Garden Route Budget Safari Tour

Below is the basic day to day brief.

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Day 1: Cape Town to Struisbaai: Overberg, Whale Route, Cape Agulhas
Today our adventure begins early, as we take a beautiful drive along the scenic R44 mountain pass looking out over False bay and the quaint seaside town of Hermanus. We stop over at a local Brewery to try some interesting fine beers and then make our way to the southernmost tips of Africa, Cape Agulhas national Park.

Meals: None
Included Highlights: Land Based Whale Watching in Hermanus/Shopping/ Beer/wine tasting at Birkenhead Brewery
Optional Activities: Shark Cage diving (to be pre-booked & paid)

Day 2: Cape Agulhas to Sedgefield: Zipline Obstacle course & Aloe Factory
This morning we enjoy some breakfast and travel further into the garden route. We stop over at an Aloe Factory and later stop to enjoy either a canopy tour, or cross over rope bridges, wobbly crossings and thrilling zip wires in the trees. We can also experience some Quad biking. At the end of the day we have some leisurely beach time at Myoli Beach

Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Optional Activities: Treetop Obstacle Course & Zipline or Quad Biking (seasonal – not in winter)

Day 3: Oudtshoorn day trip: Little Karoo, Cango caves, Ostrich Farm, Wildlife Endangered Ranch
This morning we start with a scenic drive over the Outeniqua mountain range into the Klein Karoo, a semi desert region and also Oudtshoorn. Firstly we stop over at the majestic Cango Caves. The caves are millions of years old, is a world heritage site and considered as one of the great wonders of the world. Later we have a chance to ride on an ostrich on a working Ostrich farm or we can choose to visit the Cango Endangered Wildlife Ranch where we can see cheetah, cage dive with crocodiles and see many other endangered animals.

Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Included Highlights: Standard or Adventure guided tour of Cango Caves OR Cango Endangered Wildlife Ranch
Optional Activities: Tour of an Ostrich Farm

Day 4: Sedgefield – Jeffrey’s Bay: Monkey OR Elephant Sanctuary, Bloukrans Bungee & Tsitsikamma National Park
This morning we take a picturesque drive through Knysna and make our way to crags where we can either visit an elephant sanctuary or a monkey sanctuary. Next stop is the world’s highest Bungee Jump or you can choose to take a stunning walk through Tsitsikamma national Park to the storms river swing bridges. After that we travel to Jeffreys bay, known for it’s amazing surf spots and we stay overnight right on the beach.

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Included Highlights: Tsitsikamma Forest ( choose between Tsitsikamma Forest & Bungee – Tsitsikamma is included, bungee is optional)
Optional Activities: Elephant Sanctuary OR Monkey Sanctuary, Bloukrans Bungee Jump, Bloukrans Bridge Walking Tour

Day 5: Jeffrey’s bay – Addo National Park – Sedgefield: Game Drive (Addo), Surfing, shopping time (Jeffrey’s Bay)
This morning we have the option to choose between sleeping in and exploring the town and shops or go for a surf lesson, or you can choose to rise early and make our way to Addo National Park and enjoy a morning game drive where we can see a huge variety of different wildlife such as the Big 5. If there is time we will visit Knysna Heads .

Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Included Highlights: Jeffrey’s Bay/Addo Entrance & Game Drive with guide & Knysna Heads
Optional Activities: Surf Lessons, Shopping OR Addo Game Drive with SANP (morning)

Day 6: Sedgefield to Cape Town: Return to Cape Town via Sir Lowry’s Pass
This morning we have some breakfast and enjoy a stunning canoe trip down one of the most serene rivers in the area and we take a walk to a beautiful waterfall. We also visit an Aloe factory and take a picturesque drive via Swellendam and Sir Lowry's Pass. We reach Cape town late Thursday afternoon/early evening.

Meals: Breakfast
Included Highlights: Aloe Factory/ Canoeing & Hike