Optional ExcursionsGeneralOptional 1/2 Day (Options A1 or A2) and 1 Day Excursions (Option B) in and near Cape Town were offered to the participants. ½ day FRIDAY, December 7 A1) Winelands Wine Tasting Tour (½ day Option A1): 13:00 Depart from iThemba LABS with a lunch pack. 13:00 – 14:00 Transport via Dorp Street Stellenbosch to Lanzerac (no stops en route). 14:00 – 15:00 Lanzerac Wine Tasting - Premium tasting with chocolate pairing. 15:00 – 15:30 Transport via Helshoogte Pass to Boschendal (no stops en route). 15:30 – 17:00 Boschendal Wine Tasting – Manor House Connoisseur + Cellar Tour. 17:00 – 19:00 Transport to the Drakenstein Prison on the Wemmershoek R301 to have a picture stop at the Mandela statute at the gate where he was released in Feb 1990. Then back to the hotel again via the Helshoogte Pass. Cost A1 - based on how many go. The price provided by the Excursion Vendor is: Option A1 4-9 pax 10 pax up ZAR R845 ZAR R805 Per person Tour Costing includes: Lunch pack, transport, Lanzerac and Boschendal wine tasting. Tour Costing excludes: Dinner and tips for guide and driver. A2) Winelands Animal Sanctuary Tour (½ day Option A2): 13:00 Depart from iThemba LABS with a lunch pack. 13:00 – 13:30 Transport to Cheetah Outreach in Somerset West. 13:30 – 14:30 Cheetah Outreach Tour. 14:30 – 15:30 Transport to Drakenstein Lion Sanctuary (shortest route, no stops en route). 15:30 – 17:00 Drakenstein Lion and Chimpanzee Sanctuary Tour. 17:00 – 19:00 Transport via Wemmershoek R301 to have a picture stop at the Mandela statute at the Drakenstein Prison gate and then via the Helshoogte Pass back to the Hotel. Cost A2 - based on how many go. The price provided by the Excursion Vendor is: Option A2 4-9 pax 10 pax up ZAR R510 ZAR R470 Per person When the animals are available for direct human encounter you have the option for this special occasion at a fee of ~R150, payable in cash at the entrance. Tour Costing includes: Lunch pack, transport, entrance fees to sanctuaries. Tour Costing excludes: Dinner and tips for guide and driver and optional animal encounter. Full day excursion: Saturday, December 8 B) Cape Peninsula Tour - Boulders Penquin Colony, Cape Point, Chapmans Peak Drive and Table Mountain: 08:00 Depart from Hotel with a lunch pack. 08:00 – 09:30 Transport via Muizenberg to Boulders Beach, Simonstown. 09:30 – 10:15 Boulders Beach Penquin Colony. 10:15 – 11:00 Transport to Cape Point Nature Reserve. 11:00 – 11:30 ..To Cape of Good Hope. for a picture stop. 11:30 – 12:00 ..To Cape Point. 12:00 – 14:30 Explore Cape Point vistas. You may want to indulge in the fine cuisine at the Two Oceans Restaurant - for your own account. 14:30 – 16:30 Travel to the Lower Cable Station via Simonstown, then via Chapmans Peak Drive and the coast line of the Atlantic Seaboard. 16:30 – 20:00 Explore Table Mountain via the Cable Cart and enjoy a special sunset at 19:48. 20:30 Return from the mountain to the lower cable station for transportation back to the Hotel. Disclaimer: The Table Mountain Cable Cart does not operate under conditions of strong wind and availability will only be known shortly prior to our planned time of ascending. The tight (and energy sapping) schedule of this excursion unfortunately cannot cater time for dinner - therefore please be prepared to grab something to eat and drink, either at the upper or lower cable station - unless you want to be the hungry lion when you are back at the hotel! Cost B - based on how many go. The price provided by the Excursion Vendor is: Option B ZAR R1118 Per person Tour Cost includes: Lunch pack, transport, entrance fees to Boulders and Cape Point Nature Reserve, the Cape Point funicular (return) and the Cable Cart ticket for Table Mountain (return). Tour Costing excludes: Tips for guide and driver and no dinner. |