THE EXCURSIONS
What you will experience
These are the experiences planned, without a fixed day-by-day schedule: weather, opening times and the group’s pace shape each day.
CAPE TOWN
The city between mountain and ocean
- Table Mountain ascent and a walk on the plateau
- Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
- Included lunch and wine tasting at Klein Constantia
- Chapman’s Peak Drive and Cape Point
- The Cape of Good Hope
- The penguins of Boulders Beach
- Kalk Bay harbour
- Bo-Kaap: history, homes and Cape Malay tradition
- Free time at the V&A Waterfront
- Two included dinners in Cape Town, including an evening at Le Bistrot de JAN, with locally sourced wines
WINELANDS
Vineyards and the art of living
- Vergelegen: historic homestead, gardens and great camphor trees
- Dorp Street in Stellenbosch and Cape Dutch architecture
- Babylonstoren: kitchen gardens, orchards and gardens
- Soetmelksvlei: a living late 19th-century farm with traditional crafts, workshops, farm animals and working demonstrations
- Included lunch at Soetmelksvlei’s Old Stables Restaurant, featuring farm cooking and seasonal produce
- Franschhoek and its Huguenot heritage
- Brunch at the La Motte bakery: loaves and pastries straight from the oven, served in the farm gardens.
- All dinners at Nieuwe Sion, with locally sourced wines and menus suited to more substantial lunches and brunches
SWARTLAND AND WEST COAST
Wildflowers and the Atlantic
- Visit the town of Riebeek-Kasteel
- Possible visit to a local olive-oil producer, depending on the group’s interest and timing
- West Coast National Park and Postberg: spring wildflowers
- Langebaan Lagoon
- A long included lunch at Die Strandloper, with fish and West Coast specialities cooked over open fires
- Possible whale sightings from the coast
- Beach walks in Yzerfontein
- One evening, a traditional wood-fired braai at the house as the sun sets over the Atlantic
A flexible pace
We favour time spent in each place over ticking off stops. The order of visits, pauses and free time can be adjusted along the way.
Nature decides
Table Mountain is weather-dependent. September flowers and whale sightings depend on natural conditions and cannot be guaranteed. Visits to Postberg depend on seasonal access.
Maximum eight guests
Price is per person sharing.