08h00
Drive from Cape Town towards Paarl and pick up Route 62 from Wellington

10h00
Yawn and stretch in Wolseley over a farmhouse breakfast and coffee at Bergsig Bistro

11h00
Stop at wine farms along the way as you leave the fertile Breede River Valley for the semi-arid Klein Karoo

13h00
A surreal aperitif at Ronnie’s Sex Shop

14h00
Lunch at the Clarke of the Karoo – pick up a hamper of local produce

15h00
Mosey on through the desert and over the Rooiberge – Red Mountains – stopping at viewpoints along the way

16h00
Oudtshoorn: check in and rinse off the day’s weariness with a dip in the pool and a light doze

18h00
Clinking gin and tonic on the purpose-built sundowner deck – they all have them – for yet another spectacular African sunset

20h00
Karoo Lamb or Karoo Ostrich? That is the question at Jemima’s. Go for the lamb.

22h00
Nightcap under the great star-studded sky. Followed by another and another…

06h00
Wake up, sleepyhead! Dress warmly and take your camera and binoculars, there’s plenty of wildlife to see before breakfast.