Day 1: Arrive Cape Town / Winelands
Arrive at Cape Town International Airport today where a Thompsons Representative will meet you, and assist you to collect your hired car (own account). Travel to the Cape Winelands, the largest wine producing region in the Western Cape. With a selection of over 200 cellars to choose from, you are guaranteed to taste some of the finest wines in the world.
Day 2: Winelands
Spend today exploring the Cape Winelands at your leisure. A haven of gracious, white-gabled farmsteads evoking a rich, elegant heritage, the Cape Winelands are the heart of the grape and wine production in the country, steeped in history and scenic beauty. Experience the hospitality and beauty of Stellenbosch, Paarl, and Franschhoek. Visit some of the many wine farms, or stroll down a beautifully restored street in one of the historical town centres and visit the museums and monuments that pay homage to our proud history.
Day 3: Winelands / Oudtshoorn
Depart the Cape Winelands today and head for ‘Route 62’, one of the most beautiful travel routes in South Africa, as well as one of the least known and least travelled ones. Make your way via Robertson, to Montagu and onto towns like Barrydale and Calitzdorp, a Port Wine producing area. Arrive in Oudtshoorn, affectionately known as the ‘feather capital’, because of its large ostrich farming industry. Visit an ostrich show farm for an informative tour, or explore the Cango Caves, one of the world’s great natural wonders.
Day 4: Oudtshoorn / Knysna
Travel over the scenic Outeniqua Pass to George, nestled below the Outeniqua Mountains, and onto the lagoon town of Knysna. Spend today exploring Knysna, one of the Southern Cape coast’s best known holiday destinations, situated be-tween lush forests and the shores of the peaceful lagoon.
Day 5: Knysna
Knysna offers its visitors many activities and attractions. The most well known attraction being the ‘Heads’, two great sandstone cliffs guarding the mouth of the lagoon which connects the estuary with the sea. Take a ferry boat cruise across the lagoon to the Featherbed Nature Reserve for a stroll through the forests and a view of the ‘Heads’.
Day 6: Knysna / Port Elizabeth
Travel to Port Elizabeth today where you drop off your hired car and check in for your onward flight.
Please Note: This program can be operated in reverse from Port Elizabeth
to Cape Town.
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