Sit back and relax 15 days South African Adventure with R62 Adventure Tours, because we care!!

On this trip you don’t have to worry about driving, safety or renting a car, we have that covered. On top you have the liberty to choose the accommodation according to your budget and needs in the towns given below, we will still book them for you or you can leave the choice to us.

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Day 1 | Arrival at Cape Town | +/- 210km

  • Our shuttle service will be at the airport to give you a warm South African Welcome.
  • Depending on arrival time we will do a short guided tour in Cape Town Centre before driving you via the heart of the historic winelands to the border of the Klein Karoo to the Town of roses, wine and Muskadel; Montagu.
  • You spend the night at Mountain View Lodge Montagu***
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Included meals:

none

Included activities:

Depending on arrival time : short visit to Cape Town

Optional activities:

none

Travel route, distance & time:

Cape Town - Montagu 230 km +/- 3 hours

Day 2 | Acclimatising with a wine-tasting-tour in the Robertson Wine Valley | +/- 80km

  • We are visiting up to 4 wine estates each with its own different style, from wineries that produce millions of litres per year to have you create, bottle and label your own wine.
  • You spend the night at Mountain View Lodge Montagu***
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Wine tasting at serval estates
Guided cellar visit
Blend, bottle and label your own wine (1bottle per couple)

Optional activities:

Weather permitting river cruise R100 pp

Travel route, distance & time:

Robertson Wine Valley +/- 4 - 5  hours  - 90 km

Day 3 | Route 62, the Karoo, Ostriches, Caves and some serious off-roading | +/- 400km

  • We leave Montagu, the beginning of the Route 62, the longest wine route, early in the morning. Along majestic mountains we work our way up further towards the Great Karoo, to find Ronnie’s Sex Shop, a bar in the middle of nowhere as our on-route stop. Before crossing one of the most beautiful off-road mountain passes in South Africa, the ostriches in Oudtshoorn await our visit. We will even find ourselves underground exploring the Cango caves. We bid the ostriches of the Karoo a farewell, before going off-road again on the Montagu Pass for some breath-taking spectacular mountains and valleys. Time permitting a visit to Wilderness National Park, close to our Resting place for the night
  • You spend the night in Wilderness
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Cango Caves tour
Ostrich Safari tour
Visit to Ronny’s Sex Shop

Optional activities:

Travel route, distance & time:

Route 62  +/- 4 - 5  hours -  400 km

Day 4 | Along the coast from Nature Reserve to Nature Reserve all the way to the Big 5
+/- 380km

  • Our tour today will take us over the Provincial Borders, driving along the Indian Ocean via Wilderness National Park, Knysna, Garden Route National Park, Tsisikamma National Park all the way down to Ado Elephant park in the Eastern Cape. At 15:00 we start our first Big5 game drive, followed by bush campfire dinner and a night game drive.
  • You spend the night in Schotia
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Included meals:

Breakfast - teatime & dinner

Included activities:

3 game drives including a night drive

Optional activities:

Upgrade Shotia Accommodation to bush lodge or tented camp R1500pp

Travel route, distance & time:

Garden Route  +/- 4 - 5  hours  - 380 km

Day 5 | Ado Elephant Park | +/- 250km

  • Established in 1931 to save 11 Elephants on the brink of extinction, and now home to more than 350 of them, 280 Cape Buffalo, black Rhino, a range of Antelope species, as well as the rare flightless dung Beetle, Addo Elephant Park is a perfect destination for the adventurous outdoor and nature lover. Addo Elephant Park, a sanctuary for a wide range of South Africa's Wildlife, is located in the 120 000 ha of land in the thick bushveld of the Sundays River, in the Eastern Cape. The park, the third largest in South Africa, offers a wide range of game viewing and outdoor activities. We will spend most of the day exploring Ado Elephant Park, getting up close to the local wildlife. Nothing could be better if you are a bush lover. In the afternoon, we return towards Tsitsikamma for a lovely dinner at the Tsitsikamma Lodge and Spa.
  • You spend the night in the forest at Tsitsikamma Lodge and Spa
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Entrance and 3-4 hour drive with tour vehicle through Addo Elephant National Park

