Day 1: Drifters Inn, Cape Town, South AfricaAfter clearing with customs and immigrations, a representative from the lodge will be waiting for you with a name board. You transfer to Cape Town where you will be accommodated in a standard room at the Drifter's Inn.
The Drifter's Inn:
Located virtually on the beachfront in Sea Point , this beautiful Inn is ideally situated for easy access to all of Cape Town's major attractions. This Inn offers 12 twin bedrooms, mostly en-suite. Some of these rooms share a bathroom and is the ideal stopover for a few nights. Day 2: Drifters Inn, Cape Town, South AfricaYour overland adventure tour commences at 08:30am. You will partake in an awe inspiring tour to the towering headland known as Cape Point. En route you can enjoy the breathtaking sites of magnificent beaches, picturesque views and historic and quaint coastal villages.
You travel along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay, stopping at Llandudno look out point and continuing to Hout Bay. Hout Bay is a charming seaside village and fishing harbour boasting incredible mountain and sea views. There is an optional excursion to Seal Island by boat (seasonal).
Your overland adventure tour continues on through Constantia Nek and Ou Kaapse weg and on to Cape Point and the Good Hope Nature Reserve. The Good Hope Nature Reserve is home to an abundance of plant and animal life, as well as a profuse bird life.
After lunch at a nearby restaurant (own expense) you travel to Simon's Town, a village with a naval base and a large Penguin colony at Boulders Beach. Your tour ends at around 17:30pm after a visit to the famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Day 3: De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South AfricaToday you depart from the Drifters Inn at 08:30am following the rugged coastline through the numerous fishing villages to Hermanus. Hermanus is a well known village offering the finest land based Whale watching (in season).
Your next stop during this overland adventure tour is the southern most tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas, where the warm Indian and cold Atlantic oceans meet. This afternoon will be spent game watching in the De Hoop Nature Reserve, acclaimed for its unique flora, fauna and breathtaking scenery. You spend the night in comfortable bungalows with dinner included. Day 4: Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South AfricaAfter an early start you leave the coast and cross the mighty Outeniqua Mountains, entering the dry Karoo interior. You follow the famous Route 62 toward Oudtshoorn where you will get a chance to visit the Cango Caves, one of the world's great wonders.
Your tour will also visit a commercial Ostrich farm where you will learn more about these majestic, flightless birds. Later in the afternoon you traverse the Outeniqua Pass and travel through the Lake District en route to your Log Cabins tucked away in the heart of the lush Knysna forest. Your home for the next 2 nights will be at the Drifter's Knysna Inn on an all inclusive basis. Day 5: Knysna, Garden Route, South AfricaDay 5 will be spent exploring the spectacular Garden Route and its many attractions. You will walk in the forest in search of the elusive Knysna Loerie. Visit sun kissed beaches and enjoy a boat trip on the Drifter's Ski Boat around the Knysna Lagoon and through the Heads in search of playful Dolphin and Whale (weather permitting). This evening you will dine at a restaurant in the vibrant woodcutter town of Knysna on a bed and breakfast basis (Lunch and dinner on your own expense). Day 6: Addo Elephant Park, Eastern Cape, South AfricaToday the overland adventure tour travels to the 'Old Passes Road' to the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park. Here you will walk part of the acclaimed 'Otter Trail'. Continuing along the coast, you pass through Port Elizabeth en route to your camp near Addo Elephant Reserve where you will spend the night in comfortable cabins. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included. Day 7: Addo Elephant Park, Eastern Cape, South AfricaYour day will be spent exploring the Park, famous for its herds of African Elephant, Black Rhino, Cape Buffalo, dung beetles and other interesting species. You will then return to your cabin for the night. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is included. Day 8: East London, Eastern Cape, South AfricaYou travel back to the coast today where you wind through the frontier area first settled by the 1820 settlers. You pass through numerous towns that once formed colonial Africa before making your way to East London. This afternoon you partake in a guided township tour before heading to a local shebeen where you sample local dishes and enjoy traditional Jazz music. Dinner is at your own expense. | 
