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DAY: 1 Arrival in Capetown

On arrival at Cape Town International Airport. Meet and greet and transfer to your hotel. Check in and spend the day at leisure.

OVERNIGHT: Cresta Grande Cape Town(4 star) or similar on BB- 6 nights

DAY 2: Half Day Cape Town City Tour

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel

Pick up from the hotel lobby for a Private Half Day Cape Town City Tour.

• Ascend Table Mountain for unforgettable sweeping views (weather permitting).
• Return to the city and pass through the Malay Quarter.
• Drive past the Castle of Good Hope, Houses of Parliament and the Company Gardens.
• Travel to Sea Point and Camp’s Bay for scenic ocean vistas.

Return to your hotel. Rest of the afternoon at leisure

DAY 3: Private Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour

Breakfast at the hotel.

Pick up by your driver-guide for a Private Full Day Cape Peninsula Tour

• Travel at a pace that allows you to explore the beauty of the Cape Peninsula.
• Depart for the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve along one of South Africa’s most scenic routes, passing Hout Bay.
• Enjoy a cruise to Seal Island, to view seals and sea birds at Duiker Island (weather permitting). Tours depart at 08h45, 09h45, 11h00, 12h45, 14h45 or 15h45.
• During summer, several thousand Cape Fur Seals – along with the rare Black Cormorant – lollop leisurely among the kelp beds.
• Travel along Chapman’s Peak Drive (conditions permitting).
• Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve.
• The scenery en route to Cape Point, at the South Western tip of the reserve, is particularly lovely in spring when wildflowers carpet the landscape.
• The new lighthouse – the most powerful in the world – beams an electric light of 19 million candle power across the ocean.
• Ascend to the top of by The Flying Dutchman funicular.
• Visit the penguin colony at Boulders Beach.
• Then drive through the historic naval base town of Simon’s Town.

Return to your hotel 

DAY 4: Private Full Day Cape Winelands Tour

Breakfast at the hotel

Your driver-guide will pick you for a Private Full Day Cape Winelands Tour

• Get swept away by the overwhelming beauty of rolling vineyards and perfect blue sky.
• Start off with a visit to Paarl and the spectacular Paarl Valley.
• Visit Babylonstoren Wine Estate. Enjoy a stroll through the beautiful gardens.
• The tour continues north-west to the beautiful village of Franschhoek
• Here you will enjoy a wine tasting at one of the local estates.
• Continue on to Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa and the historic heart of the country's wine region.
• The final wine-tasting and cellar tour will take place here at one of the well-known estates.

Return to Cape Town and enjoy; the evening is at leisure.

DAY 5: Robben Island

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel

Meet your driver-guide; transfer to the V&A Waterfront to enjoy a visit to Robben Island.

The standard tour to Robben Island is 3.5 hours long, including the two half-hour ferry rides. Ferries depart at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm, from the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town (weather permitting). The Robben Island Tour includes:

• A return boat trip across Table Bay
• A visit to the infamous Maximum Security Prison
• Interaction with an ex-political prisoner
• A 45-minute bus ride with a guide providing commentary
• The opportunity to explore the Murray's Bay Harbour precinct attractions, such as the Muslim shrine, or kramat, and the Museum Shop.

Enjoy some shopping at the Victoria& Alfred Waterfront.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Visit the Two Oceans Aquarium.

Enjoy a walk through the aquarium, which showcases more than 3000 marine creatures. Interactive displays entertain and educate young and old alike.

Return to your hotel and enjoy the evening at leisure.

MEALS: Breakfast and lunch

DAY 6: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Breakfast at the hotel.

You will be met by your driver-guide for a private Full Day Touring

Enjoy a leisurely stroll through Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

• The beautiful Kirstenbosch Gardens cover an area of 528 hectares with 36 hectares of cultivated garden.
• The gardens are a celebration of South African flora - showcasing only indigenous South African plants. Fynbos, proteas, cycads and rolling lawns are intermingled with streams and ponds and well-laid out pathways for easy walking.
• A great variety of birds inhabit the gardens and the sweeping views from the upper slopes are spectacular.
• The Treetop Canopy Walkway gives visitors the opportunity to experience the forest from high above the ground. The galvanised steel structure meanders through trees and branches, with sections that crown above the forest.

Return to your hotel and enjoy the evening at leisure.

DAY 7: Departure

Breakfast at the hotel and check out.

You will be met by your driver for your private transfer to Cape Town International Airport for your onward flight home (no flights included).

SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:

• MEET AND GREET: upon arrival in Cape Town
• 24-HOUR ASSISTANCE HELPLINE. All clients are provided with a 24-hour contact telephone number for assistance.
• ACCOMMODATION at the hotels, game lodges or rest camps specified in the itinerary, on the basis of two persons sharing a twin-bedded / double bedded room/single room with en suite bathroom, or shower and toilet. The attached quotation is based on the use of standard rooms at hotels unless specifically stated otherwise.
• MEALS as indicated in the itinerary for each day, either table d’hôte or buffet.
• TRANSPORTATION in a 7-seater with a qualified driver, for all journeys specified in the itinerary. All drivers are equipped with cellular/ hand phones to ensure 24-hour contact and the best logistical support available.
• ENGLISH SPEAKING TOURIST GUIDE, who will accompany the passengers on all local sightseeing excursions as specified.
• ENTRANCE FEES where applicable, for all sightseeing excursions as specified.
• VALUE ADDED TAX at 15%, where applicable.
• TOURISM DEVELOPMENT LEVY as applicable.