Volvo Ocean Race - Cape Town Stopover

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The city of Cape Town is renowned as one of the most beautiful cities in the World. With Table Mountain’s iconic outline as its backdrop, the city will leave you breathless with its white sandy beaches of Camps bay and Clifton, stunning scenic drives around the peninsula and the historic World Heritage Site of Robben Island. Explore some of the World’s finest vineyards in Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschoek. Cape Town and its surrounds offer an overwhelming amount of consistently excellent restaurants ranging from fine dining, French and oriental, to fusion, seafood and African gastronomic delights to titillate even the most discerning palates. If you are looking for a great night out, cosmopolitan Long Street will leave you spoilt for choice.

EXPLORE THE CAPE

FULL DAY CAPE PENINSULA

  • Transportation and guide
  • Clifton Beach
  • Hout Bay and Mariner’s Wharf
  • Boat ride to view seals (Optional)
  • Chapman’s Peak Drive
  • Cape Point Nature Reserve
  • Lunch at local restaurant
  • Penguin Colony at Boulders
  • Historic Simonstown
  • Entrance Fees and Lunch

Cost: R690/person
Volvo Card Holder: R621/person

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FULL DAY WINELANDS TOUR

  • Transportation and guide
  • Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
  • 2 Wine tastings
  • Picnic Lunch
  • Entrance Fees

Cost: R690/person
Volvo Card Holder: R621/person

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HERMANUS WHALE TOUR (July-November)

  • Transportation and Guide
  • Scenic coastal Clarens Drive
  • Harold Porter National Botanical Garden
  • Whale Watching
  • Farm stall
  • The Sir Lowry’s Mountain Pass

COST: R690/person
Volvo Card Holder: R621/ person
*Two and a half hours from Cape Town

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CAPE TOWN CITY TOUR (MORNING/AFTERNOON)

  • Table mountain or Signal Hill (Weather permitting)
  • Drive through Clifton and Sea Point
  • Green Market Square
  • A walk through Company Gardens
  • Scenic drive passing Houses of Parliament, City Hall, Castle and Slave Lodge
  • The Bo-Kaap, traditional Malay Quarter
  • The firing of the Noon Gun (except Sundays)
  • Diamond history, master craftsman, sparkling gems.

COST: R350/person
Volvo Card Holder: R315/ person

HALF DAY ROBBEN ISLAND

  • Robben Island Ferry
  • Guided prison tour

COST:R290/person
Volvo Card Holder: R261/person

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HALF DAY TOWNSHIP TOUR

  • Drive through District six
  • The District Six Museum-if open
  • Visit a local B&B
  • Visit a creche
  • Langa local arts and crafts market and visist a traditional healer
  • Bonteheuwel
  • Gugulethu: Gugulethu Seven Memorial, Amy Beihl Memorial
  • Nyanga
  • Crossroads
  • Khayelitsha

COST:R390/person
Volvo Card Holder: R351/ person

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COMBO CAPE POINT & WINELANDS

  • COST:R 860/person
  • Volvo Card Holder: R774/person

CULTURAL VISIT & ROBBEN ISLAND

  • COST:R680/person
  • Volvo Card Holder: R612/person

PRIVATE TOURS

  • Driver guide
  • Airconditioned 7 seater microbuses available
  • Flexible Itinerary
  • Entrance fees at own account

COST(fullday): R3000 per vehicle/ R2500 (halfday)
Volvo Card Holder: R2700/vehicle/ R2250 (halfday)

ADVENTURES AND ACTIVITES

FULL DAY SHARK CAGE DIVING GANSBAAI

Transportation and Guide
Shark Cage Diving
Meals
COST: R1800/ person
Volvo Card Holder: R1620/ person

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FULL DAY QUAD BIKING

  • Transportation and Guide
  • Quad Bike Experience
  • Picnic lunch

COST: R/1100 person
Volvo Card Holder: R990/ person

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TANDEM SKYDIVING

  • Transportation
  • 40 minutes outside of Cape Town
  • Equipment included

COST: from R1850/ person
Volvo Card Holder:R1665/ person

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KAMAKAZI KAYON

  • Guide and transportation
  • Hike up the ruggered river gorge arriving at a series of rock pools
  • Kloofing, jump from 3metres high
  • Abseil down a 65 metre cascades of water

COST: R900/ person
Volvo Card Holder:R810/ person

OVERNIGHT TRIPS

WINELANDS GETAWAY

  • Overnight stay
  • Car group B for 2 days- self drive
  • Accommodation at Kleine Zalze Lodge (Bed & Breakfast)
  • Optional Golf booking at De Zalze
  • Maps and brochure of the area

COST: R1800/ person sharing
Volvo Card Holder: R1620/ person sharing

SHARK CAGE DIVING

  • Overnight stay
  • Transportation and Guide
  • Breakfast at Great White House
  • 3-5 hour Shark Cage Diving trip with snacks and drinks provided on the boat
  • All diving equipment and towels
  • Aire Del Mar Guest House (Dinner, B&B)
  • Return Journey via Grabouw and Sir Lowry’s Pass

COST: R3800/ person sharing
Volvo Card Holder: R3420/ person sharing
* No diving equipment required.

