4 Day Garden Route Express Private Tour
Overview
- Private Tour
- Departs Any Day
- Starts & Ends In Cape Town
Welcome to your
4 Day Garden Route Express Private Tour
Mountains, sea, and forest – this tour goes straight to the heart of the Garden Route, to spend time enjoying this beautiful stretch of South African coastline. This tour starts & ends in Cape Town, and can depart any day of the week.
Earthstompers private tours are 100% customizable, so please chat to your tour consultant if you would like to request changes to the itinerary or accommodation!
Tour includes:
- Services of a professional tour guide/driver
- Private transport, as described in itinerary
- 3 nights’ accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Many options for adventure, nature, and hiking activities in Mossel Bay, Wilderness, Knysna, and Plettenberg Bay
- Hiking in Tsitsikamma National Park or Robberg Nature Reserve
- Route 62 tour
- Donation to a local charitable project
Tour itinerary:
Cape Town – Mossel Bay - Wilderness
We depart Cape Town early, and make our way to the Garden Route. We enter the Garden Route at Mossel Bay, known as the landing site of the first European mariners to round the southern tip of Africa. There we can spend some time on the spectacular beaches, or hike the Cape St. Blaize trail along the cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean. Alternatively, we can go straight through to Wilderness, to check into our seaside accommodation for the evening.
Day 1 highlights
Included meals:
None
Included activities:
Mossel Bay or Wilderness exploration
Optional activities:
Add more history: Point of Human Origins Archaeological Tour
Add more adventure: Ocean Zipline or Paragliding
Add more booze: Gin tasting at the Cape Saint Blaize Distillery
Add more nature: Wilderness National Park hiking or canoeing
Approximate driving time:
+/- 5.5 hours, +/- 460 km
Overnight:
Wilderness 5 Star: Views Boutique Hotel
Wilderness 4 Star: Mes Amis Guest House
Wilderness Economy: Fairy Knowe Hotel (riverside rooms)
Wilderness - Knysna
Today we explore the heart of the Garden Route, Knysna. This stretch of coast is known for its lovely scenery, including indigenous forest, a large warm-water estuary, and the Outeniqua Mountains.
Day 2 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast
Included activities:
None
Optional activities:
Add more wildlife: Whale Watching boat trip (in season, Jul – Nov)
Add more nature: Featherbed Eco Experience
Add more Instagram moments: Sunset Catamaran Cruise
Approximate driving time:
+/- 1.25 hours, 85 km
Overnight:
Knysna 5 Star: Head Over Hills Boutique Hotel
Knysna 4 Star: Lofts Boutique Hotel
Sedgefield Economy: Kamma Kai Beach Villa
Knysna - Tsitsikamma - Plettenberg Bay
After breakfast, off to Tsitsikamma National Park. The day will be spent in the park, with its unique combination of indigenous forest and beautiful Indian Ocean coastline. The park has a wide choice of activities for all, including hiking, crossing a suspension bridge and swimming. In the afternoon we travel back via the beautiful town of Plettenberg Bay.
Day 3 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast
Included activities:
Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park or Robberg Nature Reserve
Optional activities:
Add more adrenaline: Bloukrans Bungee Jump
Add more adventure: Tree Top Canopy Tour
Add more adventure: Kloofing with Africanyon
Add more nature: Keurbooms River Ferry
Add more foodie: Luka Vineyards
Add more local craft: Mungo Mill
Approximate driving time:
+/- 3 hours, 235 km
Overnight:
Knysna 5 Star: Head Over Hills Boutique Hotel
Knysna 4 Star: Lofts Boutique Hotel
Sedgefield Economy: Kamma Kai Beach Villa
Knysna – Oudtshoorn - Cape Town (via Route 62)
On our final touring day, we make our way back to Cape Town via the scenic route 62. We travel over the Outeniqua Mountain Pass, and into the Klein Karoo at Oudtshoorn, known as the Ostrich capital of the world. Enjoy the small-town charm of the Klein Karoo, before finishing the tour in Cape Town in the early evening.
(Alternatively, enjoy a morning at leisure in Knysna, before returning to Cape Town. This is about a 50 km (1 hour) shorter journey.)
Day 4 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast
Included activities:
Route 62 tour
Optional activities:
Add more foodie: Wine cellar tour & lunch in the Breede River Wine Valley
Add more nature experience: add a 2 night safari at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve on the way back to Cape Town
Approximate driving time:
+/- 6.5 hours, 530 km
Tour Map
Pricing (September 2026 - August 2027):
| Number of people (Cost per person) | ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE | SIX | single supplement | |
| Tour including 5-star accommodation | HIGH SEASON | R63,400 | R42,750 | R35,850 | R32,950 | R30,750 | R29,300 | R18,250 |
| LOW SEASON | R58,000 | R37,300 | R30,400 | R27,500 | R25,350 | R23,900 | R13,550 | |
| Tour including 4-star accommodation | HIGH SEASON | R54,950 | R33,350 | R26,150 | R23,150 | R20,850 | R19,350 | R8,050 |
| LOW SEASON | R53,850 | R32,250 | R25,050 | R22,050 | R19,750 | R18,250 | R7,450 | |
| Tour including economy accommodation | NO SEASONAL DIFFERENCE | R49,600 | R27,100 | R19,650 | R16,450 | R14,100 | R12,550 | R1,500 |
Rates are indicative; final price varies by specific travel dates and room category availability. Please enquire for a fixed quote – our private tour consultants will be happy to advise on options to meet your group size, available dates & budget.
High season: September – April, excluding peak season of 15 December – 15 January; Low season: May – August.
Single supplements: for odd numbers of guests (1/3/5), one person will pay a single supplement for a single room.