Your Itinerary
Day 1-4 - Cape Town
Arrival at Cape Town International and collect your hire car, travelling an easy 30 minutes to the city where you will be based for the next 4 nights. Spend a day exploring the Cape Peninsula – visiting Cape Point and the penguins, take the cable-car up to the top of Table Mountain (or hike), stroll the V&A Waterfront with its many restaurants and hop on the ferry to Robben Island for an interesting tour about Nelson Mandela’s prison days. You stay at Kloof Street Hotel, a lovely hotel in walking distance of restaurants and bars (breakfast included).
Day 5-6 - Hermanus whale watching
After breakfast take the beautiful coastal drive to Hermanus where you will be staying the next 2 nights. Hermanus offers some of the best ‘land based’ whale watching and we have included a 2 hour boat-based whale watching trip – the whales often come in very close to the boat and it is a great experience to see these gentle giants so close. You can also expect to see dolphins, seals and marine birds as well as a great view across Walker Bay with the mountains as a backdrop. Accommodation is at Lavender Manor, located across from Grotto Beach with a sea-view room for you to keep an eye on the whales! Breakfast is included.
Day 7 - Swellendam
After breakfast take a scenic drive through farming lands to Swellendam. This historical town offers some interesting museums, great local arts and crafts as well as home to the Fairy Sanctuary. Just outside the town is the Bontebok National Park if you want to see some of the wildlife. You will be staying in the historical part of town at Schoone Oordt Country House, surrounded by lush gardens and on a B&B basis.
Day 8-9 - Franschhoek Winelands
Travelling along part of the Route 62, through Montagu and the Robertson wine region and heading onto Franschhoek which will be the base for the last 2 nights. You have a short distance so can slowly make your way, stopping en route at some of the wine farms as you go. You will have a full day to visit some of SA’s finest wine farms so make the most of it and we can arrange a driver to take you around. Accommodation is at La Fontaine which is in the village of Franschhoek and easy strolling distance to many great restaurants and shops. Breakfast is included.
Day 10 - Return to Cape Town
Sadly your holiday has come to an end, however you can still make the most of the day if you are flying out in the evening. We recommend that you take an easy morning and book lunch at one of the great wine farms to enjoy the last little bit of beautiful surroundings – La Petite Ferme is a favourite! Make your way in the late afternoon back to Cape Town International Airport for your flight back to London.
What's included?
Included:
- Accommodation and meals as specified
- Excursions as specified
- Car hire (premium insurance & zero excess with unlimited kilometers)
- All trips are ATOL protected or ABTA bonded to ensure you are fully covered
Excluded:
- Flights
- Non-specified meals, drinks, excursions
- Expenses of a personal nature, i.e. laundry, telephone expenses, gratuities, porterage fees, etc
Details:
Please note that the price is based on low-season rates and all prices are correct at the time of writing.
Flight prices change a lot and for this reason, the flights are not part of the quote.
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