This tour of the Garden Route will take you along some of the most scenic routes. It affords you the opportunity to do activities like walks in the indigenous forest or on the unspoiled beaches, elephant rides, abseiling, paragliding, surfing, yachting, skiing, jet skiing, fishing, game watcing, canoeing, cruises on the estuary or lagoons, dolphin and whale watching, swimming or just lazing in the sun. The Garden Route has it all.

The Garden Route starts in Mossel Bay. It is a 200km slender stretch of coastal plain between Mossel Bay and Storms River mouth and is known as South Africa’s paradise – with well known names such as Tsitsikama, Garden of Eden and Wilderness. A combination of majestic mountains, lagoons and lush green forest. This soft, green forest is wedged between the mountain and the sea. It’s cut by rivers to the north, coming down to its Southern rocky shores and long deserted sandy beaches.

The indigenous people of South Africa, Khoi herders, who lived off its natural bounty, considered the area a paradise calling it the names like Outeniqua,Tsitsikama (meaning clear water) and Knysna (meaning straight down). The Garden Route is surrounded by seaside resorts like Herolds Bay, Victoria Bay, Swartvlei and Glentana.

Mosselbay with the most moderate climate in Africa, Mediterranean lifestyle and some of the most scenic golf courses in the country attracts thousands of holiday makers to its only North facing beach in South Africa every year.

George is situated on a coastal plateau, between the Outeniqua Mountains and the Indian Ocean, with excellent road links between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. George’s fame is due to the old steam train, the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe. From the railway museum in George, the train passes through old and new railway stations, small villages, indigenous forest, stunning views of the Outeniqua Mountains, river mouths (Groot and Klein Brak), and the beautiful North facing beach.

The Wilderness, popular for honeymooners, is an eco-tourists paradise in the heart of the Garden Route. Here you can go for romantic walks on its 8km long tranquil beach.

Knysna, founded by John Rex, named Town of the year more than once, has many attractions and is a must to visit. Whether you are the adventurous type or just want to laze in the sun Knysna has something to offer every visitor.

In 1820, Port Elizabeth was the arrival point of the four thousand British settlers who increased the English-speaking population of South Africa. The reason why people end up here is to either start or finish the Garden Route.

Port Elizabeth is commonly known as P.E and the 'friendly city', meaning they put the people first. Port Elizabeth has lots to offer, having the cleanest and safest city beaches in the country. 60km outside Port Elizabeth you can find the Addo Elephant Park, the most significant game reserve in the Southern half of the country which we will visit in this tour.

Not far from the city you will find many small private game reserves, which include Shamvari, a luxury establishment where you can see the ‘Big Five’.