Cape Town Adventure Tour - 6 days

Classic Tour

Privately Guided / Self drive

6 days / 5 nights extreme adventures of Cape Town

Ideal holiday for younger adrenalin junkies, friends, families, groups or couples to experience the oomph of Cape Town.

Highlights:

5 nights of 4-Star accommodation at a Relais Hotel - Leisure Bay Hotel
Hop-On Hop-Off Bus day pass
Sunset cruise on a luxury yacht
Full day adventure excursion
Wine tour in a sidecar motorcycle
Power boat trip
Safari drive + traditional barbeque
Quadbike ride in the dunes
Combat helicopter maneuvers
Barnyard live music concert

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 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: Leisure Bay Hotel Meals: Breakfast

DAY 2 – Adventure

The entire day is earmarked for adventures activities of your choice. Cape Town has a horde of adventure and extreme sport activities on offer. One literally needs two weeks if you want to partake in all that is on offer. The activity/activities you choose today is for your own account.

For the extreme junkies:

Shark cage diving
Helicopter flights
Skydiving
Abseiling from Table Mountain
Deep sea fishing
Going on a Party Bus
Ride “The Cobra” at Ratanga Junction
Surfing
Fly in a fighter jet
Walking to Sandy Bay – official nudist beach
Walking up Table Mountain
Paragliding
Race in a Formula One racing car
Hiking trails in and around Cape Town
Kite board riding on the beach or sea
Paddle the Berg river
Horseback riding on a beach
Paragliding and many more
Paintball war
Kayak trips

For the not-so-into-the-adventure-stuff:

Golf courses (equipment for hire available)
Go on a safari on a game (wildlife) farm
Helicopter flights
Cultural interaction with locals
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Visit numerous interesting museums
Visit a Spa
Walking to Sandy Bay – official nudist beach
Visit Cape Point (where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet)
Visit the penguins at Boulder Bay
Visit Robben Island – a world heritage site where Mandela was imprisoned
Whale watching at Hermanus (August to November)
Hiking trails in and around Cape Town
Swimming at Clifton Beach
Watch A Cape Town City Ballet Production
Watch a rugby or cricket game at Newlands
Go gambling at a casino
Ten pin bowling
Many more

Overnight: Leisure Bay Hotel Meals: Bed & Breakfast

DAY 3 - 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: Leisure Bay Hotel Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

DAY 4 – Winelands

Travelling up the West Coast from Cape Town takes us to the town of Darling, best known for its Wild Flower and Orchid Show in September. We stop over at Yzerfontein, a small holiday and fishing village. There is a deserted beach ideal for sun tanning and surfing.

We continue our journey to the Langebaan Lagoon in the heart of the West Coast. Archaeological discoveries made are dating back as far as 10 million years ago. A pair of fossilized footprints by an early human female (called “Eve”), were also discovered, and estimated to be around 117 000 years old.

At Langebaan, we partake in a powerboat-racing excursion on the lagoon, which is perfect and safe for such an adventure. The boat is designed in such a way that it is safe and dry even in bad weather conditions with rough waters. This is an exhilarating experience and not to be missed for all the money in the world!

After working up a great appetite, lunch is served at an open-air seafood restaurant on the beach! Traditional treats include, paella “potjie” (pot) rich in calamari, angel fish and snoek (fish), smoked angel fish, snoek with sweet or steamed potato, plus waterblommertjie bredie – a traditional dish.

Our next stop is Paternoster after lunch adjacent to the Cape Columbine Nature reserve. Paternoster is one of the last traditional fishing villages on the West Coast and by far one of the most romantic spots around the South African coastline.

Heading back for Cape Town, we stop over at Clara Anna Fontein for a wildlife safari. Clara Anna is a private game reserve in the Durbanville wine valley and it is the only 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: Leisure Bay Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5 – Quad bikes

A big breakfast is needed this morning as we head out on a quad bike excursion in the dunes followed by a light lunch. After lunch, we enjoy an exhilarating helicopter flip with a difference. We will fly in a Huey helicopter and experience the ultimate adrenalin flight over the wild West Coast. Feel the thrill of low flying and sharp maneuvering over land and sea with open doors as the helicopter simulates a tour through the combat zone!

You will have some leisure time this afternoon before departing to visit the popular Barnyard Theatre where an amazing evening of entertainment awaits us. Enjoy a picnic dinner and drinks during the show while listening to a live musical show.

Overnight: Leisure Bay Hotel Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

DAY 6 – Canal Walk Shopping Centre

After this tour, you will need a holiday to recover from holiday! We spend the 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 on request

Starting Point: Anywhere in Cape Town

Ending Point: Anywhere in Cape Town

Duration: 6 days / 5 nights

Minimum persons: 2 – Single supplement applies for single travelers

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

All airport and ground transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
Accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis, or as per itinerary
Services of a registered cultural and nature guide
Activities specified in itinerary, including transfers and entrance charges
Executive Helicopter trip to the winelands
(For self-drive option) Car rental inclusive of super-cover and unlimited mileage

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
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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.