5 Day Garden Route and Addo Safari - Best of South Africa Small Group Tour

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Discover the highlights of South Africa’s legendary Garden Route – including Addo Elephant National Park, Jeffreys Bay, Knysna Heads, Wilderness and Oudtshoorn – on a 5-day tour from Cape Town. You’ll explore this coastal paradise with an experienced guide: hike in old-growth forests, see endangered animals in wildlife reserves, and relax on white-sand beaches. A combination of guided tours and optional activities allows you to tailor this trip to your taste for adventure. Try extra activities (own expense) such as bungee jumping, a 4x4 game drive, and ziplining.

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The exact itinerary is subject to change and may, on occasions, run in reverse order
Minimum age is 8 years. Children between 8 and 17 must be accompanied by an adult and book in private rooms
Children under 18 years of age are not allowed to book in Dorm room packages
Game drive or bush safari drives are shared with other people on especially adopted open-roof converted vehicle or truck.
Daily drive time: about 4 to 6 hours. Total distance about 2000 km route. This packed, fast-paced itinerary is filled with many of the best highlights of the region and ideal for the young-at-heart traveller that want to explore this vast region with limited time.
Some meals and drinks are not included on most tours; giving the ideal opportunity to experience typical South African meals (or your own preference) at local restaurants, shops or eating spots. Do check your tour's specific included and excluded section to verify the included meals for your tour package. You'll have free time scheduled daily to buy and enjoy meals. – Breakfast is mostly enjoyed at the accommodation's breakfast room/restaurant in the morning. Bed & Breakfast multi-day packages include breakfast for each overnight stay. – Lunch will be en-route with limited time & limited options to choose from. – Dinner-time during multi-day tours is scheduled in free-time after each day’s tour schedule. You can dine out at leisure; or book meals with your guide at the overnight accommodation that day. Your guide can recommend the best local restaurants, or most backpackers even have communal kitchens to prepare your own food - should you wish to buy the ingredients after the tour to prepare your own meals.
According to availability at time of booking, accommodation will be in the mentioned hotel or in one of a similar standard and star rating in a similar area. Sedgefield accommodation will occasionally be sold out and then your accommodation will be in nearby town of Wilderness or Knysna
Personal comprehensive travel insurance is excluded and recommended.
The tour operator already pre-booked space at all optional activities for the group and you can simply decide on the first day of the tour if you'll partake. Optional activities can only be paid on the tour directly to the supplier. Bungy jump optional activity waiting time can vary from 1 to 2 hours and is subject to group size and how busy it is during the time visited. Optional activities are subject to weather conditions and cannot be guaranteed
It is recommended that you bring: comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, sun hat, jacket for cooler evenings, beach towel and swimming costume
Accommodation stay packages will overnight in different properties, each listed in the itinerary. Backpackers are usually far away from guesthouses / lodges.

Ostrich Farm Visit + Cango Caves Exploring tickets
Drop-off service after tour to your original pickup point
Pickup from Cape Town (10km radius) and Stellenbosch centre
Route 62 Wine Tasting
Accommodation & bedding
A portion of your trip fee is donated to help fund 2Cchange non-profit local charity projects
Knysna Heads visit
Game drive tour of Addo Elephant National Park in tour van
Tsitsikamma National Park entry ticket
Guided transfers with English-speaking tour guide

Some meals and drinks if not mentioned inclusions. Time is available to buy and enjoy meals on tour.
Optional Elephant Observation in Nature (about R650)
Optional Waterfall Zipline (about R600) or Bungy jump (about R1700)
Optional upgrade to Buffelsdrift Glamping ( about R2000 pps )* if available.

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.<br>If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.