All tours depart from Cape Town and Stellenbosch every Monday.
Guests will be collected between 07h00 and 09h00 at their guest houses / hotel in Cape Town and about 09:30 in Stellenbosch. If the guest is not staying in Cape Town, additional transport needs to be arranged into the city unless the guest can be easily picked up along the way.
Please note our rate is quoted on a Backpacker dormitory accommodation option. However there are other room types that you can upgrade to.
To give you an idea upgrade cost options are as follows:
- Backpacker Twin/Double Room - Add 8% on our quoted rate
- Backpacker Twin/Double En-Suite - Add 15% on our quoted rate
- Guesthouse Twin/Double - Add 30% on our quoted rate
Single rate on application
Departures
All Tours depart from Cape Town and Stellenbosch every Monday.
Pick Up
Guest will be picked up between 07:00 and 09:00 from accommodation establishments in Cape Town and about 09:30 in Stellenbosch. If guests do not live in Cape Town or Stellenbosch additional transport has to be arranged into the city, or guests will be picked up along the way.
Itinerary
The company reserves the right to change itinerary, accommodation, and transport along the way should circumstances dictate. Unfortunately many of these outdoor activities are weather dependant which could force changes in the itinerary. The guide will try his best to arrange events according to prevailing weather conditions.
Vehicles
The vehicles that we will be touring in is a fully air conditioned and can comfortably seat 8 adults including driver/guide or 14 Adult including driver/guide. We also have a CD and Mp3 player in the bus. (Welcome to bring your own music, if it is not too terrible we can play it)
All vehicles have valid Operating licences to convey paying customers.
Guides:
All guides are well trained, experienced and African born and bred. By law we are enforced to use THETA registered and Qualified guides with special PDP drivers licences. (Professional Drivers Licence). Earthstompers make use of only the best guides that will make sure you get a laid back, funny, relaxing, informative and safe trip.
Accommodation
All the accommodation en route has been selected over many years for its cleanliness, unique setting, closeness to nature and great atmosphere whilst not forgetting the human need for home comforts.
Accommodation at the backpackers takes the form of dormitory rooms with shared bathroom facilities.
Upgrades to single and double Backpacker rooms with shared bathroom facilities and upgrades to Backpacker rooms with en-suite bathrooms are available.
Guest House upgrades to single, double or twin en-suite rooms are available at an additional cost.
All bedding and towels will be provided.
Meals
All meals have been selected by management and include traditional South African meals. Breakfast would normally be a combination of healthy continental breakfast with fruits, cereals, yoghurt and toast or cooked breakfasts. Please advise us of any special dietary requirements in advance.
Lunch and drinks would be for Guests own account.
What do you need?
A love for nature, an adventurous spirit and an earthstomping sense of humour. Of course it would not be a bad thing to bring along a rain jacket, camera, swimming clothes, sun screen, towel, hat, warm jacket and personal toiletries.
Optional Activities:
The Optional Activities are not included in your tour price because this is activities that not everybody will be able to do. For example: Not everybody would like to jump of a 216 m bridge or jump from a plane at 10 000 feet. These activities can be paid in cash or credit card direct to the Adventure Operator. These activities will be booked by your guide the day that the tour departs. Shark Diving and Whale watching optional activities will have to be booked at least a week before the tour depart. All included activities are not physically demanding and can be enjoyed by all ages, shapes and sizes on tour. * Shark Cage Diving clients will be picked up in Cape Town early Monday morning by the Shark Cage Diving Operator. Shark Cage Diving clients will only meet up with the tour group after lunch on the 1st Day and will miss out on the first half of Day 1.
Insurance
It is strongly recommended that you hold comprehensive travel insurance to safeguard you against possible unforeseen emergency. The operator has comprehensive passenger and public liability insurance.
Exclusion of liability
The operator, or its employees and agents shall not be responsible for and shall be exempt from any liability in respect of loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person or their luggage or other personal property under any circumstances whatsoever whilst on tour.
We also have plenty of time for these optional activities at an extra charge:
Bungee jumping (216m)
R 690.00
Tandem Sky Diving 10 000 feet
R 1 500.00
Tree top Canopy tour
R 450.00
Sand Boarding
R 400.00
Knysna elephant park
R 190.00
Close Encounter whale and dolphin watching (in-season)
R 750.00
* Shark Cage Diving
R 1 500.00*
2 Hour Open Vehicle Guided Addo Game Drive
R 220.00
6 Day Garden Route and Addo Adventure
This 6 Day Garden Route Adventure Tour has been operating since 2006. It is a guided tour run by registered and qualified tour guides. This is a safe and affordable way to explore the Western Cape, East Coast, Little Karoo, Whale Route and Route 62. The tour gives you a good mix of nature, culture and adventure, experiencing the best the Garden Route has to offer.
This six day tour of the Garden Route covers all of the must-see highlights of the beautiful south-east coast of South Africa. The tour starts and finishes in Cape Town.
The tour includes visits to Oudtshoorn, the Cango Caves, Wilderness and the Wilderness National park, the Tsitsikamma National Park, Plettenberg Bay, Knysna, Mossel Bay and the Cape Agulhas- most Southern Tip of Africa - and Hermanus.
Tour Includes:
- Qualified guide,
- Air-conditioned vehicle,
- 5 nights accommodation,
- Dinners (except day 3), breakfasts (except day 4)
- Ostrich farm,
- Cango Caves,
- Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park
- Game viewing safari in Addo Elephant National Park,
- Tsitsikamma National Park and Wilderness National Park.
