7 Day Garden Route Private Tour with Addo Safari (one way)
Overview
- Private Tour
- Departs Any Day
- Starts In Cape Town & Ends In Gqeberha
Welcome to your
7 Day Garden Route Private Tour with Addo Safari (one way)
This tour explores the beautiful coastline between Cape Town and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), and ends off with a safari in Addo Elephant National Park. It travels one-way, allowing you to maximize time enjoying beautiful scenery and safari, and minimizing driving time. It takes in the highlights of the Whale Coast, the Garden Route, and Eastern Cape safari country, with many options for adventure, nature, and hiking activities along the way.
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
- 6 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
- Safari in Addo Elephant National Park
Tour itinerary
Cape Town – Hermanus
We depart from Cape Town in the morning for Hermanus. We follow the scenic coastal road, stopping at Betties Bay to view a colony of endangered African penguins. You can spend the afternoon in the seaside resort town of Hermanus, famous for hundreds of Southern Right Whales during the whale season (July to November) and many shops, restaurants and markets.
Day 1 highlights
Included meals:
None
Included activities:
Visit to the African Penguin colony at Betties Bay
Optional activities:
Add more wildlife: Whale watching boat trip (in season, July – November; must be pre-booked)
Add more adventure: Cape Canopy Tour, ziplining in the Hottentots-Holland Nature Reserve
Approximate driving time:
+/- 2 hours, +/- 140 km
Overnight:
Hermanus 5 Star: The Marine Hotel
Hermanus 4 star: 1 Marine Drive Boutique Hotel
Hermanus Economy: Windsor Hotel
Hermanus - Wilderness
After driving through the small towns of the Overberg, we reach the lush forests and beautiful beaches of the Garden Route. Spend the afternoon enjoying the Mossel Bay or Wilderness beaches, or explore Wilderness National Park by canoe. (Alternatively, we can take a turn to visit the Southernmost Tip of Africa at Cape Agulhas; adds 1.25 hours’ drive & 100 km).
Day 2 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast
Included activities:
None
Optional activities:
Add more nature: Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park
Add more geography: Visit the Southernmost Tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas
Approximate driving time:
+/- 4 hours, +/- 365 km OR +/- 5.25 hours, +/- 460 km with Agulhas
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 travel to a seaside town at 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 known as the Knysna Lagoon, and the Outeniqua Mountains.
Day 3 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 or Paddle Cruiser
Add more Instagram moments: Sunset Catamaran Cruise
Approximate driving time:
+/- 45 minutes, 50 km
Overnight:
Knysna 5 Star: Head Over Hills Boutique Hotel
Knysna 4 Star: Lofts Boutique Hotel
Sedgefield Economy: Kamma Kai Beach Villa
Knysna - Plettenberg Bay - Knysna
After a few days on the road exploring, enjoy a morning at leisure. Your guide and tour vehicle are available for outings in the area. We suggest exploring the beautiful coastal town of Plettenberg Bay. You can relax on one of their beautiful beaches, enjoy lunch at one of their great restaurants, enjoy wine tasting at one of the wineries or get active and enjoy a hike on the spectacular Robberg Nature Reserve.
Day 4 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast
Included activities:
None
Optional activities:
Add more nature: Robberg Nature Reserve
Add more nature: Keurbooms River Ferry
Add more adventure: Kloofing with Africanyon
Add more foodie: Luka Vineyards
Add more local craft: Mungo Mill
Approximate driving time:
+/- 1 hour, 65 km
Overnight:
Knysna 5 Star: Head Over Hills Boutique Hotel
Knysna 4 Star: Lofts Boutique Hotel
Sedgefield Economy: Kamma Kai Beach Villa
Knysna – Tsitsikamma – Addo area
This morning, we take in the beauty of Tsitsikamma National 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 will make our way to Big 5 country – Addo.
Day 5 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast & Dinner
Included activities:
Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park
Optional activities:
Add more adrenaline: Bloukrans Bungee Jump
Approximate driving time:
+/- 4.5 hours, 340 km
Overnight:
Addo area 5 Star: Gorah Elephant Camp
Addo area 4 Star: Camp Figtree
Addo area economy: Avoca River Cabins
Addo safari
Today is a full day to enjoy Addo Elephant National Park, with the densest population of African elephants in the world. Elephants are the big attraction, but Addo is home to the rest of the “big 5” animals also, as well as may other African wildlife, such as kudu, zebra, ostrich, and hyena.
Day 6 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast & Dinner
Included activities:
Entrance to Addo Elephant National Park; game drive safari
Optional activities:
none
Approximate driving time:
+/- 4 hours game driving in Addo
Overnight:
Addo area 5 Star: Gorah Elephant Camp
Addo area 4 Star: Camp Figtree
Addo area economy: Avoca River Cabins
Addo safari + departure from Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
After one final morning game drive in Addo, guests will be transferred to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), where tour services will end. We recommend booking late afternoon or evening flights from Port Elizabeth, in order to allow enough time to enjoy the full morning game drive.
Day 7 highlights
Included meals:
Breakfast
Included activities:
Entrance to Addo Elephant National Park; morning game drive safari
Optional activities:
None
Approximate driving time:
+/- 1.5 hours, 85 km (plus 2–3-hour game drive in Addo)
Overnight:
n/a
Tour Map
Pricing
| Number of people (Cost per person) | ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE | SIX | single supplement | |
| Tour including 5-star accommodation | HIGH SEASON | R124700 | R92500 | R81750 | R77450 | R74050 | R71750 | R35800 |
| LOW SEASON | R112500 | R80300 | R69550 | R65250 | R61850 | R59550 | R17200 | |
| Tour including 4-star accommodation | HIGH SEASON | R92200 | R58600 | R47400 | R42900 | R39350 | R36950 | R15500 |
| LOW SEASON | R86250 | R52650 | R41450 | R36950 | R33400 | R31000 | R11500 | |
| Tour including economy accommodation | NO SEASON CHANGE | R80900 | R45900 | R34250 | R29550 | R25850 | R23350 | R2400 |
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 September 2024 – August 2025.
Single supplements: for odd numbers of guests (1/3/5), one person will pay a single supplement for a single room.
