You will be met at Cape Town Airport and driven to your accommodation. After freshening up at your accommodation, you will familiarise yourself with the city and take a stroll through the city centre. From Cape Castle, the oldest building in the city, you will walk through the green Company Gardens and along the lively Long Street. From Signal Hill you have a beautiful view of the Bay of Cape Town with Robben Island, the famous prison island. The culinary finale of the first evening is a welcome dinner in one of the many restaurants. Overnight stay in a cosy hotel. (A)

The Bantry Aparthotel 4*

Today's destination is the summit plateau of Table Mountain. The more challenging variant is up via India Venster, which is secured with chains and steps in short places. A good level of fitness and surefootedness are required. Alternatively, you can also ascend via Platteklip or by cable car. Once at the top, the path leads you across the plateau to the back of Table Mountain. Viewing Cape Town from here is an impressive experience and you will succumb to the charm of this city. You descend through the Skeleton Gorge and have time to relax at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. In the evening, you are invited to a farewell dinner together. (F,M,A)

The Bantry Aparthotel 4*

Hike: approx. 6-7 h, depending on the route, approx. 10 km, +750 metres in altitude, -900 metres in altitude
Bus journey time: approx. 1 h

After breakfast, head north. Your destination is the West Coast National Park. After about 1.5 hours travelling time, a completely different world awaits you here. White dunes and barren rocks are interspersed with a huge turquoise-coloured lagoon. The park is one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the world. Your first cycle tour is on the programme. A slightly hilly road takes you to Tsaarbank, a picnic area right by the sea - ideal for a long lunch break. Here you take a walk along the beach. You will spend the night in a beautiful hotel in Langebaan. The activities for the next few days are discussed over dinner. (F,M,A)

Farmhouse Hotel

Cycle tour: 2 h, 30 km, +/- 200 m elevation gain, hilly
Hike: approx. 2 h, 4 km, easy
Bus journey time: approx. 2 h

After breakfast, drive to the Cederberg Mountains, a picturesque mountain range with bizarrely shaped orange-coloured rocks. An ideal hiking destination with numerous endemic plant species as well as interesting fauna such as baboons, klipspringers and honey badgers. The Cederberg Wilderness Area covers around 71,000 hectares. Here you will stay at your accommodation in the Kromrivier Valley, where you will spend the night in luxury safari tents with en-suite bathrooms. The day is rounded off with a sundowner at the Stadsaal Cave with its impressive rock paintings (F,M,A)

Kromrivier Tented Camp

Hike: approx. 4 h
Bus journey time: 4 h

Today is a relaxed hike along the Kromrivier River to the Disa Pools, named after the Disa flower that blooms here in January/February. A waterfall marks the end of the hike. We can cool off in the pools - pure nature! (F,M,A)

Kromrivier Tented Camp

Hike: approx. 3 h
Bus journey time: approx. 15 min

After breakfast, a short drive will take you on a hike to the Maltese Cross. Here, nature has created an incredible stone formation in the shape of a cross. The afternoon is free to relax at the lodge or by the river. (F,M,A)

Kromrivier Tented Camp

Hike: approx. 4 h
Bus journey time: approx. 30 min

You leave the Cederberg Mountains and head south. Over the wild Bainskloof Pass you reach the wild and romantic Winelands, a hilly landscape reminiscent of northern Italy and home to the world-famous South African wines. You will stay in the historic wine town of Franschhoek, the settlement of the Huguenots over 300 years ago and the birthplace of wine-growing in the Cape. (F,A)

Hotel du Vin

Bus journey time: 5 h

After breakfast, a short drive takes you to the Franschhoek Pass. From here you go on a hike through the typical Cape fynbos vegetation to Mont Rochelle. Breathtaking views and diverse vegetation make this hike a wonderful nature experience. (F,A)

Montagu Country Hotel

Hike: 3-4 h, 300 m ascent
Bus journey time: 2 h

Today you cycle through the Kogmanns Gorge and through the Winelands to the van Louveren Winefarm, beautifully situated on the Breede River. Lunch and a wine tasting await you there. In the afternoon, you will travel by bus towards the coast and reach De Hoop Nature Reserve, where you will be accommodated in comfortable chalets. Animals such as antelopes and ostriches sometimes come right up to your room door! (F,M,A)

Chalets De Hoop Collection

Cycle tour: approx. 3-4 h, approx. 45 km, +/-400 m ascent
Bus journey time: 2 h

The beautiful De Hoop nature reserve with its protected coastal nature is one of the highlights of this trip. There are numerous excursions and activities in the park. Hiking trails and cycle tours through the dunes and coastal vegetation are signposted. With a bit of luck, you may encounter antelopes and other wild animals. In the afternoon, take a trip to the nearby dunes, from where you can watch whales, especially in the southern winter. You can swim in beautiful bays whose water colour is reminiscent of the Caribbean. (F,A)

Chalets De Hoop Collection

Cycle tour: approx. 2-3 h, approx. 20 km, +/- 150 metres in altitude depending on the route
Hike: 2 h, approx. 5 km depending on the route

You leave De Hoop early in the morning. Your first destination is Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point in Africa. You have some time to explore the coast and look for the exact point where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet or visit the small museum in the nearby lighthouse. You then drive to Hermanus, where you arrive around midday. This small town is famous for the whales that roam the coast during the season from June to November. You have time for individual exploration: we recommend whale watching by boat, a tour with sea kayaks or a hike along Grotto Beach. Dinner in a good fish restaurant near the sea. (F,A)

Misty Waves Boutique Hotel

Bus journey time: approx. 3 h

It's back to the vicinity of Cape Town. From Kleinmond you cycle along a winding, spectacular coastal road to Gordon's Bay - this is one of the country's most famous cycling tours. After a lunch break, continue by bus around False Bay to Kalk Bay and on to the beautiful harbour town of Simonstown, which is reminiscent of the south of England. Here you will be accommodated in a hotel right by the sea. (F,A)

Quayside Hotel

Cycle tour: 51 km, +/-560 m ascent

After breakfast, drive to the famous Cape of Good Hope, followed by a short hike to Diaz Beach and the Cape Point viewpoint. You then set off on the last cycle tour of this trip. One of the most famous coastal roads with breathtaking views awaits you: Chapman's Peak Drive is a spectacular pass road, built close to the cliff and a special experience by bike. Once you arrive in Hout Bay, take the bus back to Cape Town. (F,A)

The Bantry Aparthotel

Hike: approx. 1 h, 1.5 km, +/- 150 metres in altitude, easy mountain path with occasional rocky steps
Cycle tour: approx. 4 h, approx. 52 km, +/- 600 m elevation gain
Bus journey time: approx. 4 h

On your last day in Cape Town, we would like to offer you a special hike: Before sunrise, we will drive to the foot of Lions Head, another highlight of Cape Town. From the top, you have a wonderful view over the city. Enjoy the morning atmosphere at this special place, which you are sure to have almost to yourself. You return to the hotel, where a late breakfast awaits you. In the afternoon, you will have time to explore the city and the beautiful beaches. In the evening, you will end your trip by sampling specialities from all over the continent in an African restaurant. (F,A)

The Bantry Aparthotel

Hike: approx. 3-4 h, 5-6 km, + 350 m /- 450 m

After breakfast, depending on your departure time, you will have time for some last-minute shopping before you are driven to the airport. Your small group tour in South Africa ends here. (F)