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Your Itinerary:
Day 1 – Arrival in Cape Town
You are met at Cape Town airport by a tour guide and transferred to your hotel in the heart of the trendy Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. Built in 1904 as the North Quay Warehouse and converted in 1990 to a luxury hotel, this privately owned hotel is renowned for the highest international standards. All rooms have spectacular views over Table Mountain, the working harbor or the Piazza. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure. This evening you enjoy a four course meal in the V&A Hotel’s acclaimed Oyo Restaurant. You will enjoy a complimentary glass of both white and red wine, especially selected by Oyo’s chef to compliment the menu. Overnight at Winchester Mansions or the V&A Hotel. Included: (D).
Day 2 – Cape Point
At 09h00 you are collected from the Hotel by your tour guide for a tour of the Cape Peninsula. We follow the coastline southwards, traveling via trendy Camps Bay and the quaint seaside village of Hout Bay. The highlight of this tour is a visit to Cape Point. Looking at this dramatic promontory jutting into the sea gives us an idea why early sailors nicknamed it the Cape of Storms. Lunch is served at the Two Oceans Restaurant at Cape Point. We then follow the coastline northwards via Simonstown, where we visit the penguin colony of Boulders Beach. We return to the city via the leafy southern suburbs. The evening is at leisure. Overnight at Winchester Mansions or the V&A Hotel. Included: (B), (L).
Day 3 – Franschhoek Wine Route
This morning we depart Cape Town and drive to the Cape Winelands, with its backdrop of majestic mountain ranges and lush valleys. We stop for tastings at wineries en route to the Franschhoek Valley where we visit the memorial to the French Huguenots, who sought refuge from religious persecution in Europe and settled here in the late seventeenth century. Nowadays Franschhoek is known as the gourmet capital of South Africa. We check into Le Quartier Français in the heart of the Franschhoek village. Le Quartier Français is famous for its outstanding award-winning cuisine and most comfortable accommodation. Le Quartier Français Restaurant has been rated by Restaurant Magazine in London as one of the world’s 50 Best Restaurants. Tonight we enjoy a four course meal with a complimentary glass of both white and red wine. Overnight at Franschhoek Country House or Le Quariter Français Included: (B), (D).
Day 4 – Franschhoek Wine Route
Today we further explore the Franschhoek Wine Route and stop for tastings at some of its famous wine estates. Overnight at Franschhoek Country House or Le Quariter Français. Included: (B).
Day 5 – Stellenbosch Wine Route
A scenic drive over the Helshoogte Pass (Hell’s Heights) takes us to Stellenbosch, the “town of oaks” and South Africa’s second oldest town. We check into Lanzerac Manor. Your hotel is a 300 year old wine estate that is set in one of the most breathtaking vistas of the world. The rooms are decorated with period and antique furniture; the colors that predominate are gold and yellows. Each room opens out to a private patio overlooking lush vineyards, award winning landscaped gardens and the majestic Helderberg Mountains. The Governors Hall Restaurant is open daily to serve guest fine cuisine with an accent of local flavors. The vines planted in the early 1900s have made way for new ones originating mainly from France. The estate’s master winemaker, Wynand Hamman, has created some exceptional wines, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage fill the cellars. Tonight we enjoy a four course meal with a complimentary glass of white and red wine. Overnight at d'Ouwe Werf or Lanzerac Manor & Winery. Included: (B), (D).
Day 6 – Stellenbosch and Paarl Wine Routes
Today we further explore the Stellenbosch and Paarl Wine Routes and stop for tasting at some of the wine estates. Overnight at d'Ouwe Werf or Lanzerac Manor & Winery Included: (B).
Day 7 – Hermanus
Today we enjoy a scenic drive to the little seaside town of Hermanus. June to November is whale season in Southern Africa and Hermanus offers some of the best land-based whale watching in the world. Every year Southern Right Whales make their way from the cold waters of the Antarctic to the sheltered bays of the Southern Coast of South Africa to mate and calve. The bays at Hermanus are deep, allowing the whales to come within meters of the shore and the high cliffs afford whale watchers excellent views. Hermanus even has a “Whale Crier”, who announces where the best sightings are. We check into The Marine Hotel. Perched on the edge of the cliffs, The Marine enjoys unbroken views of the ocean. Built in 1902, the hotel has been given a sophisticated modern look. Whether you stay in a sea-facing or mountain-facing room, the views are spectacular. The award-winning cuisine at The Marine’s two restaurants is thoroughly contemporary and tonight we enjoy a three course meal at The Seafood Restaurant with a complimentary glass of white and red wine. Overnight at Auberge Burgundy or The Marine. Included: (B), (D).
Day 8 – Hermanus
Hermanus is at the centre of the Overberg Wine Route and today is spent visiting some of the acclaimed wine estates of this region. Overnight at Auberge Burgundy or the Marine. Included: (B).
Day 9 – Cape Town
Today we return to Cape Town and check into Constantia Uitsig. Set amongst the vineyards of a private wine estate in the shadow of Table Mountain, the Constantia Uitsig Country Hotel is renowned for its atmosphere of quiet elegance and gracious hospitality. Constantia Uitsig’s La Colombe restaurant has been voted the top restaurant in South Africa for two consecutive years. Overnight at Alphen Hotel or Constantia Uitsig. Included: (B), (D).
Day 10 – Cape Town
Today we explore the wine estates of the Constantia Valley. Overnight at Alphen Hotel or Constantia Uitsig. Included: (B).
Day 11 – Cape Town and departure
There is time this morning for some last minute present shopping at the V&A Waterfront, one of South Africa’s trendiest shopping precincts before you are transferred to the airport for your flights home.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Included:
- Meet & greet on arrival;
- Transport in an air-conditioned luxury coach with driver and English speaking guide;
- 2 nights at Winchester Mansions or The V&A Hotel in Piazza rooms on B&B Basis;
- 2 nights at Franschhoek Country House or Le Quartier Français on a B&B Basis;
- 2 nights at d'Ouwe Werf or Lanzerac Manor on a B&B Basis;
- 2 nights at Auberge Burgundy or The Marine, Hermanus, on a B&B Basis;
- 2 nights at Alphen Hotel or Constantia Uitsig on a B&B Basis;
- 5 dinners with a complimentary glass of white and red wine;
- 9 Wine Tastings;
- Lunch on Cape Point tour;
- Entrance fees for the Cape Point tour as per the above itinerary;
- Porterage at all the Hotels;
- Price is based on 4* hotel properties (listed first) Upgrade to 5 * from $ 899 Air/Land.
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