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Gateway
Africa Safaris
concentrate on the Cape Town and Garden Route
regions of this beautiful country, with day and short tour
options.
Garden
Route Tours
Cape
Town Day Trips
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4
Day Garden Route & The Little Karoo -
"Outeniqua's Heritage"
 The
destinations cover Cape Town and environment through to the Garden
Route including the natural extension of the malaria-free Big 5
Game Parks in the neighboring Eastern Cape, and every worthwhile
destination in between.
Please note that this tour can be
adjusted to your requirements and interests. This is merely a suggestion
from endless possibilities.
Explore the Garden Route's mysterious
forests, golden beaches, breathtaking mountains and the rugged arid
beauty of the Little Karoo.
Day 1: Cape Town to
Oudsthoorn
Today we travel over the Klein
Drakenstein mountains to Worcester, nestled in the Breede
River Valley, a lush fruit and wine growing region. We visit Kleinplasie,
a living open air museum that depicts the lifestyle and farming methods
of the early pioneers. As we travel along the Breede River Valley
we enjoy wonderful scenery changing from lush orchards to dramatic
mountain views. We continue towards the Little Karoo passing
through Barrydale and Calitzdorp, well known for the
quality Port it produces. We arrive in Oudtshoorn in time to explore the
world famous Cango Caves with its magnificent chambers and
limestone formations.
Day 2: Oudtshoorn to
Knysna
A visit to Oudtshoorn, Ostrich Capital
of the world, must include a visit to the Cango Ostrich Ranch, so
this is where we head next. Here we embark on a informative guided tour
on the farm where we meet these fascinating birds. Afterwards we leave
the Little Karoo and travel over the breathtakingly beautiful Outeniqua
Mountains to George to catch the Outeniqua Choo-choo.
We enjoy this leisurely steam-train drive via Wilderness and the Lake
district to arrive at our home base for the next 2 days, the
beautiful town of Knysna, famous for its tidal lagoon, indigenous
forests, quaint arts and crafts shops and .. oysters!!
Day 3: Knysna to
Tsitsikamma Coastal Park and Back
This morning we travel to Plettenberg
Bay, playground of the rich, where we make a spectacular detour from
the main road through the Groot Rivier and Bloukrantz Passes,
traveling in the heart of ancient, mysterious and primeval indigenous
forests. We visit the beautiful Tsitsikamma Coastal Park where we
embark on a leisurely stroll to the suspension bridge at the Storms
River mouth. We also visit one of the forest's giant inhabitants,
the ancient Outeniqua Yellowwood Tree that was already growing
when Europe was still caught in the dark ages. We return to Knysna to
stroll around the wonderful arts and crafts shops and take a sunset
cruise on the Knysna Lagoon, cruising to the Heads, large
sandstone cliffs towering over the sea entrance of the huge tidal
lagoon.
Day 4: Knysna to Cape Town
We begin our journey to Cape Town,
stopping in Mossel Bay to visit the Maritime Museum where
the replica of the Caravel in which the Portuguese navigator,
Bartholomew Diaz, sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488, is on
view. We also visit the old Post Office Tree that served as a
mailbox to the various Portuguese navigators in the 16th century.
Traveling through rolling farmlands, we arrive in Swellendam, an
18th century frontier town. As we come to the end of our journey, the
open farmlands once again make way for the rugged and beautiful
mountains. We travel through the lush fruit growing area of Elgin and
Grabouw to finally descend the Sir Lowry's Pass with a final and
dramatic view over the Hottentots Holland Mountains and Table Mountain
in the distance.
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