinner

Boulders Beach

1 wine tasting of five wines at Groot Constantia Wine Estate

Visit to V&A Waterfront

Muizenberg Beach

Table Mountain (excludes the cost of the Cable Way ticket & weather permitting)

USB charging ports onboard vehicle

Wifi onboard vehicle

1 wine tasting and a 2 course winelands lunch

Entrance to the Franschhoek Motor Museum

Surface Tour at the Cullinan Diamond Mine

Professional English Commentary only

2nd Wine Tasting (time permitting)

Shore-based Whale Experience

Carlton Centre

Entrance into Cradle of Humankind and Sterkfontein

Hector Peterson Memorial site (photo opportunity only)

Lilliesleaf Farm

Entrance to Sun City Resort

Closed vehicle game drive in PIlanesburg Game Reserve

Visit to Paul Kruger House

Visit the Voortrekker Monument

Visit the Apartheid Museum

Visit to Hector Peterson Memorial

Regina Mundi Church

Visit to Constitution Hill

Return transfer from main Sandton / Rosebank Hotels

Entrance fees: God’s Window, Three Rondawels and Bourkes Luck Potholes

Bottled water

Kruger National Park Conservation Fees

Return transfers from central Hazyview Hotels

Entrance fee in to Addo Elephant National Park

Closed vehicle game drive in Addo Elephant National Park

Electric mountain bikes, helmets & water bottles

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

1x wine-tasting at Stellenbosch Wine Estate

Cape Point Nature Reserve

3 x wine tastings and 1 x cellar tour

Estate is closed on Sundays, a visit to the Stoney Point Penguin Colony will be included instead.

1 x wine-tasting at Bouchard Finlayson Wine Estate

Welcome drink on arrival

English-speaking game ranger

2 -3 hour open vehicle game drive

Guided tours at Zeits MOCCA and the Norval Foundation

Guided tours of Company Gardens and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

3 x gin tastings

2 hour cruise accompanied by marine biologists

Chocolate and wine pairing

Cloete Cellar

Cape Dutch Manor House at Groot Constantia

Groot Constantia Wine Estate

Entrance fees for guided tour of the Heart Museum

2 x wine tastings

Passage on the wine tram

Entrance to the Oranjezicht City Farm Market and Neighbourgoods Market at Old Biscuit Mill

Interactive djembe drumming session and set menu dinner

Return transfers to / from Cape Town City Center Hotels with English driver only

High tea buffet

An accredited fully licensed guide and use of riding gear

1 x craft beer or 1 x wine tasting

Return transfers to / from Cape Town City Centre Hotels

National Park permits

2 wine tastings

Interactive Djembe drumming session & set menu dinner

Show, 4-course dinner and a glass of sparkling wine

Riding gear

1 craft beer tasting or 1 wine tasting

Kruger National Park Conservation Fees

Lunch

Complimentary collection service from select hotels*

Return transfers from Port Elizabeth city centre hotels

Full board at Chobe only

4 breakfasts

Return airfare ex Johannesburg

14 breakfasts

3 lunches

13 breakfasts

4 dinners

10 breakfasts

2 dinners

2 breakfasts

6 breakfasts

1 dinner

1 lunch

3 breakfasts

Entry Fees

Accommodation

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Day 1: Thursday - Cape Town - Oudtshoorn

This morning you will be met at your hotel by your representative and depart for the ‘Little Karoo’, travelling via Montagu, a picturesque spa town. Enjoy tea and scones at the only original Art Deco Hotel in South Africa. Stop off in the town of Barrydale, where we will have the opportunity to visit a local farm school, interact with the children and teachers, spending time with them in the classroom, learning more about this rural community. A portion of the trip monies go towards our Barrydale Farm School Development Fund, that support local education of underprivileged children in rural communities. (The school visit is subject to the school being open). Sample top quality port style wines in Calitzdorp, before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the ‘ostrich feather capital’ and centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. Overnight Overnight in Oudtshoorn. [Dinner] Distance travelled today: 418 kms

Day 2: Friday - Oudtshoorn - Knysna

After breakfast take a tour of the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the world’s great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. Return to Oudtshoorn for a fun filled interactive tour and light lunch at an Ostrich Farm, including local specialties such as Ostrich Steak. Our journey continues over the scenic Outeniqua Pass to George, the administrative hub of the Garden Route area and then onto Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. Along the way, visit the ‘Map of Africa’, an extraordinary viewpoint in Wilderness. Overnight in Knysna. [Breakfast & Lunch] Distance travelled today: 204 kms

Day 3: Saturday - Knysna

After breakfast, journey into the magical Knysna Forests, the stamping ground of the elusive Knysna elephants. Discover the stories of the woodcutters who worked the forests, the elephants that were hunted to extinction and the discovery of gold. Our expedition into the forest starts with a visit to the Forest Legends Museum, that exhibits tools and household items used by the woodcutters, the colourful Old Suzie steam engine, that was used to generate power, and the stately Old Forester’s House, home of forester David Ernest Hutchins, who was the first person to manage the indigenous forest in a sustainable manner. Enjoy a delicious lunch, before visiting the Dalene Matthee Big Tree Memorial. The enormous Yellowwood tree of over 880 years was named after Matthee, best known author of four books on the Knysna Forest Overnight in Knysna. [Breakfast & Lunch] Distance travelled today: 15 kms

