The Coastal Explorer (6-8 weeks) is the big brother of "The Mini Coastal Explorer". While the "mini" is stopping at eight places between Durban and Cape Town, the "Coastal Explorer" ist stopping at sixteen places. Double the time twice as much places.
From Durban the route is going via the Wildcoast, along Mpande, Coffee Bay and Cintsa, to Hogsback and East London. From PE on the route is entering the Garden Route stopping in Jeffreys Bay, Storm River (world's highest bungee), Nature's Valley, Knysna, Wilderness, Oudtshoorn (the ostrich capital of the world), Swellendam, Hermanus and finally in the Mother City, Cape Town.

The tour can be made by:
· Baz Bus
· rental car
· bus

1st stop – Durban, KwaZulu Natal
Durban accommodation:
· Tekweni Backpackers
· Durban accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: City Tour, Queen Victoria Market, Beach, Weekends 2nd & 3rd stop – Wildcoast, Eastern Cape
Wildcoast accommodation:
· The Kraal Backpackers, Mpande
· The Island Backpackers Lodge, Port St. Johns
· Coffee Shack, Coffee Bay
· Bulungula, Bulungula
· Wildcoast accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: horse riding, hiking, canoeing, Village tours, surfing, fishing, dolphin/ whale watching, tours to “Hole in the Wall”, surfing, canoeing, walks, abseiling
4th stop – Cintsa, Eastern Cape
Cintsa accommodation:
· Buccaneers Backpackers
· Cintsa accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: beach horse rides, game drives, Transkei daytrips, bike rides, surfing
5th stop – Hogsback, Eastern Cape
Hogsback accommodation:
· Away With The Fairies
· Hogsback accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: Hiking
6th stop – East London, Eastern Cape
East London accommodation:
· Sugarshack Backpackers
· East London accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: surfing, sandboarding, wakeboarding
7th stop – Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
PE accomodation:
· Cora Terrace Backpackers Lodge
· PE accommodation on safarinow.com
Addo accommodation:
· Orange Elephant Backpackers
· Addo accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: Addo National Park
8th stop – Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape
Jeffreys Bay accommodation:
· Ubuntu Guesthouse
· Jeffreys Bay accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: surfing, outlet store shopping
9th stop – Storms River, Eastern Cape
Storms River accommodation:
· Tube 'n Axe
· Storms River accommodationon safarinow.com
Things to do: Bungee
10th stop – Nature’s Valley, Western Cape
Nature's Valley accommodation:
· Wild Tongue Backpackers
· Nature's Valley accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: hiking, beach
11th stop – Knysna, Western Cape
Knysna accommodation:
· Buffalo Bay Backpackers
Knysna accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: scuba diving, tours to the Knysna Heads, Monkeyland, Beach etc.
12th stop – Wilderness, Western Cape
Wilderness accommodation
· Fairy Knowe Backpackers
· Wilderness accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: Wilderness National Park, beach walks, beach
13th stop – Oudtshoorn, Western Cape
Oudtshoorn accommodation:
· Karoo Soul Backpackers
· Oudtshoorn accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: Cango Caves, Ostrich farms, mountainbiking
14th stop – Swellendam, Western Cape
Swellendam accommodation:
· Swellendam Backpackers
· Swellendam accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: hiking, historic town
15th stop – Hermanus, Western Cape
Hermanus accommodation:
· Zoete Inval Travellers Lodge
· Hermanus accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: whale watching (July – December), sea kayaking, shark diving
16th stop – Cape Town, Western Cape
Cape Town accommodation:
· Long Street Backpackers
· Cape Town accommodation on safarinow.com
Things to do: see the tra:mag city guide "Cape Town"

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