Highlights
- Tantalise your tastebuds with cellar wine tastings
- Savour a gourmet lunch in the heart of the Winelands
- Fall in love with the mystical wonder of Cango Caves
Itinerary
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Introduction
We invite you to Explore the Winelands of the Cape and the spectacular Garden Route. Join our awesome private / small group tour with overnight stays in Knysna, Oudtshoorn and the Winelands.
The Cape Winelands, filled with scenic vineyards, wild flowers and fruit orchards, is rated amongst the finest in the world. Visit some of the area's most elegant wine estates, touring their cellars and tasting their superb wines.
Experience the spectacular Cango Caves and the comical Ostrich. View whales and Dolphins in Plettenberg Bay. Stroll along pristine beaches with no other footprints – only the endangered Oystercatcher. Visit ancient forests where elusive wild elephants and leopards lurk in the shadows. See Giant Yellowwood trees at Natures Valley. Drive through the Cape Floral Kingdom of Fynbos and Proteas.
Take a boat cruise to the stunning Knysna Heads and delight in the shopping and fine culinary delights at the Knysna Waterfront. Taste oysters and some of the regions finest wines and fresh juices.
The tour is conducted by an experienced chauffeur driver/ guide / host who will remain with you throughout the tour. Luxury accommodation is in Guest Houses, Lodges or Villas and includes daily breakfasts. Also included are: Some Lunches; Entry fees to Activities & Attractions as per itinerary.
The Tour begins in Cape Town and ends at George. From George you have an option of flying to Cape Town, Durban or Johannesburg or by travelling by road in a Luxury Coach or a Private Road Transfer. A minimum of 2 adults is required for this tour to take place.
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Day 1 Cape Town to the Cape Winelands
DAY 1 (Lunch + 3 Wine Tastings + 1 Cellar Tour))
We leave Cape Town early and travel to the Cape's famed wine-lands region. Stellenbosch, centre of the considerable wine industry, is one of the prettiest of all small towns in South Africa, while the wines, wild flowers and fruits of the valley are amongst the finest in the world. We visit some of the area's most elegant wine estates, touring their cellars, tasting their superb wines and enjoying leisurely strolls around their magnificent grounds and stately homes. We overnight in the Cape Winelands.
Start pointCape Town Hotels, 7 Heerengracht Street, Cape Town, Western Cape 8001, South Africa08:45 - 09:15 -
Day 2 Route 62 to Oudtshoorn
DAY 2 (Breakfast + Lunch Platter + 1 Wine Tasting)
Leaving the Winelands, we head through the unique and scenically spectacular Klein Karoo Route 62 to arrive in Calitzdorp. Here we make a stop for lunch and a tasting of award winning wines. We continue on to Oudtshoorn, the "ostrich capital" of the world, with great flocks of ostriches providing a spectacle to be seen nowhere else in the world. The ostrich is surely one of the world's most peculiar birds and experience a visit to fascinating Ostrich Show Farm. Overnight in Oudtshoorn.
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Day 3 Oudtshoorn to Knysna
DAY 3 (Breakfast + Lunch platter + 1 Wine Tasting)
After a leisurely breakfast, we proceed to one of Africa's great wonders - the subterranean wonderland of the Cango Caves. The largely unexplored sequence of vast caverns are filled with amazing formations of glittering dripstone. Lunch is enjoyed along with a tasting of Klein Karoo Wines.
Crossing the magnificent Outeniqua Mountains, we descend into the Garden Route. Arriving in Knysna, we begin to explore this charming village with its myriad attractions for visitors. Overnight in Knysna.
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Day 4 Tsitsikama Forests, Natures Valley & Plettenberg Bay
DAY 4 (Breakfast + Lunch + 1 wine Tasting)
Today you will explore Plettenberg Bay and the Tsitsikamma region. Originally named Bahia Formosa (Beautiful Bay) by the first Portuguese explorers, Plettenberg Bay more than lives up to its name as you spend time in its environs. We will do some whale and dolphin spotting. In the winter months there will be plenty of whales to view close to the shore.
The coastal road we follow wends it's way along steep river gorges, over spectacular mountain passes and through dense indigenous forests and ferns. We visit the tiny settlement of Nature's Valley, one of the loveliest havens of tranquillity along the Garden Route. Our exploration of this ancient forest leads through the tangle of trees, ferns and creepers to the undisputed monarch of the forest - gigantic Outeniqua Yellowood trees. Enjoy your lunch at a Wine Estate.
An optional tour of Monkeyland or the Birds of Eden or the Teniqua Wildlife Centre is available before departing back to Knysna. Free for Dinner and an optional sunset cruise on the Knysna Lagoon.
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Day 5 Knysna via Wilderness to George
DAY 5 (Breakfast)
We head down towards George. Stop for an optional craft beer and gin tasting en route. After an opportunity to do some last minute shopping You may enjoyan optional lunch. We drop off our guests in the early afternoon at George Airport for your onward flight or road transfer.
End pointGeorge Airport, George Airport (GRJ), N2 Rd, George NU, Western Cape 6529, South Africa13:00 - 16:00