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Garden Route

5 nights / 6 days, Daily Departures Itinerary

Jan Harmsgat Country House

Day 1 Make your way to O.R. Tambo International Airport. You are met and assisted to domestic departures to check in for your onward flight to Cape Town. On arrival in Cape Town you will collect your Avis rental car (terms & conditions detailed below) and drive through to your first destination, Swellendam (A drive or approximately two hours).

After Cape Town and Stellenbosch, Swellendam is the third oldest settlement in South Africa. Laying at the foot of the beautiful Langeberg mountains this place is famous for its architecture and its history. Spend ONE night at Jan Harmsgat Country House in a standard suite on bed and breakfast basis.

Parkes Manor

Day 2-3 After breakfast this morning you will leave Swellendam and drive through to Knysna. This is a beautiful, scenic drive of approximately three hours and thirty minutes.

Knysna is one of the Garden Route's best known travel destinations - situated between lush forests and the shores of the peaceful estuary. It offers many activities and attractions to a wide variety of people. Spend TWO nights at Parkes Manor in a standard room on bed and breakfast basis

Hog Hollow Country Lodge

Day 4-5 Enjoy a leisurely breakfast today before heading off on a short drive to your next destinations - Plettenberg Bay. This drive should take you approximately forty-five minutes. The area of Plettenberg Bay is of course a sports paradise and boasts fabulous trails for hikers, mountain bikers, horse riders and canoeists. The highlight of the area is undoubtedly the rivers, beaches and the bay with its ideal conditions for all facets of watersports, including sailing in the safe waters of the Bay, superb rock and surf fishing and scuba diving spots. Alternately one can simply stroll along its clean, sandy beaches stretching for miles along the Indian Ocean or enjoy its safe swimming areas. At night, Plettenberg Bay is alive with pubs, night-spots and fine restaurants. Spend TWO nights at Hog Hollow Country Lodge in a luxury room on a bed and breakfast basis.

Day 6 This morning you will depart Plettenberg Bay and drive to George Airport (a drive of approximately one hour) where you will check-in for your flight to Johannesburg. The flight back to Johannesburg will take approximately an hour and fifty minutes.

Jan Harmsgat Country House
Parkes Manor
Hog Hollow Country Lodge