Day 1 – To Cape Town: Fly overnight from London Heathrow to Cape Town with British Airways. (N)
Day 2 – Cape Town: Arrive and transfer to the
historic Vineyard Hotel & Spa for 7 nights. Afterwards, take a short orientation tour of
Cape Town, including a cable car ascent of
Table Mountain (weather permitting), before
returning to the hotel for lunch and a leisurely
afternoon. Evening welcome dinner. (D)
Day 3 – Cape Town, Muizenberg &
Constantia: This morning, return to the slopes
of Table Mountain on a visit to Kirstenbosch
Botanical Gardens, home to a beautiful array
of Cape flora and a variety of bronze and stone
sculptures. Continue to Muizenberg for lunch at
Casa Labia, a 1920s Venetian-inspired residence
featuring an extensive local and international
art collection. After lunch, continue to the
17th-century Groot Constantia Manor House,
one of the finest examples of Cape Baroque
architecture. Take a tour of this national
monument, which holds early Cape furniture,
paintings and ceramics before enjoying the rest
of the afternoon back at the hotel. (B, L)
Day 4 – Stellenbosch: Today, drive through
the Cape Winelands to Stellenbosch, a leafy
university town and one of the major centres
of South Africa’s wine making industry. Take
a tour of the town centre before visiting
the Rupert Museum of Art, which houses
a premier collection of 19th-century South
African paintings, sculptures and tapestries.
Continue to the Vergelegen Wine Estate for
lunch and an exclusive wine tasting with the
estate’s senior wine adviser. After lunch, take
a tour of the homestead and gardens with
the horticultural and gardens manager before returning to Stellenbosch in the early evening.
Here, a private reception has been arranged
with nationally renowned sculptor Dylan
Lewis at his foundry. Enjoy a bronze pouring
demonstration and talk, followed by drinks and
canapes. (B, L)
Day 5 – Cape Town: Enter the quaint suburb
of Rosebank for a visit to the museum and
former home of Irma Stern (1894-1966), South
Africa’s most internationally acclaimed artist.
Renowned for her wide-ranging ability of exotic
figures, portraits, lush landscapes and still lifes,
her colourful African style is conveyed from
oil paintings and watercolours to gouache and
charcoal. Continue to the Victoria & Alfred
Waterfront, via the Company Gardens and
St George’s Cathedral, for lunch at the 5-star
Cape Grace Hotel. Afternoon at leisure on the
waterfront before taking a sunset champagne
cruise around Table Bay. (B, L)
Day 6 – Franschhoek: Drive into the stunning
Franschhoek valley for a tour of the Delaire
Graffe Estate’s private art collection from South
Africa’s most up and coming artists. Continue
to Franschhoek for a private tour of the
Huguenot Monument and Museum, dedicated
to the French immigrants who settled here in
the 17th and 18th centuries. Continue to La
Motte Wine Estate for wine tasting and lunch.
Afternoon transfer back to Cape Town. (B, L)
Day 7 – Cape Town: Morning tour of the
Groote Schuur homestead. Built and donated
to the state by the legendary colonist, diamond
prospector and politician Cecil Rhodes, Groote
Schuur has been home to generations of South
African heads of state and houses the Cecil
John Rhodes Collection – artworks, furniture
and library. Continue to the Winchester
Mansions hotel for their renowned jazz brunch
before visiting the private art collection at the
nearby Ellerman House, which features works
from a cross section of South African artists
both old and new. (B, L)
Day 8 – Cape Peninsula: Full-day tour of
the Cape peninsula. Travel along spectacular
coastal roads to the Cape of Good Hope, a
Unesco world heritage site renowned for its rugged beauty and unique biodiversity. After
lunch, visit the penguin colony at Simon’s
Town before taking a boat cruise around the
scenic Hout Bay. (B, L)
Day 9 – To London: Day at leisure. Farewell
dinner at the hotel. Fly to London this evening
with British Airways. (B, D)
Day 10 – London: Early morning arrival. (N)
Extensions: South Africa is a country for all
tastes and offers boundless opportunities for
further exploration. Recommended extensions
include a multi-day tour of the Garden Route,
a safari in one of the many top class wildlife
reserves, exploring the history of the Anglo-
Boer and Anglo-Zulu battlefields and / or
visiting some of the ancient San rock art sites
present throughout the country. For more
information on any of the above and further
options, please contact us.
Meal Basis: (B) = Breakfast, (L) = Lunch, (D) = Dinner, (N) = No Meals
