Cape Town Essentials

Arrive in Cape Town
On arrival into Cape Town Airport you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel.

Cape Town's most distinctive feature is its stunning setting: it lies on a dramatic coastline of pristine white beaches and ice waters, overlooked by the iconic flat-topped Table Mountain. Its attractions cover the natural world and the country's fascinating history in equal measure.

Cape Town City Tour
Departing between 8 and 8.30am, experience the highlights of the city as your drive through the city centre takes you past famous landmarks such as the Castle of Good Hope, City Hall and the Grand Parade. As your guide follows the city’s main thoroughfare of Adderley Street, you will see St. George’s Cathedral, before passing the Company Gardens and then the Malay Quarter (also known as the Bo-Kaap).

Continue to join a sparkling tour, during which you’ll witness the art of diamond cutting while discovering the history of the diamond and gold trade in South Africa. You will then be offered the option of continuing to Table Mountain, where you can ascend to the top (weather permitting) by revolving cable car (cost excluded and for your own account). See wildflowers, the famous silver tree, and marvel at a birds-eye view of the city and its beaches. On a clear day it is even possible to see Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on one side and Cape Point on the other.

* Please note that the Table Mountain Cableway tends to close for annual maintenance usually from mid July until the beginning of September. If this happens again in 2025, during the closure, we can include a drive to Signal Hill to take in the amazing views of Table mountain from there. Table Mountain has not released their 2025 Maintenance dates yet.

Cape Point & Peninsula Tour
Your day of scenic splendour will begin with a drive along the glittering Atlantic seaboard, passing through the cosmopolitan suburbs of Sea Point and Camps Bay before continuing to the fishing village of Hout Bay. Here there is an option to take a short boat trip to Seal Island (for own account & time permitting) to view the Cape Fur Seals, which inhabit the island.

From Hout Bay you will travel to the Cape Point Nature Reserve to see the dramatic coastline and the union of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans (as per legend) and may even feel the brisk wind that is dubbed the "Cape Doctor" for its presumed curative powers.

Following the coastline along False Bay, you'll return to Cape Town by way of Simon's Town, where you will stop off at the Penguin colony at Boulders Beach (for own account) and Fish Hoek fishing village. Before your return to Cape Town you will stop for afternoon tea & cake and a visit to Rhodes Memorial which is situated on the slopes of Table Mountain and offers spectacular views across the city.

The tour commences around 8am and you will return to the hotel by 5pm.

Winelands Day Tour
Your day starts with a visit to Paarl where you will be able to enjoy the beauty of the valley and see the Pearl of Paarl high above the valley before experiencing a wine tasting and cellar tour at one of the local estates.

From Paarl, you’ll continue to the beautiful village of Franschhoek which was founded in 1688 by French immigrants fleeing the Huguenot religious persecution in Europe. A memorial in the town commemorates the arrival of these early settlers who helped develop the wines sought after by Napoleon, Bismarck, and royalty such as Edward VII, the Prince of Wales. Here we will stop for lunch (for own account) and another wine tasting at a local vineyard.

You’ll then head to Stellenbosch, the second oldest town in South Africa and the historic heart of the country's wine region. A gracious blend of 18th-century Cape Dutch, Georgian and Victorian buildings is evident on Dorp Street, where massive oaks still shade original water furrows. Enjoy a final wine tasting before returning to Cape Town.

This tour departs at 8.30am and returns at 5pm.

Depart Cape Town
At the scheduled time this morning our representative will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Cape Town Airport for your departure flight.