DAY 10/11 - DRAKENSBERG

After breakfast, depart to the Drakensberg Mountains where you will spend two nights at your resort. Check-in at the 4* Champagne Castle Hotel which is nestled below the second highest peak in South Africa, Champagne Castle (3377m), part of the main escarpment within the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg mountain range, the highest mountain range in South Africa.

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Due to its diversity of plant, bird and insect life along with the richest collection of San Rock paintings in Africa; it has been declared a Mixed World Heritage Site. For visual impact, recreational variety and luxurious splendour, Champagne Castle Hotel is pretty close to being an ultimate experience. Your stay will be characterised by the proximity you gain to the most dramatic and immediate views of the Drakensberg Escarpment and the ‘Barrier of Spears’. Whether you walk or hike, trout fish or horse ride, play golf or tennis, swim or bowl, everything here has been configured to embrace this unparalleled setting. Lunch and dinner included.

DAY 12 – DURBAN - HERMANUS

Enjoy breakfast, followed by your transfer to King Shaka Airport for your flight to Cape Town. Transfer to Hermanus and check-in at the 5* Marine Hotel.

DAY 13 – HERMANUS

Begin your day with breakfast and enjoy a day of magnificent vistas. Hermanus has grown from a small seaside resort town to possibly the best-known place for whale watching in the world, and the best way to enjoy whale watching in Hermanus is by boat (weather permitting).
DAY 14 – CAPE TOWN

Enjoy the ever-changing passing canvas as we travel to Cape Town stopping at the cableway and take the cable car up Table Mountain, to enjoy spectacular views of the city and surrounds (weather permitting). Check-in at the 5* Table Bay Hotel.

DAY 15 – CAPE TOWN

After breakfast join us on the ultimate ‘Mother City’ experience, designed to orientate and give you a full-colour insight into the extraordinary magic of Cape Town. We’ve chosen iconic buildings, snatches of its history, and experiences unique to this City. We visit the country’s oldest building, The Castle (closed Sundays), and a short distance away, the Company Gardens, both historically fascinating and well conserved. Our drive continues past Parliament Buildings, City Hall and the Slave Lodge, where you will sense the depth of history via their distinctive architecture. Colonial then changes to colourful, as we move up the cobblestoned hills to the Malay Quarter, and marvel at the ice-cream colours of the quaint Bo-Kaap homes. Our day ends on a sparkling note, as we trace the moves of a professional diamond cutter, as he creates every girl’s dream stone. Perhaps you’ll be taking one home.

DAY 16 – CAPE TOWN

After breakfast, depart on a full day tour of the Cape Peninsula. Drive along Millionaire’s Paradise from Clifton to Camps Bay and on to Llandudno, before an up-close-and-personal Seal Island cruise and wind along Chapman’s Peak Drive. Proceed to Cape Point Nature Reserve which lies at the south-western tip of Africa, offering great views, a restaurant and a funicular which takes you up to the old lighthouse. The spectacular scenery, coupled with zebras, baboons, deserted beaches and plenty of fynbos to make this one of the Cape’s must-see destinations. Drive to Simon’s Town where you will stop for lunch (own account). Visit the penguin colony at Boulders Beach, then travel back to Cape Town, stopping at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens en route.

DAY 17 – CAPE TOWN

Enjoy breakfast and proceed to a superb day dedicated to celebrating the glorious grape, the exceptional winelands region, and the heavenly scenery! The area is rich with history, aand we can’t help but feel it as we move through the region to experience a wine cellar tour and tasting. Here, you’ll learn all about the process of winemaking, from grape to goblet. We visit Neethlingshof for a cellar tour and wine tasting. Afternoon excursion to Robben Island (weather permitting) the icon of struggle, freedom and hope made famous by Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment here.

DAY 18/19 – CAPE TOWN

Begin your day with breakfast and enjoy time at leisure for personal sightseeing and shopping. Transfer from your hotel to the Cape Town International Airport, for your flight to Malta via Dubai. Arrival in Malta.