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Garden Route Explorer

Forests, lagoons and a long, beautiful coastline, over five to eight nights.

5 to 8 nights Private: only your group The Garden Route, from Cape Town
Garden Route Explorer: route sketch An illustrated route, not to scale: from Cape Town east to the coast at Mossel Bay, Wilderness, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and the Tsitsikamma forest, between the mountains and the Indian Ocean. Cape Town Mossel Bay Wilderness Knysna Plettenberg Bay Tsitsikamma ATLANTIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN
Route sketch, not to scale.

East along the coast, at your own pace

East of Cape Town, the Garden Route runs along South Africa’s southern coast between the mountains and the Indian Ocean: indigenous forest, quiet lagoons, long beaches and some of the country’s loveliest drives.

This journey is shaped around you. Choose five to eight nights, tell JAP what you most want to see, and you’ll receive a suggested route and a quote. Every day is private: only your group in the vehicle.

An indicative plan: JAP confirms the route, what is included and the price for your dates and group with your quote.

  • 5 to 8 nights, your choice
  • Private: only your group in the vehicle
  • Plan and quote from JAP; nothing is charged online

Highlights

  • Indigenous forest in the Tsitsikamma
  • The Knysna lagoon and the Heads
  • Wilderness and its lakes
  • Plettenberg Bay’s beaches
  • Mossel Bay on the coast
  • Scenic drives between them

Suggested outline

  1. Day 1

    Cape Town to the Garden Route

    A long scenic drive east, with stops along the way, to your first night on the coast.

  2. Middle days

    Forests, lagoons and beaches

    Wilderness, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and the Tsitsikamma forest, at the pace you choose. More nights mean more time in each place.

  3. Last day

    Back to Cape Town

    The return drive west. Ask JAP about other start and end points.

Places on the route: Mossel Bay · Wilderness · Knysna · Plettenberg Bay · Tsitsikamma.

A suggested outline. The order of the days, the stops and the timings are planned with you and confirmed with your quote.

Confirmed with your quote

Send a booking request with your dates and group. JAP replies with a plan and a quote that set out:

  • The route and the order of the days
  • Where you stay each night, and who arranges it
  • What is included, such as entrance fees, tastings and meals
  • The price for your dates and your group

Nothing is booked or charged until you and JAP agree the details.

FAQs

Booking

Send a booking request and JAP replies with availability, a plan and a quote. Nothing is charged online, and your booking is confirmed only when JAP confirms it with you.

Changing the plan

Every package is private. Tell JAP in your booking request what you would like to add, skip or change, and the plan and the quote will follow it.

Accessibility

JAP’s day tours are listed as not wheelchair accessible. Tell JAP about any mobility or medical needs when you enquire.

Prefer a day tour?

Each day of the Cape Town packages is also a private tour on its own. See the day tours.

More questions answered in the FAQ

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Plan a custom multi-day trip

Tell JAP what you would like to see and how long you have, and you’ll get a plan and a quote.

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