Garden Route, Safari & Winelands Wonder

Depart Cape Town and travel through the ‘Little Karoo’ and Montagu, a picturesque and historic spa town. En route, stop off in the town of Barrydale, where you will have  the opportunity to visit a local farm school, interact with the children  and teachers, spending time with them in the classroom learning more  about the local farming community (the school visit is subject to school  being open), before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the “ostrich feather  capital” and centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. Overnight  in Oudtshoorn. [D]

After breakfast take a tour of the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the worlds great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. Return to Oudtshoorn for a tour and light lunch at an Ostrich Farm. Our journey continues over the scenic Outeniqua Pass to George, the administrative hub of the Garden Route area and then onto Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. Overnight in Knysna. [BL]

After a leisurely breakfast youll enjoy a lagoon cruise to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, where you can take a trailer ride to the top of the Western Head to enjoy panoramic views of the town and lagoon, returning for lunch under the milkwood trees. The afternoon is at leisure to further explore this charming town set around a natural harbour lagoon. Overnight in Knysna. [BL]