Table Mountain Inn
Hotel
Day 1
Cape Town & Garden Route - 6 Days (Table Mountain, Cape Point, Stellenbosch, Hermanus & Knysna)
Six days from Table Mountain to the Storms River. Six days with a private vehicle and guide, city-bowl and lagoon-side hotels, and the cable car booked for the first slot.
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Group trips
Six days from Table Mountain to the Storms River
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
V&A WaterfrontBo-Kaap's painted houses are a Cape Malay neighbourhood, not a colour scheme, and it is worth a guided walk rather than a drive-past. Table MountainThe cable car shuts for wind at short notice — the "tablecloth" cloud is exactly that warning. Chapman's Peak DriveGoing at eight is the best odds you get. Hermanus cliff pathHermanus is the best land-based whale watching anywhere — southern rights come within metres of the cliff path from June to November. Storms River MouthBloukrans is 216 m and has held the commercial bridge-bungy record since 1997. Suspension bridgeIt is left optional and it is not cheap.
Itinerary
Bo-Kaap's painted houses are a Cape Malay neighbourhood, not a colour scheme, and it is worth a guided walk rather than a drive-past.
Cape TownHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to the city bowl
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationTable Mountain Inn
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
LANDMARKS V&A Waterfront Bo-Kaap Company's Garden Start point Cape Town, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 00:00 - 23:59The cable car shuts for wind at short notice — the "tablecloth" cloud is exactly that warning. Going at eight is the best odds you get.
Table Mountain, Cape PointHow the day runs
- 0 hrs8:00 AM — the first cars, before the cloud
- 2 hrs11:30 AM — down Chapman's Peak to the Cape
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationCape Town Courtyard
Included Activities
- Cable car return
- Cape Point park entry
- Boulders penguin colony
LANDMARKS Table Mountain Chapman's Peak Drive Cape of Good Hope Boulders Beach A driver is included because three tastings and a mountain pass do not combine.
Cape Town, StellenboschHow the day runs
- 1 hrs9:30 AM — inland to the winelands
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationCape Town Courtyard
Included Activities
- Three estate tastings with a driver
- Hotel night in Cape Town
Optional Activities
- The Franschhoek wine tram
LANDMARKS Stellenbosch Franschhoek Cape Dutch gables Hermanus is the best land-based whale watching anywhere — southern rights come within metres of the cliff path from June to November.
Cape Town, Hermanus, KnysnaHow the day runs
- 2 hrs8:00 AM — round False Bay to the whale coast
- 5 hrs12:30 PM — east along the Garden Route
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationKnysna Retreat
Included Activities
- Transport
- Guesthouse night at Knysna
Optional Activities
- A whale boat at Hermanus in season
LANDMARKS Hermanus cliff path Southern right whales Knysna Heads Bloukrans is 216 m and has held the commercial bridge-bungy record since 1997. It is left optional and it is not cheap.
Knysna, TsitsikammaHow the day runs
- 2 hrs8:30 AM — east to the national park
- 3 hrs10:00 AM — the Storms River mouth boardwalk and bridges
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationTsitsikamma Courtyard
Included Activities
- Tsitsikamma park entry
- Guided boardwalk
- Guesthouse night
Optional Activities
- Bloukrans Bridge bungy — 216 m, the highest bridge jump in the world
LANDMARKS Storms River Mouth Suspension bridge Bloukrans Bridge George is an hour from Knysna and flies to Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Tsitsikamma, KnysnaHow the day runs
- 2 hrs9:00 AM — back west
- 1 hrs1:00 PM — on to George for the flight
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Transfer to George airport
LANDMARKS Knysna Heads Featherbed Nature Reserve
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 2Cable car return
- Day 2Cape Point park entry
- Day 2Boulders penguin colony
- Day 3Three estate tastings with a driver
- Day 3Hotel night in Cape Town
- Day 3The Franschhoek wine tramCosts extra
- Day 4Transport
- Day 4Guesthouse night at Knysna
- Day 4A whale boat at Hermanus in seasonCosts extra
- Day 5Tsitsikamma park entry
- Day 5Guided boardwalk
- Day 5Guesthouse night
- Day 5Bloukrans Bridge bungy — 216 m, the highest bridge jump in the worldCosts extra
- Day 6Transfer to George airport
- Day 1 · 1 nightTable Mountain Inn
- Day 2 · 2 nightsCape Town Courtyard
- Day 4 · 1 nightKnysna Retreat
- Day 5 · 1 nightTsitsikamma Courtyard
- Day 1Cape Town to Cape TownTransfer to the city bowl
- Day 2Table Mountain to Cape Point11:30 AM — down Chapman's Peak to the Cape
- Day 3Cape Town to Stellenbosch9:30 AM — inland to the winelands
- Day 4Cape Town to Hermanus8:00 AM — round False Bay to the whale coast
- Day 4Hermanus to Knysna12:30 PM — east along the Garden Route
- Day 5Knysna to Tsitsikamma8:30 AM — east to the national park
- Day 6Tsitsikamma to Knysna9:00 AM — back west
- Day 6Knysna to Knysna1:00 PM — on to George for the flight
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Cape Town Courtyard
Hotel
Days 2, 3
Knysna Retreat
Hotel
Day 4
Tsitsikamma Courtyard
Hotel
Day 5
What you'll eat
5 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
- DinnerServed on day 1
- BreakfastServed on days 2–6
6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered everywhere; Jain and gluten-free on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 11 reviews
Review summary
Food4.5/5
Guide4.4/5
Itinerary4.6/5
Transport3.9/5
Accommodation4.4/5
Tour operator4.2/5
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Tom Bergman – Lisbon2025-03-21 · Verified booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. No hesitation recommending them.
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Owen Clarke – Toronto2025-03-21 · Verified booking
Western Cape done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No hesitation recommending them.
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Sneha Kulkarni – Bengaluru2025-03-21 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Solid operator.
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Vikram Bose – Pune2025-03-21 · Verified booking
Western Cape done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Good value for what's included.
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Laura Whitfield – Stockholm2025-03-21 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Solid operator.
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Aditi Rao – Nagpur2025-03-21 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. No hesitation recommending them.
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Vikram Bose – Bengaluru2025-03-15 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. Good value for what's included.
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Priya Nair – Pune2025-03-15 · Verified booking
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Recommended.
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