Taking a villa rental on South Africa’s Garden Route is the ideal way to see some of the country’s most spectacular coastline and experience the wild bush first hand. Visitors to this area have a combination of the vastness of the Indian Ocean, coupled with the excitement of the African veld, set in a Mediterranean climate.
Villas for rent in the area are either game lodges, set in private reserves, old colonial farmsteads or holiday villas in towns like Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Mossel Bay or George. These locations all offer tourists the excellent opportunity to see the big five game: lions, leopards, elephants, rhino and buffalo in a number of reserves around or take a cruise to see whales and dolphins swimming alongside the boats.
Apart from the big game photo hunts and shopping trips to the quaint colonial market towns there are some wonderful natural sights to take in. The Outeniqua Mountain range forms the northern border of the Garden Route and you want see the breathtaking panoramas from the Outeniqua Pass, Cango Show Caves and the semi arid scrubland of the Little Karoo.
The area offers a whole host of activities for visitors from diving and snorkelling in the Indian Ocean, to hiking and rock climbing in the Outeniqua Mountains. Plettenberg Bay is a cosmopolitan town with a rich history, Knysna offers wonderful cultural experiences and Mossel Bay is idea for surfing and going beneath the waves. Renting a villa on the Garden Route gives you peace and tranquillity while still being close enough to the cities of Cape Town and Port Elizabeth if you crave action.