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Explore Cape Town and the most scenic stretch of South Africa's coastline - the Garden Route on an extraordinary private adventure.
The two most iconic areas in the Western Cape are explored in the company of an experienced African Sky guide. This private tour visits the highlights in and around Cape Town before spending a night in the Overberg, not far from the southern tip of Africa. We then focus on the Garden Route, arguably South Africa's most scenic region.
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ItineraryGuests are met and welcomed at a location of their choice in Cape Town. The morning is devoted to a cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain. The main feature of this mountain is a level plateau of 3km, bordered to the east by Devil's Peak and to the west by Lion's Head. Table Mountain is one of the most recognizable natural landmarks in the world. The cable car ride, which lasts about 5 minutes, offers exceptional views of Cape Town. Upon reaching the summit, you may devote some time to visiting the different viewpoints, from which spectacular views of the Cape Peninsula may be enjoyed.
From Table Mountain, we make our way to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. The gardens cover an area of 528 hectares, with 36 hectares of cultivated garden. These gardens celebrate South African flora, showcasing only indigenous South African plants. Fynbos, proteas, cycads, and rolling lawns are intermingled with streams and ponds. The gardens are home to many indigenous birds, and some incredible views of Cape Town and the surrounding mountains may be enjoyed from the upper slopes. Following the Kirstenbosch visit, guests are returned to the hotel.
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Itinerary Guests are met after breakfast for a tour of Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, located in one of the two most southern national parks in South Africa. The tour makes its way through Green Point and passes the magnificent beach at Camps Bay en route to Hout Bay, from where it travels via the scenic Chapman's Peak drive to the town of Noordhoek and on to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The reserve boasts over 40km of coastline, home to over a thousand floral species and a wealth of wildlife. Exceptional views of False Bay can be enjoyed from the lookout at Cape Point on a cliff over 300m above the water's edge. The visit to Cape Point is followed by a short journey to Boulders Beach, where some time is devoted to viewing a colony of African penguins before traveling back to Cape Town via Muizenberg.
Distance ItineraryToday we visit one of largest and finest wine estates in the Western Cape. Anthonij Rupert Estate produces its robust wines on the slopes of the Groot Drakenstein mountains, some in the échalas style of the Rhône region of south-eastern France. We enjoy a cellar tour and wine tasting experience at the Antonij Rupert Tasting Room. After sampling some of South Africa's finest and some time allowed for lunch a visit is made to the Franschhoek Motor Museum.
The Museum houses over 220 vehicles, including an 1898 Beeston motor tricycle and a sought-after 2003 Ferrari Enzo. Several recognizable brands such as Aston Martin, Maserati, Ferrari, and Porsche are exhibited, as well as several lesser-known collectibles like the Humberette (1914), Moretti 750, Bugatti Type 23, and the French-produced Le Zebre - inappropriately named after the African equid of which it bears no resemblance! Their collection includes representatives of the antique, veteran, vintage, post-vintage, post-45, and post-60 categories, all prudently housed in four de-humidified halls. Enthusiasts may spend as much time as they wish to inspect the collection at leisure. We return to Cape Town in the afternoon.
Distance Itinerary After breakfast, guests are met and we travel southeast as the tour traces the coast from Gordon's Bay, traversing the towns of Rooi Els and Betty's Bay on the way to Hermanus. En route several stops are made at vantage points from where the southern right whale may be spotted. These whales frequent the waters along South Africa's coastline during the months between June and November. They travel approximately 2000km from the Southern Ocean to give birth in these waters. Spotting these graceful mammals regally splashing about is a most rewarding experience. Lunch is enjoyed in Hermanus with its sweeping views of Walker Bay, said to be the best place on the entire coast from which to enjoy whale watching.
After Hermanus, the tour continues via Gansbaai and Bredasdorp to the quaint fishing village of Arniston. The village takes its name from a tragic shipwreck which occurred in these treacherous waters in 1815. The village is situated a stone's throw from the southern tip of Africa, and the coastline surrounding it is noted for its bizarre marine erosions, of which the most famous is Waenhuiskrans, an enormous cavern eroded from the cliffs.
Distance ItineraryAfter breakfast your tour makes its way to Cape Agulhas, the southern-most tip of the African continent. Cape Agulhas or the Cape of Needles, because of the many rocks and reefs in the area, was so named by the Portuguese as ‘Cabo das Agulhas’ around the year 1500. Cape Agulhas is the geographical southern tip of the African continent and official meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Later we’ll make our way inland to Swellendam, once considered the very eastern extremity of the Colony, beyond which lay a wild and unexplored Africa. Many notable explorers and travelers including François Le Vaillant, Lady Anne Barnard, William John Burchell and Thomas William Bowler passed through here. We’ll pay a visit to The Drostdy Museum which once housed the magistracy of the area. After exploring the Museum we'll continue on to George and then on to Wilderness. The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Distance Itinerary The Outeniqua Mountains are the barrier dividing the semi-arid interior from the greener coastal plain. Your tour crosses this barrier today via the Outeniqua Pass as we make our way to Oudtshoorn, the ostrich ‘capital’ of the world. The town is situated in the Little Karoo, with the Langeberge, Outeniqua and Swartberge ranges forming its eastern and western boundaries. We'll visit the Cango Caves in the foothills of the Swartberge. One of the world's most extensive, this cave system is characterized by elaborate drip-stone formations, the highest of which is 12.6 meters or 41.3 ft tall. The caves extend to about 1,600 meters (5,250 ft) into the limestone-rich hills and are truly an impressive sight. After a tasty lunch a short drive brings us to a working ostrich farm, where the focus is on the farming of the largest birds in the world. Great fortunes where built in the heyday of the industry when ostrich feathers where prized fashion accessories. Today the meat with its low fat content is a sought after product in a world ever-more preoccupied by healthy living, and the leather is a prized raw material in the production of fashion accessories.
Distance ItineraryToday you'll cross the Knysna Lagoon by ferry to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, a unique 150-hectare (370-acre) private nature reserve encompassing the entire western head. From the reserve you'll experience spectacular views across the lagoon and ocean, and also the treacherous passage between the two heads, which in Knysna's days as a timber exporter, claimed many a ship. Featherbed is one of South Africa's heritage sites and is home to two of the Garden Route's icons, the colourful Knysna Turaco and the tiny Blue Duiker, one of Africa's smallest antelope species. The afternoon is at leisure exploring the village of Knysna. The tour returns to Wilderness During the late afternoon.
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FlightsEn route to the airport in George, your guide will quickly stop at the Map of Africa, a natural feature carved into the forested countryside by rivers traversing the area. After admiring the views, we go to the airport via the old George Knysna, which traverses the indigenous forest.after a memorable tour of one of South Africa's most interesting regions.
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