14 Day East Coast Garden Route 4x4 Adventure - Off-Road/On-Road
Dates: Self Guided - (Best between November and March)
(Average of 350km to 450km per day) - 60% Easy Gravel Roads - 13 Days Driving.
1 Full Day driving in Addo Elephant National Park

Tour Summary:
Collect Vehicles at Cape Town International Airport and depart along the picturesque Clarence Drive R44 to Hermanus. we follow the coast line and zig zag across multiple gravel and asphalt mountain passes before reaching Addo Elephant Park close to Port Elizabeth.
The back route traverses gravel roads and crosses the Incredible "Baviaaskloof Wilnerness Area" - considered the No.1 off road route by Motorcyclists and 4x4 enthusiasts world wide. Once you've done that the scenic mountain ranges of the Karoo region and we then enter the rugged Cederberg Mountains, before heading home via the Paarl and Franschhoek Winelands. 
42 Mountain Passes in total ! 


Routing:
Our first few days we skirt along the scenic Eact coasline, stopping at De Hoop Nature Reserve overnight, we make our way along further coastal tracks before heading inland throuh several mountain passes and into the Karoo. We explore old historical OX-Wagon trails and gravel passes long the coastal regions and venture deep into the 2000 year old Knysna Forests and overnight in the famous Prince Alfred Pass.
Then we head to Addo Elephant National Park for a full rest day and a full day drive in the amazing National Park, inhabited with over 700 elephants, Lion, Buffalo, Rhino and an abundance of antelope species.  
Then its time for the No.1 off road route in South Africa - the Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area" with its multiple valley and passes and over 20 river crossings, mostly shallow, but can be up to 1.5 meters deep in the winter rain falls month of May to September - then we head into the Great Karoo region and over the notorious Swartberg Pass, and down into the Karoo Winelands toen of Calitzdorp on the Route 62.
We then head North West up into the Hantam Karoo and up into the ancient Cederberg Mountains where rock formation and 6000 year old Bushmen Painting sites will be visited. The route back into Cape town takes us over the Paarl Winelands valley and the most beautiful Franschhoek Pass back into the Cape Town, or the Cape Town International Airport to drop off the vehicles.


Experience Level: (Beginner/intermediate off-road, Easy Gravel, some technical terrain and multiple river crossings in Baviaanskloof 4x4 required)
Accommodation:   4 Star B&B and Guest Lodge, Luxury Cabins......