Top 4 Reasons To Visit The Garden Route This Holiday
Introducing The Garden Route, Cape Town:
This remains high on the must-see list of visitors to South Africa. You can’t help and get seduced by the glorious serene beauty of the nature along this tour. Though the distance from Mossel Bay in the west to just beyond Tsitsikamma Forest in the east is just 400km, there is a huge range of topography, vegetation and outdoor activities available for you to enjoy here. In fact, the coast is dotted with awe-inspiring beaches; while inland you will get to see superb lagoons, lakes and also the mountain that separates the Garden Route from the Little Karoo.
With such a diverse range of things to do in this South African renowned region, you’ll get confused what to do first. Here are some of activities you can explore on holiday in the Garden Route:
Hiking:
Hiking in the Garden Route offer you opportunities to explore lofty mountains, scenic lakes, winding riverbanks, indigenous forests, seaside cliffs and more on foot. Whether you hike along the nature reserves of Wilderness, the indigenous forests of Tsitsikamma or the Outeniqua Mountains or the ancient forests of Knysna, the beauty of the Garden Route will surely take your breath away. However, countless hiking trails through the nature reserves and diverse ecosystems are all along the Garden Route; so it will be easy to take your own pick.
Take a Bike Along The Garden Route:
You can experience picturesque scenery of nature by taking a ROAD bike tour along the Garden Route following the Outeniqua Mountains. With much mountain biking options in the Garden Route Area too, you can enjoy both as the routes are endless and incredibly beautiful. In fact, Knysna is a perfect place for mountain biking; so you can enjoy biking of both types around the Garden Route to the fullest.
Cape of Good Hope/Cape Point Nature Reserve:
Located just an hour ride from the bustle and buzz of downtown Cape Town, Cape Point Nature Reserve is a large and peaceful reserve. On a day trip with a bike to Cape Point Nature Reserve, you will experience dramatic scenery, fantastic hiking trails, deserted beaches and incredible photographic opportunities. However, you will get a sprinkle of wild life, great bird watching and in our spring you might catch a glimpse of a whale close to shore.
Oudtshoorn:
Mountain biking is an extremely fast growing activity in South Africa. Oudtshoorn, located in between ‘Klein Karoo’ and the Garden Route in South Africa, offers the ideal terrain to take leisurely and adrenaline pumping mountain bike rides. Though there are so many options available in Garden Route, you will be spoilt for choice. In simple words, the trails here are very scenic and the terrain will challenge you for sure. Keep in mind that, the biking trails offers chances to enthusiasts of all skill levels and ages to enjoy riding a bike around the Little Karoo.
Conclusion:
Do you like all these activities? And do you love biking of all types? Then take a bike along the Garden Route with the Cycle The Cape experts and enjoy your journey from the Tsitsikamma to Cape Town via Oudtshoorn and the world’s longest wine route (Route 62).
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