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Garden Route & Cape Winelands

6 Days. Contact for pricing.
Small Guided Groups
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Overview

South Africa is well known for its attractions that entice, and the Garden Route, and the Cape Winelands are some of the most sought after. The Garden Route & Cape Winelands package combines the best elements for a journey beyond expectation.

This round trip begins in Cape Town and travels through Barrydale, Oudtshoorn and Knysna, where you will experience local life at a farm school, before enjoying the ‘ostrich feather capital’ Oudtshoorn and Knysna, a verdant paradise. The journey concludes with a trip to Hermanus, a whale-watching mecca (in season) and Stellenbosch, South Africa’s City of Oaks, where wine and art create the ambience of a distinguished experience.

Garden Route & Cape Winelands
Garden Route & Cape Winelands
Garden Route & Cape Winelands
Garden Route & Cape Winelands
Garden Route & Cape Winelands
Garden Route & Cape Winelands
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Itinerary Highlights

  • Explore the small towns along the famous Route 62 between Cape Town and Oudtshoorn
  • Visit the Outeniqua Transport Museum
  • Enjoy a coastal walk and visit to Cape St Blaize Cave in Mossel Bay

Itinerary in Brief

  • Day 1: Cape Town - Oudtshoorn
  • Day 2: Oudtshoorn - Knysna
  • Day 3: Knysna - Plettenberg Bay - Knysna
  • Day 4: Knysna - Hermanus
  • Day 5: Hermanus
  • Day 6: Hermanus - Cape Town

Travelling with Eclipse

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  • Eclipse Travel is Australian owned and run, and an ATAS accredited travel agent.
  • 24/7 emergency numbers and local contacts provided for support while you’re abroad.
  • We provide all the information you need to organise your visas and vaccinations, making travel preparation stress-free.
  • No currency surcharges. Once your deposit is paid, your price is guaranteed.
Specialists
  • Our consultants are true destination experts, with firsthand experience and extensive travel in the regions we offer.
  • Expect quick, professional responses and dedicated service from our knowledgeable team.
  • We conduct regular checks on destinations, hotels, and services to ensure quality for every trip.
Authentic Travel
  • Tailor-made itineraries designed around your unique requirements.
  • Freedom to select your preferred style and standard of accommodation.
  • Unique itineraries that take you beyond the major highlights, immersing you in each location.
  • Committed to responsible travel: we reinvest in the environment and local communities across our destinations.
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Day 1: Cape Town - Oudtshoorn

This morning you will be met at your hotel by your representative and depart for the ‘Little Karoo’, travelling via Montagu, a picturesque spa town. Enjoy tea and scones at the only original Art Deco Hotel in South Africa. Stop off in the town of Barrydale, where we 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 this rural community. A portion of the trip monies go towards our Barrydale Farm School Development Fund, that support local education of underprivileged children in rural communities. (The school visit is subject to the school being open). Sample top quality port style wines in Calitzdorp, before continuing to Oudtshoorn, the ‘ostrich feather capital’ and centre of the world’s Ostrich farming industry. Overnight in Oudtshoorn. Enjoy dinner at an Ostrich Farm, dining on local specialities.
Distance travelled today: 418 kms

Dinner included.

Day 2: Oudtshoorn - Knysna

After breakfast take a tour of the spectacular limestone caverns of the Cango Caves, one of the world’s great natural wonders, sculpted by nature through the ages. Return to Oudtshoorn for a fun filled interactive tractor tour and light lunch at an Ostrich Farm, including local specialities such as Ostrich Steak. Our journey continues over the scenic Outeniqua Pass to George, where we’ll visit the Outeniqua Transport Museum. This museum offers a unique experience of the Garden Route’s railway history, showcasing a vast collection of vintage vehicles, locomotives and other transport related artifacts. Afterwards, continue to Knysna, known as the oyster box of South Africa, nestling on the banks of a beautiful lagoon in the heart of the Garden Route. Along the way, visit the ‘Map of Africa’, an extraordinary viewpoint in Wilderness. Overnight in Knysna.
Distance travelled today: 204 kms

Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 3: Knysna - Plettenberg Bay - Knysna

