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4 Days: Best Of Cape Town Private Trip
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Explore Cape Town's most popular sites in this 4-day combo tour and Discover the Cape of Good Hope at the most Western corner of Africa and the pristine rugged coastline of Cape Town. Venture into the scenic Cape Town Winelands on the 2nd day and taste some of the best wines in South Africa at various wine estates. You will also be able to visit Cape Town's most iconic landmarks such as the majestic Table Mountain, the unique and flora-rich Kirstenbosch garden as well as the historic Robben island. To wrap up your eventful 4-day tour, you will travel to Aquila Safari where you will have a chance at seeing the big 5.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Explore Cape town's most popular sites in a 4day combo tour
- Stop at the famous brightly colored Bokaap
- Chance to stop at Maidens coves in Camps bay
- Enjoy a scenic 40 minutes long round trip to Duiker island
- View the Chapman's peak mountains
- Spend time in Cape of good hope national park
- Visit the majestic Table Mountain, the unique and florarich Kirstenbosch garden
- Chance at seeing the big 5 in Aquila Safari
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Cape Town
Sightseeing at Bo-Kaap. Cape Peninsula tour: Cape Of Good Hope and boulders penguin beach tour shortly after the commencement of the tour. We will have the pleasure of making a quick stop at the famous brightly colored Bo-kaap. Formerly known as the Malay quarter. Some of the oldest inhabitants of Bo-kaap reached the shores of Cape town in the 17th century as slaves from Malaysia and various Indonesian Islands and in this community is where their descendants thrive. Besides the colorful houses, Bo-kaap offers a lot more than what meets the eye. You will be able to walk around as well as take pictures while your guide unpacks the history of this national heritage site.
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Sightseeing. Resting at the foot of Lion's head mountain. Bantry bay is one of Africa's most expensive saburbs. Environmental studies have also proven that this mountainside suburb is wind free and all kudos to Lion's head mountain! With 290 wind-free days a year, It is a significant number considering Cape Town's windy climate.
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City/Town Tour. Clifton has the most expensive Villas in Africa. Other than its status as a millionaire village, Clifton has some of the best public beaches near Cape town.
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Sightseeing at Camps Bay. Just outside the famed city bowl at the Atlantic seaboard of Cape town are Camps bay suburb and Camps bay beach. Known as the Beverly hills of Cape Town, Not many places in the world offers such views as the ones witnessed here. You will have a chance to stop at Maidens coves, A braai area along the coast which offers some of the best views of this particular suburb.
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City/Town Tour. Affectionately known as "The Republic of Hout bay." This beautiful town is surrounded by mountains and the cold Atlantic on all sides so Hout bay neighbors no other town. All the 3 roads that lead you here go over mountain passes. A republic it is!
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Boating at Seal Island. Get on a boat and embark on a scenic 40 minutes long round trip to Duiker island which is home to more than 4000 Cape fur seals
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Sightseeing at Chapman's Peak. Carved out of the Chapman's peak mountains between 1915 and 1925 to link Hout bay with the south peninsula towns, It is an engineering masterclass. Locally is simply known as Chapies. This 9km long mountainside road meanders along gigantic and steep mountains that dramatically drop into the Atlantic like an avalanche. There are about 152 curves and like a fingerprint, you get different views from each and every single one of them. Various view point gives you an opportunity to stop, soak in the beauty and take photos.
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Local Flavor. Situated at the southern end of the world-famous Chapman's peak drive and in the heart of the lush retirement village of Noordhoek. The farm village is home to The village roast. A to-go coffee shop that boasts of the best-roasted coffee in the area. Other than coffee, there are some raw juices of different flavors as well as small shops selling locally made crafts and other BRIC-a-braces.
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Sightseeing at Cape of Good Hope. Shortly before you venture onto the Cape of good hope national park. You will drive past an ostrich farm where if needs be, can make a quick stop to take photos of Africa's biggest and most flightless bird.
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Sightseeing. Cape point nature reserve is a 7700 hectares big park and a part of the Cape floral kingdom. A world heritage site and the smallest of the world's 6 floral kingdoms which however has more plant and rare species than the other five combined. Tihs is also home to Cape point light house as well as the Cape of good hope Visitors could also be fortunate to encounter wildlife.
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Sightseeing. A paved alley from Cape point car park takes you over 600m to the 3rd oldest lighthouse in the country which made for great views and photography. Launched in 1960. The Cape point lighthouse was however decommissioned in 1919 as new evidence proved that sailors couldn't see it in cloudy conditions so a new light house at a lower elevation was constructed. A funicular is available at its own cost for guests who might not be in the mood to walk.
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Leisure. Home to thousands of African penguins, Boulders beach is one of Africa's only three mainland penguin colonies.
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Sightseeing. Named after a cape Dutch governor of the 17th century who found this town as lee-shore in winter. Victorian-built Simon's town is home to some of the freshest seafood and fish restaurants in Cape town. This is also the same town that African penguins and the South African Navy call home.
