Garden Route Itinerary

This weekend I'm driving part of the infamous Garden Route with four friends. We’ve just worked out the details, and it’s looking like it will be an amazing time. We’re leaving Thursday evening and driving to Stellendam, a little town along the N2 about two or three hours from Cape Town. The hostel, or ‘backpackers’ as hostels are called in South Africa, in Stellendam looks really cute. They have a braai every evening, which will be a welcome treat. Friday morning we will take off for Plettenberg Bay where we will stay Friday and Saturday nights. The drive shouldn’t be more than five hours and it’s supposed to be beautiful. We don’t have anything planned for Friday so we can take our time on the drive and really take in the scenery. The backpackers in Plettenberg Bay is right in town, so we’ll be able to go exploring if we have time to spare in the evening. Saturday morning we’re all doing the Bloukrans Bridge bungee jump. It’s the tallest commercial bungee jump in operation in the world (216 meters!). I’m nervous to do it, but I know that if I don’t I will regret it. So I’m trying not to think about it too much. We’re leaving Saturday afternoon open to do any number of fun things like horseback ride through Tsikamma National Park, visit a cheetah sanctuary, go to a monkey park, etc. Sunday morning we’ve scheduled a canopy tour in Tsikamma National Park. I’m really looking forward to it. For three hours we zip line between trees in the park and learn about the forest. I’ve never zip lined and I’ve always wanted to, so I’m psyched. We head back Sunday afternoon, so it’s kind of a short trip but I think we’ll be able to pack if full of fun things. I’ll be sure to give a full account of my adventures once I’m back.