Diamond Collection: The Best of The Garden Route - 4D/3N

photo courtesy of South African Tourist BoardEnjoy a private & fully escorted tour of the Garden Route. Depart Cape Town and explore Oudtshoorn and Knysna with Tyour private Guide. Experience the Knysna lagoon, well known for its oyster farming - enjoy these delicacies fresh from the oyster beds. A natural paradise of indigenous forests, tranquil lakes and golden beaches, home to the brilliantly coloured Knysna lourie. Discover the wonders of the Cango Caves with its stalactite and stalagmite formations.

The Diamond Collection itineraries are perfect for small groups or families as the price is based on a minimum of four passengers with the convience of traveling together. The Diamond Collection itineraries are mere suggestions, so the traveler can cusotmize their program depending on their interests. The variety of guides available allows the traveler to be guided in their language of choice. The Diamond Collection method of travel is an intimate and special experience.

Included: Meet and Greet at Cape Town International Airport. 1 Night at De Opstal Country Lodge (bed and breakfast). 2 Nights at Protea Hotel Knysna Quays (bed and breakfast). Services of a private English speaking Driver/Guide for 4 days including vehicle. Fuel and Toll fees. Ostrich show, entrance into the Cango Caves, Featherbed Nature Reserve cruise and lunch. Foreign speaking Driver/Guide available on request and at a surcharge.

Not Included: All domestic and international airfare and airport taxes. Tips and expenditures of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc. Other tours & meals not mentioned in the program. Travel & Personal accident insurance.

Accommodations:
OUDTSHOORN: De Opstal Country Lodge (B)
KNYSNA: Protea Hotel Knysna Quays (B)

photo courtesy of South African Tourist BoardItinerary:

  • Day 1: Arrive Cape Town / Oudtshoorn - Meet your private guide this morning and travel via Montagu on the ‘Route 62′ (South Africa’s equivalent of the famous Route 66 in America), to the pretty village of Barrydale. After a tea stop (own account), continue to Oudtshoorn. Enjoy an ostrich farm tour!
  • Day 2: Oudtshoorn / Knysna - This morning you have a chance to explore the area in and around Oudtshoorn, visit the Cango Caves, before travelling along the scenic Outeniqua Pass to Knysna.
  • Day 3: Knysna - Visit the Knysna Waterfront and take a ferry cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Enjoy lunch at the ‘Food Forest’. This afternoon explore the seaside town of Plettenberg Bay and the Tsitsikamma Forest, a coastal forested area of immense beauty.
  • Day 4: Knysna / Cape Town - Travel back to Cape Town, stopping en route at Hermanus, famous for its whale sightings between the months of May and November. Continue to Cape Town, arriving in the late afternoon.

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