Cape Town Tour - 5 days

Luxury Class Tour

Privately Guided / Self drive

5 days / 4 nights discovering the beauty of Cape Town

This is an excellent opportunity friends, families, and groups to tour South Africa together. It also caters for couples or golfers who wish to enjoy a private holiday with the comfort of a personal guide or even choose a private self-drive vacation.

Highlights:

4 nights of 5-Star accommodation at Glen Avon Lodge
Hop-On Hop-Off Bus day pass
Sunset cruise on a luxury boat
Full day tour to Cape Point + the Boulder Penguin Colony
Safari drive + traditional barbeque
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens + Robben Island
Visit the Winelands in a side car motorcycle
Visit to a diamond cutting demonstration

DAY 1 – Cape Town City Centre

You will be met by your Jewel of Africa Safaris guide who will transfer you to the world famous One & Only Resorts Hotel. Check into the Presidential suite. Today is free for independent sightseeing in Cape Town, but your guide will be on stand-by for your perusal. You will be given a day pass for the red Cape Town Explorer Bus (also referred to as the “Hop-On Hop-Off Bus”)do a city tour of Cape Town.

A guide onboard the bus will tell you about the interesting facts and history of Cape Town. The bus stops at all Cape Town’s key sights and beaches, including the cable car for Table Mountain. Meet up with your guide at 18h00 as we depart on from the V&A Waterfront for a sunset boat cruise around Cape Town on the Tigger 2.

Cruise towards the horizon during our 1½ hour Champagne Sunset Cruise either to Clifton Beach as we watch the sunset. Guests will experience exquisite Cape sunsets with Table Mountain and the 12 Apostles as a backdrop whilst sipping on a Method Cape Classique sparkling wine, enjoying some oysters and nibbling on little platters of pate & seed loaf and dry snacks – very romantic!

The V&A Waterfront is home to dozens of excellent restaurants and you are free to dine and wine at any of these top restaurants of your choice.

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Bed & Breakfast

DAY 2 – Cape Point and Boulders

Depart for Cape of Good Hope - the most Southwestern point of Africa where, in theory, the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. Enjoy lunch at the Black Marlin Restaurant. On our way back to the hotel, we pay a visit to a penguin colony at Boulder Bay. Heading back for Cape Town, we stop over at Durbanville Hills Wine Estate for wine taste treat and then indulgein a late afternoon wildlife safari.

Clara Anna Fontein is a private game reserve in the Durbanville wine valley and the wildlife reserve within the greater Cape Metropolitan area. The common word in Africa used for a “game” actually refers to wildlife, hosting wild animals similar to the Kruger National Park.

Ending our safari, we enjoy a traditional South African “braai” (barbeque) in the Boma at Clara Anna Fontein – the perfect ending of “just another fantastic day in paradise”.

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

DAY 3 - Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens + Robben Island

Depart for Hout Bay after breakfast to do a 45-minute boat cruise to Duiker Island to observe thousand of seals playing and feeding. Visit the amazing Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens who only grows indigenous South African plants. The cultivated garden (36 hectares) displays collections of South African plants, particularly those from the winter rainfall region of the country.

Enjoy lunch at a restaurant of your choice, and then depart from the V&A Waterfront by boat to the world heritage site of Robben Island, the infamous prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years. Tonight you can dine and wine at leisure.

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Bed & Breakfast

DAY 4 – Winelands

Wine tasting with a difference is on the menu today – tour the winelands in a sidecar motorcycle! Whether you make use of a driver or on a self-drive basis, we depart from your hotel after breakfast and head out on a leisurely drive towards the historical town of Stellenbosch.

After a pleasant drive through the town in your sidecar, we head out for some wine tasting at one of the many wine estates along the route. After the tasting, load up your wine purchases in the sidecar and drive in the direction of Paarl where we will enjoy a Karoo lamb-on-the-spit BBQ at Backsberg for lunch.

Seeing that Backsberg is a wine estate, we might just as well do some more wine sampling!

We head towards Seidelberg Wine Estate after lunch for one last wine tasting. We also visit their glass-blowing studio. After the visit, its back on the sidecar and a leisurely return to the city with Table Mountain bathed in afternoon sunlight. The rest of the day and evening is at leisure.

Overnight: Glen Avon Lodge Meals: Bed & Breakfast

DAY 5 – Canal Walk Shopping Centre

Our last activity is to visit Jewel Africa for a fascinating diamond cutting tour. Jewel Africa is a world-class interactive shopping destination that offers exclusive, private tours where visitors can learn how gold chain is produced and a diamond cutter guides visitors through a diamond cutting and polishing tour unveiling the intricate skills of diamond polishing.

We spend the rest of our last day at leisure for some last minute shopping before your departure back home at Canal Walk, the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere.

Meals: Breakfast

This is where this tour ends.

Why not extend your stay in South Africa? We have a wide range of options available. The perfect extension for this tour is the Garden Route, the Kruger Park or even Victoria Falls. Enquire now on these extensions.

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Price per person sharing: Price available on request

Starting Point: Anywhere in Cape Town

Ending Point: Anywhere in Cape Town

Duration: 5 days / 4 nights

Minimum persons: 2 – Single supplement applies for single travelers

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

All airport and ground transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
Specified accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis
Sunset cruise on a luxury yacht
Safari & dinner at Clara Anna Fontein
Wine tour in a sidecar motorcycle with lunch
Lunches and dinners as per itinerary
Services of a registered cultural and nature guide
Activities specified in itinerary, including transfers and entrance charges
(For self-drive option) Car rental inclusive of super-cover and unlimited mileage
Optional: Services of a VIP Body guard & Paramedic Level 6 – ask us for a quote

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

International flights to and from South Africa. Book your own, or ask us for a quote
Domestic flights where applicable (unless specified)
Lunches & dinners (unless specified)
Drinks & refreshments
Tips for porters and restaurants
Telephone calls, laundry & other incidental personal expenditure
Additional activities not specified
Travel insurance
(For self-drive option) Fuel deposits and airport surcharges, additional driver/younger driver surcharges, fuel, oil, vehicle collection, etc.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All activities are subject to prevailing weather conditions
Jewel of Africa Safaris is a registered tour operator with the necessary permits and insurance cover to transport International Tourists. All our driver/tour guides are Satour accredited, medically cleared, hold Professional Driving Permits and are accredited First Aid practitioners
Our standard terms & conditions apply. Here you can find more information on how to book, travel insurance, cancellation fees, baggage and other important issues.

Optional extensions are available - enquire now

Note: This is a suggested itinerary and it is based on our many years of experience and previous tailored tours for other clients. As the above tour will be conducted on a private or self-drive basis, the itinerary can be tailored to include any number of days, persons or accommodation required, depending on your personal requirements.