GARDEN ROUTE & EASTERN CAPE Day Tours

The Featherbed Nature Reserve was extensively damaged during the recent fire disaster in Knysna. As such, the Featherbed Eco Tour will be amended to a lagoon cruise on board the John Benn accompanied by lunch. This will be a temporary arrangement until the Featherbed Nature Reserve has been repaired and re-opened to the public.
Lunch included.

We begin our day with a spectacular drive over the Outenique Mountain Pass into the feather capital of the world, Oudtshoorn, where you’ll get up close and personal with ostriches on a Karoo ostrich farm.  You’ll have the opportunity to go right into the Cango Caves with its magnificent dripstone formations of stalactites and stalagmites.  We’ll visit the Cango Wildlife Ranch to marvel at crocodiles, snakes and numerous big and beautiful cats of the wild variety.  As we said, a day of wild contrasts in Oudtshoorn, but likely to produce a feather in your cap!

Addo Elephant National Park has, arguably, the best elephant viewing in South Africa, and with a full day at your disposal, you’ll have the leisure time for close encounters with these gentle giants. In addition, the Addo wildlife population includes rhino, antelope, buffalo and the king of the jungle, not to mention a bird list to excite the most blasé twitcher. From bee eaters to buffalo, this is a full day of what Africa does best. Wildlife, wonderfully.  Note: The tour includes the entrance fee, a refreshment and lunch.

Come enjoy the glorious scenery from Knysna to Plettenberg Bay, and we’ll show you the stunning birds, bees and monkeys. We show you the famed cliff formations of the Knysna ‘Heads’, and we take you to the Garden of Eden, followed by a tour to the Birds of Eden, the largest free flight walk-through aviary in the world.  A  short hop away is Monkeyland, sanctuary and home to numerous monkey species from around the world. It’s fascinating. And rest assured, as we move from Knysna to Plett as it’s known locally, we’ll all be keeping our eyes peeled for schools of dolphins which frequent this coastline. It’s a wonderfully graceful sight, and a fitting cherry on the top of a delightful day.

If you’re a lover of nature, or simply a lover of beauty, our Tsitsikamma full day tour offers some of the area’s most beautiful, scenic attractions on a platter for you.  We stroll through the famed Tsitsikamma Forest towards the legendary thousand-year-old Outenique yellowwood tree, before breathing in the sensational coastal views of the adjacent Tsitsikamma Coastal Nature Reserve.  What finer place to enjoy a tasty lunch than the nearby Storms River Mouth Restaurant.  For the young and the restless among us, we’ll all be there to cheer you on as you test your nerves at the world highest bungi jump – 216 metres.  We’ve planned a visit to Monkeyland, sanctuary and home to numerous rare species of monkeys from around the world.  Our day closes with a visit to one of South Africa’s most popular – and elite – holiday destinations, Plettenberg Bay.  With its sensational beaches and great cosmopolitan lifestyle, you’ll see why it’s such a sought-after destination!

Swim with seals in Plettenberg Bay. We depart from central beach, where you step aboard ‘Robberg Express’ for an exciting beach launch. From there we make our way towards Robberg Nature Reserve, a Marine Protected Area, home to approximately 6000 Cape Fur Seals. Here you hop into the water, accompanied by a qualified dive master, to enjoy 30 minutes of amazing animal interaction among bundles of playful inquisitive fur seals. The ultimate wild animal encounter in their natural environment, without having to alter their behaviour.

Children over 6 years of age permitted
Activity requires adult guardian to accompany children