Arrival Cape Town, transfer to hotel.
Up to 4 hours (35 – 50 km) daily so guests must be experienced bike riders
Transfers, accommodation and cycling as per itinerary. Includes all equipment (bikes, helmets, water bottles etc).
Meals as indicated
Meals and services not indicated in itinerary, drinks, gratuities, personal expenses, laundry.
Spend the morning at leisure in Cape Town. In the afternoon – get ready for your late afternoon cycling tour “Sunset Cape Town”:
Savour the sights and sounds of Cape Town from the back of your trusty bike, with a guide behind you every pedal of the way! It's fun, healthy and active - and what's more it's good for the environment. Leave the historic V&A Waterfront as evening descends on the city. Follow Beach Road as waves lap up on the shore, with the iconic Green Point Stadium beside you. Idle through the Company Gardens, home to Parliament, the National Gallery and much more! Soak up the bars and cafes on Long Street before the smell of Malay curry fills the air in Bo-Kaap with its mosques and coloured houses. Return to the exclusive Waterfront Marina Yacht Basin for a glass of sparkling wine and gourmet canapes at the famous Bascule Bar as the sun sinks below Table Mountain! It's the Eco-Active adventure of a lifetime - so what are you waiting for?
After a trip introduction and briefing we transfer to Khayelitsha Township on the outskirts of Cape Town. With an estimated 1.5 million inhabitants, Khayelitsha is South Africa's single largest township and means 'New Home' in the Xhosa language. We begin our tour at a cycling academy which gives children from this community a chance to be engaged after school hours. We stop at Lookout Hill and climb to the top of this panoramic viewpoint before visiting an informal settlement comprised of tin shack dwellings. Continue past the train station, local shopping centre, spaza shops selling groceries, home styled hairdressers and many more fascinating sights and sounds. We are then transferred back to Cape Town. Spend the afternoon at leisure, exploring Cape Town’s Waterfront.
This tour will last approximately 5 hours, with 2 - 3 hours of biking.
Constantia is nestled beneath the Table Mountain National Park and has commanding vistas of the Constantiaberg and Table Mountain. The Constantia Valley truly is Cape Town’s Vineyard and winemaking history which dates back to 1685 and boasts eight award-winning wine estates: Groot Constantia, Steenberg Vineyards, Constantia Uitsig, Buitenverwachting, Eagles Nest, Constantia Glen and Silvermist Vineyards. All vineyards are within 15 kilometres of the city centre!
Our day of exploration starts at Groot Constantia, the country’s oldest estate which dates back to 1685 and is often referred to as “the birthplace of South African wine”. Before our first tasting, we walk through the beautiful grounds and visit the museum. We ride through the gorgeous scenery to a nearby award-winning vineyard for our second tasting. The wine estates in the Constantia Valley have historic manor houses and the guides share with you their role in the early settler history of the Cape.
We continue to a third winery where we enjoy a gourmet lunch and then cycle onward to our final tasting of the day, Steenberg. This estate was owned by the confident Catherina Ras; and she was the first lady in the Cape to own land. Enjoyed by Napoleon Bonaparte and royalty in the 18th century, Constantia Valley’s unique combination of terrain and climate produces some of the world’s finest wines that continue to this day to win accolades and international awards for consistently high standard and quality. Your day will be filled with wonderful experiences.
A day at leisure in Cape Town. There are numerous tours that can be pre-booked.
Departure transfer to Cape Town’s International Airport.
