Cape to Karoo 4×4 safari

Days 1 & 2: the Overberg

Meeting at the designated point in Cape Town and departure to the Overberg. You can book on site your preferred activities: whale watching by boat, shark cage-diving, sea kayaking in the Walker Bay. We will also find the time to take you tho the beaches of the Walker Bay Nature Reserve. We’ll drive on sand tracks through the fynbos along the 4×4 Walker Bay fishing trail.

Accommodation in guesthouse, with breakfast included.

Days 3 & 4: De Hoop Nature Reserve

We leave Hermanus to head to De Hoop Nature Reserve. On our way, on the day 3, we will stop at Cape Agulhas, where the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans officially meet.

You will discover the reserve at your own leisure. As you will be sitting quite a bit in the car in the following days, we suggest you to spend most of your time hiking through the dunes and along the beaches of this great natural beauty. In season, you have a very good chance for whale spotting from the shore.

Accommodation in guesthouse, in half board.

Day 5: Oudtshoorn

We leave early De Hoop to drive west, toward the start of the Garden Route. Although this is not our final destination, we will drive on the dunes of Vlesbaai, just before Mossel Bay, where the Garden Route starts, and where we’ll stop for lunch.

In the afternoon, we’ll get to Oudsthoorn, the world’s ostrich capital, in the heart of the Little Karoo. We will check-in at a typical guesthouse. Dinner is at own expense, but we strongly recommend to arrange a table at Jemima’s, one of the best of South Africa.

Accommodation in guesthouse, with breakfast included.

Days 6: Oudtshoorn-Die Hel

We leave Oudtshoorn after breakfast to head inland. Our today’s final destination is Die Hel (the hell), a hidden treasure and a UNESCO heritage site.

The narrow gravel road to Die Hel is one of the most iconic of all South Africa. It snakes through hidden valleys and several mountain passes, leading to a dead end in the middle of nowhere, in the heart of the Swartberg Nature Reserve, where we’ll find our accommodation for the night.

Accommodation in rustic chalet (self-catering).

Day 7&8: Karoo NP

After breakfast we’ll drive up the same road (as there’s no other to…) to get back on the Swartberg Pass. At the t-junction, we’ll turn left heading to Prince Albert and then to the Karoo National Park.

We’ll stop in Beaufort West, at the edge of the park, to refill and buy the food for the 2 next days.

The park has stunning landscapes and can be explored to a large extent by 4×4 only. Oryx, springbok, ostrich, eland and mountain zebra graze and browse in this rough beauty. Until a few years ago, the star of the Karoo NP was the mighty and endangered black rhino. And still it is. But it’s worthwhile mentioning though that, after 2 centuries, the lion is back!

Accommodation at in chalet at the rest camp of the park, with breakfast included.

Day 9: Karoo NP-Cape Town

We leave the park to start our 5 hour drive to Cape Town, where we’ll spend the night and gather for a well deserved farewell dinner. We strongly recommend though to extend by at least 2 more nights your stay in the mother city, to be explored in self-drive or with a private guide.

Accommodation at in chalet at the rest camp of the park, with breakfast included.

Day 10: check-out

Return your car to Cape Town International Airport.