Port Elizabeth To Cape Town

During Whale Season

PE to Cape Town in 5 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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Destination

One-way Garden Route tour ending in Cape Town

Departure

Port Elizabeth

Suitable for

Couples, families, and groups of all sizes and ages

Included

Excluded

Optional (at an extra cost)

Tour Plan

Day 1

Welcome to the start of your Port Elizabeth to Cape Town tour. Let’s kick things off on a high note and with the possibility to see the big five! We suggest leaving Port Elizabeth by no later than 12pm, but the earlier you leave the more time you can spend in South Africa’s third-biggest national park, home to more than 700 elephants, lions, buffaloes and a variety of smaller game. Here you can go on a self-guided game drive or book a specialised ranger join you on the safari drive. You will end the day just in time to make it to your accommodation to overnight in a small coastal town, famous for its big waves and host to numerous international surfing competitions (get in touch if you want our help with booking your accommodation).

Day 2

Today you will make your way into the Garden Route, South Africa’s green heart with indigenous forests, plenty of lakes, rivers, and incredible seaside views. Here you will visit 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. Along the way there is a variety of opportunities to take part in some activities that will call on adventure junkies – from swinging from treetop to treetop to bungy jumping from the world’s highest commercial bungy jump from a bridge.

Day 3

Another day in paradise is on the cards today, the Garden Route has so much to offer. A half-day activity – which includes a boat cruise, a hike and lunch – will take you into the indigenous coastal and fynbos forest. You can look forward to spectacular viewpoints, a specialist guide sharing information, going into an ancient sea cave, and having lunch under a canopy of trees. You will have some leisure time today and can either explore more of the area (we have a whole list of suggestions when it comes to additional activities) or rest and relax at your accommodation.

Day 4

There’s more to Garden Route for you to explore, more small towns and more activities to take part in and we will provide you with options before you wave the coast goodbye for a day and make your way into the Karoo, South Africa’s semi-arid desert. Brace yourself for more fun as you join a tour into an underground natural wonder. The caves that you will be visiting are more than 20 million years old and consist of hidden chambers that you can experience through an easy walk (tours take place on the hour, every hour and the last tour is at 16:00). Due to the area’s climate and rich history, Oudtshoorn is known as the world’s ostrich capital and you will visit an ostrich show farm where you can see an ostrich’s journey from egg to feather. You can even feed them and stand on ostrich eggs to find out just how strong the shells are. Part of the day’s itinerary is a trip to a secret waterfall – engraved into the mountain – that not many people know about.

Day 5

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 see the travelling Southern Right whales along the coast. If the weather allows us, we will visit one of the 12 best whale watching destinations in the world and go on a boat cruise to admire the ocean’s giant. If the weather is foul, we will provide you with options where to make alternative arrangements instead. One thing is certain, there’s never a dull moment. Slowly but surely, you can make your way to Cape Town and call it a day by overnighting in the city or in the Winelands. You can also extend your experience and opt to book our three-day self-guided (or guided) tour of Cape Town – these tours can also be separated into day tours.

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