DAY 1: Departure from USA
- Depart the USA to Cape Town. Your flight includes meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment.
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DAY 2: Connect in Dubai
- Arrival to Dubai and change plane to Cape Town.
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DAY 3: Arrival to Cape Town
- Upon arriving in Cape Town, South Africa Mother City, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to your luxurious hotel. The rest of your day is at your leisure to begin exploring one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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DAY 4: Cape Town, Experience the City
- 07:30 AM, Breakfast at our hotel
- 08:30 AM, Experience one of the most beautiful cities in the world. After departing the hotel, we have a coastal drive through Camps Bay, Clifton, and Sea Point. Drive past Cape Town Stadium and through the V & A Waterfront. See the City Centre and Greenmarket Square. Walk through the Company Gardens. Drive past Houses of Parliament, City Hall, the Castle, and Slave Lodge.
- 10:00 AM, Ascend Signal Hill and witness the firing of the Noon gun (except Sundays and Public Holidays). Apart from the excitement of hearing and seeing the cannon fired, you will find out why this cannon is here and what it is used for, while enjoying spectacular views of the city, Cape Town Stadium and the whole of Table Bay. This is a great photo opportunity.
- 11:30 AM, We continue to Table Mountain cable station. Table Mountain is one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature. You have the option of admiring the views from the lower cable station or you can purchase your ticket (own account to reach the summit (weather permitting +/- 23 USD). A variety of food and refreshment options are available for purchase, both at the lower cable station and on top of the mountain.
- 12:30 PM, Stop for lunch at local restaurant.
- 02:30 PM Visit brightly coloured Bo Kaap Malay Quarter to hear about the interesting history of this area. Join the fascinating Diamond and Tanzanite experience at the Diamond Work Shop. Discover the secrets of Diamonds, Tanzanite, and other authentic African Treasures. You will be dazzled by the diamond tour where we learn about the history of these sparkling gems.
- 06:00 PM return to our hotel.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 5: Cape Town, Explore the Cape of Good Hope
- 07:30 AM, Breakfast at our hotel.
- 08:30 AM Our journey to Cape Point takes us along the scenic Atlantic seaboard coastal road. We pass the pristine beaches of Clifton and Camps Bay with their soft white sand and assure blue water. The formidable 12 Apostles Peaks rise above the road on one side, while sheer cliffs and incredible rock formations into the icy Atlantic Ocean on the other side. There is no doubt the coast of the Cape peninsula offers magnificent scenery with its great biodiversity. We arrive at the quaint fishing village of Hout Bay with its imposing Sentinel.
- 10:30 AM, Visit Seal Island (weather permitting) or shop for souvenirs at the craft market at the harbour.
- 11:30 AM Our tour continues over Chapmans Peak, which offers amazing photo opportunities, and onto the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. This area is home to magnificent fynbos, many different species of buck and birds, the Cape Mountain Zebra, and mischievous baboons. These creatures entertain guests enjoying lunch (own account) at the restaurant which has splendid views of False Bay. Take the funicular (weather permitting) to the lighthouse for an even better vantage point.
- 01:00 PM, After a fantastic drive, we will make a stop for lunch and enjoy the famous Cape cuisine.
- 02:30 PM, We visit Boulders Beach to see the African penguins before arriving at the naval base of Simonstown, and then heading to Cape Town for a relaxing evening in the Mother City.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 6: Cape Town - Robben Island Tour
- After enjoying a delicious breakfast, you will meet with your guide and depart to Victiria and Alfren Waterfront to board a ferry for Robben Island World Heritage Site.
- Robben Island Museum, its servants and its agents shall not be responsible for and shall be exempt from all liabilities in respect of loss damage, injury, accident, delay or any inconvenience to any person or his/her luggage or any personal property, whether in respect of the voyage to and from the Island or in respect of any occurrence results from the negligence of Robben Island Museum or any other person directly or indirectly in the employment or service of the Robben Island Museum or otherwise, under any circumstances whatsoever.
- Boarding time is 08:15 (45 min before departure)
- Boarding closes at 10 min before scheduled tour time
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 7: Cape Town – Winelands Tour
- 07:30 AM, Breakfast at our hotel.
- 08:30 AM, We head north to Paarl.
- 10:00 AM, Start the day with a cellar tour and wine tasting at Fair View Winery.
- 12:00 PM, A delectable lunch at Goatshed Restaurant.
- 02:00 PM Continue the journey over the Helshoogte Mountains, offering breathtaking panoramic views. Make a photo stop at the Groot Drakenstein Prison, a poignant reminder of Nelson Mandela`s historic release.
- 04:30 PM, we will be back at our hotel
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 8: Cape Town - Johannesburg
- After a hearty breakfast and fly off to Johannesburg. Upon arriving in Johannesburg, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to your luxurious hotel. The rest of the day is at your leisure.
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 9: Johannesburg, Journey to Freedom Tour
- After breakfast at the hotel, you will be met by the guide for a full day Journey to Freedom Tour beginning at the Hector Pieterson Museum, where we start to unravel the cause of the devastating riots, before travelling past Mandela House, where you have the possibility to visit this small museum.
- Our next significant stop is the fascinating Regina Mundi Church, site of so many of the underground meetings of the then banned political parties. Standing there, you can feel the tension picture the intensity, the strain on the faces of those unthinkably brave souls, committed at any cost to changing the way of life of a nation.
- Lunch is in Soweto at a local restaurant, before visiting the legendary Apartheid Museum. This is an interactive voyage of discovery, one which takes you from the dark days of whites only privilege, through to Nelson Mandela`s historic release. The Apartheid Museum is a multimedia experience, with documentary film snippets, texts, sound clips and live accounts, recapturing life in the dark days of South Africa.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
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DAY 10: Departure
- After breakfast transfer Johannesburg airport to connect with your international evening flight.
- Meal: Breakfast
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DAY 11: Arrival to USA
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