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Cape Town to Knysna 4 Days / 3 Nights (3 Star)

Departs every day from your hotel or guesthouse in the Cape Town area.

 

Embark on a memorable 3-day journey from Cape Town along South Africa’s stunning Garden Route. Experience breathtaking landscapes, charming towns, fascinating wildlife, and natural wonders. This fully guided tour includes comfortable 3 star accommodation, selected meals, and expert guides, ensuring you enjoy the best of the Western Cape in comfort and style.

Daily Tours

‌‌Depart: 07:00 - 07:30
‌‌Return: 17:00 - 18:00

Inclusions and Exclusions 

 Transport in an air-conditioned vehicle 

Registered tour guide 

Entry fees as indicated in itinerary  

3 Nights accommodation at a 3* hotel including breakfast

 2 Dinners and 1 Lunch

Optional visits

Personal expenses

‌ ‌Also available as an E-Bike tour : E-Bike 4 Days 3 Nights 

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  • Tour Highlights

    • Wine tasting at De Krans Wine Cellar

    • Ostrich farm experience and optional riding in Oudtshoorn

    • Explore the magnificent Cango Caves

    • Scenic drives over the Swartberg Mountains

    • Knysna Heads & Featherbed Nature Reserve

    • Tsitsikamma National Park indigenous forests & suspension bridge

    • Monkeyland & Birds of Eden in Plettenberg Bay

    • Private game drive at Garden Route Game Lodge Reserve

 

Itinerary

Day 1 – Cape Town → Calitzdorp → Oudtshoorn 

  • Depart Cape Town with your driver-guide.

  • Stop at De Krans Wine Cellar in Calitzdorp. Sample up to 18 award-winning wines and ports while enjoying stunning views of the Gamka River Valley and surrounding mountains.

  • Visit the Cango Ostrich Show Farm in Oudtshoorn. Feed ostriches, explore breeding areas, and dare to ride one of these fascinating birds. Learn unique ostrich facts during the 45-minute guided farm tour.

  • Overnight: Oudtshoorn – Standard Room that includes Dinner, Bed & Breakfast.

Day 2 – Oudtshoorn → Knysna 

  • Breakfast at your lodge.

  • Explore the Cango Caves, Africa’s largest show cave system, with awe-inspiring stalagmites, stalactites, and ancient formations.

  • Lunch at Kobus Se Gat, featuring traditional South African dishes like lamb chops, sausages, ostrich kebabs, seasonal vegetables, and the famous roosterkoek.

  • Continue to Knysna, a scenic town on the Garden Route surrounded by coastal forests and lagoons. Visit the Knysna Heads and optional activities at Featherbed Nature Reserve or Garden Route National Park.

  • Overnight: Knysna – Standard Room that includes Bed & Breakfast. 


    Day 3 – Knysna → Tsitsikamma & Plettenberg Bay 

    • Breakfast at your hotel.

    • Explore Tsitsikamma National Park, with indigenous forests, fynbos, and dramatic coastal scenery. Spot wildlife including Cape clawless otters, African wild cats, dolphins, and whales (seasonal). Optional short walk along the Mouth Trail and suspension bridge.

    • Visit Monkeyland (Entry fee excluded), the world’s first free-roaming multi-primate sanctuary, and observe various primate species in a natural forest setting.

    • Stop at Birds of Eden (Entry fee excluded), the world’s largest free-flight bird sanctuary. Stroll along elevated walkways and marvel at over 280 species of African and exotic birds.

    • Discover the golden beaches and scenic beauty of Plettenberg Bay.

    • Dinner at 34° South Restaurant.

    • Overnight: Knysna – Standard Room that includes Dinner, Bed & Breakfast. 


    Day 4 – Knysna → Mossel Bay → Cape Town 

    • Breakfast at your hotel.

    • Travel to Mossel Bay for a Game Drive in a private Garden Route Game Lodge Reserve. Spot antelope, giraffe, zebra, cheetah, and a variety of bird species. Learn about local flora, fauna, and the cheetah outreach program.

    • End of services and return to Cape Town.



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Departs every day from your hotel or guesthouse in the Cape Town area.

 

Inclusions and Exclusions: 

Transport to and from Garden Route

  Entry fees as indicated in itinerary  

Registered tour guide

3 Nights accommodation at a 3* hotel including breakfast

 2 Dinners and 1 lunch

Optional visits

 Additional meals and drinks 

Personal expenses

 

GENERAL INFORMATION & CONDITION OF SALES

  • Also available in 4 or 5 star hotel packages
  • General information and conditions of carriage prices, routes, places of interest, destinations, hotels and restaurants are subject to availability and to change
  • Tour departure and arrival are approximate
  • Tour only in English, German, French, as well as other foreign language guides are available on request
  •  All our vehicles are insured substantially for passenger liability
  • All tours are subject to minimum 2 of passengers
  • Hotel check in takes place from 14:00 and check out before 11:00 in the morning
  • Luggage and personal possessions are carried at your own risk
  • Please ensure that valuables and travel documents are kept safe at all times
  • Cancellation fees will be charged (please contact us for more information)

 

 

Tour Reviews

Tour Reviews

Pierre S. -

This Garden Route tour exceeded all our expectations! From the moment we left Cape Town, the scenery was breathtaking. We really enjoyed the ostrich farm, feeding an ostrich, the incredible Cango Caves, and the Knysna Heads. Our guide Raegan was kind, friendly and very knowledgeable, and made the whole trip seamless. We returned with amazing memories. Highly recommended!

5 hours ago

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