Discover South Africa & Dubai

Breakfast at the hotel.

Upon arrival in Cape Town, you will meet one of our representatives who will assist you in being transferred to your hotel. Check into your hotel (Check-in is 2:00 PM) and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Hotels: Overnight at the hotel
Meals: NA

After breakfast, meet with your local guide and continue with the day’s scheduled visits. Cape Town was originally established as a refreshment station in 1652 for the trade between Europe and the Far East. Visit Table Mountain. This excursion usually takes about 2 hours. Use the Table Mountain Cable Car to ascend Table Mountain for the most beautiful panoramic views of the city, the Atlantic Ocean, and Robben Island, 11km offshore. The Table Mountain range has about 1,400 species of flowers and is also home to the rock hyrax, a furry little creature often found on the rocks, basking in the sun. (Visit is weather dependent; should the excursion not be possible, it will be moved to the following day, or the day after – weather permitting.

Visit Kirstenbosch, a famous botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of nine National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa’s six different biomes. When Kirstenbosch, the most famous of the gardens, was founded in 1913 by botanist Henry Pearson to preserve the country’s unique flora, it was the first botanical garden in the world with this ethos. Kirstenbosch places a strong emphasis on the cultivation of indigenous plants.

Lunch at leisure (for your account). Return to Cape Town for a city orientation tour.

Cape Town was originally established as a refreshment station in 1652 for the trade between Europe and the Far East. This morning, clients will be taken on an orientation tour of the city center, which will include a visit to Green Market Square, known for its craft market; take a walk through the Company Gardens; drive by the Houses of Parliament, and the old Malay Quarter, known as the Bo-Kaap. Return to the hotel for overnight.

Hotels: Overnight at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. After, we will drive along the Atlantic Coastline passing the areas called Sea Point, Clifton, and Camps Bay before arriving in Hout Bay, a small fishing village, dominated by the scenic Chapman’s Peak Pass.

Hout Bay is one of the most beautiful and popular places on the Cape Peninsula and is a highlight of any holiday in South Africa. The fishing village of Hout Bay was probably established in about 1867 when a German immigrant, Jacob Trautmann, began to farm and fish in the area.

Starting with a boat cruise from Hout Bay to view the seals at Seal Island, where you will see thousands of Cape Fur Seals basking on the rocks or frolicking in the cold Atlantic Ocean. Return to the harbor and browse the local craft market.

Stop at « The Original T-BAG Designs », which originated with the desire to improve the daily quality of impoverished South Africans. Original Tea Bag Designs produces a range of high-quality, innovative, handmade products (closed Saturdays and Sundays)

Continue via the False Bay coastline to Simon’s Town, which is home to the South African Navy. It is located on the shores of False Bay, on the eastern side of the Cape Peninsula. For more than two centuries, it has been an important naval base and harbor (first for the Royal Navy and now for the South African Navy). The town is named after Simon van der Stel, an early governor of the Cape Colony.

The beautiful Boulders Beach is one of Cape Town’s most visited beaches and the only place in the world where you can get close to African Penguins.

Lunch at leisure (for your account)

Continue to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. The area has been declared a National World Heritage Site and abounds with buck, baboons, and Cape Zebra, as well as over 50 species of birds. Rugged rocks and sheer cliffs towering more than 200 meters above the sea cut into the ocean, but that is not its sole allure; many visitors are drawn to the area because of its rich maritime history. Named the ‘Cape of Storms’ by Bartholomeu Dias in 1488, the ‘Point’ was treated with respect by sailors for centuries. Fog, as well as violent storms and dangerous rocks, have caused, over the centuries, shipwrecks have dot the coastline.

Visit the lighthouse, first completed in 1859; it still stands 249 meters above sea level and offers a magnificent view. End of the afternoon, return to Cape Town.

Enjoy an African dinner experience at a local restaurant (GOLD restaurant or similar)

African food is traditionally shared and enjoyed with family and friends. The 14-dish tasting menu is designed to be enjoyed in a shared style. Throughout the traditional African meal, you will learn about the country’s origin, cooking techniques, and spices in each dish. (All meat, poultry, and fish dishes come with vegetarian or vegan substitutes.) Return to the hotel

Hotels: Overnight at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.After, we will visit Robben Island, the unique symbol of the triumph of the human spirit over adversity, suffering, and injustice, with a rich 500-year-old multi-layered history. The tour takes 3½ hours, including the ferry trip to and from the island.

You will meet your tour guide when you have boarded the buses. The tour guides inside the prison are former political prisoners. The tour route includes the graveyard of people who died from leprosy, the Lime Quarry, Robert Sobukwe’s house, the Bluestone quarry, the army and navy bunkers, and the Maximum Security Prison where thousands of South Africa’s freedom fighters were incarcerated for years. The tour culminates with a viewing of Nelson Mandela’s cell.

Return around 13h00 to the waterfront.

