Day Trips around Cape Town during the winter months

Experience the majestic beauty of the Cape Peninsula. 1. Go on a spectacular scenic Cape Town tour on your first day, just to get an overview of our beautiful city (without having trouble parking in the city centre). The Hop On- Hop off City sightseeing Bus is one of the best and affordable ways to explore the city. 2.  A definite must-do is the so-called Cape Peninsula Route. Drive along the Atlantic coast passing through the fishing village of Hout Bay. Here you will have the option of taking a short boat trip to Duiker Island to view the Cape Fur seals. Head along the spectacular Chapman's Peak drive on to Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. Return to Cape Town by way of the Simon's Town naval base where we visit the penguin colony at Boulders Beach.  Some of our favorite places along the M4 are Kalk Bay, a charming little fishing village with lots of cozy coffee shops and antique stores that will keep you entertained for hours. Muizenberg beach front is Cape Town hot spot for surfing, kite surfing and land sailing for learners and professionals alike.  Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens has been acclaimed as one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain. 3. Tackle Table Mountain. Hop inside the revolving cable car or set off on one of hundreds of hiking trails criss crossing Table Mountain till you reach its summit, stop to admire the views of Camps Bay down below, then step inside a harness and abseil down. 4. Go on a Township tour. Visit Langa, Nyanga and Gugulethu, the oldest townships in Cape Town. Go on a cultural Township Tour to an informal settlement & experience Xhosa culture, eat traditional food and tap your foot to the addictive rhythms of local jazz. 5. Go shark cage diving. Lower yourself into a reinforced cage alongside the boat in Gansbaai in the Cape Overberg region of the Western Cape, the Great White Shark capital of the world. 6. Taste the globally acclaimed wines of the Cape Winelands. The Cape winelands are divided into various different wine growing regions, each offering their own wine route. The most popular and well-known wine regions were you can can enjoy wine tasting in Cape Town are Constantia, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Robertson and Wellington. We have over 120 wine estates to choose from. Our recommended Vineyards: Babylonstoren - A 240 hectare working wine and fruit farm. Extraordinary gardens Boschendal - Great for picnics – Between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek Spier – Commercialized, but great for picnics too. They also have a cheetah-outreach project where you can touch the Cheetahs Muratie – Authentic, old cellar. Warwick – Relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Great picnics. Guardian Peak –Breathtaking views, en route to Somerset West Waterford – Combination of chocolate and wine tasting La Motte – Wine sorbets and indigenous orchards Tokara – State of the art winery. Brandy, wines as well as olive oil tasting Stellenbosch Hills – Biltong and Wine Tasting Delaire – spectacular views beautiful garden Simonsig – try their famous Kaapse Vonkel