Optional activities:

2-hour open vehicle game drive with Addo field guide, R540

Travel route, distance & time:

Garden Route  3 hours + time in the park - 250 km

Day 6 | The Garden Route Warm water , beautiful beaches, forests and bungee
+/- 150km

  • Our coastal trips continues after a visit to the Tsitsikamma National Park and a walk on the suspension bridge. Before leaving the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and the green forests of Tsitsikamma, we visit the Storm River Bloukrans Bungee, the world’s highest commercial bungee bridge. The Bloukrans Bridge is 216 meters (709 feet) above the Bloukrans River and it is also the highest commercial natural bungee jump in the World. The perfect complement to the garden route.
  • You spend the night in Plettenberg Bay
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park

Optional activities:

Kayak Adventure R695pp (3 hours weather permitting) *
216 M Bloukrans bungee jump, R1600

Travel route, distance & time:

Garden Route  150 km

* (Kayak clients will miss the walk to the suspension bridge)

Day 7 | From the Indian Ocean over the Mountains in the Karoo | +/- 320km

  • The Garden Route continues and the Indian Oceans smiles back from the cliffs and bay in Knysna. Our route now turns land inwards towards the Klein Karroo. Weather and time permitting we enter Montagu Pass, build in 1848 by 250 convicts, but the highlight is the unforgiving and breath-taking Swartberg Pass, 24 km’s of incredible scenery
  • You spend the night in Prince Albert
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Visit to the Knysna Heads viewpoint

Optional activities:

Knysna Heads Boat Tour R450 pp (1h20min)

Travel route, distance & time:

Garden Route - Klein Karoo  320 km +/- 4.5 hours

Day 8 | Karoo, Ghosts and Fruit | +/- 380km

  • Via wide stretched desert like lands, along mountains our trips takes us down to the Matjiesfontyn. A scenic ghost town and a must see. After lunch in the authentic bar, we continue our trip and change from desert to fruit region.
  • You spend the night at Mountain View Lodge Montagu***
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Ghost walk in Matjiesfontyn
Bus ride according to availability

Optional activities:

Visit to Car & railway museum

Travel route, distance & time:

Klein Karoo  380 km +/- 4.5 hours

Day 9 & 10 | Relaxing day in the mountains | +/- 0km

  • The small town of Montagu on Route 62 in South Africa boasts a large variety of activities to ensure a memorable stay.
  • A visit to the hot springs, a nature- or mountain walk or just relaxing by the pool.
  • You spend the night at Mountain View Lodge Montagu***
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Optional activities:

Rolls Royce drive R400 pp (1.5h)
Diverse Hiking trails free
Sparkling wine tasting day tour R 800 pp

Travel route, distance & time:

Day 11 | The Southernmost point of the African continent, Farmland, Whales (July-November) | +/- 270km

  • The Garden Route continues towards Cape Town, but a turn-off is inevitable as is going down to the coast to visit the most southern tip of Africa, where the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans meet.
  • Via wide stretched Farmlands, along mountains our trips takes us down to the coast. From July till November the playgrounds for the southern right whales, only one town has a Whale-Cryer, Hermanus.
  • You spend the night in Hermanus
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Visit to the Southernmost tip of Africa in Agulhas National Park

Optional activities:

Whale watching boat trip  R1050pp

Travel route, distance & time:

Garden Route  270 km +/- 3 hours

Day 12 | Penguins, Whale Route, False Bay - Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope – Cape Town
+/- 270km

  • Driving along the Botrivier Lagoon, we end up on the Whale Route, bringing us to the real penguin colony of the Cape, Stoney Point. From here we continue our tip along what has been multiple times described as the most beautiful coastal road to Gordons Bay, at the foot of the Hottentots Mountains. Where False Bay ends, Cape of Good Hope begins, following the breath-taking coastal road we arrive at Cape of Good Hope National Park. This point marks the point where a ship begins to travel more eastward than southward. From the Lighthouse we travel the Cape Peninsula straight into Cape Town.
  • You spend the night in Cape Town
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Visit to Penguin sanctuary at Betties Bay
Entrance to Cape of Good Hope National Park
Chapmans Peak Drive