Day 1 Cape Town – Hermanus – Cape Agulhas
This tour depart from Cape Town/Stellenbosch early on Monday morning for Hermanus. We follow the Scenic Coastal road stopping at Betties Bay to view a Colony of endangered African Penguins. You can spend the afternoon in the seaside resort town of Hermanus, famous for hundreds of Southern Right Whales during the Whale season (July to November) and many shops, beaches, restaurants and Markets. In the afternoon we will drive on to Cape Agulhas (The most Southern Tip of Africa). You will visit a view point at the most southern Tip of Africa also known as the “real” place where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. You will have plenty of time to have a walk down to the longest beach in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Included Meals: |
Dinner |
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Included Activities: |
Penguins at Betties Bay |
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Optional Activities: |
Shark cage diving Whale watching boat trip ( Whale season) |
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Overnight: |
Cape Agulhas |
Day 2 Cape Agulhas – Mossel Bay – Wilderness
Today depart for Wilderness after breakfast. We will stop in Mossel Bay for lunch and to spend some time on the spectacular beaches, hike the Cape St Blaize hiking trail along the cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean, visit the famous Diaz Museum Complex. The more adventurous can try a 10 000 feet Tandem skydive or sand boarding on the highest dune in South Africa. Late afternoon a leisurely walk through Wilderness Village, Wilderness beach or just relaxing with a beer overlooking Wilderness beach.
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Included Meals: |
Breakfast and dinner |
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Included Activities: |
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Optional Activities: |
10 000 feet Tandem sky dive Sand boarding the biggest dune in South Africa |
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Overnight: |
Wilderness |
Day 3 Wilderness – Knysna – Plettenberg Bay
After breakfast overlooking Wilderness beach we head for the Touw River Waterfall in Wilderness National Park with some canoes. Enjoy a paddle up the Touw River through the indigenous forest, enjoying the abundance of birdlife. After about 40mins of easy paddling the canoes will be left for a 2km hike along a boardwalk which will take us to the waterfall, where you will be able to relax and enjoy the sounds of nature. After the canoeing the tour will head to the famous town of Knysna via the spectacular Lake District of the Garden Route. In this up-market little town filled with curios, restaurants and a waterfront you will be able to replenish and lose yourself. After Knysna we will head to the Knysna Heads view-point with some spectacular views over Knysna River estuary and the Indian ocean. Late afternoon you can spend exploring Plettenberg Bay with its spectacular views and beaches.
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Included Meals: |
Breakfast |
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Included Activities: |
Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park |
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Optional Activities: |
Knysna Elephant Park |
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Overnight: |
Plettenberg Bay |
Day 4 Plettenberg Bay –Tsitsikamma - Addo
After breakfast, off to Tsitsikamma National Park. En route a stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 metres). There is plenty of time for the adventure seekers among you to test their courage. The afternoon will be spent in the National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and the beautiful Indian ocean. This provides a wide choice of activities for all, including long and short hikes, crossing the suspension bridge and swimming. Late afternoon we will leave the Garden Route for Big 5 Country, Addo.
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Included Meals: |
Breakfast and dinner |
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Included Activities: |
Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park |
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Optional Activities: |
216 M Bloukrans Bungee Jump Tree Top Canopy Tour |
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Overnight: |
Addo |
Day 5 Addo – Sedgefield ( Myoli Beach)
The morning we will spend exploring Addo Elephant National Park. You will spend up to 4-5 hours exploring a 28 000 hectare National reserve with over 450 elephant and some Cape buffalo, lion, Black Rhino, Wart Hog, Zebra, Eland, Koedoe, Hartbeest and many more animals. After an exciting morning of Game Viewing the tour will drive back to the heart of the Garden Route where we will overnight and have sundowners overlooking the spectacular Myoly beach in Sedgefield.
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Included Meals: |
Breakfast and dinner |
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Included Activities: |
Entrance and 4-5 hour drive with tour vehicle through Addo Elephant National Park |
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Optional Activities: |
2 Hour open vehicle Game drive with Addo field guide. |
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Overnight: |
Myoli beach in Sedgefield |
Day 6 Sedgefield – Oudtshoorn – Route 62 – Cape Town/Stellenbosch
After Breakfast a drive over the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain pass to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, also known as the Ostrich Capital of the World.
You will be able to experience the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves in a guided adventure tour, followed by a visit to the Cango Ostrich Show farm for a guided tour of an ostrich farm. The more adventurous can even ride an ostrich. (maximum weight of 75 kg). In the afternoon we depart back to Cape Town via the scenic and spectacular Route 62 which is South Africa’s longest wine route. You will arrive back to Cape Town in the early evening.
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Included Meals: |
Breakfast |
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Included Activities: |
Cango Caves Adventure Tour Entrance to Cango Ostrich Show farm |
Participant guidelines
It is strongly recommended that you get comprehensive travel insurance to safeguard you against possible unforeseen emergency.
Other disclosures
This tour is run by Earthstomper Tours. Earthstompers, or its employees and agents shall not be responsible for and shall be exempt from any liability in respect of loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person or their luggage or other personal property under any circumstances whatsoever whilst on tour.
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| Winelands Tour | ZAR 695 |
| Table Mountain Walk full day | ZAR 650 |
| Cape Town City Cycle and Sidecar Scenic Tour | ZAR 890 |
| Township Tour including visit to Robben Island | ZAR 750 |
| Constantia Winelands Tour | ZAR 1,170 |
| Safari Weekend Getaway | ZAR 2,835 |
| Whale Watching Tour to Hermanus | ZAR 695 |
| Vintage Sidecar Peninsula Tour | ZAR 1,152 |
| Cape Town City Tour half day | ZAR 350 |
| Township Tour half day | ZAR 390 |
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