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The Garden
Route tours have proven to be our most popular and are available on either a
Scheduled or Private basis. Custom tours are available upon request and
may include anything available in Southern Africa.
GARDEN
ROUTE TOUR –
The Game Reserve to
Cape Town or Reverse
3 days
/ 2 nights
Discover
the
Garden Route
’s treasure trove of pristine beaches, lush indigenous
forests and tranquil lagoons and the Klein
Karoo
’s harsh arid beauty.
Tour
includes:
All
entrance fees as per itinerary except steam train; 2 nights’ accommodation; 2
breakfasts, 2 dinners and 3 lunches
Highlights
·
Tsitsikamma
Forest
and
Storms
River
Mouth
· Knysna Lagoon
· Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe steam train (optional)
· Cango
Caves
· Ostrich farm
· Breede
River
Valley
“fruit route”
· Karoo
National
Botanical Garden
· Majestic Du Toit’s Kloof pass
Day
1 – The Game Reserve to Knysna
We leave The Game Reserve and travel to the
Tsitsikamma forest, an indigenous primeval forest with towering ancient
yellowwood trees, lush vegetation and deep gorges.
We drive down a steep pass to the aptly-named Storms River Mouth, where
there are numerous short walking trails into the forest.
We also visit the 800-year old “Big Tree”.
We continue to Knysna, in time for a drive around the shores of the
Knysna Lagoon to the quaint
village
of
Belvidere
and the unique Belvidere
Manor Hotel. Restaurants in
Knysna specialize in locally-caught fresh fish and this evening we have the
chance to sample the catch of the day.
Touring
time:
full day
Travelling
time:
approximately 4 hours
Accommodation:
Knysna Log Inn or similar
Meals
included: dinner
Day
2 – Knysna to Oudtshoorn
We
have a few hours to browse through the arty-crafty shops in Knysna before you
have the option of catching the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe steam train to George,
travelling via the scenic
Lake District
and Wilderness, or you can continue by bus.
After George, we cross over the protea-covered
Outeniqua
Mountains
to Oudtshoorn, in the Little Karoo.
This afternoon we drive to the
Cango
Caves
to explore its massive limestone caverns.
We return to our accommodation, where there is time to relax or cool off
in the pool. This evening we dine
out on ostrich steak or delicious
Karoo
mutton.
Touring time:
full day
Traveling
time:
approximately 4 hours
Accommodation:
De Opstal or similar
Meals
included: breakfast / dinner
Day
3 – Oudtshoorn to
Cape Town
This
morning we visit an ostrich farm and then journey through the unique landscape
of the arid Little Karoo, passing through Calitzdorp and Barrydale.
We enter the verdant
Breede
River
Valley
, the largest of the
Western Cape
’s fruit and wine producing valleys.
As we follow the “fruit route”, we enjoy magnificent mountain views,
vineyards, orchards and indigenous flora. Stops
will be made at roadside farm stalls to purchase fruit.
In
Worcester
we tour the
Karoo
National
Botanical Garden
, which shows off the fabulous wealth of the cape floral
kingdom and is also a haven for rare or endangered plants.
The breath-taking Du Toit’s
Kloof
Pass
brings us over the mountains and into the fairest city of
all,
Cape Town
.
Touring
time:
full day
Traveling
time:
approximately 5 hours
Meals
included:
breakfast
PRICES: SCHEDULED: All prices are upon request
PRIVATE: Available
upon request
Contact:
Debbie at AAT Worldwide Travel, 800-288-4868 or rocky8256@aol.com
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