Best of East to West Cycle Tour

Overview

Experience the diversity of these magnificent regions as you cycle over mountain passes, through vineyards and along dramatic coastlines of the Eastern & Western Cape, the splendidly vast Karoo where “horizons are infinite and footprints are few” and incorporating the fynbos rich Garden Route, the renowned Eastern Cape Game Reserves and Addo Elephant National Park , where the tour starts, We end in the beautiful city of Cape Town, home to the majestic 8th Wonder of the World, the iconic Table Mountain, but not before sampling some of the best wines that South Africa has to offer.

  • 15 days
  • Tour Group size 2 – 8
  • Western Cape

Tour Highlights

  • Safari experience & Addo Elephant National Park

  • Cycle the old Storms River and Bloukrans passes

  • The Garden Route, Plettenberg Bay and Knysna Forests

  • Oudtshoorn, The Karoo, Ostriches and Cango Caves

  • Cycle the Swartberg Pass

  • De Hoop Nature Reserve

  • Cycle to Cape Aghulhas, the southern most tip of Africa

  • Hermanus and the Cape Whale Coast

  • Cycle scenic Clarence Drive

  • Cycle in the Cape Winelands including Franschoek & Stellenbosch

  • Historic Simonstown and Boulder’s beach African Penguins

  • Cycle Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point Nature Reserve

  • Cycle iconic Chapman’s Peak

  • Table Mountain Aerial Cableway

  • Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

  • Oranjezicht City Farm Market

  • End of tour Dinner at The Africa Café

 

Included:
  • 14 nights accommodation & All breakfasts, 5 dinners as per itinerary (incl African Themed farewell dinner)
  • 12 biking days (incl Standard bike hire and vehicle support)
  • All Entrance fees to the National Parks and cycle routes as per itinerary (incl 2 wine tastings)
  • Group airport transfers

Recommended start day for this tour is a Sunday

Tour Itinerary

Day 1

Overnight: Addo

Arrival Day in Port Elizabeth. Group shuttle from Port Elizabeth Airport to accommodation in Addo. Relax, acclimatize and take a stroll around the farm

 

Day 2

Overnight: Addo

Visit to Addo Elephant National Park. In the afternoon we go to Schotia Private Game Reserve for game viewing and a Boma Dinner

Day 3

Overnight Storms River Mouth

Transfer to Port Elizabeth where we collect bikes. Cycle en- route to Tsitsikamma via Storms River Pass

 

Day 4

Overnight Plettenberg Bay

Cycle old Bloukrans Pass via Natures Valley to Plettenberg Bay

Day 5

Overnight: Plettenberg Bay

Cycle indigenous Harkerville Forest with an optional walk in Robberg Nature Reserve in the afternoon

Day 6

Overnight: Oudtshoorn

Transfer to Knysna for a brief tour of the Knysna Heads, Leisure Isle & Waterfront, and then on to George. Cycle Montague Pass to Oudtshoorn

 

Day 7

Overnight: Swellendam

Visit the Cango Caves an Ostrich Farm , Cycle along the foothills of the Swartberg Mountains

 

Day 8

Overnight: De Hoop Nature Reserve

Cross the Breede River in a hand-drawn pont . Cycle through farmlands to de Hoop Nature Reserve

 

Day 9

Overnight: Hermanus

Cycle to Cape Agulhas and then to Zoetendal Estate for a wine and / or beer tasting

 

Day 10

Overnight: Stellenbosch

Take a stroll along the cliff path in Hermanus before setting out to cycle the scenic Clarence Drive . After lunch at Peregrine Farm Stall we cycle down the Franschoek Pass to Franschoek and on to Boschendal for a wine tasting

 

Day 11

Overnight: Stellenbosch

Stroll through the old town of Stellenbosch. Cycle Jonkershoek Nature Reserve and on to Blaauwklippen Road which takes us to Waterford Estate for a Wine & Chocolate pairing

 

Day 12

Overnight: Simonstown

Transfer to Muizenberg to start our cycle along the False Bay Coast. The route takes us through St James, Kalk Bay Bay and the old naval town of Simonstown to Boulders Beach where we will see the African Penguin Colony

 

Day 13

Overnight: Simonstown

Cycle to Cape Point Nature Reserve and the Cape of Good Hope. Take a walk up to the old lighthouse to take in the views of dramatic cliffs, beaches and the full extent of False Bay and the Atlantic Ocean

 

Day 14

Overnight: Cape Town

Our final cycle of the trip is from Simonstown to Noordhoek Farm Village and over the iconic 10 km Chapmans Peak Drive, with its 114 curves, to Camps Bay. From Camps Bay we make our way via Sea Point and Green Point to Oranjezicht City Farm Market. We end the day with a trip up Table Mountain to enjoy the sunset, and then on to our farewell dinner at The Africa Cafe

 

Day 15

Departure Day. Depending on flight times, we may be able to visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and /or a Cape Town City Tour.

Group Airport transfer