After a leisurely breakfast, drive through the Tsitsikamma Forests. Explore this breathtaking stretch of the Garden Route, where mountains, indigenous forests, deep gorges, and lush vegetation hug the rugged coastline of cliffs and sandy beaches. Visit the spectacular Tsitsikamma National Park and Storms River Mouth (weather permitting). In the afternoon you’ll return to Knysna, with a stop in Plettenberg Bay, originally christened "Bahia Formosa" (beautiful bay) by early Portuguese explorers. Our next stop is Mungo, a family owned and managed textile mill in Plettenberg Bay, producing fine quality textiles, using antique looms alongside modern weaving technology. There is an option (for own account and subject to availability) to visit Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary, where you will be able to see a variety of primates, roaming free in the forest. A portion of the trip price of this TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity, goes towards ensuring that these already endangered species can survive and reproduce for a future reintroduction into the wild. There is also an option, (for own account and subject to availability) to visit the Birds of Eden Sanctuary, the biggest single free flight aviary in the world. A portion of the trip price of this TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE Activity goes towards protecting genetically pure species of various Taxa in a semi-wild state and to hold the seeds of these Taxa for future reintroduction into the wild. Lunch will be enjoyed en route. Overnight in Knysna.
Distance travelled today: 200 kms

Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 4: Knysna - Hermanus

After breakfast, travel via George to Mossel Bay for a coastal walk and a visit to Cape St Blaize Cave, site of one of South Africa’s oldest archaeological excavations, known as the Cradle of Human Culture. Afterwards we continue in the direction of Swellendam and the majestic Langeberg Mountain Range. En route we stop to sample roosterkoek, a traditional South African bread cooked over an open fire or grill. Our journey further continues to the seaside resort of Hermanus, known as the heart of the whale route, offering the best land-based whale watching (August to November) in the world. Overnight in Hermanus.
Distance travelled today: 420 kms

Breakfast and Lunch included.

Day 5: Hermanus

Enjoy a full day at leisure. Perhaps join an optional and for own account boat-based whale watching trip during whale season (August -November). Alternatively join your guide on an adventure to Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa, where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The area has largely been untouched and unexplored with its rugged coastline being the graveyard for many a ship. The historic Cape Agulhas Lighthouse is considered the icon that signifies the tip of Africa. Return to Hermanus in the late afternoon for overnight.
Distance travelled today: 270 kms

Breakfast included.

Day 6: Hermanus - Cape Town

After a leisurely breakfast depart Hermanus and travel to historic Stellenbosch with its Cape Dutch architecture, absorb the quaintness of this lovely university town before continuing to the Victor Verster Prison, where former President Nelson Mandela was released from to freedom and the start of a new South Africa. Your storytelling guide will share interesting insights into the last fourteen months that Madiba spent in prison. Then enjoy a two-course lunch in the winelands, combining the flavours of the region with the scenic beauty of the vineyards before continuing to Cape Town, the oldest city in South Africa, spectacularly set at the foot of Table Mountain where the tour ends on arrival.
Distance travelled today: 200 kms

Breakfast and Lunch included.

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Suggested Accommodation
CityAccommodation
Oudtshoorn La Plume Boutique Guest House or similar
Knysna Knysna Hollow Country Estate or similar
Hermanus Misty Waves Boutique Hotel or similar

What's included?

  • 10 Meals: 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 1 dinner including gratuities (excludes all beverages)
  • 5 Nights’ accommodation including porterage
  • Transportation including toll fees in air-conditioned vehicles
  • Services of a professional English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
  • Bottled water in eco-friendly packaging

What's not?

  • Any items not mentioned as included.

Important notes and additional information

Small Group Classic Tour
Minimum 2 guests / Maximum 10 guests

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At Eclipse Travel, our expert destination knowledge and decades of travel planning experience come at no extra cost to you. While many think booking through a tour operator is more expensive than planning a trip independently, that’s not the case. We’re paid by our travel partners—such as hotels, activity operators, and cruise providers—via commissions, not by our clients.

Our team negotiates the best rates for you and ensures you receive unbiased advice, with no preference for any particular supplier. In fact, where we secure higher commissions, we often pass the savings on to you, giving us a competitive price edge.

Additionally, we lock in exchange rates at the time of your deposit, ensuring no surprise costs when it’s time for final payment. You can rest easy knowing we’ll handle the details with our suppliers. The only exceptions are national park fee increases or fuel surcharges imposed after your booking, though these are rare.

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Garden Route & Cape Winelands

6 Days. Contact for pricing.
No obligation enquiry