Cycle the Garden Route South Africa on this fully escorted small group tour. This 11-day road bike cycling holiday is demanding but rewarding and highlights the best of what the Garden Route offers.

 

Cycling from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town, this tour covers up to 125km in the saddle per day. It includes all accommodations, breakfast daily, seven picnic-style lunch packs, seven dinners, water bottle refills throughout the day, all airport transfers, seven cycling training tours with a guide(s) and a support vehicle with luggage transportation.

 

THIS TRIP INCLUDES

 

• 2 nights in Port Elizabeth with Breakfast & Welcome Dinner on day 2
• 1 night in Jeffrey’s Bay with Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner 
• 1 night in The Crags with Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner 
• 1 night in Brenton-on-Sea with Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner
• 1 night in Oudtshoorn with Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner
• 1 night in Robertson with Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner 
• 1 night in Stellenbosch with Breakfast, Picnic Lunch & Dinner
• 2 nights in Cape Town with Breakfast
• All Airport Transfers in South Africa
• 7 Escorted Cycle Tours with Guide(s)
• Service of Back-Up Support Vehicle With English Speaking Driver
• Luggage Transport – 1 piece per person
• Bike box transfer from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town
• All taxes
• TTA 100% Financial Protection

 

DAY 1: ARRIVE PORT ELIZABETH – TRANSFER TO HOTEL

Upon arrival in Port Elizabeth, please collect your luggage and proceed to the arrivals hall where your driver will be waiting to transfer you to our group hotel in Summerstrand. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Overnight: The Beach Hotel Port Elizabeth

 

DAY 2: FREE DAY PORT ELIZABETH

Today has been set aside for building your bikes, making any necessary repairs, and preparing for your Garden Route Cycling Tour. In the afternoon, we will take a short warm-up ride of around 50km with your guide, before regrouping at 18h00 for a tour briefing followed by dinner.

Overnight: The Beach Hotel Port Elizabeth

Meals Included: Breakfast and Dinner

 

DAY 3: PORT ELIZABETH TO JEFFERY’S BAY: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 115KM / 71 MILES

After an early breakfast and hotel check-out, we will load our luggage onto the support vehicle before setting off from the hotel. We’ll ride next to the beach and the rocky coastline before heading inland where the terrain will transform from flat roads to rolling hills. We will continue through small villages and farmland until we reach the small town of Jeffrey’s Bay (a mecca for surfers), where we will settle for the night. 

Overnight: Supertubes Guesthouse, Jeffrey’s Bay

Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

 

DAY 4: JEFFREY’S BAY TO NATURES VALLEY: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 110KM / 68 MILES

After transferring out to Humansdorp, today’s cycle ride starts on easy terrain as we head out of town and into the rich green countryside that will lead us to the Tsitsikamma Mountains. From here, our route remains relatively flat, but there are a few climbs to test our legs as we make our way through the lush farmland towards Nature’s Valley. Here, you’ll have time to dip your toes in the ocean before we will load the bikes and take a short transfer to our hotel in The Crags.

Overnight: Bufflesdam Country House, The Crags

Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

 

DAY 5: THE CRAGS TO BRENTON-ON-SEA: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 85KM / 52 MILES

After our morning routine of breakfast, hotel check out, and loading the support vehicle, we will leave The Crags behind and make our way through Plettenberg Bay and past Knysna to Brenton-on-Sea, where we will spend the night in this pretty seaside resort.

Overnight: Brenton Haven, Brenton-on-Sea         

Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

 

DAY 6: GEORGE TO OUDTSHOORN: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 100KM / 62 MILES

To cover as much ground as possible today, our day will start with a +/- 1-hour transfer from Brenton-on-Sea to George, where we will start cycling along the coastal road towards Mossel Bay. At Hartenbos, we’ll turn inland as we make our way up and over the Robinson Pass to the Ostrich Capital of the world – Oudtshoorn. Today is a demanding day with plenty of climbing.

Overnight: La Plume Guesthouse, Oudtshoorn

Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

 

DAY 7: CALITZDORP TO BARRYDALE: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 115KM / 70 MILES

After breakfast today, we will depart Oudtshoorn and transfer 45-minutes to Calitzdorp where we will continue with our ‘mountain stage’ as we cycle up and over the Huisrivier Pass direction Barrydale. In Barrydale, we will load the bikes onto the trailer and transfer approximately 50-minutes to our hotel in Robertson for the evening.

Overnight: Mo & Rose Boutique Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

 

DAY 8: ROBERTSON TO FRANSCHHOEK: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 116KM / 70 MILES

Will we continue our journey today from Robertson to the picturesque town of Franschhoek in the Western Cape Winelands. Our journey will take us over the iconic Franschhoek Pass and down into town where we’ll stop for refreshments before loading the bikes and transferring to Stellenbosch for dinner and overnight.

Overnight: De Wagen Boutique Hotel Stellenbosch

Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch and Dinner

 

DAY 9: STELLENBOSCH TO BLOUBERGSTRAND: CYCLING DISTANCE APPROXIMATELY 110KM / 85 MILES

After breakfast today, we’ll start cycling directly from the hotel towards the west coast of South Africa. Our journey will take us through the winelands as we make our way first to Melkbosstrand, before turning left and following the coastal road to Bloubergstrand where we will finish our Garden Route Cycle Tour with a celebratory drink at a beachfront café. Afterwards, we’ll transfer 45-minutes to Cape Town.

Overnight: Newkings Boutique Hotel Cape Town

Meals Included: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch

 

DAY 10: FREE DAY CAPE TOWN

Today you have a full day at leisure to do exactly as you please.

Overnight: Newkings Boutique Hotel, Cape Town

Meals Included: Breakfast

 

DAY 11: DEPARTURE

After breakfast today, you will have a few hours to shop for last-minute souvenirs before your driver collects you and returns you to the airport for your return flight home. ***End of Services***

 

 

Monthly Departures in 2025 / 2026

Next group departure from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth starting 15.03.2025

Private Departures Guaranteed for 2 Cyclists and more any time of the year.

 

Price From: £2295.00 per person sharing.