The towering headland known as Cape Point will be the destination for this tour. Enroute we will travel pass breathtaking views of picturesque coastal villages, the blue Atlantic Ocean with its magnificent beaches. Departing at 08:30am the tour will go along the Atlantic Seaboard via Sea Point all the way through to Camps Bay, we will stop at Llandudno look out and continue to Hout bay with its magnificent mountain views and beaches.
 
Optional:

Seal Island boat trip (seasonal) (own account).
Simon’s Town a picturesque village with a variety of plant bird and animal life lies a large penguin colony at Boulders Beach. After which a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens is the last stop for the day.
 
Cape Point and the Good Hope Nature Reserve, which has a wide variety of plant, bird and animal life. After lunch at a nearby restaurant (own account), we head to Simon's Town, a village with a naval base and a large penguin colony at the beautiful Boulders Beach. You will be transferred back to your hotel after a visit to the well-known Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.

Through superb mountain ranges a journey into the heart of the Cape Winelands and Cape Dutch homesteads. We will stop for a brief visit at the historic Stellenbosch, and then go through to wine cellar tour and tasting, an abundance of choices available. In Franshhoek we visit a wine estate, for a wine tasting at your own account

Hermanus’ Walker bay is the perfect place for whale watching, from late winter to early summer (August to November), these are the best times  to see the Southern right whale. They come as close to 50 metres from the shore, sights to see are displays of lobtailing, spyhopping and courtship rituals.  In Hermanus we will visit the Harbour Museum and choose between wine tastings or a visit to Harold Porter Botanical Garden.  En route to dropping you off at your hotel we will take the spectacular “Riviera of the Cape” coastal drive.

The beautiful city of Cape Town offers a rich cultural and industrial heritage with the beautiful excitement of the V & A Waterfront. Situated on the base of Table Mountain, Devil's Peak and Lion's Head. The tour starts at 8:30am with a tour of Table Mountain (weather permitting; cable car fee at own account.),  we then continue in the city itself, we visit the Company Gardens, the South Africa Museum, the Castle of Good Hope, Greenmarket and the flea market. Continue through the picturesque Bo-Kaap.

The tour ends at the Waterfront at 1:00pm.

This morning you will be taken to the colourful Bo-Kaap. Continue to Langa, the oldest existing formal township in the Western Cape. You will also visit Gugulethu Township, and Khayelitsha, the largest informal settlement (shacks). You will have a chance to visit a "shebeen" (township pub) to meet and interact with the local community.
 
THE BO-KAAP

A look at the picturesque "Malay Quarter", its dynamic museum and the oldest mosque in the Southern Hemisphere. We discover the unique culture, lifestyle and personality of the Cape Muslim community and their contribution to South Africa's development.
 
DISTRICT SIX

As a result of the Group Areas Act, 60 000 Capetonian families were forcibly removed from this once vibrant area between 1966 and 1982. The District Six issue remains crucial. You will experience the now desolate area, Zonnebloem, which was District Six and visit the living museum which attempts to represent and recapture District Six in various ways – as a fine-spun tapestry of an unforgettable communal life that was torn apart.

Formerly a political prison and a leper colony before that, this historic landmark was recently established as a museum and national monument. Experience the conditions of incarceration – view Nelson Mandela's maximum security prison cell (Cell 5) and see the lime quarries. In the one, hard labour was served, in the other prisoners discussed strategy, freedom and the future. Later, many would develop eye problems as a result of the sun's reflection off the lime surfaces. This well-preserved landmark is a monument to the triumph of freedom, dignity and determination over humiliation and oppression. On Robben Island, visitors' movements are restricted by regulation to the bus and the group's guide. Tours of the island are conducted in large buses.
 
This historic landmark recently established as museum and national monument, formerly a political prison; come experience the conditions of imprisonment. Visit prison cell (cell 5) which was Nelson Mandela’s prison cell and learn more about its history. This landmark is a monument to the triumph of freedom, dignity and determination over humiliation and oppression.

Depart Cape Town and head towards Kleinbaai. Enjoy breakfast before the boat launch around 08h30 am. After all the trial preparation, a final preparation for the diving is made and the rest of the day is spent watching, diving and enjoying the day.  Visit Dyer Island depending on the tide and sea conditions. You will then return to Cape Town for overnight.

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