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Garden Route Road Trip — 5 Days
★ 4.8 · 920 reviews· CPT → Hermanus → Knysna → Plett· English, Afrikaans· Start CPT · end PLZ or back to CPT
Five days down the Garden Route — the most scenic coastal drive in Africa. Pick up your car at Cape Town airport, drive over Sir Lowry's Pass into Overberg whale country, on through the Outeniqua mountains via ostrich farms and Tsitsikamma's old-growth rainforest, with the Indian Ocean on your right the whole way. End in Plettenberg Bay's perfect curve of beach (or extend by adding Addo Elephant Park further east). We pre-book the 4 lodges and your 4×4 — you just drive.
"Whales 30 metres from the Hermanus cliffs. Ostrich riding (briefly). Cango Caves deeper than we expected. Best road-trip we've done anywhere."
"The pre-booked B&Bs were each better than the last. Plett beach to finish — just perfect timing."
Yes — SA drives on the left. Most rentals are manual; specify automatic at booking (+$20/day).
Yes — 2.5 hrs east of Plett · Big 5 reserve · +1 day, $290/pp incl. game drive.
Southern rights are in Walker Bay calving from Jun–Nov, peak in Sep–Oct. Outside that window you'll see fewer (or none).
Yes — fly PLZ → JNB → Skukuza for our Kruger Big 5 safari. Combined 9-day from $4,290/pp.