Cape Town, South Africa
Overview
Overview
Shore Excursions
Shore Excursions
Amazing Aquila
Depart the quayside and drive approximately 2 1/2 hours to Aquila Private Nature Reserve. This prestigious 4-star reserve is situated in more than 11,000 acres of southern Karoo Highlands, encapsulating breathtaking majestic mountains, rivers, valleys and kloofs. Proclaimed a Nature Reserve in 1985, the reserve's veld is in pristine condition, consisting of Renoster veld, moun...
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Cape of Good Hope
Depart from the quayside on one of South Africa’s most scenic routes to Cape Point, traveling through the seaside suburbs of Sea Point, Bantry Bay and Clifton, via the scenic Chapmans Peak Drive, where you will enjoy some of the Cape’s most magnificent views. Continue through the quaint seaside residential suburb of Scarborough en route to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where...
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Cape Town & Table Mountain Sights with Airport Transfer (with prepaid transfer v
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark. Arrive at the lower cableway station and board a cable car that will take you approximately 3,000 feet from the base to the summit in just under 4 minutes. Enjoy spectacular views, as the floor of the car rotates 360 degrees during the ascent and descent. Table Mountain gets its name from the f...
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Cape Town & Table Mountain Sights with Airport Transfer (without pre-paid transf
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark. Arrive at the lower cableway station and board a cable car that will take you approximately 3,000 feet from the base to the summit in just under 4 minutes. Enjoy spectacular views, as the floor of the car rotates 360 degrees during the ascent and descent. Table Mountain gets its name from the f...
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Cape Town Private Touring - Full Day (Car)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Cape Town Private Touring - Full Day (Minivan)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Cape Town Private Touring - Half Day (Car)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Cape Town Private Touring - Half Day (Minivan)
Explore at your own pace with a private vehicle, driver and English-speaking guide at your service. This exclusive tour is designed to allow you the chance to customize your time ashore and discover the most interesting sights in the comfort and privacy of your own vehicle. With your private vehicle, and the personalized attention of your driver and English-speaking guide, you will have the flexib...
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Cape Town, Apartheid & Robben Island
In order to fully appreciate present conditions in South Africa, thoughtful travelers interested in social matters will find this excursion provides new insight into the complex injustices that constitute South Africa’s history. Your first stop is the Bo-Kaap Museum, a typical example of a Malay Quarter residence. Experience the unique culture, lifestyle and personality of the Cape’...
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Cape Town: A Military City
A brief orientation tour of Cape Town brings you to the Castle of Good Hope. Now known as the “Mother City,” but once called “the Tavern of the Seas,” Cape Town boasts a rich history dating back to the arrival of Dutch settler Jan van Riebeeck, who dropped anchor in Table Bay in 1652. The castle was built 14 years later, and is a pentagonal fortification with a moat. The ba...
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Chapman's Peak Scenic Drive
It's a scenic drive away from Cape Town, along the Atlantic
coast, through Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay.
You'll stop at Maiden's Cove to enjoy the magnificent views onto
Camps Bay Beach and the Twelve Apostles, before continuing
along the coastal road, past the upmarket suburb of Llandudno
and on towards the fishing village of Hout Bay. From here you
will travel one of the world's ...
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Chobe National Park & Victoria Falls Overland Adventure - Double
Day 1 (L, D)
Leave the ship in Cape Town and head to the airport for a scheduled flight to Johannesburg and a connecting flight to Victoria Falls. There you will be met by your guide who will transfer you to the Victoria Falls Hotel for a light lunch. You will set out for Victoria Falls town for a guided walking tour of the Falls. You will learn how they were formed and what local customs an...
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Chobe National Park & Victoria Falls Overland Adventure - Single
Day 1 (L, D)
Leave the ship in Cape Town and head to the airport for a scheduled flight to Johannesburg and a connecting flight to Victoria Falls. There you will be met by your guide who will transfer you to the Victoria Falls Hotel for a light lunch. You will set out for Victoria Falls town for a guided walking tour of the Falls. You will learn how they were formed and what local customs an...