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Local Flavor. Voted one of the 12 coolest places to live in! Kalk bay is well known for her eurocentric outlook. Some of the best restaurants in Cape town are here. Art galleries, cafes, Cuban cigar bars, and small shops dominate the main street.
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Whale Watching. Residents of this quaint town also get to enjoy seeing southern right whales from the comfort of their living rooms. Now that's cool!!
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Leisure. Muizenberg beach is a well-known surfing beach. The famous colorful changing huts on the beach also make for great photo taking. Here you will have your last photo stop before the journey carries on to Cape town for the curtain call.
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Accomodation not included.
Day 2
Cape Town
Sightseeing at Seal Island. Roben Island, Table mountain, and Kirstenbosch botanical garden Tour: Robben Island is dutch for seal Island. The Island was named after its seal population around the time the dutch settlers arrived at the Cape in the 17th century. Ever since then, the Island has served as a dutch settler residence, a Lepper colony as well as a prison for criminals and then later, political prisoners. Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his 27 years behind bars fighting against institutionalized inequality in South Africa. The tour of the Island is conducted by former prisoners on the Island. Besides visiting the former cells in which Nelson Mandela was incarcerated visitors will also be taken on a sightseeing drive about the Island where they can have some of the best views of table mountain.
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Sightseeing at Table Mountain National Park. Table Mountain is one of the seven wonders of nature. A flat top mountain standing at a height of 1186m above sea level. The summit of this mountain makes it a perfect vantage point with jaw-dropping 360-degree views of the entire Cape town. A 65-person capacity cable car with a rotating floor runs horizontally between the lower cable station and the upper station.
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Eco Tour. Table mountain is also part of the Cape floral Kingdom. The richest floral kingdom in the world. There are more than 2500 different plant species on table mountain alone than in the entire British isles. Wildlife that can be encountered at table mountain Includes Lizards, Dassies, Antelopes, Caracals, and abundant birdlife.
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Sightseeing at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Kirstenbosch botanical garden is home to the richest floral Kingdom in the world. Tucked up on the rear slopes of Table mountain. It is the only botanical garden in the world established to protect a country's unique flora. The 100-year-old garden is half cultivated and another half natural. Popular with summer Sunday concerts, this place also makes a great place for picnics. The tree canopy walk way is also one of the most favorite sites in the garden. Made of wood and iron, the tree canopy walk way meanders over the garden giving visitors a 360 view of the garden and the dramatic backdrop of the back side of Table mountain.
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Accomodation not included.
Day 3
Cape Town
Wine Tasting. Cape Winelands and Wine tasting Tour: Our tour guide will direct you to the wine-tasting area where you will meet a sommelier who will take you on your first wine experience of the day. Wine products here range from rose to white and dominant reds.
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Stellenbosch
City/Town Tour. Stellenbosch is the second oldest city in South Africa after Cape Town. Situated 45 minutes north east of Cape Town at the foot of the rugged Jonkershoek mountains, the quaint capital city of South African wine is graced by English oaks,national monument buildings, shops, restaurants, museums, and African craft markets. Here your guide will give you an opportunity to explore this historical city on foot before you carry on to another winery for your second tasing of the day
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Eco Tour. Lanzerac is one of the oldest wineries in South Africa. The first winery to bottle a South African native wine called pinotage. While you are here you will be treated to a wine and chocolate pairing. Here you will also have an opportunity to visit the wine cellar and meet with the winemaker.
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Eco Tour. Franschhoek can be loosely translated to French corner. An area that was given to the French huggenots of the 1680s to grow vineyards. Surrounded by the Drakenstein mountains, when you are in Franschhoek, you could be anywhere in the world. Colonial-whitewashed buildings grace the vibrant streets of the food capital city of South Africa.A behive of shopping, Beligian chocolate tasting and of course, the best place to have lunch!
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Wine Tasting. Home of the best South African version of Champagne. With the beautiful view of the Franschhoek valley, here you will celebrate the curtain call of your wine-tasting experience.
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Sightseeing. This is where Nelson Mandela made his famous long walk to freedom for the last time when he was released from prison on the 11th of February 1990 after 27 years of imprisonement. You will have an opportunity to stop by and take pictures with the lifetime-sized bronze statue of this great man with his fist clenched into the air.
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Accommodation not included.
Day 4
Cape Town
Local Flavor. Aquila Safari: Touws river is a small town in the Klein Karoo (semi-arid) region of the western cape. A two-hour drive from Cape town provides visitors from Cape town a chance at discovering Africa's big 5. After the 3-hour long game drive and an inclusive lunch, visitors could opt to visit the body spa at the same premises or just take a dip in the swimming pool before they are driven back to Cape town.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
Air-conditioned vehicle Private transportation Entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary Qualified tour guide
Not Included
Gratuities Accommodation Meals on days 1,2 & 3 Seal Island boat fee (optional)
Restrictions
Not suitable for pets. No public transportation nearby.
Meeting & Pickup
We pick up from anywhere with 12km of Cape Town’s radius.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Automatic
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