The Garden Route & Addo Elephant Park Experience
BLGR21001-6-1OUR GARDEN ROUTE ITINERARY
[This itinerary is based on starting in Cape Town and finishing Johannesburg. The itinerary will be reversed if starting Johannesburg]
Day 1 - Monday 02 August 2021
You will collect your car today from the downtown depot and commence your 4 day journey along the magical coastline of Cape Province to Port Elizabeth. Drive east via Sir Lowry’s Pass to the coastal town of Hermanus, famous around the world for the profusion of whales who 'rest' in the calm waters of the natural bay. Then onward through the famous apple country of Grabouw to Swellendam and Mossel Bay. Here we visit possibly the oldest post office in Africa, the Post Office Tree and the site of the first landfall, made by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias in 1488. Then we travel further over the Outeniqua Mountains to the Little Karoo. Overnight in Oudtshoorn, also called the “Feather Capital” of the world, as over ninety percent of the world’s ostrich farms are found here.

Day 2 - Tuesday 03 August
After a leisurely breakfast drive the short distance to an ostrich farm where you will enjoy an informative talk and tour of the enterprise showing you the breeding process and the commercial aspect including a great gift shop selling all types of leather goods and items made from ostrich eggs.
Opportunity to take an early lunch perhaps, before we continue to Cango Caves, regarded as one of South Africa’s foremost natural wonders. The fascinating calcite caves comprise an underground wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites. We then travel over the Outeniqua Mountains again to George and Wilderness for a visit to the Wilderness National Park lakes area. We skirt around the lakes to Knysna on the edge of the Knysna Lagoon with its entrance to the sea guarded by two promontories known as the “Heads”. The area also falls within a National Park proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty of the lakelands and adjacent indigenous forests. Knysna also offers shopping opportunities of unusual locally made art and craft, etc.
Day 3 - Wednesday 04 August
There is no better place to relax than at Knysna. This holiday town is famed for its wide array of shops and bistros catering to all tastes and budgets. Gentle strolls along the beaches or even a dip in the Indian Ocean(!).
Day 4 - Thursday 05 August
We travel on via Plettenberg Bay for a short visit. Then we traverse through magnificent scenic river valley passes. We visit the Tsitsikamma National Park (Khoisan for ‘The place of much water’) stretching over 100 km of wild and rocky coastline, characterised by massive cliffs, narrow isolated beaches and shady indigenous forests along the river valleys. Our next stop is Storms River with the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley, towering 139 m above the river. The final part of our journey takes us past a few coastal holiday villages to Port Elizabeth, also called the ‘Friendly City’.
Day 5 - Friday 06 August
We drop the car back at Port Elizabeth Airport ready for our flight direct to Johannesburg. On arrival we will take the airport shuttle to our chosen accommodation.
PRICES INCLUDE
- Hire of a Toyota Corolla or similar 4 door car with unlimited mileage, CDW and one way drop off charges. Extra insurance cover can be purchased at the time of pick up.
- 1 night at the Protea by Marriott Oudtshoorn on room and breakfast basis
- 2 nights at the Protea by Marriott Knysna Quays on room and breakfast basis
- 1 night at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Port Elizabeth on room and breakfast basis
- Entry and tour of the ostrich farm
- Entry and guided tour to Cango Caves
- Economy class flight seat with one piece of stowed luggage Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
- Johannesburg Airport to hotel shuttle bus
- WRT sports staff in South Africa
OUR GARDEN ROUTE & ADDO ELEPHANT PARK ITINERARY
[This itinerary is based on starting in Cape Town and finishing Johannesburg. The itinerary will be reversed if starting Johannesburg]
Day 1 - Monday 02 August 2021
You will collect your car today from the downtown depot and commence your 4 day journey along the magical coastline of Cape Province to Port Elizabeth. Drive east via Sir Lowry’s Pass to the coastal town of Hermanus, famous around the world for the profusion of whales who 'rest' in the calm waters of the natural bay. Then onward through the famous apple country of Grabouw to Swellendam and Mossel Bay. Here we visit possibly the oldest post office in Africa, the Post Office Tree and the site of the first landfall, made by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias in 1488. Then we travel further over the Outeniqua Mountains to the Little Karoo. Overnight in Oudtshoorn, also called the “Feather Capital” of the world, as over ninety percent of the world’s ostrich farms are found here.