Optional activities:

Funicular ride: R50 - R75

Travel route, distance & time:

Garden Route -Whale Route  235 km +/- 3 hours

Day 13 & 14 | Cape Town – Table Mountain

  • Our driver/guide will take you exploring Cape Town and its surroundings. The day schedule is adjusted according to weather conditions. A couple off highlights are the Hop-on Hop-off Bus, Table Mountain, the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Bo-Kaap, Robben Island, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, …
  • You spend two more nights in Cape Town
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Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Driver/guide with vehicle remains with you to take you where you want, when you want, to be discussed with the
driver/guide according to your personal interest and the weather conditions.
Stellenbosch - Franschhoek trip
Visit to private diamond museum (subject to availability).
Sunset trip to Sunset Beach.
Visit to the V&A Waterfront
Guided walk in Cape Town, Company Gardens, Long Street,
Green Market, Bo-Kaap,..

Optional activities:

Hop on Hop off bus from R225 pp|
Table Mountain Cable car from R 380 pp
Robben Island Museum & Ferry from R360 pp
Sunset Cruise with champagne from R360 pp
Visit Castle of Good Hope from R60 pp
Kirstenbosch National Botanic Gardens from R70
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Travel route, distance & time:

Cape Town

Day 15 | Goodbye - Our shuttle will bring you to Cape Town International Airport

Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Airport shuttle
Sightseeing depending on return flight

Optional activities:

See above Cape Town depending on return flight

Travel route, distance & time:

Cape Town 50 km

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Advantages of this way of traveling:

  • You sit back and relax while we drive and point you towards all the best sites
  • No need to hire a car
  • No need to buy maps or rent a GPS, we know the way
  • No worries about getting lost or driving on the wrong side of the road
  • Petrol (fuel) costs are included
  • At all-time you have a driver with local knowledge at your disposal
  • Your safety is our concern and part of our business
  • You have an estimate in advance what your organised vacation spending’s will be.

Side information:

  • For this trip we use comfortable air-conditioned Land Rover Discovery’s. Each Land Rover can take up to 6 passengers, the larger your group the less the cost per person will be.
  • The total distance driven during this trip will be close to 2500 km’s.
  • Our tours take place in a Malaria free area. No anti-malaria precautions are therefore necessary. You are however advised to bring insect repellent during the summer.
  • All our drivers speak fluent English and Dutch.

Included

  • 15 days accommodation Bed & Breakfast based minimum 3* accommodations
    All transport in luxurious vehicles, fuel costs, road tolls and driver/guide during the trip.
  • Entrance fees for:
    • Tsitsikamma National Park, Addo Elephant Park, Kangoo Caves, Ostrich Safari, Cape Point, Stoney Point Penguin colony
  • 4 Game drives, including 1 night drive and a full day drive in Addo
  • Dinner in Schotia
  • Wine tasting including creating your own wine bottle
  • All accommodations Bed & Breakfast minimum 3 to 4 star

Not included:

  • Airplane tickets to and from Cape Town are to be booked and paid by the guest. We can assist in booking tickets.
  • Food (lunch, dinners), drinks and items bought on the way are not included and are payable by the guest, tips (10% recommended)
  • Personal insurance (illness, lost items, …)
  • It is common that the driver receives a tip after completion of the trip. If the guests were satisfied.
  • Entrance fees to additional parks or attractions not mentioned above
    • Table Mountain, Hop-on-Hop-Off Bus, Robben Island
  • Personal expenses

Financial:

Rates from:

  • 2 persons: 3500 Euro / 3570 USD / 3105 GBP per person (sharing a double room)
  • 4 persons: 3350 Euro /3420 USD / 2980 GBP per person (sharing a vehicle)
  • 6 persons: 3150 Euro / 3220 USD / 2805 GBP per person (sharing a vehicle)

For an exact quotation please contact us on info@R62AdventureTours.co.za

Book your trip now or contact us for any additional information on
+27 (0)72 927 86 35 or info@r62adventuretours.co.za or visit your local travel agent and ask them to contact us.

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R62 Adventure Tours is part of Cebeon-Somerlinck Group established in 1997