Key Information: Tour Duration: 3
day(s) Group Size: 1
- 99
people Destination(s):South Africa Specialty Categories:Skiing & Snowboarding Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: No Minimum Per Person Price: 520 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 520 US Dollar (USD)
See Cape Town and its surrounding areas from a locals perspective, visiting some of the best kept secrets and doing some of the craziest activities.
The tour covers three days and two nights and includes absolutely everything – all activities, accommodation, food and transport.
We follow a route along the south east coast heading up towards the garden route. We will spend a night in Hermanus, a beautiful little town world famous for its whale watching as well as a night in Stanford, a little known town that is stuck in a time warp – no traffic lights or shopping centres but with its very own brewery!
Below are the details of the activities we’ll be doing – and remember, absolutely everything is included in the price.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1:
AM: Canyoning - We start the day at Crystal Pools for a morning of Canyoning (or Kloofing as it is known in South Africa). A half hour hike leads us up a river gorge through beautiful rock pools with jumps ranging from a few metres up to 25m.
We spend the morning at this stunning spot and after lunch we take a short drive to the spectacular dunes at Betty's Bay
PM: Sandboarding - The dunes at Betty's Bay are massive and situated right on the coast with runs of up to 700ft in length. We have a range of boards and spend the afternoon learning the basics of sandboarding.
A half hour drive takes us to the picturesque beachside town of Hermanus.
Overnight: Hermanus. Hermanus is world famous for its land based whale watching as hundreds of Southern Right Whales come to the bay to give birth around September. We will spend the night in the Hermanus Backpackers and explore the night life after dinner.
Day 2:
AM: Shark Cage Diving - In the morning we head to the fishing village of Gaansbaai, famous for its Great White Shark Cage Diving. Here we will jump on a boat and head out to "Shark Alley" where you will get a chance to dive in a cage and meet a Great White Shark face to face!
PM: Brewery Tour & River Cruise - After lunch at Gaansbaai we drive through to Stanford and visit the Birkenhead Brewery - the first Brewing Estate in the Southern Hemisphere, Here we taste their various beers and see how the whole brewing process takes place.
After the Brewery tour we will head to our Lodge, drop our stuff and head out for a sunset cruise on the river boat.
Overnight: Stanford. Stanford is a tiny undiscovered town, with no shopping complex's or even traffic lights.
We will be spending the night in the luxurious Hadeda's Lodge situated just of the river. We will have a traditional South African braai (barbeque) on the deck before wandering in to town to check out the only Pub.
Day 3:
AM: Surfing. After breakfast on the deck we jump in the van and head back along the dramatic False Bay coast to Muizenberg for our Surfing.
We will spend the morning learning the basics of surfing and after lunch on the beach we head 10 minutes down the road to the Constantia Valley wine farms.
PM: Wine Tasting. There are five award winning farms situated in the Constantia Valley and we will work our way from farm to farm tasting fine wines and will also go on a cellar tour to see exactly how the wine is made and to learn more about the process of fermentation.
