GENERAL INFO
- Country Quickfacts
- Things to know before you go
- Best Time to Go
- Arrival Guide
- South African Trivia
- Phrases and Words in 4 of the official languages
- Frequently Asked Questions
CITY STOPOVERS
- Cape Town, 4 days
- Johannesburg, 3 days
- Beautiful Knysna, 3 days
- Sun City, 3 days
- Durban, 3 days
- Cape Winelands, 3 days
INDEPENDENT TRAVEL IDEAS
- Cape Town and Kruger, 12 days
- Cape Highlights and Safari First Class Option
- Panoramas Best, 3 days
- Winelands and Wildlife, 10 days
- Kruger Park Adventure, 3 days
- Savanna Style, 10 days
INDEPENDENT LUXURY TRAVEL
- Cape Gourmet, 8 days
- Cape Highlights and Safari Deluxe Option
- Route of the African Sun, 9 days
- Ultimate South Africa, 12 days
- Zululand Spectacular
- Splendours of the Cape, 9 days
ADVENTURE TRAVEL
- Cape Town to Kenya, 41 days
- Cape Desert Safari, Northbound, 11 days
- Cape Desert Safari, Southbound, 11 days
- Great Kruger Walking Trek, 5 days
- Transkalahari Adventure, 21 days
- World in one Adventure Lodge Safari, 19 days
- South West Safari, 19 days
- Zanzibar, Victoria Falls and Kruger, 22 days
EXTENSION IDEAS
FAMILY FRIENDLY HOLIDAYS
- Adventures in Nature, 7 days
- The Big 7, 9 days
UNIQUE SMALL ESCORTED GROUPS
- Magnificent Garden Route, 4 days
- Buffalo Rock Tented Safari, 3 days
- A World in One Country, 14 days
HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME
- Magic of Africa, 20 days
AFRICAN TRAIN JOURNEYS
- The Blue Train, South Africa
- Rovos Rail, South & East Africa (Itineraries)
- Shongololo Express, Southern Africa
EXCLUSIVE GAME LODGES
- Kruger Area
- Eastern Cape Area
- Northern Cape Area
- Kwa Zulu Natal, 3 days
- North West Province
- Limpopo Province
- Project Rhino Kwa-Zulu Natal
- Mpumalanga Excursions
AFRICAN CRUISES
SELF DRIVE
- Car Rental
- Eastern Cape Beach Safari, 9 days
- Garden Route, Winelands & Whales, 7 days
- Kwa-zulu Natal, Beach & Bush, 7 days
- Scenery, Culture & Game, 7 days
STAYS OF DISTINCTION
- 15 On Orange
- Cape Grace Hotel
- Grootbos Private Nature Reserve
- Melrose Arch
- Oyster Box
- Palace of the Lost City
- Pezula
- Table Bay Hotel
- Taj Cape Town
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South Africa Independent Travel Ideas
CAPE TOWN
4 days
Cape Town, the mother city of Africa, and its Western Cape, are regarded as one of the most beautiful regions in the world. Is is also a rare cultural gem with is mixture of many peoples.
Day 1. Arrive Cape Town.
You will be met by our Goway representative and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 2. Cape of Good Hope.
This morning you embark on your full day Peninsula Tour. Travel along one of South Africa's most scenic routes, passing Hout Bay and Constantia Hills enjoying dramatic scenery enroute to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Enjoy one of the most famous views in the world, False Bay. Stop at Bolders Beach to see the penguins at the naval town of Simon's Town. (B)
Day 3. Cape Town.
This morning after breakfast you will embark on a Robben Island Tour (weather permitting). Please make your way to the Victoria and Alfred ferry dock to board the boat across Table Bay, where you will have to opportunity to interact with an ex-political prisoner. Take a 45-minute bus ride with a guide providing commentary. Formerly a political prison and a leper colony before that, the historic landmark of Robben Island was recently established as a museum, national monument and world heritage sight. Experience the conditions of incarceration - view Nelson Mandela's maximum security prison cell (Cell 5) and see the lime quarries. After your return to the Cape Town, the rest of the day is at your leisure. (B)
Day 4. Depart Cape Town.
Today is at leisure until you are transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Stay longer if you wish. (B)
DEPARTURES:
Join any day.
PRICES:
Exchange rates differ from time to time. For the most up-to-date prices of this holiday idea please fill out our Africa Travel Quote form. We will do all possible to respond back to you within 24 hours.
PRICE INCLUDES
Hotel accommodation for three nights with private facilities, meals as indicated by BLD, return airport transfers, half-day Cape Town sightseeing tour and full day Cape of Good Hope Peninsula tour.
HOTELS:
Goway's Cape Town travelpac is based on only the following hotels. If however you would prefer another hotel we would be happy to arrange it for you. Please click the hotel name of your choice for a description and picture.
Hollow on the Square, Protea Fire & Ice, More Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel, More Quarters, The Portswood, Protea Hotel President, The Commodore, The Bay Hotel, One & Only Cape Town, Protea Breakwater Lodge, Radisson Blu Waterfront, The Vineyard Hotel and Spa, The Twelve Apostles, 15 on Orange, Taj Hotel
CAPE TOWN EXTENSION IDEAS:
Wineland Tour:
Escape to the tranquility and "old world" charm of the Paarl, Franschoek and Stellenbosch wine areas. Visit prize-winning wine estates for wine tasting, the Huguenot Monument and the world-famous 19th century shop, Oom Samies se Winkel.Hermanus Tour:
Visit the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens and the quaint fishing town of Hermanus, famous for whale watching (July-Nov). Return via Sir Lowry's Pass, which offers breathtaking views of the Cape Peninsula.Walk to Freedom Tour:
Experience the raw energy of the "Rainbow Nation" with visits to District Six Museum, Langa (the oldest apartheid housing scheme in the Cape), Tsoga Environment Gardens, an informal spaza shop, a shebeen and a hostel. Departs daily at 8:30 a.m. Returns 1:30pm (Note: District Six Museum closed Sundays)Great White Shark Cage Diving:
Experience a thrill of a lifetime and learn more about one of the worlds most feared sea animals.
