Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

During Whale Season

Cape Town to PE in 6 Days During Hermanus Whale Season

Travel at your own pace with our self-drive itinerary between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, where you get to experience the best of the Garden Route on this 5-day tour. You will kick off your tour among herds of elephants and other wildlife before you meander through the green Garden Route. The scenic stretch of the Garden Route is a superb choice for a self-drive holiday with plenty of natural sights to see and adventure activities along the way, including the chance to travel away from the coast to discover 20-million-year-old caves and feathered creatures. One of the highlights on this trip is seeing southern right whales, who have travelled all the way from the Antarctic to South Africa. Get your road trip playlist ready because you are in for one exciting journey.

Highlights

Addo Elephant National Park
Port Elizabeth
Garden Route
Jeffreys Bay
Storms River
Plettenberg Bay
Knysna
Oudtshoorn
Hermanus

It is recommended to secure this package during Hermanus whale season; Between the months of July and November

Price

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Accomodation included

Accomodation Excluded

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Destination

One-way Garden Route tour beginning in Cape Town ending in Port Elizabeth

Departure

Self Drive

Suitable for

Couples, families, and groups of all sizes and ages

Included

A 6-day itinerary and driving routes
Entrance to the Monkeyland OR Birds of Eden sanctuaries
Half-day scenic boat cruise to a nature reserve
Ostrich Farm Tour
Entrance to Tsisikama national park
Cango Caves
Hermanus whale cruise – Weather Permitting
Guided Township Tour
The guided and self-drive tours are not identical, therefore some fees (to the value of approximately R700 per person) are not included in the self-drive tours (in addition to petrol and vehicle related expenses)

Excluded

Optional (at an extra cost)

Tour Plan

Day 1

Welcome to the start of your Cape Town to Port Elizabeth self-drive tour. Now that you have your detailed itinerary, it is time to wave the Mother City and Table Mountain farewell and head straight for one of the best whale watching destinations in the world. That’s right, if you visit South Africa between July and November you are in luck because it is whale season! And trust us, it is quite a sight to admire the ocean’s giants, the travelling Southern Right whales, when you go on a boat cruise. We advise you to spend the night here in this town that is known for its crisp, soul-soothing ‘champagne air’ – did you know that doctors in the 1800s prescribed a visit to this town for rest and recuperation?

Day 2

Your second day is a combination of history, adventure and learning more about the magic of plants. You start the day with a visit to an old Dutch Reformed Church, rich with history, which was built in the early 1900s. Have you heard about the famous Aloe Ferox plant? Go and learn more about the medicinal benefits and healing properties of this plant and also get insight into the era of sea traders and explorers by visiting a maritime museum in a coastal town where you can enjoy a walk, possibly do a ziplining adventure and visit an ancient cave.

Day 3

It is time for you to discover the Karoo, South Africa’s semi-arid desert. The area is home to magnificent sunsets, sunrises, natural wonders, and a lot of ostriches – in fact, it is known as the ostrich capital. You will go to an ostrich show farm where you can see an ostrich’s journey from egg to feather and you can even feed these flightless birds and stand on ostrich eggs. Don’t worry it won’t break – the shells are very strong. Part of the day is a trip to caves that are more than 20 million years old and you will experience the different chambers through an easy walk! This tour happens on the hour, every hour, with the last tour departing at 16:00. On your itinerary you’ll find two more natural phenomena we suggest you explore – one by the coast and one atop a hill where a river carved the shape of Africa through the mountains.

Day 4

You are now in the heart of the beautiful Garden Route and to kick things off you will hop on board a ferry on a half-day activity to explore the indigenous coastal and fynbos forest. You can look forward to spectacular viewpoints, a specialist guide sharing information, a hike, going into an ancient sea cave, and having lunch under a canopy of trees. Afterward, there is some leisure time for shopping, and a tour to learn more about the vibrant township culture.

Day 5

It is time to head to the world’s first free-roaming multi-species primate sanctuary which stretches out over a space of 12 hectares – eco-tourism is no monkey business. Deep within the Tsitsikamma forest there is a variety of opportunities to take part in adventure-filled activities – from swinging from treetop to treetop to bungy jumping from the world’s highest bungy jump from a bridge and taking a walk on South Africa’s most famous suspension bridge tucked between the mountains and ocean (entrance to the National Park is not included).

Day 6

It’s your last day and we want to make sure you end things on a high note before you board your flight in Port Elizabeth for your next destination. Would you like the chance to possibly see the big five? Get the cameras ready and go on a self-drive safari in South Africa’s third-biggest national park which is home to more than 700 elephants, lions, buffaloes, and a variety of smaller game.

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