GARDEN ROUTE GUIDED TOUR

  • The Du Toit’s Kloof Pass
  • The Town Of Worcester
  • Wine Tasting
  • Oudtshoorn- Ostrich Farm
  • The Cango Caves
  • The Cango Caves Wildlife Ranch
  • The quaint Town of Knysna
  • Picnic lunch and guided boat trip Keurbooms River
  • Mossel Bay
  • Game experience at Botlierskop
  • Lunch in Swellendam
  • All meals included

COST: R7750/ person sharing
Volvo Card Holder: R6975/ person sharing

EASTERN CAPE RESERVE
NGUNI RIVER LODGE

  • Aiport transfers, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth to Lodge
  • 2 nights accommodation
  • 2 Game Drives per day

COST: R6490/person
Volvo Card Holder: R5841/ person
* Excludes flights Cape Town/ Port Elizaberth return.

MPUMALANGA (excludes flights)
HAZYVIEW BUFFALO ROCK TENTED SAFARI

  • Driver Guide
  • 3 days
  • Game drives at Kruger National Park (morning and evening)
  • Fully equiped tents
  • 2 brunches , 2 dinners included

COST: R4575 /person
Volvo Card Holder: R4117/person sharing

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RESTAURANT GUIDE

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BELUGA
Mon- Sat 12:00- 23:00, Cocktail and Sushi bar.
The Foundry, Prestwich Street, Green Point, +27(0)21 418 2948

SEVRUGA
Mon- Sat 12:00-23:00, Seafood, Grills and Sushi.
Shop 4, Quay 5 V&A Waterfront, +27(0)21 421 5134

TANK (AQUA)
Mon-Sat 12:00-22:00, Fine dining Restaurant and Sushi bar.
72 Waterkant Street, Cape Quarter, Green Point, +27(0)21 419 0007

BACINI’S
Mon-Sun 12:00- 22:30, Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria.
177 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town, +27(0)21 423 6668

AFRICA CAFE
Mon-Sat 08:00-late, Traditional African cuisine.
108 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town, +27(0)21 422 0221

GOLD RESTUARANT
Mon-Sun Lunch: 12:00-15:00 Dinner 18:30-Late. African cuisine and Cape Malay
Gold of Africa Museum, 96 Strand Street, Cape Town, +27(0)21 421 4653

HILDEBRAND
Mon-Sun 07:00-late, Italian Restaurant.
Pier head, V&A Waterfront, +27(0)21 425 3385

PUBS, CLUBS AND BARS

LAMED
09:00-Late Mon- Sun. Glen Country Club, Victoria Rd, Clifton.
+27(0)21 438 5600

THE GRAND DADDY
09:00- Late Mon- Sun. 38 Long Street, Cape Town
+27(0)21 424 7247

ZAR
Main Road, Green Point
+27(0)21 434 0706

ST YVES BEACH CLUB
21:00- 04:00. The Promenade, Victoria Road, Camps Bay
+27(0)21 438 0826

TRINITY
12:00-04:00 Mon- Sat. 15 Bennett Street, Green Point
+27(0)21 418 0624

SHOPPING IN CAPE TOWN
Cape Town is an affordable shopping destination with a wide variety of goods on offer. From hand-crafted jewellery, intricate beadwork and traditional African art to designer labels, diamonds and precious stones, Cape Town has a shopping experience for everyone. Visit one of the trendy shopping malls or scour the local flea markets and street side stalls for gifts, souvenirs and a piece of Cape Town to take home.

The major shopping malls are:

  • V&A Waterfront, Waterfront
  • Cavendish Square, Claremont, Southern Suburbs
  • Constantia Village, Southern Suburbs
  • Bayside Centre, Blouberg
  • Canal Walk, N1 Outside city centre
  • Tygervalley, Northern Suburbs
  • Somerset Mall, Somerset West

Markets & Unique Shopping Experiences

  • Green Market Square in town
  • Red Shed Craft Workshop at the Waterfront
  • Waterfront market
  • Green Point Market (Sundays only)
  • Cape Quarter in Green point

SHOPPING HOURS

Most shopping centers are open for shopping Monday - Saturday from 9am - 5pm and Sundays 10am - 1pm. Some offer later shopping hours on Friday nights and the Waterfront and Canal Walk are open for shopping until 9pm every evening. Movie theatres and restaurants stay openlater.

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Phone: 021 426 5775
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