Arrive in Cape Town, met and transferred to your accommodation. A South African trip built only on bush misses half the country. <strong>Cape Town, the Peninsula and the Garden Route add scenery, sea, penguins, whales, fynbos and wine</strong> — a completely different register that turns a safari into a fuller, more varied journey. Pairing the two is the classic, and best, way to see the country.
Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula, the Boulders penguins and the winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. More of the Cape — Cape Point, the beaches, the marine life and the wine country.
More of the Cape — Cape Point, the beaches, the marine life and the wine country. Transfer to Cape Town and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula, the Boulders penguins and the winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek.
Transfer to Cederberg and settle in, with time to get your bearings.
Dramatic rock formations, ancient San rock art and the stark Cederberg landscape and flora.
More of the mountains — rock art, hiking and the wild Cederberg scenery.
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
Warm, dry and sunny — prime season for Table Mountain, the Peninsula, the beaches and the winelands.
Cooler and wetter, but the best whale-watching months, with southern right whales close inshore.
Cape Town's grand pink hotel beneath Table Mountain — a colonial-era landmark and city institution.
An exclusive cliffside villa-hotel above the Atlantic in Cape Town, art-filled and discreet.
A polished lodge, for the city, coast and winelands.
A dramatic hotel atop the Zeitz museum on Cape Town's V&A Waterfront — pillowed glass and harbour views.
A polished lodge, for the city, coast and winelands.
A dependable hotel, for the city, coast and winelands.
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