Cape Town, Garden Route and "Big 5" Self Drive Tour
Our South African self drive tour allows you to travel as you please,
but with the benefit of hand-picked accommodation, booked in advance.
Our self-drive tours allow you to travel in a hire car from a leading company such as Avis, Budget, Europcar or Hertz and use our experience to see the best of South Africa and stay in excellent affordable accommodation.
Our booking service is free and we supply a map and your choice of guide book.
To book this tour E-Mail info@nmbtours.com or use this link:- Fifth Avenue Adventure Tours
Go to home Page of Eastcape Tours.com
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Self drive tour
The roads are uncongested few motorways just good old fashioned A roads. From Port Elizabeth to the Tsitsikamma National Park is 100 miles 160 km's there is little traffic, no traffic lights and at legal speeds the journey is less than an hour and a quarter. The roads are well maintained, we drive on the left hand side of the road and petrol is much cheaper than in the UK.Day 1. |
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Day 2.Cape town is one of the world's greatest cities and has an exciting nightlife and excellent inexpensive restaurants. You can hike or take the cable car up table mountain, go to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront or take a boat trip to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held as prisoner for 27 years. |
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| Table Mountain - a stunning site on a Self Drive South Africa Tour |
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Day 5. Onwards to Mossel Bay where you can take a walk around the fishing village, visit the Diaz Museum or go for a cage dive where you would be lowered into the water wearing breathing apparatus, you should then come face to face with a great white. Do you dare? | ![]() |
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| The Great White, one of the "Big Seven" | Shark diving - pure adrenalin! |
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Day 6. Travel to Knysna where you will stay overnight in the town which is in the heart of the South African Lake District. Day 7. Explore Knysna and Plettenberg Bay before moving on to the Tsitsikamma National Park.
Overnight in Storms River at the entrance of the park. |
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| Knysna lagoon - a paradise |
Day 8.Choose form a number of optional activities: for those brave enough, the worlds highest bungee jump with a drop of 216 metres, black water tubing down Storms River which we heavily recommend, enjoy some of the magic walks in the Tsitsikamma National Park, take a tree top canopy tour suspended in the giant Outeniqua Yellowwood trees, or go abseiling, mountain biking, horse riding, snorkeling or just take afternoon tea at the rest camp and enjoy the stunning views. |
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Depart for Port Elizabeth where you will stay at Fifth Avenue Beach House, which is located 50 meters from Port Elizabeth's Hobie Beach and a short walk to the Boardwalk which has good restaurants and a casino.
Day 9. The Addo Elephant National Park and Award winning Bushman Sands Game Reserve.
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| Award-winning Bushman Sands Game Reserve |
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Day 10. You will have the chance to take a further game drive prior to breakfast, before returning to Port Elizabeth. In the evening we include a township Shebeen tour, this will be with a specialist township guide who will take you to see the other side of Africa. Day 11. Final morning in Port Elizabeth. Drop-off of your car at Port Elizabeth airport. |
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| No Garden Route tour is complete without a township tour |
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Group B car Toyota Corolla. |
We provide the full range of cars for our self drive South African Tours . |
BMW 318i Touring. |
Unlimited mileage car hire Full insurance with nil excess subject to car hire terms and conditions
Car hire deposit 2000 ZAR Telephone calls Fines and vehicle damage not covered by insurance, subject to terms and conditions of hire car company. Items not mentioned above. |
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We are a member of SATSA (South African Touring Services Association) Registration number 927. This binds us to a strict code of ethics, and confirms we have complied with stringent legal and insurance requirements. Booking with a SATSA member ensures that your trip to South Africa is guaranteed to be of the highest standard. |
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