About this route
South Africa's Garden Route runs along the Indian Ocean coast from Mossel Bay to Storms River — forests, lagoons, cliffs, and some of the best whale-watching in the world. The name comes from the lush indigenous vegetation that lines the road.
Stops on this route
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Start
Mossel Bay
Where Bartolomeu Dias first landed in 1488 — the start of the route.
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1
George
The Garden Route's largest town — old oaks, the Outeniqua Pass, and a steam railway.
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2
Wilderness
Lakes, lagoons, and a beach that stretches for kilometres.
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3
Knysna
The jewel of the route — the Heads, the lagoon, oysters, and indigenous forest.
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4
Plettenberg Bay
Upmarket beach town — dolphins, seals, and whales from the shore.
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5
Tsitsikamma
Ancient forest, bungee jumping from the Bloukrans Bridge, and the Otter Trail.
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End
Storms River
The eastern end — suspension bridge over the Storms River mouth.
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