For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. It was here that rulers sent those they regarded as political troublemakers, social outcasts and the unwanted of society.

During the apartheid years Robben Island became internationally known for its institutional brutality. The duty of those who ran the Island and its prison was to isolate opponents of apartheid and to crush their morale. Some freedom fighters spent more than a quarter of a century in prison for their beliefs. Those imprisoned on the Island succeeded on a psychological and political level in turning a prison 'hell-hole' into a symbol of freedom and personal liberation. Robben Island came to symbolise, not only for South Africa and the African continent, but also for the entire world, the triumph of the human spirit over enormous hardship and adversity.

Highlights:

• Boat trip to the Island and back
• A Drive around the Island
• Visit to the limestone quarry where the prisoners used to mine
• A stop at the lepers graveyard
• See Nelson Mandela’s old prison cell

Come and experience San history, traditions, beliefs and past and present culture. A unique opportunity on an open vehicle sharing information about hunting, tracking and gathering. Join us for a visit to the San people via the West Coast Ostrich farm.

Highlights:

• Ostrich show
• Fully guided experience
• Sit on a live ostrich with Table mountain backdrop
• • Complimentary tea, coffee, soft drinks Darling:
• Quaint village
• Wine tasting
• Visit museum Bushman Experience:
• Welcome drinks on arrival
• Lunch (to your own account)
• Welcome speech and overview by San guide (a brief intro about the San people in San language)
• Proceed to tractor and trailer to journey to footpath leading to San Village
• On route, guide to geographically orientate visitors
• Disembark at trail
• Short walk through the veld with commentary by San guides (fauna, flora, traditions etc.)
• Enter village – learn about village life e.g. utensils, traditions and family life
• Proceed to tractor for journey to Boma
• Complimentary drinks and be taught some of the unique click sounds of the San language
• Photo gallery (explanation of pics and conclusion by San guide)

The protestant refugees from France brought with them their finely tuned centuries – old viticultural skills they applied locally with immediate success. Their settlement in the 1680’s around the newly established village of Stellenbosch gave birth to what we know today as the cradle of the South African wine industry.

Highlights:

• Wine tasting on Stellenbosch Wine Estate
• Cheese tasting
• Stellenbosch orientation
• De Braak
• Dorp Street
• Cellar Tour
• Second wine tasting
• Opportunity to purchase wine

An interactive guided walk with our knowledgable tour guide offers us an insight into the culture, architecture and religion as well as recent political history of the Bo-Kaap community. The tour includes a traditional Cape Malay teatime snack offered at a Bo-Kaap family home. In the heart of Cape Town City the Bo-Kaap, or the Malay Quarter, captures the spirit and culture of a community known as the Cape Malays. The Cape Malays, or Cape Muslim community, has largely contributed to the making of the City's cultural melting pot.


Highlights:

• Bo Kaap Museum
• a leisurely stroll through some of the more historic streets
• Viewing pre 1840 architecture
• Learn how to cook traditional Cape Malay food after buying your own ingredients in the local market Nature Reserve