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This is a combination tour with the emphasis on good food and excellent wines. This is not all!! You will enjoy sightseeing in Cape Town, wildlife and nature in Botlierskop and Addo. We visit the finest restaurants available in Cape Town and on the Garden Route. To name a few: The vibrant Gold Restaurant in the city of Cape Town will include a drumming session out of this world. At Emilys the food is prepared by the author of 15 recipe books, Peter Veldsman. A wine list of more than 1000 wines! Accommodation is out of this world and luxurious. At Phantom Forest you will have a tree suite, in the Nuy valley on a working wine farm. At Cape Agulhas and Addo you will stay with "The Good cooks and their country houses". Something to look forward to!
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Vacation Activities Information |
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DAY 1: CAPE TOWN (50 km)
You will be picked up at Cape Town International Airport and transferred to The Best Western Cape Suites Hotel, (Four Star) where you will stay for the next three nights on a bed and breakfast basis.
Depending on the time of your arrival, we do a short city tour to introduce you to the Mother City. A cable car ride up Table Mountain for sunset cocktails is a possibility, weather permitting. Please note that the cable car tickets are not included in the costing.
Dinner tonight is at the Gold of Africa Museum. The Gold Restaurant is a vibrant Pan African experience in the heart of Cape Town. It will be an evening of opulent feasting, live entertainment and a drumming experience where you will be part of an interactive drum circle. The cuisine is Cape Malay with traditional African inspired dishes. An excellent wine list of award winning Cape wines is available.
DAY 2: CAPE TOWN (80KM)
Today, explore the fairest Cape in the world. This nature tour will present you with scenic beauty offering unparalleled photo opportunities.
Enjoy the coastal drive via Clifton and Camps Bay to Hout Bay for a boat cruise to Seal Island. Next, marvel at the newly opened Chapmans Peak pass to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Stunning prospects of both sides of the Peninsula can be seen from the Cape Point promontory. Boulders Beach, Simons Town, is home to a large breeding colony of Jackass penguins. Return to your hotel.
Dinner tonight is at Emily’s Restaurant at the Waterfront. Peter Veldsman, author of 14 cookery books and winner of the 2004 Top Cape Town Restaurant award, is the owner of Emily’s. The cuisine is Premier South African with an unequalled wine list of more than 1,000 items. Transfer back to your hotel.
DAY 3: CAPE TOWN – (50 KM)
After breakfast we visit the fertile Constantia Valley, home to the oldest wine estate in South Africa. In 1685 governor Simon van der Stel cultivated and developed Groot Constantia’s rich soil at the foothills of Table Mountain personally. Since then the estate has enjoyed an uninterrupted tradition of wine making, both red and white wines. The original manor house is a fine example of Cape Dutch architecture and display interesting items from the early years in wine making. Our main meal of the day will be lunch in the Jonkershuis Restaurant at Groot Constantia, accompanied by the estate’s own wine. The menu consists of excellent prepared traditional South African dishes.
Our next stop is a walk through the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, recocnized as one of the world’s most respected botanical enterprises. Represented are an impressive collection of South Africa’s floral and plant species, including our national Protea.
Dinner tonight, if you feel like it, is for your own account at a restaurant at the Waterfront. Return to your hotel.
DAY 4: CAPE TOWN – CAPE WINELANDS (100 km)
Depart Cape Town for a tour of the Cape Winelands. This tour winds through the fertile valleys of Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschoek. Our first stop is at Paarl, head office to the largest wine company in South Africa, the KWV. We do a cellar tour and taste magnificent wines. On our way to Franschoek we turn off at Wilderers Distillery where German born Helmut Wilderer, master distiller and winner of many international awards, produces scnapps, grappa, aprikose and obstler. Naturally, we have to taste the products!
Lunch will be under the trees at Boschendal Wine Estate after a wine tasting at their Cellars.
We do a tour of the historical town of Stellenbosch before checking in at Zevenwacht, a wine farm set in the heart of picturesque vineyards. www.zevenwacht.co.za
Dinner tonight is in the 19th century Manor House and is prepared by the Zevenwacht Professional Chef School. Zevenwacht wines are available.
DAY 5: ZEVENWACHT – NUY VALLEY (180 km)
After breakfast we depart on a route those winds through scenic farms and vineyards to the Nuy Valley. We check in at the Nuy Valley Guest Farm, a working wine farm and cellar situated in one of the most beautiful valleys in the Cape winelands. Owned and managed by the Conradie family since the early 1900’s, this guest farm has a personal touch and offers warm hospitality, something that is sometimes missing at some more luxurious venues. Wine tasting at the Conradie Boutique Wine cellar is a must to get your special bottle of wine for tonight’s home cooking dinner.