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Gold & Diamonds: the Natural Treasures of Africa
Drive through downtown Cape Town and Heerengracht Street to the Gold of Africa Museum--a living museum complex. See how Africa's goldsmithing past is translated into contemporary African design, as the museum not only
preserves the objects in the collection, but revives interest in the design inspiration and techniques of past African gold working civilizations. Enjoy a guided tour of the magnific...
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Stellenbosch House Museum & Wine Tasting
Travel to Stellenbosch, named after its founder, Governor Simon van der Stel who arrived in the broad fertile valley of the Eerste River in 1680. Today Stellenbosch is a major university town, characterized by Cape Dutch-style architecture and streets lined with oak trees, some of which have been declared National Monuments. Explore Stellenbosch on foot by taking an orientation tour through the...
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Sunset Cruise
Depart from the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront shopping and dining complex for a cruise along the coastline. Enjoy scenic views of Granger Bay, Sea Point, Llandudno, Sandy Bay, Maori Bay, and Chapman’s Peak. The route will be dictated by the conditions of the day, but you will stop to watch the sunset and enjoy a selection of canapés and a glass of sparkling wine. Drop off will be at ...
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Table Mountain Views
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain--the city’s most celebrated landmark. Depart from the quayside and travel up Kloof Nek, the saddle between Table Mountain and Lions Head, to the Lower Cableway Station. Ascend from the Valley Station to the Mountain Station in a Swiss-engineered Rotair cable car. The journey from the base to the summit takes just under four m...
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Victoria Falls Overland Adventure - Double
Day 1 (D)
Leave the ship in Cape Town and transfer to the airport for a scheduled flight to Johannesburg and a connecting flight to Livingstone, Zambia--a town near Victoria Falls. Your guide will tell you about the Falls as you transfer to the Royal Livingstone Hotel (or similar) next to the mighty Zambezi River. After checking in, you’ll have time at leisure, and then later head out ...
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Victoria Falls Overland Adventure - Single
Day 1 (D)
Leave the ship in Cape Town and transfer to the airport for a scheduled flight to Johannesburg and a connecting flight to Livingstone, Zambia--a town near Victoria Falls. Your guide will tell you about the Falls as you transfer to the Royal Livingstone Hotel (or similar) next to the mighty Zambezi River. After checking in, you’ll have time at leisure, and then later head out ...
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West Coast Ostrich Farm & Wine Tasting
Upon arrival at the West Coast Ostrich Show Ranch, you will learn about the habits, breeding and characteristics of this unique bird. A 45-minute guided tour will take you over the trail, through the display room and leather factory, past west-coast white ostriches, dwarf ostriches, black-neck ostriches, emus, rheas and peacocks, ostrich chicks, the incubator and the cactus garden. Take in a spect...
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Winelands
You'll take N1 highway to Paarl, the "pearl" of the Berg River
Valley. Paarl is a romantic town built on both sides of a sixmile
main street, shaded by oak and jacaranda trees. Visit the
unique Taal Monument, erected in honor of the Afrikaans
language. From Paarl, continue to a wine estate for a cellar tour
and a chance to taste some local wines. Continue to the village
of Franschhoek. The rich cu...
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Weather
Weather
| Month | Temp Avg | Temp High | Temp Low | Rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69.7 | 79.0 | 60.3 | 0.59 |
| Feb | 69.8 | 79.7 | 59.9 | 0.67 |
| Mar | 67.7 | 77.7 | 57.6 | 0.79 |
| Apr | 63.4 | 73.4 | 53.4 | 1.61 |
| May | 58.7 | 68.5 | 48.9 | 2.72 |
| Jun | 55.3 | 64.6 | 46.0 | 3.66 |
| Jul | 54.1 | 63.5 | 44.6 | 3.23 |
| Aug | 54.8 | 64.0 | 45.5 | 3.03 |
| Sep | 57.2 | 66.6 | 47.7 | 1.57 |
| Oct | 60.7 | 70.3 | 51.1 | 1.18 |
| Nov | 65.0 | 74.3 | 55.6 | 0.55 |
| Dec | 67.8 | 76.8 | 58.8 | 0.67 |