The road to the Garden Route is a long one from Gauteng, but if you had to fly, then George would be the most likely destination to begin your travels along the Garden Route. Once you have landed, it is a cinch to find car hire at George airport in the smallish terminal. You can choose from luxury sedans to an economical “run-about’ ”, depending on your travel budget. Collect any maps of the area that you can and it will become obvious that there are ample of locations of interest for you to visit. Diverse activities like fantastic bird watching, for those of you who wish a relaxing stay, to adventures like Para-gliding along the mountain slopes, using the thermals to push along the ridge until you finally land on the beach.

For nature lovers this whole region is a treasure trove trails and even canoe adventures, that include camping at various stop-over points.

If all of the above sounds like too much excitement, you can always relax at your log cabin accommodation and have long strolls along the beach. As for shopping the new shopping mall caters for every need, be it camping equipment, fishing rods or just the basics in the way of food stuffs.