DAY 6: NUY VALLEY – CAPE AGULHAS (230 km)
Depart for L’Agulhas. Cape Agulhas is the southernmost tip of the African continent. A cairn was erected to mark the exact location. It is also the point where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. Overnight stay is at the Agulhas Country Lodge, perched on a hill that overlooks the meeting place of the oceans. Their restaurant serves gourmet local cuisine, specialising in fresh fish. This property is part of the Good Cooks and their Country Houses association, hand picked for its high standard of personal service and passion for good food and wine.
Dinner and Overnight at Agulhas Country Lodge.
DAY 7: CAPE AGULHAS – OUDSHOORN ( 370 km)
We take an off the beaten track road that leads to Montagu, well known for it’s sweet muskadel wines. We are now on Route 62, an area of magnificent landscapes and towering cliffs, crystal clear streams and the abundance of trees and flora. This route is claimed to be the longest wine route in the world. Along the way we stop at Riet River Co-op Cellars to taste muskadel. Our destination is the 4 star De Zeekoe Guest Farm near Oudshoorn. This is a working ostrich and alfalfa farm on the banks of the Elephant River
Dinner is local farm cuisine with Oudshoorn wines.
DAY 8: OUDSHOORN – MOSSEL BAY (230 km)
De Zeekoe is also home to the Meerkat Magic Project. Wild meerkats/suricates occur naturally on the farm and if you are interested an optional tour can be arranged. Take a look at the website www.meerkatmagic.com This tour is early in the morning.
After breakfast we visit the world famous Cango Caves with a specialist guide. No crawling! Next is a spectacular gorge named Meiringspoort. Soaring cliffs and unusual rock formations will make this detour one of your highligts of your South African holiday. We cross the Outeniqua Mountains to Mossel Bay where we check in at the four star Point Hotel.
This hotel is built on rocks overlooking the Indian Ocean. Dinner will be in the Lighthouse Restaurant, right underneath a lighthouse on the rocks. The menu is an assortment of cosmopolitan fare with outstanding Cape wines.
DAY 9: MOSSEL BAY – BOTLIERSKOP (50 km)
At Mossel Bay we explore the 500 year old Post Office Tree where sailors in the old days left post for homebound ships in an old shoe and a seashell museum.
Our next stop is Botlierskop Private Game Reserve, not far from Mossel Bay, where we are going to stay for the next two nights. At 15:00 you depart on a game drive in an open bush vehicle, accompanied by your own game ranger. Dinner tonight is prepared by their award winning bush chef. A comprehensive wine list is available. www.botlierskop.co.za
DAY 10: BOTLIERSKOP
Your day will be thrilled by two game drives and an extraordinary high tea with elephants as guests. A river cruise in the afternoon as well as another high standard dinner accompanied with good wine.
DAY 11: BOTLIERSKOP – KNYSNA (100 km)
Our destination today is set for the town of Knysna. This will lead to a ferry ride to Featherbed Nature Reserve, a natural heritage site with breathtaking views that will leave you speechless.
A forest walk will wet our appetites for a good lunch at the reserve. Next stop is far from the maddening crowd, inside the Phantom Forest eco reserve where we overnight in tree suites with a stunning sensuous forest bathroom! Dinner is a North African experience with a taste of Moroccan and excellent wines.
Overnight at the Phantom Forest eco reserve
DAY 12: PHANTOM FOREST – ADDO ELEPHANT RESERVE (250 km)
We travel the well known Garden Route with spectacular scenery, gorges, bridges and forests to Addo. We check in at the Woodall Country Lodge and Spa for the night .www.woodall-addo.co.za Woodall is set amongst peaceful citrus orchards only minutes away from Addo. This facility is a winner of several accommodation awards and is also a member of the Good Cooks association.
A game drive into the Elephant Park is booked for the afternoon to ensure close encounters with these magnificent animals. The Park is also home to several antelope species.
Dinner is a set menu with interesting ideas from the chefs and excellent wines.
DAY 13: ADDO – PORT ELIZABETH (120 km)
After breakfast we depart for Port Elizabeth to do some last day shopping before returning home. A city tour is planned for the day before we check in at our accommodation venue for the night, the Sandals Guest House, situated about 50 metres from the main beach, and nestled amongst indigenous rocks.
Sandals cuisine embraces South Africa’s rich natural abundance of fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and shellfish. An excellent dinner to end your holiday, accompanied with good wine.
DAY 14: PORT ELIZABETH – HOME
Transfer to Port Elizabeth Airport for your flight to Johannesburg or Cape Town and then home!
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Notes for price Information |
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Price Includes:
•Services of an English speaking driver/guide, his fees, etc.
•Tour vehicle, gasoline and toll fees
•All entrance fees and excursions
•Accommodation in excellent hotels with meals as per itinerary
•All government taxes
Price Excludes:
•Items of a personal nature
•All drinks, alcohol, water or soft
•Porterage and tips
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