Monday, March 4, 2013

Cape Town and highlights basic tour




6 Days/5 Nights - SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town, South Africa’s Mother City
Cape Town: is situated near the southern tip of South Africa, sandwiched between Table Mountain and the ocean. Affectionately known as the “Mother City”, it was the first established town in South Africa.

Population: 2 984 100
Languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa, Setswana, South Sotho, North Sotho, Tsonga, SiSwati, Venda, Ndebele Time: GMT +2 Hours

Day 1 - Cape Town City Tour
City Tour : Full Day Tour : Experience the rainbow nation of the Mother City (Cape Town). 

Highlights Include:
• Table Mountain or Signal Hill (weather permitting)
• Bo-Kaap, Cape Malay Quarter and Museum
• Parliament Buildings • Greenmarket Square
• Company Gardens • The Castle of Good Hope
• Robben Island – Visit Nelson Mandela’s Prison Cell.
• Slave Lodge
• Return transfer to your accommodation
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner



Day 2 – Township / Cultural Tours 
Full Day Tour: Discover the many facets of Cape Town’s culturally diverse communities.
Hear stories of the Struggle first-hand from the locals: from District Six, where forced removals changed the lives of many, to the informal, settlements where sangomas (traditional healers) and shebeens (taverns) add to the rich culture of township life

Highlights Include:
• District Six Museum
• Guguletu and Surrounds
• Lange:
• S’Thebe Art and Culture Centre
• Visit a sangoma (traditional healer)
• Homemade beer tasting at a shebeen (tavern)
• A township B&B
• Nyanga and Surrounds
• Sivuyile Technical College
• The Moslem and Indian communities of Athlone and Cape Flats
• Cape Malay food tasting
• Purchase arts and crafts manufactured by the local community
• Should your tour take place on a Sunday, attendance of a Church Service can be included by prior arrangement
• Return transfer to your accommodation
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel /similar ( 4 Star Category )
 • Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3 Cape Point Tour 




Full Day Tour: A scienic drive along the Peninsula’s magnificent coastline.
Enjoy the breathtaking Chapman’s Peak Drive and stop off the viewing point.

Highlights Include:
• Clifton and Camps Bay
• Hout Bay Harbour (Boat Trip to see the Cape fur Seals – optional)
• Chapman’s Peak (if open)
• Noordhoek
• Ostrich Farm
• False Bay
• Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
• Cape Point
• Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach
• Simon’s Town
• Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens / Constantia Valley
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4 Cape Wine Route




Full Day Tour: A visit to the heart of Southern Africa’s food and wine industry. Stroke a cheetah at the outreach program on Spiers Wine Estate.

Highlights Include:
• Historic tour of Stellenbosch and surroundings
• Cellar tours and wine tasting
• Spier Wine Estate
• Helshoogte Pass
• Historical tour of Franshoek and surroundings
• Huguenot Memorial
• Cheese tasting
• Lunch on a historical wine estate
• Nelson Mandela’s former prison (not open to the public)
• Purchase wine directly from the wine estate
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similiar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5 Safari Tour 



One hour’s drive to one of Cape Town’s well known RESERVES to see the BIG 5

Highlights Include:
• Scienic Route
• Game drive to spot the BIG 5
• Overnight – Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel/Similiar ( 4 Star Category )
• Meals – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner



Day 6:  DEPART FOR AIRPORT 
After breakfast, depart for Cape Town International Airport for your flight home.
Meals – Breakfast

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