Garden Route South Africa Self Drive
Drive the western and eastern cape and discover some of south africa’s most scenic landscapes.
Garden route south africa self drive. It includes towns such as hermanus, mossel bay, knysna, oudtshoorn, george, plettenberg bay, nature’s valley, jeffrey’s bay, port elizabeth and addo. With excellent roads and spectacular scenery, south africa is the perfect self drive destination. Then for the ultimate finish, the drive culminates with a few days on safari.
If you’re planning a trip to south africa, adding the garden route to your itinerary is a must. With time to experience cape town, the delicate varietals of the winelands and the vistas of the garden route, driving along the country’s southern coast is, for me, the definitive road trip in south africa. The garden route is arguably the most beautiful scenic route in south africa.
From cape town we’ll be adding in a wine tour in stellenbocsh, cage. An exciting, well planned route; Cape town to franschhoek (81.5 km/1 hr 15 minutes) franschhoek to gansbaai (138 km/1 hr 45 minutes) for a visit and then travel onwards to oudtshoorn (357 km/ 4 hours )
In some ways, the garden route is a condensed version of south africa: Garden route south africa whale coast tour & safari. There are several garden route variations to consider so it’s best to speak to a consultant about the different options.
By south africa specialist toby. A drive covering the garden route in south africa has no doubt been one of the most picturesque drives of our lives.there is so much to see and experience on this route that it’s difficult to stick to an itinerary. A lot of people begin their drive in cape town and head towards port elizabeth or vise versa.
Accessible from three major airports, the garden route is easily combined with the vibrant city of cape town and a big five safari experience in port elizabeth. Self drive from oudtshoorn via prince albert and de rust this klein karoo day trip from oudtshoorn is 182km, through a most amazing variety of landscapes and quaint rural villages. South africa self drive holidays.