Cape Town, Tavern of the Seas, with the majestic Table Mountain as a backdrop, is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. An electric mix of architectural styles, cobble stone streets and cultural diversity enhance the cosmopolitan ambience. Some of the highlights we visit are Signal Hill, Malay Quarters, Castle of Good Hope, Companies Gardens and Government Avenue, House of Parliament, S.A. Museum and a final drive to Milnerton for a full view of Table Mountain with the city in its lap.

Dominated by Indigo Mountains, the Cape wine routes are immensely popular throughout the year. The winelands provide wonderful opportunities for wine lovers to sample some noble vintages and explore exquisitely furnished Cape Dutch Manor Houses.

Highlights of this tour include Paarl with its rich history of wine making and the role it played in the development of the Afrikaans language, Nederburg Estate, KWV, Franschhoek Valley where French settlers settled after fleeing persecution in France in the late 17th century, Boschendal Wine Estate, and Pniel, a village where the local people sometimes have great stories to tell. We spend the afternoon in Stellenbosch with its many historic buildings and some unique shopping opportunities.

The Cape Peninsula form part of the Cape floral Kingdom and more indigenous plant species per square metre are found here than anywhere else on earth. Both coastlines of the Peninsula have more than a hundred beaches with dazzling white sands to choose from and this tour offers magnificent viewpoints to some of them. On this round-trip of thePeninsula we visit of the following highlights; Cape Point where the two oceans meet, the fynbos rich Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, a boat trip to Seal Island (optional), Muizenberg with its magnificent thirty five-kilometre stretch of beaches, Simon's Town where the South African Navy is based, Groot Constantia, the oldest winemaking centre in South Africa and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens with some four thousand species of indigenous plants of which some two thousand six hundred are endemic to the peninsula. We return to the city late afternoon after an eventful day.

This tour is designed to show a few of the most spectacular mountain passes and views of the Western Cape. We travel through the areas where the world renowned Cape Apples, South African dried fruit, the finest export grapes and a variety of wines are produced. The town of Paarl serves one of the best wine producing areas in the Cape and Wellington at the foot of Drakenstein Mountains is the centre of the dried fruit industry. The Bainskloof mountain pass offers many scenic views. The Breede River valley on the other side is the principal export grape growing area in the country. The second mountain pass we travel through is the Du Toits Kloof Pass skirting the magnificent gorge, rich with indigenous mountain flora. At the summit we have a spectacular panorama of the fairest Cape with Table Mountain in the distance. We travel through the Franschhoek Valley, arguably one of the most beautiful valleys in the world, where wine farms still bear original French names as do their wines. The winding Franschhoek Pass offers striking views of the valley and further along we travel through the apple orchards of Grabouw where the famous Cape Apples originate from. After a visit to the Apple Museum we return to Cape Town via the Sir Lowry's Pass where we have a full view of False Bay, the Peninsula and Cape Point.

The Garden Route, running parallel to the southernmost coastline of Africa, is famous for its unique diversity of lakes, mountains, golden beaches, cliffs and dense indigenous forests. Its extraordinary beauty complements the contrast of the adjacent semi-arid valley, called the Little Karoo. This region in turn offers natural wonders such as the Cango Caves and its ideal habitat for ostrich farming makes it the ostrich Mecca of the world.

The Garden Route, running parallel to the southernmost coastline of Africa, is famous for its unique diversity of lakes, mountains golden beaches, cliffs and dense indigenous forest. Its extraordinary beauty complements the contrast of the adjacent semi-arid valley, called the Little Karoo. This region in turn offers natural wonders such as the Cango Caves and its ideal habitat for ostrich farming makes it the ostrich Mecca of the world. This tour runs the opposite to the SCCA.

Few countries rival the South African scenic splendour and diversity. Blessed with everything that is most impressive in nature such as spectacular mountains, a prodigious floral kingdom, broad white beaches and a sapphire sea with the giant open spaces of the semi-desert Karoo. It is no wonder that with the region's impressive share of contrasts, ten of South Africa's National Parks are situated in this southernmost part of the African continent.

Few countries rival the South African scenic splendour and diversity. Blessed with everything that is the most impressive in nature such as spectacular mountains, a prodigious floral kingdom, broad, white beaches and a sapphire sea with the giant open spaces of the semi desert Karoo. It's no wonder that with the region's impressive share of contrasts, ten of South Africa's national parks are s ituated in this southernmost part of the African continent. This tour covers an extra 2 days in the Karoo over the previous SCCS tour to enable us to take more advantage of the riches of this area.

The coastline between Cape Town and Durban encompasses a huge diversity of habitats. From the mountains, lakes, cliffs and dense indigenous forests of the South Coast, aptly called the Garden Route, to the hilly grasslands with Xhosa huts dotted around the ridges, green valleys, crystal clear streams and wild unspoilt coastline of the Eastern Cape (the former homeland of Transkei), one experiences the natural beauty which will captivate even the well travelled.

We also visit the semi-arid valley, called the Little Karoo. This region in turn offers natural wonders such as the Cango Caves and its ideal habitat for ostrich farming makes it the ostrich Mecca of the world.

The Art Capital of South Africa, Grahamstown, and the Addo National Elephant Park, a 50000ha piece of evergreen bushveld supporting some 200 elephants, Cape buffalo and black rhino amongst other animals, are two highlights in the Eastern Region.