Safari to South Africa

Welkom! Upon exiting customs, you will be met by a representative who will escort you to your transfer vehicle. Relax as the driver assists with your luggage and takes you to the Southern Sun Waterfront Hotel.

Weather permitting, ride a motor coach to the lower station of the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway and take an exciting ride to the towering mountain top. Breathtaking views swell beneath and beyond your cable car as you sail skyward to the upper station. Once you arrive at the top, enjoy a privately guided nature walk along a series of paved walkways through the Fynbos, one of the world's largest floral kingdoms. Catch fantastic views of Cape Town and Table Bay below.

After descending the great mountain, board a motor coach to Greenmarket Square, an extremely popular flea market nestled in the business district of Cape Town. Satisfy your appetite at The Famous Butchers Grill, where you can choose one of the restaurant's famous meat dishes or a tasty vegetarian plate from a set menu.

After lunch, wander the cobblestone grounds as you discover vivid hand-painted fabrics, intriguing wood carvings and other crafts from all over Africa, including Malawi, Zimbabwe and Kenya. A host of jugglers, drummers and buskers enliven the square with their mesmerizing spectacles and contagious rhythms.

Catch dramatic glimpses of the Twelve Apostles Mountains and other stunning coastal views on the scenic drive to Cape Point. Then sail up the slope of Cape Point in a Flying Dutchman funicular, an environmentally friendly train. In your wake view the magnificent, rugged Cape Point promontory and the aquamarine waters glistening beyond. When you reach the top, join a short, privately guided hike that offers an excellent vantage point for seasonal whale watching. Take your pick of either a ride down in the funicular or an easy stroll back.

After lunch, take a short walk to the beachfront of Simonstown whose most famous residents are the enormously charming African penguins! Spend a few moments delighting in the antics of these adorable birds as they wade and waddle on the white sand beach surrounded by granite boulders and the blue waters of the Indian Ocean.

Rise and shine with an early breakfast at the hotel before you say totsiens to Cape Town and start the 3-hour motor coach ride up the gorgeous Garden Route to Hermanus.