The Garden Route is a must for avid self-drivers visiting the Western Cape. Known for its farm-to-fork-dining, sublime coastal views and leafy national parks, it also winds through the local towns of Mossel Bay, George, Wilderness, Sedgefield, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay which all prove well-worth a stopover.
There is plenty to do along this iconic route, and the Garden Route Game Lodge is a great add-on to the itinerary, especially if you are looking for an easy-to-reach safari experience. The private reserve on which it is located is not only malaria-free, but is home to a bounty of birds and animals.
You can even see all of the Big 5 here, which proves that there is no need to travel all the way to the Kruger to tick them off your bucket list.