Day 2 - Tuesday 03 August
After a leisurely breakfast drive the short distance to an ostrich farm where you will enjoy an informative talk and tour of the enterprise showing you the breeding process and the commercial aspect including a great gift shop selling all types of leather goods and items made from ostrich eggs.
Opportunity to take an early lunch perhaps, before we continue to Cango Caves, regarded as one of South Africa’s foremost natural wonders. The fascinating calcite caves comprise an underground wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites. We then travel over the Outeniqua Mountains again to George and Wilderness for a visit to the Wilderness National Park lakes area. We skirt around the lakes to Knysna on the edge of the Knysna Lagoon with its entrance to the sea guarded by two promontories known as the “Heads”. The area also falls within a National Park proclaimed to conserve the extraordinary natural beauty of the lakelands and adjacent indigenous forests. Knysna also offers shopping opportunities of unusual locally made art and craft, etc.
Day 3 - Wednesday 04 August
We travel on via Plettenberg Bay for a short visit. Then we traverse through magnificent scenic river valley passes. We visit the Tsitsikamma National Park (Khoisan for ‘The place of much water’) stretching over 100 km of wild and rocky coastline, characterised by massive cliffs, narrow isolated beaches and shady indigenous forests along the river valleys. Our next stop is Storms River with the impressive Paul Sauer Bridge across the valley, towering 139 m above the river. The final part of our journey takes us past a few coastal holiday villages to Port Elizabeth, also called the ‘Friendly City’.Day 4 - Thursday 05 August
A truly exciting day trip is included today, to the Addo Elephant Park, just outside Port Elizabeth. Addo is home to one of the densest elephant populations on earth with over 600 elephant, lion, buffalo, black rhino, spotted hyena, leopard, antelope and zebra. We will leave at 9am and travel to the Park where we enjoy game viewing in the southern area prior to taking lunch (included) at main camp. Then we head to the north of the Park for more game viewing before heading back to Port Elizabeth, arriving early evening.
Day 5 - Friday 06 August
We drop the car back at Port Elizabeth Airport ready for our flight direct to Johannesburg. On arrival we will take the airport shuttle to our chosen accommodation.
PRICES INCLUDE
- Hire of a Toyota Corolla or similar 4 door car with unlimited mileage, CDW and one way drop off charges. Extra insurance cover can be purchased at the time of pick up.
- 1 night at the Protea by Marriott Oudtshoorn on room and breakfast basis
- 1 nights at the Protea by Marriott Knysna Quays on room and breakfast basis
- 2 night at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Port Elizabeth on room and breakfast basis. We reserve the right to substitute any hotel mentioned with another of a similar style and rating if product not available.
- Entry and tour of the ostrich farm
- Entry and guided tour to Cango Caves
- Full day tour with game viewing (2) and lunch to Addo Elephant Park.
- Economy class flight seat with one piece of stowed luggage Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
- Johannesburg Airport to hotel shuttle bus
- World Rugby Travel staff in South Africa
HOW TO BOOK
Its simple. All our prices are per person in the room type, hotel etc, of your choice from the drop down menus.
Select the hotel/room type/ticket category and ADD TO CART
Now you increase the number of guests per room (so if booking a double you need to increase the QUANTITY to 2, a twin the same, but a single is just 1 person). Automatically the value of the cart increases.
If booking more than one room, simply click CONTINUE SHOPPING in the CART, return to your chosen trip and repeat the process. Do this for each room type. This also allows you to buy different styles of room depending on your needs.
Time to pay. You can choose 2 schemes.
A - If buying outside the 12 weeks cut off you click the INSTALLMENTS button in the middle. This takes you to the secure payment pages of Partial.ly.
B - If paying in full (ie: after 23rd April 2021) click the FULL PAYMENT button. This takes you to the PayPal secure server.
We accept all credit and debit cards.
HOW TO PAY
Our payment process is simple and flexible. You have payment options to suit all budgets.
INSTALLMENTS - all tours will be 30% deposit, 20% on by 01 October 2020, 25% on 23 January 2021 and 25% on 23 April 2021. You will receive an invoice for each installment.
INTERIM PAYMENTS - of course you can also pay in stages. Each invoice raised (as above) will allow you to pay off a minimum of £200 a time off the total bill.
BANK TRANSFER - if you wish to pay by bank deposit, let us know and we will provide account details.
None of these payment scheme attract additional fees. valid as of 1st May 2020