14 Days - Overland Truck Tour - Garden Route and Cederberg Mountains
Accommodated in 3-4 Star B&B and Lodges, Luxury tents with beds
Accommodated: 1 - 14 November 2023
Camping, Fully Equipped: 17 - 29 November 2023 (Budget Tour)
Go Beyond the Tourist Routes into the "Hidden Garden Route" Off-Road/On-Road !
South African East Coast Garden Route & Route 62, Karoo & Cederberg Mountains - 14 Days touring in the airconditioned comfort of the 4x4 Overland Truck. This tour is very scenic and easy driving, easy gravel roads and plenty of amazingly scenic landscapes and twisted
Historical old OX-Wagon Passes.
The 4x4 Overland Truck for this route:
Dates: Guided Truck Tour - Accommodated 1 - 14 Nov 2023, Camping 17 - 29 Nov 2023
(Average of 350km to 450km per day) - 60% Easy Gravel Roads - 14 Days Driving in the truck.
1 Full Day driving in Addo Elephant National Park
Tour Summary:
Departing from Cape Town heading 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 scenic mountain ranges of
the Karoo region and we then enter the rugged Cederberg Mountains, before
heading home via the Paarl and Franschhoek Winelands.
Over 35 Mountain Passes in total !
Routing:
Our first 3 days we visit the City of Cape Town, options to hike up Lions head, Table Mountain can be booked before the time, we travel along the Atlantic Seaboard along Clifton, Camps Bay, Hout Bay, Chapmans Peak, Kommetjie, Scarbourough and lunch at the Cape of Good Hope, then we skirt along the scenic East coastline, stopping at De Hoop Nature Reserve overnight, we make our way along further coastal tracks before heading inland through several mountain passes and into the Karoo.
We explore old historical OX-Wagon trails and gravel passes long the coastal regions.
Then we head to Addo Elephant National Park for a full day drive in the amazing National Park, inhabited with over 700 elephants, Lion, Buffalo, Rhino and an abundance of antelope species.
Then we head into the Great Karoo region and over the incredible Cango Caves, and down into the Karoo Winelands town 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 City.
Highlights:
Cape Town, Cape Peninsular, Cape of Good Hope, Atlantic Seaboard, Hermanus, Agulhas Tip of Africa, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Scenic Mountain passes, Cango Caves, Oudtshoorn, Knysna Heads, Knysna Lagoon and Knysna Forests, Tsitsikamma Forest, Bloukrans Bridge. Storm River Mouth Suspension Bridge, Addo Elephant Park, Big 5 Game Drives, Karoo, Prince Albert, Calitzdorp Route 62, Tankwa Karoo, Cederberg Mountains, Stadsaal Caves and Rock Paintings, Truitjieskraal Rock formations and Rock Paintings... Franschhoek Winelands and more.
FULL daily itinerary will be supplied at time of booking
Accommodation: Accommodated Option: 4 Star B&B and Guest Lodge, Luxury Cabins......
Camping Option: Canvas Done tents supplied and all equipment...
Adventure Activities available on-route: Addition Costs apply
Hiking Table Mountain and Lions Head, Tandem Paragliding Signal Hill, Mountain Biking, Segway Tours in Tsitsikamma, Suspension bridge walk at Storms River Mouth, Highest Bungy Jump at Bloukrans Bridge and many more......
Dates: Accommodated 1 - 14 Nov 2023
Camping, Fully Equipped 17 - 29 Nov 2023
Accommodated, B&B, Lodges
Tour Cost for single person in single room
1 - 14 Nov 2023 ZAR 28 950
Tour Cost for 2 people Sharing, Double Room / Twin Rooms
1 - 14 Nov 2023 ZAR 52 350
Camping, Fully Catered, All equipment supplied
Tour Cost for single person in single room
17 - 29 Nov 2023 ZAR 19 250
Tour Cost for 2 people Sharing, Double Room / Twin Rooms
17 - 29 Nov 2023 ZAR 21 350
Tour Group size: Price based on 10 people in group
Accommodation:
Hotels and Lodges, Luxury Tents, 4 Star B&B
Breakfast is Included
Some evening meals are included
Breakfasts and some dinners included
Camping:
Canvas 2 man Dome tents, all equipment supplied
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included
Prices subject to change without notice. E&OE
Included in the Tour
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14 day supported guiding in Overland Truck
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Accommodation, breakfasts & some dinners (4 Star B&B, Lodges)
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Full Day Safari in Addo Elephant Park
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Airport Shuttle in bound and outbound
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Fully catered and tents supplied on Camping option (Budget Tour)
Excluded From the Tour:​
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International Flight to and from Cape Town
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Medical Health Insurance
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lunches or road side snacks, some evening dinners, alcoholic drinks
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Tips and Gratuity's
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Adventure Activities on tour
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Pre-Tour and post-Tour accommodation