'THE ITINERARY'

SOUTH AFRICA IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE BEST SURF DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD,

A PLACE WHERE YOU GET TO EXPERIENCE AFRICAN CULTURE, SEE SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES AND SURF BEAUTIFUL UN-CROWDED WAVES ALL IN ONE DAY.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

DAY 1

CAPE TOWN – MOSSELBAY - VICTORIA BAY - WILDERNESS 

• Depart early morning through the Overberg region, a 4 hour drive surrounded by rolling mountain ranges, and widely known for the immense beauty of it's orchards, forests, grain fields and vistas.​

• Our first surf check will be at Mosselbay, a peaceful holiday town offering two fun right hand reef breaks.

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• NOTE: Optional 3 hour OPEN TOP GAME SAFARI, at a private game reserve near Mosselbay.

• ​From here we head over to Victoria Bay, a fun right hand point break, offering a longer ride compared to Mosselbay.

• Victoria Bay also offers a beach break.

  
  

• On the smaller swell days, there's a option to paddle up a tranquil river and hike a indigenous forest to a waterfall.

• Overnight in Wilderness.

• Tonight your guide will lovingly prepare a beautiful Potjie* for the evenings meal.

( vegetarian option available )

• *Potjie is a traditional way of preparing food, in a cast iron pot, over coals from a wood burning fire.

  
  

A South African delicacy

DAY 2

WILDERNESS – BUFFALO BAY – JEFFREY'S BAY 

• The day starts off with a early morning surf check at Victoria bay followed by a nice healthy breakfast.

  
  

• Driving through the world famous 'Garden Route', we surf check Buffalo bay, with options ranging from left hand beach breaks to right hand point breaks.

  
  

• Optional stop at the World's Highest Commercial Bungy Jump Bridge, standing tall at 216m, this one is for the brave.

  
  

• Afterwards we head over to Jeffreys Bay, the surf mecca of South Africa, and to some people, the world.

• Jeffrey's Bay is one of the best right hand point breaks in the world, and a stop on the world tour of surfing.

  
  

• Overnight in Jeffrey's Bay.

  
  

• Tonight's dinner is at a very famous 'surfers' restaurant in the area, known for having the best food in town.

  ( vegetarian options available )

DAY 3

JEFFREY'S BAY – CAPE ST FRANCIS – JEFFREYS BAY 

• After a early morning surf check, we'll decide to surf Jeffrey's bay or Cape St Francis, depending on the swell direction and size of swell.

• St Francis bay is home to the surf break called Bruce’s Beauties, made famous by the popular surf movie Endless Summer, circa 1966

• There is a right hand point break, as well as a beach break which breaks both ways, meaning left and right, around the area.

• Optional sunset horse back ride along a un spoilt beach.

• Overnight in Jeffrey's Bay.

• Tonight for dinner your guide will lovingly prepare a Braai*

  ( vegetarian option available )

  
  

• *Braai - traditional way of preparing food, over coals from a wood burning fire.

  
  

A South African delicacy

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DAY 4

JEFFREYS BAY – GARDEN ROUTE - MOSSELBAY 

• After a early morning surf, we'll have breakfast and start preparing for our journey back through the Garden Route.

• Today we'll have the whole Garden Route at our disposal for doing surf checks as well as some adventure activities, including:

• Canyoning or Kloofing (including rock jumps, zip lining and abseiling), as well as Dolphin Watching.

• On route we will also stop and do a surf check at Victoria Bay again

• Overnight in Mosselbay.

  
  

• Tonight we visit a authentic braai* restaurant, situated on the harbours edge.

• Choose from a variety of traditional meals cooked on the open fire.

  ( vegetarian option available )

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DAY 5

MOSSELBAY - SWELLENDAM - ROBERTSON – CAPE TOWN 

• After a early morning surf check, we'll have a nice healthy breakfast and start packing up for our journey to Cape Town

  
  

• Heading back along the N2 highway, through the wheat and canola fields, we'll make a turn to the north and start heading towards the wine growing region.

• Here we can sample some of the lesser known wines of the Western Cape, in an area with roughly 60 wineries.

  
  

• From here the tour will depart to Cape Town arriving late afternoon, depending on the surf

  
  

• Overnight in Cape Town

  
  

• Tonight we go out for dinner in Cape Town city centre, with options discussed on tour.

  ( own account )

  
  

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DAY 6

CAPE TOWN – LLANDUDNO – NOORDHOEK – KOMMETJIE – CAPE TOWN

OR

CAPE TOWN – TABLE VIEW – DERDE STEEN – MELKBOS – CAPE TOWN 

• After a early morning breakfast we have the two options to choose from

• Either go up north and surf the Table bay side

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• Go down south and surf the more open coast side of Cape Town

  
  

• Cape Town has a lot of options to choose from, be it rolling longboard waves or barreling beach breaks.

• We look at the charts the day before and discuss plan of action for the day.

  
  

• After a day out surfing around Cape Town we finish tour with drop off at desired location within city centre.

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INCLUDED:

• Private Guide

• Pick up / Drop off at pre arranged location

• DORM room accommodation ( UPGRADE to private room available )

• 1 x Hand sanitizer per person

• 1 x Bottle of water per day

• 5 breakfasts / 4 x Dinners

• Various surf spots along the entire route

• Various look out points along the entire route

• 9ft Longboard for smaller days

EXCLUDED:

Wetsuit ( unless pre arranged )

Shortboard ( unless pre arranged )

Surfing Towel

Lunch

Dinner on DAY 5

Optional Activities

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Open Top Safari -  R500

• Bloukrans Bungy Jumping - R1450

• Horseback Riding on an un spoilt beach -  R500

• Canyoning or Kloofing - R850

• Canoeing in National Park + Waterfall Hike - R350

ACCOMMODATION:

Day 1 – Wilderness

Day 2 – Jeffreys Bay

Day 3 - Jeffreys bay

Day 4 – Mosselbay

Day 5 – Cape Town

WHAT TO BRING:

• Wetsuit ( unless pre arranged )

• Shortboard ( unless pre arranged )

• Sunscreen, very important

• Also very important, but not enforced, Re-usable water bottle to reduce our plastic waste

• Camera for those memorable moments

• Sun hat for excursions

• Comfortable walking shoes for excursions

• Swimming clothes for optional river swims

• Warm clothes for evenings

• Towel ( if choosing dorm accommodation )

• We are a malaria free zone in Western Cape, so no malaria medication needed

DEPARTURE TIME:

Day 1: 06:30

DISTANCE TRAVELLED OVER 6 DAYS:

1600km / 1000miles