Activities > Itineraries
Planning your stay
When planning your trip we recommend that you keep a list of
those things you want to see and those that would be nice to
see or experience. Leave some time open to do nothing as well
as time to do things that you did not know about.
The weather and lead time to visit some attractions plays an
important part in your planning. Ask your hosts for advice; at
A Tuscan Villa breakfast time is usually spent discussing the
day’s activities. We check each morning to see if attractions
are open.
We also provide large laminated maps of the various areas for
guests while they with us. They have saved many a relationship
between driver and navigator!!!
It is advisable to visit Table Mountain in the morning and on
the first day possible after your arrival as you never know what
will happen with the weather. The wind tends to pick up in the
afternoon and the so-called Blanket could affect visibility.
Mornings are however the busiest time of the day for mountain
so be prepared for a wait. Don’t forget your windbreaker,
as the temperature on top of the mountain is very different to
that at the base station of the cable car.
A trip to Robben island could require a lead time of 3 to 5
days so arrange this on your arrival, if you do not have sufficient
time for this trip that takes about 4 hours in total consider
visiting the District Six Museum in the Centre of Cape Town.
It tells the story of Apartheid from the man in the streets point
of view.
Using the red busses for a trip around Cape Town is a must.
This hop on Hop of system allows you to park in the waterfront
for instance and then to visit the Centre of Cape Town and the
Cable way station without having to find parking or dogging the
traffic. A wise choice when you want to enjoy the scenery rather
than stress about bumping your hire car.
Visit Cape Point before 12 am as the tour busses start arriving
from that time and it gets rather busy. If you have seen the
lighthouse you can spend the rest of day investigating the park
at your leisure.
Please be aware of baboons in the Park as they can be a real
pest if they see food.
Must See & Do’s
We believe the following are MUST SEE ‘S / Do’S
when visiting Cape Town
- Table Mountain – Cable car
- Kirstenbosch Botanical
Gardens
- Robben island (District Six museum)
- Chapman’s Peak
- Cape Point
- Boulders Beach
- Train Trip between Muizenberg and Simons
Town
- Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
- Two Oceans Aquarium
- Bus trip of Cape Town
- Visit the Wine lands Constantia and
or Stellenbosch
- Walk on Fish Hoek beach
Other Alternatives
- Cheetah Conservancy Spier Wine farm
- Scratch Patch
- Sunset on Chapman’s Peak Drive (not
Sunrise)
- Drive along Boyes Drive
- Ostrich farm outside Cape Point
entrance
- Dinner at Moyo Restaurant Spier Wine farm.
Sample Itineraries
Three Day
Day One – Table Mountain via Chapman’s Peak from
Fish Hoek. Bus Trip of city centre and late afternoon in
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
Day Two – Visit Cape Point
via Kommetjie. Walk to light houses and visit some of the
small bays in the reserve. Return
via Boulders Beach to see the penguins, Simons Town and view
some semi precious stones at Scratch patch.
Day Three – Take
an early morning walk on Fish Hoek beach, drive via Boyes drive
to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and return
via the Constantia wine lands. Time open to do discretionary
activies.
Five Day
Day One – Table Mountain via Chapman’s
Peak from Fish Hoek. Bus Trip of city centre, Evening in Victoria
and Alfred Waterfront.
Day Two – Visit the Cape Point
Nature Reserve via Kommetjie. Walk to light houses and visit
some of the small bays in the
reserve. Visit the ostrich farm. Return via Boulders Beach
to see the penguins, Simons Town and view some semi precious
stones
at Scratch patch.
Day Three – Take an early morning walk
on Fish Hoek beach, drive via Boyes drive to cape Town, do
a Robben island trip and
return via the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens or Constantia
wine lands.
Day Four – Take the day to visit the
Stellenbosch and Franschoek areas. They are know for their
wines, Franschoek
is
the Gastronomical centre of Province and then enjoy the Spier
Wine Farms Cheetah and Raptor conservancies. Have an evening
meal at the Moyo Restaurant (an African meal) before returning
the Villa.
Day Five – Do some browsing the in the local
villages along the coast between Muizenberg and Simons Town
using the
train as a means of transport.
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