Southern Cape Meander
Embark on Khwela 4×4 Adventures’ Southern Cape Tour—a 7-day journey through breathtaking landscapes. Start in Cape Town, drive along Chapman’s Peak to Cape Point, and visit the penguin colony at Betty’s Bay. Explore Cape Agulhas and engage with elephants at Knysna Elephant Park. Enjoy thrilling gravel roads like “Kom se Pad” and off-road fun at Klipbokkop. Conclude with the Franschoek Motor Museum and Stellenbosch’s wine country. This tour blends adventure, natural beauty, and unforgettable wildlife encounters.
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Description
Day 1: Clients arrive Cape Town International Airport
18:30: Pre-dinner drinks and briefing about what to expect over the next 7 days. Safety briefing at the same time.
19:30: Dinner
Day 2: Breakfast from 07:30. Depart from hotel at 09:00. Drive via Chapmans Peak to Cape Point. Approximately 2hrs drive. Clients can explore in their own time going up to the view point via gondola. Lunch at Cape Point Restaurant at 12:00 – Depart from Cape Point by 13:30. Drive along Kalk Bay and Gordons Bay toward Pringle Bay and on to Betty’s Bay to visit the penguin colony. From Betty’s Bay we drive via Kleinmond on to Hermanus. Overnight Hermanus. Dinner 19:30
Day 3: Breakfast from 07:30 – Depart 09:00
Drive some scenic secondary back roads to the Monrovian Mission town of Elim with its magic architechure. We then start driving very scenic gravel roads as we make our way to Cape Agulhus, the most southern tip of Africa.
From here we head off to Arniston for lunch at the Arniston Hotel. We need to depart the hotel by latest 14:00.
From Arniston we have a lengthy drive but we cross the Breede River on the pontoon before heading towards the N2. We then make our way to Knysna.
Dinner: 19:30
The clients would be spending two nights in Knysna after the previous day’s hard drive.
Day 4: Breakfast 07:30.
Depart for the day’s activities at 09:00.
We make our way to the Knysna Elephant Park where clients will spend time and get to interact with the elephants. After a short informative video, the clients are transported to the field, where they have the chance to feed and walk among the free roaming herd of African elephants. Responsible and educational interactions allow guests to appreciate the awe-inspiring presence of these animals.
We will pre-book for 10:00 for this activity.
https://knysnaelephantpark.co.za
Once the activity is completed, we head for lunch at the Knysna Heads, East Head Café. The restaurant has a spectacular view over the Knysna Heads.
Dinner 19:30.
Day 5: Breakfast from 07:30 – Depart at 09:00 from hotel.
Today we drive what is known as “Kom se Pad”, a beautiful scenic drive that joins up with the Prince Alfred Pass. This is all gravel road travel. We make our way towards Uniondale. After the pass, the road becomes tar once again as we head toward De Rust and the extremely scenic Meirings Poort. From here we head to Prince Albert for lunch at the Swartberg Hotel.
Accommodation near Oudshoorn.
Dinner to be served 19:30.
Day 6: Breakfast 07:30 – Depart 09:00.
We make our way via one of the most scenic gravel roads, passing the Calitzdorp Dam. From Calitzdorp we follow the R62, South Africa’s version of Route 66, all the way to Montagu passing places like the well-known Ronnies Sex Shop on the way. Would have a quick comfort stop here. We head to our lunch in Montague.
We depart Montagu by 13:30 as we make our way to Klipbokkop near Worcester for an afternoon of off-road fun in the sand.
We make our way to Paarl along the edge of the Theewaterskloof Dam.
Our overnight spot is in Paarl.
Dinner 19:30
Day 7: Breakfast 07:30 – Depart 9:00
We backtrack slightly toward Franschoek to visit the motor museum. https://www.fmm.co.za.
Lunch in Stellenbosch at Spier wine farm. https://www.spier.co.za
Depart from Spier 14:00.
Leisurely drive back to 12 Apostles via Ou Kaapse Weg Chapmans Peak to end in Cape Town
Dinner 19:30
Day 8: Depart for airport via shuttle.
