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Garden Route: Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

South Africa's N2 highway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) — forests, lagoons, and whale-watching towns along the southern coast.

793 km total 9h 45m driving 4 stops
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  1. 1

    Cape Town

    Table Mountain at your back as you head east along the coast.

  2. 2

    Hermanus

    One of the best land-based whale-watching spots in the world, June through November.

  3. 3

    Knysna

    A lagoon town surrounded by indigenous forest, roughly the halfway point.

  4. 4

    Port Elizabeth

    The route's end, and a common jumping-off point for an Eastern Cape safari.

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