GARDEN ROUTE & WINELANDS WONDERSMCC6

TOUR ROUTING

TOUR HIGHLIGHTSTOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• The evocative landscapes and warm hospitality of the Klein Karoo including a heart-warming community visit at a farm school

• Verdant beauty of mountains and lagoons, and the largest continuous tracts of stately indigenous forest

• Whale-watching and fine wines from Hermanus to the heart of the Cape Winelands

TOUR INFORMATIONTOUR INFORMATION

• Departs: Wednesday

• Duration: 6 days/5 nights

• Includes: 5 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, 5 nights’ accommodation, porterage, transport and sightseeing as specified

• Note: Minimum 2, maximum 14 guests. School visit is subject to school being open. Guests on this tour travel together in a luxury vehicle with a professional guide providing a fantastic quality holiday experience. Guests do have a choice of accommodation options, which may be offered at the same hotel, or at different hotels in the same vicinity

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Travel Route 62 via Montagu and the “Klein Karoo” to Oudtshoorn, ostrich capital of the world. Tour an Ostrich Show Farm. Overnight at La Plume Guest House or similar. [Dinner]

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Tour the Cango Caves, before ascending the Swartberg Mountains via the world renowned Swartberg Pass (weather permitting). Explore Sandstone formations dating back more than 300 million years. Enjoy the full splendour of “fynbos” species. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at La Plume Guest House or similar. [Breakfast, Lunch]

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Travel over Outeniqua Pass to George, continue to Knysna and board ferry to the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy trailer ride to top of Western Head and walk back through Milkwood trees for lunch. Overnight at The Rex Hotel or similar. [Breakfast, Lunch]

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Travel to Plettenberg Bay before continuing to Bloukrans Bridge, currently offering the highest commercially operated Bungy Jump in the world. Drive through the Tsitsikamma Forests before returning to Knysna. Overnight at The Rex Hotel or similar. [Breakfast]

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Travel via George, Mossel Bay and Swellendam. Continue to Hermanus – world’s best shore based whale watching sites (Aug - Nov). Overnight at Misty Waves Hotel. [Breakfast, Dinner]

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Depart Hermanus via coastal road to Somerset West. Continue to Stellenbosch for a wine tasting, before travelling to Cape Town, where the tour ends. [Breakfast]Guests may disembark, on request, at Cape Town International Airport.

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CONTACT USTel: +27 (0)21 460 4700Fax: +27 (0)21 448 0003reservations@springbokatlas.comPO Box 819, Cape Town, 8000

Pictures courtesy of:

Cango Caves, The Featherbed Company, Oudtshoorn Tourism, Knysna Tourism and Dreamstime