Darby's Destinations 11-Nights: Cape Town and Eastern Cape Safari

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Day 1: Cape Town

Arrive Cape Town (air booked independently)

Transfer to Kensington Place

Day 2: Cape Town

Cape Town City Tour (full day)
Set beneath the iconic silhouette of Table Mountain, this private city orientation tour offers a refined introduction to Cape Town, blending natural beauty with rich cultural heritage. Your personal guide ensures a relaxed pace, tailored to your interests.

Weather permitting, ascend by cable car to the summit of Table Mountain, where sweeping panoramic views extend across the city, coastline, and surrounding mountains.

Back in the city centre, enjoy a gentle stroll through the historic Company's Garden, a peaceful oasis dating back to the 17th century, accompanied by a relaxed morning tea.

Alternatively, visit cultural landmarks such as the Iziko South African Museum, the South African Jewish Museum (closed Saturdays), or the historic Castle of Good Hope.

The tour concludes with a scenic drive through Bo-Kaap, the vibrant Cape Malay Quarter, where colourful façades and cobbled lanes reflect centuries of cultural tradition—a memorable introduction to the Mother City

Choice of one included option suggestions:
1. South African Museum and Planetarium 
2. Jewish and Holocaust Museums
3. Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art
4. District Six Museum
5. Two Oceans Aquarium

Table Mountain Cableway Table Mountain Cableway Table Mountain Cableway

Expert tips

Table Mountain Cableway  excursion is dependent on weather

What to wear
Walking shoes
Sunglasses

What to bring
Sunscreen
Camera
Windbreaker
Cap/sunhat

Activities and Services

Included

Cableway journey up Table Mountain 
* Choice of one included option

  

Day 3: Cape Town

Cape Peninsula and Scenic Tour (full day)
Enjoy an adventurous drive down to the southern peninsula of Africa. Take the funicular or walk up to the lighthouse cliff.  Feel the clash of cold and warm air sweep pure fragrances of sea salt through your hair.  Breathtaking scenery ignites the senses where the chilly waters of the Atlantic in the west merge with the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. Explore this wild coast and its many wildlife inhabitants. Stop at Boulders Beach to see the penguins. Travel through Simon’s Town and Fish Hoek, and along Boyes Drive, which offers glorious views of the False Bay coastline and the Hottentots Holland Mountains.

Lighthouse Kalk Bay Harbour

Expert tips

What to bring
Comfortable shoes
Wind jacket 
Bather & towel (if you want to take a chance dipping into the ocean)
Sunscreen
Cap/sunhat

Included

Cape Point Nature Reserve entrance fee
Funicular ticket
Boulders Beach entrance fee

  

Day 4: Cape Town

Franschhoek & Stellenbosch Winelands Tour (full day)
Explore these small charming towns, surrounded by vineyards and wineries which overflow into the verdant valleys.   Indulge in tastings of your choice complimented with fine food.  For those who are interested, discover monuments, museums and galleries sculpture gardens or magnificent architecture, that portray the rich cultural heritage of this area.  We hope you will leave the winelands with lasting memories.

Vines

Expert tips

What to bring
Comfortable shoes
Wind jacket 
Sunscreen
Cap/sunhat

Activities and Services

Included

Wine tasting 

 

Day 5: Kariega Private Game Reserve

Transfer to airport

Air: Cape Town to Port Elizabeth

Lodge transfer to Kariega River Lodge

Afternoon/evening game viewing activity

Activities and Services

Days 6 - 7: Kariega Private Game Reserve

Morning and afternoon/evening game viewing activities

Day 8: Samara Karoo Reserve

Morning game viewing activity

Lodge transfer to Samara Private Game Reserve: Karoo Lodge

Afternoon/evening game viewing activity

Activities and Services

Days 9 - 11: Samara Karoo Reserve

Morning and afternoon/evening game viewing activities

Day 12: End of Itinerary

Morning game viewing activity

Lodge transfer to airport

Air: Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg

Airport assistance provided

Depart Johannesburg (air booked independently)

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