This trip is designed for persons to visit the popular Underberg / Himeville Gardens, which is only held for one weekend per year and alternates between these two villages depending on weather conditions. The festival’s aim is for visitors to experience the world-renowned Drakensberg country gardens, as well as pretty town gardens, enjoy scrumptious food and wines, and visit the craft stalls. The festival is during November springtime, so the scenery all along the route will be very colourful and very green.
The final date in November is to be confirmed for the festival
Day 1:
Guests will be picked up from their homes. The time for the pickup and transfer will be confirmed closer to the date. A convenience and lunch stop will be made en route in Harrismith.
We will check into the well-appointed chalets in Himeville for the duration of the tour. Check-in will be around 16h00 and this gives you time to explore the accommodation and gardens. Dinners and breakfasts will be enjoyed in the village of Himeville.
Day 2:
Today we will do the Sani Pass leading up to Lesotho and stop to have lunch and a drink at the highest bar in Africa. Remember to bring your passports!! This day is on a weather-permitting basis due to the condition of the pass. We make use of a local tour company to supply the drivers and 4 x 4 vehicles. After this excursion, we are at leisure and can explore the village. Dinner in the village.
Day 3:
After breakfast in the village, we visit St Michael’s church to get the latest information about the gardens and to buy your Tyrek armband. This gives you entry into all the gardens. The church will be filled with colourful flower arrangements and quilts from Cedarville, Himeville, and Underberg. Lunch and dinner in town.
Day 4:
After a leisurely breakfast in the village, we depart for the second day visiting some of the gardens on farms and generally exploring the area. This is a day at leisure and the afternoon we spend at rest at our place of stay.
Day 5:
The journey home starts today, and we follow the N3 route via Howick Falls, on the route we do a stop at the Nelson Mandela capture site and a convenient stop for lunch in Harrismith. We will be back in Johannesburg in the late afternoon.
