Day 1: Half day City tour including Table Mountain
Morning departure for a city tour. Cape Town offers a cosmopolitan city life against a background of spectacular scenery. Museums and art galleries abound and South Africa’s oldest building, the Castle of Good Hope, is in the city centre – not far from the cobbled streets of the colorful Bo-Kaap neighbourhood. Here you will visit the picturesque Malay Quarter with its spicy bobotie and curry aromas that fill the air. By coach, you will view other
Historical sites of the City, such as the Parliament Building, the City Hall and the former Slave Lodge (today the SA Cultural History Museum), the Old Town House and the other architectural wonders the city has to offer.
Weather permitting; you will end the tour off with a cable-car ride up the city’s famous landmark Table Mountain, for a breathtaking view over the city and its surroundings. On a clear day one is able to see right across Table Bay to the opposite coastline
Day 2: Excursion to the Cape of Good Hope
Today a very special outing awaits the guests - the excursion to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The drive takes the guests along Camps Bay, Clifton, Llandudno “millionaire’s paradise” and Hout Bay. Experience a Seal Island Boat cruise before driving one of the most beautiful Coastal Routes, namely Chapman’s Peak Drive. Drive onwards to Cape Point Reserve, home to baboons, several species of antelope, smaller mammals, birds and reptiles. Indigenous fauna and flora are conserved in this priceless wilderness area. Stop at the Cape of Good Hope and continue to Cape Point where the clients have the opportunity go up to the top with the funicular. The tour continues towards Simon's Town, which is most renowned for its Maritime Museum focusing on South African naval history. Nearby you will visit the sheltered little beach at Boulder's Beach, which is home to a thriving colony of some 700 jackass penguins.
Day 3: Full day outing into the wine lands
Today the tour will take you into the heart of South Africa's wine industry. Firstly you will drive through the green hills of this beautiful wine country until you reach Paarl. Paarl was founded in 1717 and derives its name from the massive rock formations which shimmer like pearls when sunlights fall onto them.
Upon arrival in Paarl you will visit the Paarl Taal Monument. Thereafter visit of a Wine Estate for a
Cellar tour.The drive will take you further to Franschhoek to visit the Hugenot Monument. The tour continues trough the Helshoogte mountain pass to the beautiful town of Stellenbosch, situated in the heart of the winelands. Stellenbosch is the second oldest City in South Africa and a University Town. This city was established in 1860 and has a lot of historical value which is depicted in the bulidings which are built in a typical Cape-Dutch style. The tour includes wine tastings at two Wine Estates.
Day 4: Half day Township Tour & Robben Island
Today’s tour offers you an insight and interaction with different cultures, communities and individuals. Witness every day life in a harsh environment and share in their struggles, hopes and achievements. See why 27 April 1994 was such an important day in their lives (first democratic elections). We start with a tour of District Six where we explore the site that was once home to thousands of people of various hues and cultures, but is now a desolate wasteland because of forced removals in 1966.
We also visit Langa, the oldest formal black township in Cape Town. Witness first hand the living conditions and accommodation conceived at the height of the apartheid era. After a visit to Tsoga Enviroment Gardens the guests will stop at an informal spaza shop, a shebeen (pub) and a hostel.
Thereafter trip to Robben Island (weather dependant), departing from the Nelson Mandela Gateway.
Highlight – a tour 3 ½ hour of Robben Island. People lived on Robben Island many thousands of years ago, when the sea channel between the Island and the Cape mainland was not covered with water. Since the Dutch settled in the Cape in the mid-1600s, Robben Island has been used primarily as a prison.
Many indigenous African leaders,
Muslim leaders from the East Indies, Dutch and British settler soldiers and civilians, women, and anti-apartheid activists were all imprisoned on Robben Island. The most famous prisoner though was South Africa's first democratically elected President, Mr Nelson Mandela. Robben Island, surrounded by Great White Shark infested waters, together with the extremely cold, strong current of the Atlantic waters deterred all prisoners from making a swim to the mainland. Today, however, Robben Island also tells us about victory over Apartheid and other human rights abuses.
In the 1960’s, prisoners were allowed to arrange sporting events, political
debates and other informative and educational programs. The foundational work
done here eventually helped South Africa establish the cornerstones of a modern
democracy. The image we have of Robben Island today is as a place of oppression,
as well as a place of triumph. Return to the Table Bay harbour.
Day 5: Full Day outing to Hermanus
Drive along a wonderful coastline with breathtaking views of Betty’s Bay. In the heart of this holiday destination, Betty’s Bay offers many beautiful Beaches as well as a few lakes. The beautiful little town of Hermanus is your next destination. It used to be a fishing town and one can feel the historic imprints it still holds from that era. Today it is better known as the central for whale watching. The best time for whale watching is from June to November. Some whales, such as the southern-right whale, arrive a little later in the Bay. Sometimes more than 70 whales can be found just off the shores of Walker Bay. You can enjoy getting close to these giant animals at a Whale Watching boat tour. Thereafter drive trough Elgin, the apple growing center and return to Cape Town via the Sir Lowry’s Pass.