A city tour in Capetown can include Signal Hill, V&A Waterfront, Bo-Kaap, Company's Garden, Green Market Square and other sights of interest. Your personal guide can also add a historical and political perspective, as he grew up in Capetown's District 6 during apartheid and in neighbourhood of the Archbishop of Capetown, Desmond Tutu, whom he knew personally.

Table Mountain is a landmark of Cape Town and rises in the back of the city to 1087 meters at its highest point. The Table Mountain massif also includes Signal Hill, Lion's Head and the Twelve Apostles, which extend from Kloof Nek (the saddle between Table Mountain and Lion's Head) to Hout Bay. Table Mountain can be climbed on foot, but there is also a cable car built by Caraventa. If you plan to use the cable car, best to get up early as the queues can become quite challenging.

Follow the beautiful coastal road to Hout Bay, from there via Chapman's Peak to the other side and on to the Cape of Good Hope, which you will reach in about two hours.

The Cape of Good Hope lies about 44km south of Capetown and marked the turning point into the Indian Ocean for the trading ships on their way to India. The sea is rough and dangerous as the warm waters of the Agulhas current hit the cold Benguela current. Combined with very strong winds, this passage has always been a challenge for seafarers. The Cape is dominated by Cape Point and it's light house that is visible from far away.

A colony of African penguins settled on the Cape peninsula close to Simon's Town in 1982. The colony has grown to more than 2000 birds in recent years and can be visited at Boulders beach and Foxy Beach. The animals are unusually tame and used to people and they provide great photo opportunities. The beach is public and in some areas people and penguins are swimming alongside.

At the end of the valley the road climbs up Franschhoek Pass and down to Overberg area on the other side, where mostly fruits are grown. After some driving your reach Theewaterskloof Dam, the main water supply for Cape Town. Once you reach Villiersdorp, turn right and follow R43 until you hit the main road N2. Follow the N2 in direction of Capetown until your reach Botrivier. Now take the turn off to Hermanus / Gansbaai, still on the R43.

Some 2000 Southern Right Whale migrate from the Antarctic to the warmer waters of South Africa in mid June to mate, calve and rear their young. The whales usually stay until end of October / into November.

Did you know: A baby whale measures about 6 m in length at birth and drinks up to 600 litres of mother milk per day – a fully grown right whale can grow to 17 m long and weigh up to 90 tons.

The marine cruises from Gansbaai take place the whole year and include a visit to Dyer Island where the endangered African Penguins lives alongside a resident colony of 60 000 Cape Fur Seals on Geyser Rock. Dolphins are usually seen on the trips, as well as whales during the whale season.

Robberg Nature Reserve is a rocky peninsula at the southern end of Plettenberg Bay. There are several interesting walks. The shortest route is called „The Gap“ (2,1 km), followed by „Witsand“ (5,5 km) and „The Point“ (9,2 km) which goes all the way around the peninsula. If you are just aiming for the beach, take the shortest route and best bring a picnic from the lodge - nature is breathtaking and there are many romantic spots.