SAMPLE TRIP

Cape Town, Whale Coast, Cape Winelands

USD 1800

JAN-DEC

10 NIGHTS

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We are able to vary the price of this trip considerably, simply by swapping out the lodges that it contains. This is likely to have a very significant effect on the level of polish of the trip, but in all cases it will remain cool and authentic. Make your selection here and the lodges will automatically change in the itinerary below.

USD 1800 per person

Trip Summary

Start location : Cape Town International

Cape Town

01 : Four Rosmead

02 : Four Rosmead

03 : Four Rosmead

04 : Four Rosmead

De Hoop

05 : De Hoop Suites

06 : De Hoop Suites

07 : De Hoop Suites

Franschhoek

08 : Auberge Clermont

09 : Auberge Clermont

10 : Auberge Clermont

End location : Cape Town International

Cape Town

Set in the Western Cape of South Africa, Cape Town is a fabulous, fascinating city, tucked in the folds of a very beautiful national park, where you are never short of a view and never more than a short walk away from an epic hiking trail. There's so much to see and do that a few nights will only enable you to scratch the surface.

Day 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Arrival : Cape Town International

lodge

Four Rosmead

Four Rosmead is located in the Oranjezicht area of Cape Town.

The lodge is centred on a large 1903 house, set in a pretty garden.

Guest accommodation is in three rooms on the lower floor, two in a separate garden annex ...

... and two on the upper floor of the main house.

Activities include sight-seeing, beaches, hiking, horse-riding, mountain-biking, surfing, snorkelling, diving, kayaking and sailing, plus whale, dolphin and seal watching.

In Cape Town you are never more than a couple of minutes away from a great hiking trail.

The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is a popular area full of stores, restaurants and museums.

The trip out to the Apartheid prison on Robben Island is surprisingly authentic and moving.

The City Centre is surprisingly compact and easy to explore on foot.

To the west there are some really gorgeous cold water beaches.

The botanical gardens at Kirstenbosch are truly spectacular and not to be missed.

Constantia contains the Cape's oldest wineries, a couple of which are open to the public.

The Cape of Good Hope makes for a really good day trip.

The route is usually best done anti-clockwise, first heading south to Hout Bay.

The dramatic Chapman's Peak Road.

The broad beach from Noordhoek to Kommetjie.

The sleepy settlement of Scarborough.

Entering the national park, we approach Cape Point.

Returning north along the eastern side of the peninsular.

The naval port of Simons Town.

The famous penguin colony at Boulders Beach.

The broad view across the Cape Flats from Muizenberg.

De Hoop

Set on the Whale Coast, De Hoop is a lovely coastal nature reserve, a real hidden gem, containing fabulous white dunes, swimmable rock pools, shore-based whale-watching (Jun-Oct), fascinating endemic fynbos flora and fauna, plus a good range of larger mammals, notably including baboons, bonteboks and caracals. There are a handful of good accommodation options.

Day 5 , 6 , 7

lodge

De Hoop Suites

De Hoop Suites are located in the De Hoop Nature Reserve on the Whale Coast.

The three suites are rented individually, each with one room.

The Dassie Suite is a particularly nice one bedroom unit.

Cloete Suite is a one rooms apartment in the main farm courtyard.

Vlei Suite is another single bedroom suite in the main farm courtyard.

Stable Suite is a cute little one bedroom unit, an authentic part of the original farmstead.

The Manor House is the original farmstead, now converted into a very nice unit with two bedrooms.

The farmstead has facilities including a restaurant, bar, shop, swimming pool, gym, spa and tennis court.

Activities include gentle vehicle safari, sand-boarding, cave tours, snorkelling, mountain-biking, quad-biking, coastal hiking and whale-watching Jun-Nov.

Modest vehicle safari is also possible, including bonteboks, zebras, elands, baboons and caracals.

The area contains some superb beaches, with excellent snorkelling pools.

The inter-tidal nature walks here are extraordinarily good, especially the super aggressive octopuses.

Quad-bike trips are also sometimes available ...

... as well as modest motorboat safari out on the lagoon.

Franschhoek

Set in the heart of the Cape Winelands, Franschhoek is a beautiful and relaxed village and a very popular place for our guests to stay, with a wealth of high class wineries, restaurants and hotels, plus options for shopping, mountain hiking and biking.