1...Park and ride. You could drive the Garden Route in a day, but I wouldn't. Stop in a place such as Mossel Bay, with the world's mildest year-round climate after Hawaii.Or Plettenberg Bay, for its glorious, golden beaches. Or Knysna, voted South Africa's best small town, for its art galleries, coffee shops and restaurants....Park and ride. You could drive the Garden Route in a day, but I wouldn't. Stop in a place such as Mossel Bay, with the world's mildest year-round climate after Hawaii.