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Route 62 & the Little Karoo: 2-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 2-day version for April: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 2-day plan · 3-day plan · best time to go.
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2
days
215 km
distance
4.1 h
driving
5
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~11.2 hours of daylight in April — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- The Karoo's kind seasons — port-style tastings without the summer glare, ostrich farms and cave tours cool, and the kloofs green after rain.
Day 1 Oudtshoorn & the Cango Caves
- Transit
- 3h04
- Finish
- ~15:15
- Temperature
- 11.2°C–24.5°C
- Rainy days
- ~6
- Daylight
- 11.1h
09:00
10:50
11:55
CP Nel Museum read more
Discover the history of ostrich trade and local culture.
50 min · Oudtshoorn & the Cango Caves
open: Sa 09:00-13:00
Day 2 Montagu
- Transit
- 1h02
- Finish
- ~13:05
- Temperature
- 10.6°C–24.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~7
- Daylight
- 11.2h
09:50
Gecko Trail geckotrail.co.za
Trek through rugged river gorges on a scenic wilderness path.
90 min · Montagu
11:35
Nuy River Gorge Kloofing kloofing.co.za
Descend remote gorges with abseiling and swimming.
90 min · Montagu · R500-1300 per person
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