Highlights of the Cape

Prices from £1835pp - 10 Days

Departures available from 5 Sep 2010 - 6 nov 2011

Price is based on flying from Heathrow, other departure airports available for a supplement.

1. London to Cape Town:
Your door-to-door driver takes you to London Heathrow for your overnight, non-stop flight to Cape Town with South African Airways.

2. Cape Town:
Begin the day with a morning’s city orientation tour including, weather permitting, a cable car ride to the summit of Table Mountain for panoramic views of the area. This afternoon, settle in at the Protea Hotel President 0r similar for the first of two nights.

3. Cape Peninsula:
Explore the Cape Peninsula today, starting with a visit to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Driving along the Atlantic Seaboard via Hout Bay, pass the breathtaking Chapman’s Peak and Clifton’s famous beaches. Visit the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve this afternoon before heading to the Indian Ocean coast and the penguins at Boulders Beach. Finish your tour with a short stop in the historic naval port of Simon’s Town.

4. Cape Town to Stellenbosch:
Tour the Winelands today, taking in Franschhoek, Paarl and Stellenbosch. Stop for wine tasting at two well-known estates and visit the Huguenot and Afrikaans Language Monuments. After lunch in Franschhoek or Stellenbosch, you’ll have time to explore. Check in at Spier Village or similar in Stellenbosch for the night.

5. Stellenbosch to Oudtshoorn:
Relax on today’s road trip through the beautiful Klein Karoo desert to Oudtshoorn, known as the ‘Feather Capital’ of the world. Take an early evening tour of an ostrich farm before an optional barbecue dinner – a great way to end the day – then make yourself comfortable at the Queens Hotel.

6. Oudtshoorn to Knysna:
Visit the Cango Caves before lunch, then journey across the Outeniqua Mountain Pass to the coast. Reaching the seaside resort of Knysna, nestled in the heart of the Garden Route, enjoy a cruise on the Knysna Lagoon and a visit to the Featherbed Nature Reserve. Don’t forget your camera for some shots of the two majestic rock heads where the lagoon meets the Indian Ocean. Stay at the Protea Hotel Knysna Quays for two nights.

7. The Garden Route and Plettenberg Bay:
Journey via Plettenberg Bay to the indigenous forests at Tsitsikamma, stopping en route at a monkey sanctuary. Continue to the spectacular Tsitsikamma National Park where forest and Storms River meet the Indian Ocean amid impressive cliffs. Return to Knysna late this afternoon.

8. Knysna to Hermanus:
Travel back towards Cape Town through the Cape wine region and the seaside village of Hermanus, where you may have a chance to see Southern Right Whales. Continue to the 3AWindsor Hotel or similar for an overnight stay.

9. Hermanus, Cape Town and flight home:
Spend your last morning at leisure before catching your London-bound flight at Cape Town airport.

10. London:
Your door-to-door driver will take you home. Staying from 05 Sep 2010 for 7 nights
Departing from London airport, arriving at Cape Town