A Gardener's paradise (itinerary & prices)

The Cape of Good Hope is the Mediterranean of the southern Hemisphere - balmy weather, blue seas, fine wines and spectacular scenery. The plant life is profuse, and many
of our cultivated flowers originated there like Gladiolus, Freesia, Agapanthus, Mesembryanthemum, Erica and Pelargonium. Others, such as the rare proteas and leucodenrons, are found only in the Cape.

Wine routes and Cape Dutch homesteads

The Cape has enjoyed 400 years of historical development and is famous for its wineries, Cape Dutch homesteads with collections of art and exquisite furniture made from Cape woods like yellow wood. We visit some of the 17th and 18th century homes and gardens to savour this rich heritage.

Take a glass of Constantia

We visit Groot Constantia, a manor house with the oldest vineyards in the southern hemisphere. Jane Austen mentions it is 'Sense & Sensibility' (1797). And there is a full-day excursion around the Cape Peninsula with spectacular views of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

Namaqua flowers in August & September

Also visit Clanwilliam in the western Cape, with the greatest profusion of the Cape spring flora, the ground carpeted with colour. Visits will also be made to historical towns like Paarl and the old Huguenot settlement of Franshoek.