Western Cape

Arrive in the Western Cape and transfer to The Plettenberg. Settle in, freshen up and, if time allows, enjoy a first taste of the Cape with a golden-hour stroll.

Hop on and off the historic Franschhoek Wine Tram as it winds through the vineyards, tasting award-winning wines at boutique estates along the way. Later, return to The Plettenberg for a well-earned dinner.

Take the wheel on one of the world's most scenic drives, hugging the coast through Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and the Tsitsikamma forest. Later, return to The Plettenberg for a well-earned dinner.

Follow the Cape Peninsula past Chapman's Peak and the penguins of Boulders Beach to the dramatic cliffs of Cape Point. Later, return to The Plettenberg for a well-earned dinner.

Scan Walker Bay for southern right whales as they breach and blow close to shore in the world's best land-based whale-watching town. Later, return to The Plettenberg for a well-earned dinner.

Take the ferry across Table Bay to Robben Island and walk the corridors of the prison that held Nelson Mandela for 18 years. Later, return to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve for a well-earned dinner.

Ride the rotating cableway to the summit of Table Mountain and take in the extraordinary panorama of Cape Town, the Atlantic and the Winelands stretching below. Later, return to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve for a well-earned dinner.

Hop on and off the historic Franschhoek Wine Tram as it winds through the vineyards, tasting award-winning wines at boutique estates along the way. Later, return to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve for a well-earned dinner.

Take the wheel on one of the world's most scenic drives, hugging the coast through Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and the Tsitsikamma forest. Later, return to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve for a well-earned dinner.

Follow the Cape Peninsula past Chapman's Peak and the penguins of Boulders Beach to the dramatic cliffs of Cape Point. Later, return to Grootbos Private Nature Reserve for a well-earned dinner.

Scan Walker Bay for southern right whales as they breach and blow close to shore in the world's best land-based whale-watching town. Later, return to Ellerman House for a well-earned dinner.

Take the ferry across Table Bay to Robben Island and walk the corridors of the prison that held Nelson Mandela for 18 years. Later, return to Ellerman House for a well-earned dinner.

Ride the rotating cableway to the summit of Table Mountain and take in the extraordinary panorama of Cape Town, the Atlantic and the Winelands stretching below. Later, return to Ellerman House for a well-earned dinner.

Hop on and off the historic Franschhoek Wine Tram as it winds through the vineyards, tasting award-winning wines at boutique estates along the way. Later, return to Ellerman House for a well-earned dinner. — then check out and transfer for your onward journey, leaving with a head full of Western Cape memories.