The Garden Route-Eastern to Western Cape

The famous Garden Route along which you can explore superb beaches and many forests

This scenic route extends from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to Storms River in the Eastern Cape. It passes through small, charming towns including George and Knysna. There are many beautiful swimming and surfing beaches along the way, as well as Wilderness National Park, a wetland with many hiking trails and rivers for canoeing. Plettenberg Bay offers splendid beaches and the possibility of whale watching if the weather is good and without wind. The Tsitsikamma National Park is home to immense yellowood forests with trees fifty metres high. The famous "Otter Trail" hiking route, named after the resident Cape otter, extends through this magnificent national park of sea, forest and mountains!