Lunch at leisure (for your account)

Time at leisure on the waterfront. Return to the hotel for the overnight

Hotels: Overnight at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Take an early breakfast at the hotel, and then you will be transferred to Aquila Private Game Reserve.

Aquila Private Game Reserve offers Big 5 safaris and is situated 2 hours from Cape Town. The reserve was established to reintroduce wild animals that used to roam 300 years ago.

You will arrive at the reserve around 9:00 AM with welcome drinks upon arrival. Your afternoon experience will be from 11:45 AM – 4:00 PM.

Enjoy lunch at the reserve and then continue with a 2-3 hour safari.

At the end of the afternoon, you will return to Cape Town overnight.

Hotels: Overnight at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel. After we depart for Stellenbosch, the Stellenbosch Wine Route was the first wine route to be developed 40 years ago. The town is currently surrounded by +/- 100,000 hectares of vineyards. The wines of the Cape have a worldwide reputation for quality. It is in this region that you will see various examples of « Cape Dutch » architecture, and about 60 of these houses have been declared national monuments. Stellenbosch is also a well-known University Town.

Wine tasting. Visit the Seven Sisters Vineyard (subject to availability); The Seven Sisters wine brand evolved from its association with the seven Brutus sisters of Paternoster. The Brutus family lived in a small fishing village on the western coast. The Brutus sisters and their baby brother left the tranquillity of their sleepy town at a very early age when the family was evicted from their home. They yearned to return but were not able to do so, given the unfavorable circumstances of the time.

Continue to the town of Stellenbosch. Free time for shopping. Lunch at leisure (for your account). Continue to Franschhoek – this area was settled by the French Huguenots in 1689, and this Valley of the Vignerons is also known for its quality wines and beautiful scenery.

Some leisure time in this small village for shopping after returning to the hotel.

Hotels: Overnight at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast at the hotel.Leisure Day.

Hotels: Overnight at the hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Depending on your international flight, we will make the transfer to the airport for your flight booked by your own to Dubai.

You will arrive at the Dubai airport and be met by our representative at the airport. You will be transferred to your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle for check-in.
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Meals: Breakfast

Breakfast. This morning, we will start with a traditional tour of Dubai. We will visit the Jumairah area, the Burj Al Arab, stop at an art center, the new Canal, stop at the Grand Mosque of Jumeirah, Bastakyia, we will visit the Dubai Museum (visit included ), cross the creek by “Abras” shop in the spice and gold souks. Pass the Dubai ruler's palace and stop at Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall. We will climb the Burj Khalifa to the top 124 (Optional -  not included). Lunch is on your own at the Dubai mall. 

In the afternoon, we head to Sharjah, the Pearl of the Gulf is a must to discover and complete a visit to Dubai. Visit King Faisal Mosque, experience Emirati culture, visit the Fort of Sharjah, and learn about the customs and traditions that are deeply rooted in the Emirati culture. Continue to the Heritage Museum, and the enchanting Souk Al Arsa and Souk al Markazi, which is a veritable treasure trove of carpets, jewelry, and intricate handicrafts.

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Breakfast. Morning at leisure to discover more about the city on your own or book some optional tours. Lunch is on your own.

In the afternoon, you will enjoy a Desert safari. A trip to Dubai without a desert experience is not complete without a safari. Traveling across the deserts of Dubai in a 4×4 vehicle. You will enjoy several photo stops during an exhilarating dune drive over the golden desert sands. The drive will then continue across the desert, where you can witness a beautiful Arabian sunset, one of the highlights of a trip to the Arabian Desert. On the menu, you will have access to dune bashing, a Henna experience, sandboarding, meeting, and bonding with camels, and in the evening, you will enjoy a delicious BBQ dinner with entertainment. The experience is amazing! After we will come back to the hotel.

| Overnight in Dubai | Breakfast, Dinner

This morning, we proceeded to Abu Dhabi. Participate in our ultimate Abu Dhabi full-day tour and take advantage of an ideal introduction to the largest city of the Emirates, which also happens to be the UAE capital. Abu Dhabi is an Island, and its name translates into “Father of the Gazelle”. Our first stop will be at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, one of the largest and most beautiful Mosques in the world, able to accommodate an impressive number of over 30,000 worshipers. The exquisite white structure is completely clad in marble, featuring intricate Islamic art and carvings, as well as extensive landscaping. After this moving experience, we will continue our tour towards the YAS island and its largest covered park, before we stop at the Yas Mall. We will enjoy the biggest mall in Abu Dhabi and will have lunch before we continue our tour. The remaining part of the tour will be devoted to a drive through the famous Saadiyat Island project, where the Louvre is open, and the Guggenheim museum is under construction to complete the image of Abu Dhabi as a cultural Arab capital. We will stop there to visit the famous Louvre Museum. At the end of the afternoon, we will head back to Dubai, passing again through Yas Island before reaching Dubai after approximately 1 ½ hours.

| Overnight in Dubai  | Breakfast, Lunch

Begin your day with breakfast at your hotel before check-out at noon. Depending on your departure time, you will then be transferred to the airport.
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