Earthstompers Adventures is an established South African adventure company offering high quality adventure tours especially designed for budget, up market backpackers and travelers through the Garden Route.

Earthstompers six day Garden Route Adventure, including garden route, route 62, Little Karoo, and Overberg!

Tour Includes

Qualified guide, air-conditioned bus, five nights accommodation, dinners (except day 3), breakfasts (except day 4) and entrance fees to wine tasting, ostrich farm, Cango Caves, Cango Wildlife Ranch, canoeing, game viewing safari, Tsitsikamma National Park, Wilderness National Park and snorkeling.

We also have plenty of time for these optional activities: Bungy jumping (216m and 65m), sky diving, tree top canopy tour, hot air ballooning, abseiling, surfing, sandboarding, Knysna elephant park, close encounter whale and dolphin watching (in-season), shark cage diving and beach horse riding.

Day one -  Cape Town-Oudtshoorn

Depart Cape Town early on Monday morning for Calitzdorp via the scenic and spectacular Route 62, which is South Africa's longest wine route. After a light lunch at Calitzdorp, we visit De Krans winery for wine and port tasting to find out why this town is known as the Port wine capital of South Africa. Then we continue on to Oudtshoorn, ostrich capital of the world, for a guided tour of an ostrich farm. The more adventurous can even ride an ostrich (maximum weight of 75kg). Overnight stay in Oudtshoorn.

Day two - Oudtshoorn-Wildernis

This morning we experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves in a guided adventure tour. Then we move on to the Cango Wildlife Ranch where you can see the endangered cheetah, crocodiles and other animals. The highlight is touching and having your photo taken with a cheetah. After lunch in the afternoon we will drive over the majestic Outeniqua Mountains to the Wilderness National park for a canoe ride through indigenous forests boasting over 200 species of birds (weather permitting). Overnight stay in Wilderness.

Optional extras

- Rise early to a spectacular Hot air balloon ride over the Little Karoo.

Day three - Wilderness-Plettenberg Bay

After breakfast we leave for the Tsitsikamma National Park. En route we drive through the beautiful lake district of the Garden Route and stop off at the Bloukrans Bridge to view the world's highest bungee jump (216 meters). We allow plenty of time for the adventure seekers amongst us to test their courage. We spend the afternoon in the National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and the beautiful Indian Ocean. This provides a wide choice of activities for all, including long and short hikes, crossing the suspension bridge, swimming and snorkeling. Overnight stay in Plettenberg Bay.

Optional extras

- Tree Top Canopy Tour
- Bungee Jumping

Day four - Plettenberg Bay-Mossel Bay

The morning you will have for your self. You can go to Plettenberg Bay beach and/or explore the town.

Other Things To Do

- Whale and dolphin watching boat trip (in Season)
- Knysna Elephant Park

On the way to Mossel Bay we will stop over in Knysna (South Africa's favorite town) where you can see the famous Knysna Heads and lagoon, and have the opportunity to explore the waterfront and countless shops. We then move on to Mossel Bay for a Big 5 game drive and dinner at the game lodge. Overnight stay in Mossel Bay.

Day five - Mossel Bay-Cape Agulhas

In the morning you have time to explore the beautiful coastal resort town of Mossel Bay and visit the Diaz museum complex and the Post Office Tree.

Other Things To Do

- Surfing or sand boarding
- 10 000 feet Sky dive

Early afternoon we visit the Aloe Ferrox factory shop at Albertinia to discover the health and beauty enhancing qualities of this plant. We then move on to Cape Agulhas the most Southern Tip of Africa (whale watching in season).Overnight in Cape Agulhas Backpackers Lodge in Struisbaai.

Optional extras

- Beach Horse Riding
- Whale watching boat trip (in season)

Day six - Cape Agulhas-Cape Town

Today we drive through to the seaside resort of Hermanus for some whale and dolphin watching (seasonal), lunch and shopping. Your guide can arrange to take you on a shark cage dive should you want to see these beauties up close and personal. In the afternoon we will drive the scenic coastal road back to Cape Town, stopping one last time at Betty's Bay at the African penguin colony!

Otional extras

- Shark Cage Diving