Cape Town Exploration

Welcome to Cape Town! Our experienced driver guide will pick you up at the Cape Town International Airport on time and then send you to the hotel. The hotel is 25 km (15.5 mi) far from the airport, taking half an hour for a drive.

Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town

Today our driver guide will accompany you to spend a full day touring the best places in Cape Town. By visiting these places of interest, including the impressive Castle of Good Hope and Cape Town City Hall, you can know better about Cape Town, the "Mother City" of South Africa. Afterward we will pay a visit to the St. George's Cathedral. Crossing through the luxuriant Company Gardens, we will get to Bo-Kaap, also known as the Cape Malay Quarter and serving as the cultural center of Cape Town.

Next, we will head for the Table Mountain, which is affectionately called as the "God's dining table" by locals. Being the landmark attraction in South Africa and one of the seven greatest natural wonders in the world, it attracts a larger number of tourists to take photos here to keep a life memory. If weather permits, we can take a cable car to the flat summit of the Table Mountain to enjoy a 360 degree view of the harbor below.

Later, we will take a ferry to the Robben Island and visit the once most notorious prison in South Africa. Nelson Mandela, the first black president as well as the Father of South Africa, had been imprisoned for as long as 18 years here. Among the tour guides on the Robben Island, some are political prisoners used to be detained here, and some are the prison guards previously. They will tell the history of Robben Island to you from their own perspective and memory.

Tips: Tourists are required to produce an identity certificate such as passport, birth certificate, and driving license when buying entrance tickets and taking ferry for Robben Island. The photocopy of such documents also work.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town

Today we will have driver-guided trip to explore the admirable Cape Peninsula. The vibrant Sea Point Promenade passes through the beautiful Clifton and Camp's Bay and finally extends to the Hout Bay, where we will embark on a ferry to the Duiker Island. Thousands of seals inhabit the island. In summer, the island is crowded with lying seals, which is really amazing. To protect these animals, tourists are not allowed to set foot on the island, so we have to appreciate the seals on the sightseeing ferry from a distance.

Afterward, we will go to the famous Cape Point Nature Reserve at the south end of Cape Town Peninsula. It was the homeland for a variety of small wild animals and plants, with breathtaking sceneries. The funicular will whisk us up to the lighthouse at 286 meters (938 feet) above sea level, which was built to warn ships that they have entered the dreadful "Cape of Storms". Then we can wander along the trails or venture along the steep hillside to the fantastic white sand beach.

Then our driver guide will take you to Simon's Town in half an hour. The neighboring Boulders Beach is home to the endangered African penguins. We can have a close look at them here. Later we will pass by the Kalk Bay and surfer's paradise Muizenberg and finally stop at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, which enjoy a good reputation worldwide. About 7,000 kinds of plants grow here. Spring and summer are the best seasons for a visit, because we can see a sea of flowers.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town

Wine producing areas are the highlight of today. South Africa is well-known for its red wine, white wine, mixed wine, and sparkling wine. Today we will visit along the main wine producing areas including Paarl, Stellenbosch, and Fanschhoek accompanied by the driver guide. We can stop on the way to not only learn wine making and tasting skills, but also savor the top-notch wine in the chateaus.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town

Our 5 days Cape Town tours will come to an end today. The driver will take you to the Cape Town International Airport on time to see you off. Wish you have a nice journey home!

Meals: Breakfast