Garden Route Explorer
7 nights, 4 stops — coast, wine & scenery.
From Cape Town to Plettenberg Bay, the route is built around Cape Town, the coast and the Garden Route.
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Cape Town
Arrive in Cape Town, met and transferred to your accommodation. A South African trip built only on bush misses half the country. Cape Town, the Peninsula and the Garden Route add scenery, sea, penguins, whales, fynbos and wine — a completely different register that turns a safari into a fuller, more varied journey. Pairing the two is the classic, and best, way to see the country.
Mountain, ocean & wine
Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula, the Boulders penguins and the winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. More of the Cape — Cape Point, the beaches, the marine life and the wine country.
On to Hermanus
Transfer to Hermanus and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
On to Knysna
Transfer to Knysna and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Garden Route lagoon
The Knysna lagoon and Heads, the forests and the gentle heart of the Garden Route.
On to Plettenberg Bay
Transfer to Plettenberg Bay and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Garden Route coast
Beaches, coastal forest and marine life — dolphins, seals and seasonal whales off the bay.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Cape summer
Warm, dry and sunny — prime season for Table Mountain, the Peninsula, the beaches and the winelands.
Cape winter & whales
Cooler and wetter, but the best whale-watching months, with southern right whales close inshore.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel
Cape Town's grand pink hotel beneath Table Mountain — a colonial-era landmark and city institution.
Ellerman House
An exclusive cliffside villa-hotel above the Atlantic in Cape Town, art-filled and discreet.
One&Only Cape Town
A polished lodge, for the city, coast and winelands.
The Silo
A dramatic hotel atop the Zeitz museum on Cape Town's V&A Waterfront — pillowed glass and harbour views.
Cape Grace
A polished lodge, for the city, coast and winelands.
The Winchester Hotel
A dependable hotel, for the city, coast and winelands.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.