Garden Route & Whale Coast

This cycle tour is not your typical tourist trip – it has all the must-see places but so much more. Beautiful scenery in National Parks, on excellent roads, heritage, history, marine life, museums, fine dining, the best wines in the country, and much more.

On this South Africa Garden Route wine tour we visit some of the top South African vineyards in the Cape Winelands which have earned a renowned status for not only their distinguished award-winning wine estates but the epic beauty of their lush and bountiful surroundings, all steeped in old Cape Dutch history. We’ve made sure that this itinerary has something for everyone. We’ll give you a locals insight to the Cape and make it feel like home.

Highlights:

• Addo Elephant National Park
• Schotia Safaris Private Game Reserve
• Tsitsikamma National Park / Storms River Mouth
• The Garden Route including Plettenberg Bay, Knysna and Wilderness
• Little Karoo, Ostriches, Caves and scenic mountain passes
• Historic Swellendam
• De Hoop Nature Reserve
• Cape Agulhas, The Southern Tip of Africa
• Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast
• Cycle scenic Clarence Drive
• De Hoop Nature Reserve
• Cape Agulhas, The Southern Tip of Africa
• Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast
• Cycle scenic Clarence Drive- Cape Winelands including Franschoek and Stellenbosch
• Historic Simonstown and Boulder’s beach African Penguins
• Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point Nature Reserve
• Cycle iconic Chapman’s Peak and Victoria Drive
• Table Mountain Arial Cableway
• Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
• Oranjezicht City Farm Market
• End of tour Dinner at The Africa Café

Cycling is the most enjoyable way to explore the Garden Route winelands of the cape and meet the local people as you travel. Enjoy authentic Classic Garden Route experiences, ensuring that you have plenty of time to soak up the culture and countryside at a relaxing pace. Expect accommodations handpicked for their great locations, very good amenities, facilities and service. The majority of meals are included in the tour with an occasional lunch on the road.

Tar National Park Roads, Coastal Rides, Quiet backroads with some options to cycle on dirt tracks and easy trails and of course Vineyards. There are hills and rolling countryside on this tour so a reasonable basic level of fitness is recommended.