subject: Luxury Boutique Hotels Along The Garden Route [print this page] South Africa's stunning Garden Route runs along the coast of South Africa from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and unravels its jewels along the way. The beautiful scenery of the garden route is punctuated with wonderful nature reserves, wildlife parks, freshwater lakes and deep gorges, a nature lovers paradise.
South Africa is the destination selected by many for a safari holiday and the country has plenty to offer the safari goer as a combination. A variety of interests and hobbies can be indulged on the Garden Route, so whether you want activities and adventure or relaxing rambles this beautiful scenic journey is just the ticket.
The Garden Route lends its well to many pursuits, from hiking to paragliding, whale watching and exploring dense forest ecosystems. There are numerous nature reserves and wonderful sheltered beaches where you can explore rock pools and wade with rolled up trousers. After you expend all of this energy it will likely need replacing. Laced along the Garden Route to solve this problem are many exclusive restaurants and cosy cafes offering exquisite cuisine from traditional African fare to European and needless to say the area is renowned for its delectable seafood as it is South Africa's oyster capital.
Cape Town forms either the start or end of your Garden Route tour and whichever we would suggest you spend a few days in Cape Town; A cosmopolitan, relaxing yet also a vibrantly entertaining town. The grand waterfront hotels with the backdrop of Table mountain await, romantic evenings and a town full of interest.
After enjoying Cape Town, and the Garden Route and just past Port Elizabeth you can add to your trip with a few nights in one of South Africa's game reserves which are perfect for private family safaris with lodges geared for inquisitive younger minds. There are some fabulous safari lodges along the Garden Route if you wish to avoid malarial regions and there is also the Madikwe reserve just a short flight from Johannesburg which is also malaria free. South Africa offers a perfect opportunity if you only want to spend a few days in the bush, without the need to take Anti Malarials or jeopardising the likelihood of spotting the big five.
South Africa's Garden Route is vibrant, scenic and an attractive proposition for a South African safari holiday. It has a fabulously diverse selection of places to visit for your safari holiday. The Kruger National Park is often the location of choice for many South African safaris. The Kruger reserves border the park itself there are a number of fantastic lodges offering an exceptional standard of accommodation and game viewing for the more discerning safari client. Combine this with a few days along the Garden Route at a handful of the wonderful guesthouses and boutique hotels and the beginnings of a stunning South African holiday are formed. The Garden Route is beautiful and combines excellently with a few days in Cape Town before enjoying a safari in the Kruger, Botswana or Zambia.
