Things to do in Garden Route, Garden Route: The Best Food & Drink

Our aim is to introduce visitors and locals to a different side of Knysna and its surroundings through guided walking and cycling tours at a leisurely pace.

Plett Wine Tours provides experiences tailored to meet the needs of both wine connoisseurs and the occasional wine drinkers. Our knowledgeable guides, combined with our luxurious, highest quality vehicles allow Plett Wine Tours to provide a selection of luxury wine tour packages.

Gecko Travel & Tours offers you luxury, custom made private tours in Cape Town and the Garden Route with our highly trained and passionate tour guides where you will make memories that will last a lifetime. Our airport transfers from George or Port Elizabeth airports to places in the Garden Route as well as the famous Otter trail to Tsitsikamma invites you to sit back and relax while we take the stress out of your travelling. As a Tour Operator we run a scheduled shuttle service between Cape Town, Plettenberg Bay and places in the Garden Route 3 days a week. As a family run business we will tailor make your tour or any other event you may have to your perfection We strive to create exceptional experience for you through serving you with service excellence and passion

Welcome! We specialise in making memories and taking care of the planet at the same time. We Rock the Route! Join us on a road trip, day trip or Wine Tour, band tour and experience the Garden Route the way the locals do... We believe that to truly experience any country, you need to get off the beaten track. Immerse yourself in the local cultures, old and new. Listen to LIVE local music, be adventurous. And that is exactly what we do! You’ll only find those authentic moments if you stop being a tourist. So leave the guide book in your backpack, join us on a road trip and let's talk to local people. Follow them on a hike to that hidden-spot, jump in the car and go to that secret beach for a breathtaking sunset and listen to their stories of what the Garden Route is all about…

We offer a short tour of our winery with an explanation of our wine making techniques followed by wine tasting or cheese & wine tasting or chocolate & wine tasting and wine sales. We are open every Saturday from 10am - 2pm & all other times by appointment, just phone 0823220765. We produce an award winning Brut Rose MCC, a Dry Rose, a Chardonnay & "Our Blend" of Pinot Noir & Syrah

We understand that you are hungry for something real and authentic in every place you visit across the globe. We at RPRX want you to truly Xperience and enjoy your time in the Garden Route, and want you to leave with a special piece of this amazing place we call home. What better way to do this than distilling your very own bottle of Craft Gin under the expert guidance of a local distiller, and to infuse it with the Garden Route's indigenous Fynbos botanicals. This is an Xperience like none other, and one we trust will live on in your memory for many years to come!

Du’SwaRoo Wines is located just North of Calitzdorp on the road to Groenfontein and lies across the secondary slopes of Besemkop, south of the Swartberg mountains. Du’SwaRoo Wines is the smallest wine cellar on the Klein Karoo wine route.Boutique wines are produced in limited quantities from grapes from our own and neighboring vineyards.Deli products produced on the farm is also available.

Knysna Gin Distillery creates traditional small batch Spirits. Our first gin recently scored 91 points at the IWSC in London. Visit any day for tastings and an informal tour. Try the new Blueberry Gin. Enjoy the creative cocktail menu. The Buffels baai is our best seller: an unusual combination of gin, elderflower syrup and litchi juice.

Wild Oats is a local farmers and food market open every Saturday morning until 12 noon. We are located on the western outskirts of Sedgefield at the turnoff to Sedgefield Island. An award winning Garden Route landmark we are not to be confused with the Scarab Craft Market to the far east of Engen Petrol Station or the Mosaic Flea Market across the road from Wild Oats. As a food market, our open times are limited due to the short shelf-life of many of our LOCALLY PRODUCED products which include: Free-range chicken, beef, pork and lamb, free-range eggs, multiple cheese, dairy and baked products including fresh gouda, cheddar, blue-cheeses... milk, fresh fish, fruits, free-range & organic vegetables in season, many traditional and exotic bottled goods, organic olives, berries, rusks, koeksisters, biltong & wors, famous artisan breads, award-winning cheesecakes and goats cheeses... and on and on and on. Also a fabulous range of hot-off-the-grill breakfasts, coffees, teas and fresh-squeeze juices and smoothies. FOOD HEAVEN! Come face-to-face with our local food producers every Saturday morning, come rain or shine.

Karusa is a family operated and managed wine and fruit farm.The word “Karusa” is a Khoi San word meaning: Land with little water, a scarce resource in the semi arid plateau of the Klein Karoo.Karusa is situated at the foothill of the majestic Swartberg in the tranquil and scenic Cango Valley settlement of Schoemanshoek. The farm is en route to the world famous Cango Caves. It is situated 12km north of Oudtshoorn which is also the capital of the Klein Karoo region, and ostrich capital of the world.Karusa is the first and only Premium Private winery in Oudtshoorn.Directions to Karusa: Follow the R328 north (The Cango Route) from Oudtshoorn for 12km to Schoemanshoek. Turn left into Schoemanshoek and drive left around the back of the Church, the entrance to Karusa is ~200m on your right.