Cycle the Garden Route South Africa on this fully escorted small group tour. This 11-day road bike cycling holiday is demanding but rewarding and highlights the best of what the Garden Route offers.
Cycling from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, this tour covers up to 125km in the saddle per day. It includes all accommodations, breakfast daily, seven picnic-style lunch packs, seven dinners, water bottle refills throughout the day, all airport transfers, seven cycling training tours with a guide(s) and a support vehicle with luggage transportation.
THIS TRIP INCLUDES
DAY 1: ARRIVE PORT ELIZABETH – TRANSFER TO HOTEL
Upon arrival in Port Elizabeth, please collect your luggage and proceed to the arrivals hall where your driver will be waiting to transfer you to our group hotel in Summerstrand. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight: The Beach Hotel Port Elizabeth
DAY 2: FREE DAY PORT ELIZABETH
Today has been set aside for building your bikes, making any necessary repairs, and preparing for your Garden Route Cycling Tour. In the afternoon, we will take a short warm-up ride of around 50km with your guide, before regrouping at 18h00 for a tour briefing followed by dinner.
Overnight: The Beach Hotel Port Elizabeth
Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner
DAY 3: PORT ELIZABETH TO JEFFERY’S BAY: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 115KM / 71 MILES
After an early breakfast and hotel check-out, we will load our luggage onto the support vehicle before setting off from the hotel. We’ll ride next to the beach and the rocky coastline before heading inland where the terrain will transform from flat roads to rolling hills. We will continue through small villages and farmland until we reach the small town of Jeffrey’s Bay (a mecca for surfers), where we will settle for the night.
Overnight: Supertubes Guesthouse, Jeffrey’s Bay
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
DAY 4: JEFFREY’S BAY TO NATURES VALLEY: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 110KM / 68 MILES
After transferring out to Humansdorp, today’s cycle ride starts on easy terrain as we head out of town and into the rich green countryside that will lead us to the Tsitsikamma Mountains. From here, our route remains relatively flat, but there are a few climbs to test our legs as we make our way through the lush farmland towards Nature’s Valley. Here, you’ll have time to dip your toes in the ocean before we will load the bikes and take a short transfer to our hotel in The Crags.
Overnight: Bufflesdam Country House, The Crags
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
DAY 5: THE CRAGS TO BRENTON-ON-SEA: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 85KM / 52 MILES
After our morning routine of breakfast, hotel check out, and loading the support vehicle, we will leave The Crags behind and make our way through Plettenberg Bay and past Knysna to Brenton-on-Sea, where we will spend the night in this pretty seaside resort.
Overnight: Brenton Haven, Brenton-on-Sea
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
DAY 6: GEORGE TO OUDTSHOORN: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 100KM / 62 MILES
To cover as much ground as possible today, our day will start with a +/- 1-hour transfer from Brenton-on-Sea to George, where we will start cycling along the coastal road towards Mossel Bay. At Hartenbos, we’ll turn inland as we make our way up and over the Robinson Pass to the Ostrich Capital of the world – Oudtshoorn. Today is a demanding day with plenty of climbing.
Overnight: La Plume Guesthouse, Oudtshoorn
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
DAY 7: CALITZDORP TO BARRYDALE: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 115KM / 70 MILES
After breakfast today, we will depart Oudtshoorn and transfer 45-minutes to Calitzdorp where we will continue with our ‘mountain stage’ as we cycle up and over the Huisrivier Pass direction Barrydale. In Barrydale, we will load the bikes onto the trailer and transfer approximately 50-minutes to our hotel in Robertson for the evening.
Overnight: Mo & Rose Boutique Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
DAY 8: ROBERTSON TO FRANSCHHOEK: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 116KM / 70 MILES
Will we continue our journey today from Robertson to the picturesque town of Franschhoek in the Western Cape Winelands. Our journey will take us over the iconic Franschhoek Pass and down into town where we’ll stop for refreshments before loading the bikes and transferring to Stellenbosch for dinner and overnight.
Overnight: De Wagen Boutique Hotel Stellenbosch
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner
DAY 9: STELLENBOSCH TO BLOUBERGSTRAND: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 110KM / 85 MILES
After breakfast today, we’ll start cycling directly from the hotel towards the west coast of South Africa. Our journey will take us through the winelands as we make our way first to Melkbosstrand, before turning left and following the coastal road to Bloubergstrand where we will finish our Garden Route Cycle Tour with a celebratory drink at a beachfront café. Afterwards, we’ll transfer 45-minutes to Cape Town.
Overnight: Newkings Boutique Hotel Cape Town
Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch
DAY 10: FREE DAY CAPE TOWN
Today you have a full day at leisure to do exactly as you please.
Overnight: Newkings Boutique Hotel, Cape Town
Meals Included: Breakfast
DAY 11: DEPARTURE
After breakfast today, you will have a few hours to shop for last-minute souvenirs before your driver collects you and returns you to the airport for your return flight home. ***End of Services***
Monthly Departures in 2024 / 2025
Next group departures from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth starting 23.11.2024 & 15.03.2025
Private Departures Guaranteed for 2 Cyclists and more any time of the year.
Price From: £2295.00 per person sharing.