If you have limited time, we provide you with ideas to to experience the best of Cape Town and the Cape Winelands in 4 exiting days.

After arrival settle in at your accommodation in Cape Town. It will take you approximately 30 minutes to reach your hotel / guest house in Cape Town form the airport. The rest of the morning you can spend relaxing after the long flight.

In the afternoon you explore Cape Towns' inner city and visit attractions such as The Castle of Good Hope. Or you can pay a visit to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront.

Much of the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront's charm lies in the fact that this busy commercial harbour is set in the midst of a huge entertainment venue. There are pubs, restaurants, specialty shops, craft markets, theatres and movie theatres. The buildings are all in beautiful Victorian style.

Visit the Nelson Mandela Gateway to learn more about South Africa's history and book a boat trip to Robben Island. The museum tells the story of apartheid in South Africa in the sixties.

Table Mountain National Park
You can visit the Table Mountain National Park the next day. Drive along one of South Africa's most scenic and popular routes. You drive through Sea Point, visit Hout Bay and enjoy the dramatic views from Chapman's Peak. Then it is on to Cape Point where two marine ecosystems meet.

From here you continue to the historic naval base of Simon's Town. Twenty-one buildings along the main street are over 150 years old and have been restored to their original Victorian splendour.

The final leg of your trip takes you through Muizenberg, to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens.

Sprawled over 560 ha on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, these world-renowned gardens are dedicated to the preservation of the indigenous plants of Southern Africa. Some 6000 different species are grown here. They include ancient cycads and many species of Protea, Erica, pelargonium and ferns.

Cape Town
Spend a leisurely day relaxing on one of Cape Town's superb beaches the following day. Clifton, Camps Bay or Llandudno are all highly recommended.

Alternatively, Cape Town's shopping options invite the visitor to endlessly browse. Elegant shopping malls, antique shops, craft markets, flea markets and art galleries abound. Specialist boutiques offer an enticing array of unusual items not readily obtainable elsewhere.

Explore Adderly Street with its colourful flower market and historic buildings. Take a stroll through the Company Gardens. It is an original vegetable garden established by Jan van Riebeeck to supply local settlers and visiting ships with produce. This attractive, shady botanical garden is today a popular meeting place for the locals and tourists, and home to hundreds of squirrels.

Visit to The Groote Kerk in Adderly Street - the oldest church in South Africa.

Winelands
You have the opportunity to explore the scenic wine routes of Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch the following day.

Stellenbosch lies in a fertile valley, surrounded by vineyards, orchards and mountains. This historic town is renowned for the gracious Cape Dutch thatched and gabled buildings and stately oaks that line the streets.

It is considered one of the best-preserved towns from the era of the Dutch East India Company and it is the second oldest town in the country.

Paarl lies cradled in the verdant Berg River Valley about half an hour's drive from Stellenbosch. It is set between the second largest granite rock in the world. This gave Paarl its name (the pearl).

Paarl's unique architectural heritage is famous and this can be seen from the Main Road. The town encompasses a range of architectural styles dating back to the late 18th century.

The wine and fruit farms make Paarl unique. Visit some of the wine estates for cellar tours and wine tasting.

The drive to Franschhoek from Paarl is only 25minutes. Franschhoek was originally known as "Le Quartier Francais" (The French Quarter).

The rich cultural and historical heritage of Franschhoek, and its tradition of viniculture date back to 1688 when some 200 French Huguenots were appointed land in the district.

The town's attractions don't end with wine. This picturesque valley also offers some of South Africa's most acclaimed restaurants with everything from Cape country fare to French cuisine. It's not surprising that the area is known as the "Wine and Food Capital of the Cape".

Spend the last day at your leisure before returning home. Or if you have time left, take the cable cart to the top of Table Mountain for a last view of this exiting city.