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Departs at 07h45 and 08h45. Returns at approximately 17h30.
Cruise along Millionaire’s Paradise from Clifton to Camps Bay and on to Llandudno before an up-close-and-personal Seal Island cruise. Wind along Chapman’s Peak Drive with lunch (own account) at Cape of Good Hope Section of the Table Mountain National Park before meandering back along the coast, visiting Simon’s Town and ending your day at the penguin colony at Boulder’s Beach where you get to watch these entertaining, waddling characters.
Your experience highlights:
• Seal Island Cruise (optional and for own account)
• Chapman’s Peak Drive
• Cape Point
• Simon’s Town
• Penguin Colony at Boulder’s Beach (own account)
Departs Daily between 07h35 and 08h30. Returns at ±12h30
Sense the depth of history as you drive past Parliament Buildings, City Hall and the Slave Lodge before stopping for a short visit of the Castle of Good Hope (optional), originally built as a maritime replenishment station and now the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa! Alternatively we walk around the Grand Parade square which has its own historical significance. We hear of the brief history of District Six en-route to a visit at the Company Gardens where we walk through the landscaped gardens. Learn more about the history of the Bo-Kaap and its people as we move up the cobblestoned hills to the Malay Quarter, and marvel at the ice-cream colours of the quaint Bo-Kaap homes. Trace the moves of a professional diamond cutter as he creates every girl’s dream stone with a visit to a diamond cutting factory. After learning more about the history of diamonds and gold in South Africa, we drive past the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Stadium, Sea Point, Clifton and Camps Bay as we make our way to Table Mountain where you have the option of either admiring the views from the lower cable station or purchasing a ticket (for own account) to reach the summit. After delighting in this photo opportunity, return to the hotel or stay on top of the mountain and find your own way back to your hotel.
Your experience highlights:
• The Castle of Good Hope (Optional)
• Parliament Buildings, City Hall, Grand Parade and the Slave Lodge
• The Company Gardens
• Malay Quarter
• Diamond cutter visit
• Cable car to summit of Table Mountain (own account and weather permitting)
Take the ferry to this historic site, pass buildings and a high wall built by prisoners during the 1960s before meeting your guide, a former political prisoner from the Island, fully conversant and knowledgeable about the Island’s multi-layered 500-year-old history. Your route, aboard a bus, includes the graveyard of people who died from leprosy, the Lime Quarry, Robert Sobukwe’s house, the Bluestone quarry, the army and navy bunkers and the Maximum-Security Prison where thousands of South Africa’s freedom fighters were incarcerated for years culminating with a viewing of Nelson Mandela’s cell.
Please note that Passport Numbers are required at the time of booking. In addition, guests are required to carry their passports, or a copy thereof, when checking in for the Robben Island Ferry.
Departs Daily between 12h45 & 13h45. Returns at approximately 17h30
Explore the fine art galleries, the architecture, the history, and the curious and quaint shops of historical, glorious Stellenbosch (on Sundays not all galleries and shops are open). A leisurely drive will acquaint you with the beauty of this world-renowned region, before inducting you into the wine-making process in a fascinating cellar tour. And when the wine’s made, it needs to be tasted, so we’ll twist your arm to test and taste…
Your experience highlights:
• Art galleries
• Shopping
• Cellar tour
