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Travelling
South Africa
July 25th — August 19th —
25 days
By
Marzia Svaluto
Seventeenth
day 10th August: Jeffreys Bay-Oudtshoorn km 422
We left from Jeffreys Bay and took N2, we were now on the
Garden Route. We stopped at the bridge on Storms river with
its impressive gorge. About 1 km from here you arrive at
the Yellowood a tree which is 800 years old! Some kilometers
later and you are in Tsitsikamma National Park. The road
runs along the ocean and in the end you can find the visitor
center and a restaurant. From here you can follow short
foot path and you can reach a bridge suspended on the gorge.
Walking on the bridge is really exciting.
Along the Garden Route there is eden garden but it is very
similar to the forest we saw in the morning. Then you can
admire the Wilderness area where there are a lot of lagoons.
We left the ocean by R328 and we went to Little Karoo area,
through Robinson Pass.
The landscape is very bare — an ideal environment for
ostriches, in fact this area is well known for this strange
bird. We slept at A-1 Yotclub B&B yotclub@mweb.co.za
www.gardenroute-yotclub.com
very nice with old pieces of furniture.
Eighteenth
day 11th August: Oudtshoorn-Hermanus km 479
The breakfast was excellent. Departure for Hermanus. Along
the way (R62) you can enjoy the landscape of Little Karoo.
We took the N2 and we stopped at Swellendam to visit the
town. The houses are in the Dutch style of Cape Town. It
is possible to visit the house of Governor and inside there
is old furniture, objects, toys, clothes etc. After lunch
we left for Cape Agulhas, the southest point of Africa (R317
e 319). We also visited the lighthouse from where there
is a view of the cape.
Before dinner we reachd The Potting Shed in Hermanus, managed
by a very nice Irish family. potshed@hermanus.co.za
www.thepottingshedbandb.co.z
Nineteenth
day 12th August: Hermanus-Cape Peninsula N.P.-Cape
Town km 299
At Hermanus bay it is possible to see whales very near to
the coast in this season. They come out jumping and play
with children. Then we went to Cape Peninsula through R44.
We stopped at Boulders, a famous place where you can see
a lot of penguins. It’s an incredible place, the penguins
are close to you and they don’t seem to mind the presence
of people.
We went on and arrived at Cape of Good Hope Park. The landscape
was very beautiful.
We arrived in Cape Town and we slept at Stonehurst Guest
House stonehurst@freemail.absa.co.za
(not recommended).
Dinner in a nice restaurant where you can taste springbock
and kudu (very delicious).
Twentieth
day 13th August: Cape Town
In the morning we visited the town, we bought tickets for
Robben Island for the afternoon. From the waterfront we
walked to Good Hope Castle, the first building of Cape Town.
There are guided tours and you can watch the changing of
the guard.
The tour continues with the House of Parliament, a neoclassic
building, the house of the Governor and the lively Long
Street. Came back to Waterfront to get the hydrofoil to
Robben Island. You arrive and the guides welcome you. The
guides were former prisoners during apartheid, so the visit
was very interesting and touching. Went back to the town
and we had a dinner in a Xhosa restaurant.
Part five--->
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