5 Day Garden Route Express Private Tour + Safari
Overview
- Private Tour
- Departs Any Day
- Starts & Ends In Cape Town
Welcome to your
5 Day Garden Route Express Private Tour + Safari
Go on safari amongst the beautiful fynbos vegetation of the Garden Route. This tour packs in such diverse highlights, from seeing zebra and elephant on safari to hiking the cliffs along the Indian Ocean, all in five days. 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
- 4 nights’ accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Two-night safari with full board, including 4 game drives and meals
- 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
Tour itinerary:
Cape Town – Private Game Reserve
We depart Cape Town early, and make our way to the Garden Route. You will arrive in time for lunch at Gondwana Private Game Reserve, before embarking on an afternoon game drive. Try your luck at spotting the famous African wildlife, such as giraffe, zebra, rhino, or hippo, who live amongst the beautiful coastal fynbos vegetation. In the evening, you can enjoy a relaxed dinner at the reserve restaurant.
Day 1 highlights
Included meals:
Lunch, afternoon tea & dinner
Included activities:
Afternoon game drive safari
Approximate driving time:
+/- 4.5 hours, +/- 380 km
Overnight:
Gondwana Game Reserve: Kwena Lodge Suites
Private Game Reserve
Today is a full day to enjoy on safari. Go on morning and afternoon game drives, spending time in nature and learning more about the flora and fauna of this area. Midday, you will have time to relax at the lodge, lounge by the pool, or enjoy a spa treatment.
Day 2 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea & dinner
Included activities:
Morning & afternoon game drive safaris
Optional activities:
Add more nature: Guided fynbos walks
Add more pampering: Tented spa treatments
Approximate driving time:
+/- 2.5 hours for each game drive on reserve
Overnight:
Gondwana Game Reserve: Kwena Lodge Suites
Private Game Reserve – Wilderness - Knysna
Up early for one more sunrise game drive, this time hoping to spot some of the more nocturnal animals, such as lion. After breakfast, we will check out of the game reserve and make our way into 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 3 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast
Included activities:
Morning game drive safari
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:
+/- 1.5 hours, 125 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 4 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 5 highlights
Included meals:
None
Included activities:
Route 62 tour
Optional activities:
Add more foodie: Wine cellar tour & lunch in the Breede River Wine Valley
Approximate driving time:
+/- 6.5 hours, 530 km
Tour Map
Pricing
| Number of people (Cost per person) | ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE | SIX | single supplement | |
| Tour including safari and 5-star accommodation | HIGH SEASON | R79000 | R58000 | R51000 | R48100 | R45900 | R44400 | R20350 |
| LOW SEASON | R69600 | R48600 | R41600 | R38750 | R36500 | R35000 | R15650 | |
| Tour including safari and 4-star accommodation | HIGH SEASON | R76700 | R54800 | R47500 | R44500 | R42200 | R40650 | R15600 |
| LOW SEASON | R67850 | R45950 | R38650 | R35650 | R33350 | R31800 | R11700 | |
| Tour including safari and economy accommodation | HIGH SEASON | R74400 | R51600 | R44000 | R40900 | R38450 | R36850 | R10000 |
| LOW SEASON | R66500 | R43700 | R36100 | R32950 | R30550 | R28950 | R7100 | |
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. Above pricing valid from September 2024 to August 2025.
Single supplements: for odd numbers of guests (1/3/5), one person will pay a single supplement for a single room.
A small contribution to local charitable projects is included in the tour price.
