4 day garden route and cape agulhus  tour

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Main Attractions:

• Cape Agulhas - southernmost point of Africa
• Cango Caves - world famous for its drip stone caverns and vast halls
• Ostrich farm visit and "ostrich derby"
• Cango Wildlife Ranch - face to face encounters
• Boat Cruise - Knysna Lagoon & Heads
• 3 hours of 4x4 game viewing drive - indigenous flora and fauna
• Elephant Experience - close-up conducted elephant tour 

Day 1

Departing Cape Town, we travel along a beautiful coastal route to Hermanus, famous for the best land-based Whale watching in the world. In the late morning we continue on our route to Bredasdorp where we visit the shipwreck museum and then we drive to the southernmost point of the continent, Cape Agulhas. We stay in Swellendam for the first night.

Highlights:
• Wine Tasting - at a beautiful wine estate
• Gordons Bay - picturesque coastal village
• Koell Bay - majestic mountains and pristine beach
• Hermanus - best land-based Whale watching in the world (in season May to October)
• Bredasdorp Shipwreck Museum
• Cape Agulhas - southernmost point of Africa

Accommodation: Swellendam B&B or similar

Meals included: Lunch or dinner

Day 2

After breakfast, we travel inland to Oudtshoorn via the Tradouw Mountain pass, a dramatic entry into the semi-desert area of the Karoo. In Oudtshoorn we visit the world famous Cango Caves and an Ostrich farm. We stay in Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich capital of the world, for our second night.

Highlights:
• Tradouw Pass - spectacular scenic drive
• Ostrich Farm - touch an Ostrich!
• Cango Caves - world famous for its drip stone caverns and vast halls

Accommodation: Oudtshoorn B&B or similar

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3

Awake to the freshness of the cool morning of the Klein Karoo. We visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch, and have face to face encounters with a number of endangered species. Our tour continues with the drive to George via the Outeniqua Mountain pass. Driving along the Indian Ocean coastline, we will take you to the heart of the Garden Route, Knysna. We spend the last night in the beautiful coastal town of Knysna.

Highlights:
• Cango Wildlife Ranch - face to face encounters
• Outeniqua Pass - engineering masterpiece
• Boat Cruise - Knysna Lagoon & Heads
• Natures Valley - fairyland drive
• Tsitsikama Forest – indigenous forest

Accommodation: Knysna B&B or similar 

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4

After an early breakfast, our return journey will take us to a game reserve of 3000 hectares for an early game drive until midday, in open 4x4 Landrovers. We will have the opportunity of viewing a great diversity of wildlife - Rhinoceros, Lion, Buffalo, Giraffe, rare Black Impala, Kudu, Nyala, Waterbuck, Eland, Mountain Zebra, etc.

Following this unique African experience a close-up conducted Elephant tour will make this day an unforgettable one. We will then have a traditional lunch in the elegant thatched-roof restaurant. The late afternoon will bring us back to Cape Town, via Sir Lowry's Pass, which offers spectacular views of the Cape Peninsula.

Highlights:
• 3 hours of 4x4 game viewing drive - indigenous flora and fauna
• Elephant Experience - close-up conducted elephant tour
• Elephant back ride - optional extra
• Sir Lowry’s Pass - spectacular scenic drive

Meals included: Breakfast and Lunch