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11 Day 10 Night Tour: Departing from Cape Town to Cape Town
Day 1: Cape Town
We collect you at the Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town 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 or the working harbor. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure. This evening you enjoy a five course meal in a V&A Restaurant. You will enjoy a complimentary wine, especially selected by the chef to compliment the menu. Overnight in Cape Town. LDB
Day 2: Cape Town
At 09:00 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. We will go for a wine tasting at Steenberg Vineyards. 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. Overnight in Cape Town. LDBB
Day 3: Franschhoek
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 will go for wine tastings at Carbriere Estate and the Moreson Wine Farm.
We will have lunch at the Le Quartier Français Restaurant has been rated by Restaurant Magazine in London as one of the world’s 50 Best Restaurants. Overnight in Stellenbosch. LDBB
Day 4: Franschhoek
Today we will go for wine tastings at Boschendal Eastate and the La Motte Wine Farm. We will have lunch at Cape Chamonix. Overnight in Stellenbosch. LDBB
Day 5: Stellenbosch
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. We will go for wine tastings at the Lanzerac Estate. 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 in Stellenbosch. LDBB
Day 6: Stellenbosch and Paarl
Today we will start the day with a short walking tour in Stellenbosch. Today we will be visiting the Backsberg Estate and the Eikendal Wine Farm. Overnight in Stellenbosch. BB
Day 7: Worcester and Hermanus
Today we enjoy a scenic drive to the little seaside town of Hermanus via Worchester. We will visit Kleinplasie, a living open-air museum depicting the lives of the early settlers. Today we will be visiting the Rooiberg Winery and the Graham Beck Wine Estate.
In Hermanus from 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 in Hermanus. LDBB
Day 8: Hermanus
Today we will be visiting the Hamilton Russell Wine Estate on the Overberg Wine Route. Overnight in Hermanus. BB
Day 9: Cape Town
Today we return to Cape Town for a visit to Tabel Mountain and the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. After lunch we 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 Constantia Uitsig in Cape Town. LDBB
Day 10: Cape Town
Today we will be visiting the Groot Constantia Wine Estate and the Buitenverwachting on the Constantia Valley. Overnight at Constantia Uitsig. LDBB
Day 11: Cape Town
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 Southern Sun Waterfront Cape Town. LB End of tour.
OVERNIGHT TOUR PRICE:
Per person sharing: R 23, 200.00
Single supplement: R 4, 500.00 valid until 30/10/2010
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Included: Luxury 30 Seater Coach Transport with toilet and air-conditioning, professional tourist guide, 4 & 5 Star Hotels Accommodation, entrance fees, 10 Breakfasts, 8 Dinners, 9 Lunches, Porterage, Wine Book, Cape Town travel book and maps.
15 Wine tastings at Wine Eastate, Wine Co-ops and Wine Farms.
Excluded: All cost of a Personal Nature, Laundry, Airport Taxes, Drinks.
All Day Tours, Overnight Tours and transfers are conducted according to the terms and conditions of TISA.
Operations - Gerald Crawford - Cell: +27-0720390184 (mobile/sms)
Western Cape Tours
Stellenbosch South Africa
Tel: +27-021-8833027
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