Complete itinerary:
Day 1: Guests
will be met at Cape Town Airport. We then proceed to the VICTORIAN &
ALFRED WATERFRONT with its shopping malls, sea cruises, restaurants,
pubs, semi precious stone factory, Aquarium, Craft Centre, Theatre,
and helicopter flips around the Peninsular. This is a 30-minute
drive and we take our lunch there after exploring the Waterfront.
Travel via
the N7-route to De Brug, our own guest farm. This is a lovely drive
through the heartland of South Africa’s wheat production areas and
through the Cederberg Mountains with its beautiful citrus farms. De
Brug – our guest farm, lies on the banks of the Doring River. The
scenery is breath taking with the magnificent Nardouws Mountains
commanding the view. The total distance of 350 km is covered in a
leisurely drive of about 4 hours for us to arrive just before
sunset.
Day 2: Depart
for Clanwilliam in the heartland of the world famous Rooibos tea
farms. We follow route R362 which was the old main route from Cape
Town to Windhoek in Namibia. This road takes us pass the beautiful
Bulshoek dam that was build in 1928 using only natural sandstone.
Visit Ramskop
Park to enjoy the magnificent flowers. Enjoy lunch in the town.
Drive over the Cederberg Mountains into the Bidouw valley with its
magnificent view of the Tankwa Karoo. Take a short walk to view San
rock paintings along the way. Return to De Brug guest farm in time
for supper. The total distance is 180 km but we use the whole day to
cover it. Mostly dirt roads.
Day 3: Depart
for Klawer Winery. This little winery is quickly becoming the
showcase of South African red wine production and has won many an
award. We then travel via dirt road to the Heerenlogement Mountain
and take a short walk to visit the cave with handwritings of many
famous explorers. Lunch is taken picnic style along the way. This is
in the amazing Sandveld region where we have actually counted 26
species of flowers within a 50-meter walk!
We then
proceed to Lambertsbaai with its famous Bird Island with thousands
of birds. Spend the afternoon visiting the quaint little fishing
town and walking on a breakwater to the bird island. Depart for
Muisbosskerm, the most famous open-air restaurant in Africa for a
dinner that you will never forget. Return to De Brug guest farm. The
distance we covered is about 220 km of which the first part is done
in a leisurely way on dirt roads. The last section back to De Brug
we follow the main road.
Day 4:Depart
for Doringbos in die Bidouw valley. Follow the Moedverloor road to
Nieuwoudtville. We start in the Tankwa Karoo which is the part of
South Africa with the lowest rainfall and proceeds up the Bokkeveld
Mountains with a very high rainfall - all within 30 km. The
biosphere is diverse and amazing. Nieuwoudtville has the highest
speciation of bulbs in the world – 480 different species at the last
count. Lunch is taken picnic style along the way and supper is taken
at De Brug. We then travel back to De Brug via the Knersvlakte for a
drive of 300 km.
Day 5:Depart
for Gifberg. Visit succulent nursery at Vanrhynsdorp which is the
biggest succulent nursery in the world. Drive to the amazing Ouberg
waterfall and has a picnic style lunch there. Travel via Ouberg to
the Gifberg. This is a beautiful scenic drive through the Matzikamma
mountain range with many varieties of Erica, Protea and other
fynbos. Return at sundown to De Brug to get a beautiful sunset view
over the Knersvlakte. Total distance is only 150 km driven in a
leisurely way.
Day 6: Visit
the Vredendal Winery which is the biggest in Africa and take our
lunch there. Proceed to Lutzville, Papendorp, Strandfontein on to
Doringbaai and back to De Brug. This is a beautiful drive of about
200 km down the Oliphant's River Valley to its mouth and then to the
quaint little fishing villages of Papendorp and Doringbaai
Day 7:Travel
via Leipoldville and the Verlorenvlei to Elandsbaai. We pass
beautiful lagoons and marsh areas on the way. Then we follow a dirt
road to explore the little pan of water at Rocherspan – it is a true
bird watchers delight. Then on to the quaint little settlement of
Paternoster. Here, on this beautiful beach, a sailing ship belonging
to the shipping line of Karl Stephan of Hamburg in Germany stranded
many years ago and thus the place was named.
Today it has
one of the most amazing little eateries and we enjoy a last feast
together at the “Voorstrand” restaurant. The total driving time of
the 350 km should not take more than 4 hours so we have plenty of
time to enjoy the last bit of the West Coast. Cape Town by 18:00 in
time for any departing flight.
Conclusion:
Total
distance travelled: 1750 km. Vehicle used: 4x4 SUV that seats 3
guests comfortably. Accommodation: De Brug Guest farm. Well
appointed rooms. Total meals: 19. Includes: Accommodation,
food, soft drinks, entrance fees, activities, beers and sodas
limited to 5 per day, local wines limited to 2 glasses per day.
Excludes: Tips, alcoholic drink, own shopping.
Cost: 2
Persons - R11, 000: 3 or more Persons - R8, 950. Single
supplement R5, 575
NB:
1: We prefer
to be paid in Rand seeing the volatility of the exchange rate 2: The
vehicles used are luxury SUV's with air-conditioning and CD players. 3: The
clients need only to bring clothes and personal medicine and
toiletries. 4: Extra for
the clients are bottled water, snacks or sweets, own shopping and
the activities other than included in this itinerary. 5: This same
route can be done at a slower pace where you, our guest can
determine if you would like to stay longer in a specific area.
Naturally this will increase the total price but not with much
seeing the fact that all travelling costs has been covered already. 6: Local
beers or wine is included with the meals. It is limited to 5
glasses/p/d
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