Day 4: Sunday - Knysna - Albertinia

After a leisurely breakfast, travel via George and Mossel Bay to Albertinia, a town set against the backdrop of the majestic Langeberg Mountain Range. Enjoy an afternoon open vehicle game drive, at a malaria free private game reserve, that is home to an abundance of animal and birdlife, including the Big Five. Overnight in the region of Albertinia. [Breakfast & Dinner] Distance travelled today: 150 kms

Day 5: Monday - Albertinia - Hermanus

Our safari adventure continues with an early morning open vehicle game drive. Our expert guide will endeavour to spoil us with sightings of the “Big Five”, general game and prolific bird life. Leaving the bush behind, our journey will take us to the picturesque Cape Dutch town of Swellendam. This charming town was founded in 1745 and is famous for its youngberries, eclectic architecture and National Parks, as well as outdoor activities. Our journey further continues to the seaside resort of Hermanus, known as the heart of the whale route, offering the best land-based whale watching (Aug-Nov) in the world. Dinner and overnight in Hermanus. [Breakfast & Dinner] Distance travelled today: 370 kms

Day 6: Tuesday - Hermanus - Cape Town

After a leisurely breakfast depart Hermanus and travel to Franschhoek, a picturesque village surrounded by spectacular vineyards, where French Huguenots settled more than 300 years ago, bringing with them their age-old French wine and food culture. Our story telling guide will take us on a tour through Franschhoek village, sharing with us the fascinating history of the French Huguenots and the Huguenot Memorial Museum. Then finally onto Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain where the tour ends on arrival. [Breakfast] Distance travelled today: 180 kms

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2023 English Departure Dates

January - 5, 19, 26
February - 2, 9, 16, 23
March - 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
April - 13
September - 7, 21
October - 19
November - 23
December -

2024 English Departure Dates

January - 4, 18
February - 1, 15
March - 7, 21
April - 11, 25
May - 9
June - 6
July - 4, 25
August - 8, 22
September - 5, 19
October - 3, 17
November - 7, 21
December - 5

Tour Highlights:

Explore the small towns long the famous Route 62 between Cape Town and Oudtshoorn
Enjoy tea & scones at the Montagu Country Hotel, the only original Art Deco Hotel in South Africa
Visit a local farm school in the Barrydale area with the opportunity to interact with the children. The visit supports our Barrydale Farm School Development Fund that encourages local education of underprivileged children in rural communities
Sample top quality Port style wines in Calitzdorp, a town well known for its fortified wines
Guided tour of the Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn
Guided tour of a working ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn
Visit the ‘Map of Africa’ viewpoint in Wilderness, a unique sight that is quite literally a Map of Africa
Immersive journey into the mythical Knysna Forests, discovering the legends build around woodcutters, elephants, steam trains and gold miners
Enjoy a leisurely walk or swim at Victoria Bay, one of the smallest and most beautiful bays along the Garden Route
Open safari vehicle game drives in a malaria-free Big Five private game reserve
Visit to Hermanus, famous for shore based whale watching during the whale season (August – November)
Visit to Franschhoek, a picturesque village in the Cape Winelands
Drive past the Victor Verster prison where Nelson Mandela was released from in 1990
Enjoy carefully chosen experiences that positively impact our travellers and the communities we visit

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All departures are in English commentary
This Small Group Tour requires a minimum of 2 Guests to operate and will not exceed a maximum of 10 Guests
Transport will be in a Cullinan Guided Journeys branded vehicle with 2-10 guests travelling in a 13-seater vehicle

2023 RATES valid:

01/01/23 - 30/04/23 & 01/09/23 - 31/12/23
- R 21 380.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
- R 25 220.00 per single person
01/05/23 - 31/08/23
- R 21 140.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
- R 24 870.00 per single person

Accommodation included:
- La Plume Boutique Guest House in Oudtshoorn or similar x 1 night
- Rex Hotel in Knysna or similar x 2 nights
- Garden Route Game Lodge in Albertinia or similar x 1 night
- Misty Waves Boutique Hotel in Hermanus or similar x 1 night

2024 RATES valid: (Itinerary changes apply from 01/01/2024)

01/01/24 - 30/04/24 & 01/09/24 - 31/12/24
- R 23 100.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
- R 27 225.00 per single person
01/05/24 - 31/08/24
- R 22 730.00 per person sharing twin/double accommodation
- R 26 690.00 per single person

Accommodation included:
- La Plume Boutique Guest House in Oudtshoorn or similar x 1 night
- Rex Hotel in Knysna or similar x 2 nights
- Garden Route Game Lodge in Albertinia or similar x 1 night
- Misty Waves Boutique Hotel in Hermanus or similar x 1 night