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Magical Garden Route Silver Class 404SILVER CLASS TOUR The Magical Garden Route ------------------------------------------------CAPE TOWN TO PORT ELIZABETH Days: 5 days and 4 nights 
Day 1 With our last sight of majestic Table Mountain, we wave goodbye to the 'mother city' of Cape Town and arrive in the town of Stellenbosch. Take a fascinating stroll through 'Oom Samie se Winkel' - Stellenbosch's first trading store, and admire the historical beauty of the 'heart of the Winelands'. Travelling over the Helshoogte Pass to Franschhoek, we pass through the town of Robertson. From here, we arrive in Montagu in time for a delectable country luncheon at Mimosa Lodge reputed as a place of fine hospitality and superb cuisine. After lunch, we continue through the Little Karoo before Barrydale until we arrive in the Tradouw Valley. From here, we take a nostalgic trip on a vintage tractor through the vineyards of the Joubert Tradouw Cellars, where we enjoy a cellar tour and wine tasting. Crossing the Tradouw Pass, our journey to the beautiful town of Wilderness begins. Driving through Mossel Bay, marvel at the splendour of 'Dolphin Point' before arrival at our seaside paradise resort. Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort or similar - bed and breakfast including lunch Back to topDay 2 - TIGK TOUR* - Nature's Beauty and Nostalgia From our hotel in Wilderness, we board the famous Outeniqua Choo Tjoe and travel to Knysna. On arrival at the Knysna Waterfront, we embark on the Featherbed Nature Reserve's ferry, nature trail and lunch. After the ferry returns to the Featherbed Ferry Terminus, the day's adventure ends with a scenic drive back to Wilderness for drop off at your hotel. Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort or similar - bed and breakfast including lunch Back to topDay 3 - TIGO TOUR* - Klein Karoo Kaleidoscope The day's adventure begins as we depart Wilderness to the historic town of Mossel Bay. Our tour continues via the Robertson Pass and on to the town of Oudtshoorn. Here we visit the Safari Ostrich Show Farm and enjoy a traditional lunch. The day continues with a fully guided tour of the Cango Caves as well as the Cango Wildlife Ranch and Valley of Ancients endangered species breeding facility. The day concludes with a scenic drive over the Outeniqua Pass into George and onward to Wilderness where you will be dropped off at your hotel. Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort or similar - bed and breakfast including lunch Back to top
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Day 4 - TIGE TOUR* - Return To Eden Today our ecological adventure begins with an exciting beach launch from Plettenberg Bay in search of Bottlenose and rare Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins as well as certain shark species. Resident Bryde's Whales, Common Dolphins, Southern Right and Humpback Whales, and even occasional Orcas can also be seen. After an exhilarating beach landing on Central Beach (Plettenberg Bay) we enjoy refreshments then travel up the Indian Ocean seaboard to the 'Bird's Of Eden' sanctuary. After a traditional lunch in this unique two-hectare dome (the world's largest), which spans a gorge of indigenous forest, we visit Monkeyland to enjoy a monkey safari within an indigenous forest conducted by an experienced game ranger. This concludes the day's adventure, and we return to our hotel. Protea Hotel Wilderness Resort or similar - bed and breakfast including lunch " Please note that we reserve the right to change the order in which these touring modules are operated Back to topDay 5 Leaving the quaint seaside village of Wilderness we continue via Sedgefield to South Africa's 'oyster capital', Knysna. After a short refreshment stop at Knysna's East Head, continue via the "millionaires' playground" of Plettenberg Bay to the Tsitsikamma Forest area. Attractions here include the Big Tree and the Garden of Eden. After lunch at the scenic Storms River mouth (not included), Gaze in awe at the scenery whilst crossing the bridge over the Storms River where photographic opportunities abound. Leaving the Garden Route via the high forests of the Tsitsikamma Mountains and the Groot River Passes and Bloukrans, we arrive in Port Elizabeth for drop off at your hotel or at Port Elizabeth Airport. Back to topEND OF SERVICES Costs valid 01.12.2006 - 30.11.2007 COST PER PERSON SHARING: R 8 260.00 COST FOR SINGLE TRAVELLER: R 9 495.00 Costs inclusive of:
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Note: The above tour is offered in reverse departing from Port Elizabeth Kindly refer to Departures Port Elizabeth for full itinerary Subject to availability at the time of confirmation. Subject to our Standard Terms and Conditions |