Private Classic Garden Route Tour

4 Nights, 5 days. Experience your tour of the Garden Route from four-star properties especially selected for their location and high level of service, with your own experienced tour guide. These itineraries are suitable for small parties or families. Day 1: Pick up from Cape Town in air-conditioned vehicle. Travel over the Klein Drakenstein Mountains to Worcester in the Breede River Valley enjoying the wonderful scenery which changes from lush orchards to dramatic mountain views. Stop at Van Loveren Wine Estate In our tasting room you can enjoy an informal tasting at our pods or treat yourself to a relaxed food & wine pairing with a platter on the deck overlooking the garden. Platters include chocolate and wine, cheese and wine, charcuterie and wine, nougat, nuts and wine, a Four Cousins fan pairing as well as non-alcoholic pairings for both adults and children. Lunch (own account) at a lovely Restaurant in the Semi-desert area where we will enjoy true South-African cuisine Continue along Route 62 to reach Oudtshoorn. Overnight in Oudtshoorn at the 4* Guesthouse on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis in a luxury double Day 2: Leave at sunrise for a Meerkat tour. Upon arrival at the Meerkat burrows you will be treated with coffee, after which you are issued with a lightweight aluminium chair to sit in while observing the Meerkats as they come out the burrow into the sun shine. Meerkats are part of the so called “shy 5”. After breakfast we visit the Cango Caves, one of the world's great natural wonders sculptured by nature through the ages. This is followed by a fascinating visit to an Ostrich farm, where you can stand on an egg! (no riding allowed anymore) Lunch (own account) at award-winning Jemima’s restaurant in Oudtshoorn Head for Wilderness on the Garden Route coast, a scenic drive that takes you over the breathtakingly beautiful Outeniqua Mountain pass. Overnight at a 4* Guesthouse in Knysna on a bed and breakfast basis for 2x nights in a Lagoon facing room. Day 3: 10h00 – 14h00 In Knysna, take a ferry across the Knysna Lagoon to the Featherbed, a private nature reserve and National Heritage Site, for an exhilarating 4x4 trailer ride and a guided walk followed by a buffet lunch in the Milkwood Forest Day 4: Our tour starts in Plettenberg Bay (our well-hidden secret) where we will show you our breathtaking beautiful viewpoints and explain where this town got its name from. Our tour for lovers of wild animals continues with a visit to the Tenikwa Wildlife Awareness Centre at Plettenberg Bay for a truly unique wildcat experience. Next stop is Monkeyland. Day 5: After breakfast we leave towards Mossel Bay Experience as 4x4 game drive at Botlierskop Private Game Reserve situated between the magnificent Outeniqua Mountains.