Discover why South Africa is the self-drive capital of the world, why our natural beauty will leave you awe-struck, why our rich cultures and wildlife will fascinate you, why it's easy to get around and why our friendly people and freedom struggle will warm your heart! Your journey starts here...

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Day 1     Arrival in Cape Town

Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, collect your vehicle from Budget Rent-a-Car.  Make your way to the Holiday Inn Express Cape Town situated in the CBD.

3 x overnight Holiday Inn Express Cape Town including breakfast

Day 4     Cape Town to Oudtshoorn

This morning depart to Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich Capital of the world!

1 x overnight Mooiplaas Guest House including breakfast

Day 5     Oudtshoorn to Knysna

Depart to Knysna. 

2 x overnight Bradach Manor in a Lagoon Facing Room including breakfast

Bradach Manor:

Bradach Manor is a comfortable, 4-star guest manor, offering visitors the ideal setting from which to explore the wonders of the Garden Route. Guests have a choice of seven individually decorated rooms. The spacious honeymoon suite features a spa bath and private balcony.

Bradach Manor is, rightfully, well-known for its unique views overlooking the spectacular Knysna Lagoon and the Heads. All the rooms are fully serviced with en-suite bathrooms, fans for summer, heaters for winter, safes and bar fridges, tea/coffee facilities and televisions with DStv and SABC channels. A full English & continental breakfast is served, either in the dining room or on the terrace overlooking the lagoon. 

Suggested Itinerary (not included):

Continue to Knysna – the Jewel of the Garden Route – where you will spend the next 2 nights.  "People. beauty and mystery" is what comes to mind when describing Knysna. The town nestles between the impressive Outeniqua Mountains and the Indian Ocean, with the world-renowned forests encircling it like a protective mantle. The 21 ha estuary is protected from the sea by the monolithic sandstone "Heads" - silent sentinels down the centuries of the rich history of this unique part of "paradise of earth".

Join a tour to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, a unique 150 ha private Nature Reserve.  It is a pristine piece of paradise situated on the Western Head of Knysna and is accessible by ferry only. This spectacular four-hour eco-experience includes a return ferry trip, nature drive and guided walk, ending with a sumptuous buffet lunch at the Food Forest Restaurant. 

Featherbed Nature Reserve is a prime example of eco-tourism and in order to protect the splendour of the natural beauty, access to the Reserve is controlled. Numbers are limited and visits are only permitted in the company of the Reserve's specialist guides.  The Featherbed eco-experience starts with a 25-minute ferry cruise. Your local guide on board will share fascinating tales about the Lagoon, the early shipping industry and oyster cultivation.  On arrival at the Reserve, visitors can enjoy a drive to the top of the Western Head in a 4 x 4 unimog vehicle with trailers, stopping at a magnificent viewpoint en route. Here unsurpassed views of the Lagoon, mountains and Knysna can be enjoyed, whilst our knowledgeable guides explain the history and ecology of the Reserve. After the drive, your specialist guide will take you on an optional 2.2 kilometre downhill walk. 

Day 6     Knysna & Surrounds

Suggested itinerary (not included):

Originally christened "Bahia Formosa" (beautiful bay) by early Portuguese explorers, it has developed over time into a beautiful, modern town that combines buzzing activity with a peaceful environment, lazy beach days and new malls for shopping.

You will be taken to the Keurboom’s River mouth for an eco-river cruise through soaring gorges of the unspoilt Keurbooms River Nature Reserve. The experience includes a picnic lunch on the tranquil waters.

Visit Monkeyland – it is the worlds first free roaming multi-specie primate sanctuary.  Monkeyland has as one of its aims, to create awareness about the plight of primates and to show that with a greater understanding of our primate cousins, that we can all live in harmony.

Thereafter, visit Birds of Eden - the garden route’s very own world-class free flight bird sanctuary.

The unique two-hectare dome (the World’s largest) spans over a gorge of indigenous forest. The sanctuary has its own mysterious ruin, which incorporates a walk-behind waterfall.  The sanctuary’s dome incorporates the ability to synthesise thunder and create short spells of rain from an irrigation system in the dome structure. Roofed viewpoints within the gorge have been erected for use during these brief rainstorms.

Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.

Day 7     Knysna to Hazyview via George/Port Elizabeth & Johannesburg

Travel to George or Port Elizabeth for your flight (excluded) to Johannesburg.

Continue to the airport and return the vehicle to the Budget Rent-a-Car Office.

Upon arrival in Johannesburg, collect your vehicle from Budget Rent-a-Car.  Continue to Hazyview via the Panorama Route.

3 x overnight Hippo Hollow Country Estate including breakfast.

Day 10     A fond farewell...

Return to Johannesburg for your onward flight - upon arrival at the airport, return your vehicle to the Budget Rent-a-Car Office.

01 - 31 Aug 2011
R6420 per person sharing twin / double
R2730 single supplement

01 - 30 Sep 2011
R7040 per person sharing twin / double
R3030 single supplement

01 - 31 Oct 2011
R7320 per person sharing twin / double
R3010 single supplement

01 Nov - 31 Dec 2011
R7045 per person sharing twin / double
R2950 single supplement

01 Jan - 31 Mar 2012
R7150 per person sharing twin / double
R2990 single supplement

01 - 30 Apr 2012
R6675 per person sharing twin / double
R2875 single supplement

01 May - 31 Aug 2012
R5990 per person sharing twin / double
R2510 single supplement

01 - 30 Sep 2012
R6660 per person sharing twin / double
R2795 single supplement

01 - 31 Oct 2012
R6965 per person sharing twin / double
R2825 single supplement

Includes

3 x nights Holiday Inn Express Cape Town including breakfast.

1 x night Mooiplaas Guest House including breakfast.

2 x nights Bradach Manor in a Lagoon Facing Room including breakfast.

3 x nights Hippo Hollow Country Estate including breakfast.

10 x days Car Hire in a Group C, Toyota Corolla / similar.

Excludes

Car Rental excludes: One Way National Fee, Contract Fee, Rental Deposit, Additional Driver Fee, Baby Seat, Fine Handling Fee, Young Driver Surcharge, Delivery/Collection Fee, Towing Charges, Claim Administration Fee, No Show Charges, Tyre, Rim & Hubcaps and Windscreen Damage.  Please note that car hire operates on a 24-hour cycle.  Please ensure that you return your vehicle the same time that you collected it, to avoid an additional days' charge.

All other meals.

Porterage.

Items of personal nature.

Airfare & taxes.