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Cape Town - the mother city of South Africa

 

 

 

 

Voted one of the most beautiful cities in the world

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Cape Town - African Classic Encounters.com - The Leading African tour specialists

CAPE SIDECAR TOURS     -        Full day - Private / group

World war II vintage sidecar rentals - www.classicencounters.com

Side Car tours - Cape Town - www.classicencounters.com

Have your breath taken away in a World War II vintage 750cc sidecar.

Enjoy the unique experience of cruising around the Western Cape on a classic sidecar motorbike - catering for both self-drive and chauffeured drive options.

Options:
- Self-drive rental option from half to multi-day (must have a valid big bike license)
- Chauffeur drive half or full day

Recommended Drives:
- Cape Peninsula round trip to Cape Point
- Cape winelands including four scenic mountain passes
- Whale watching trips to Hermanus
- Wild flower viewing trips along the West Coast


CHAMPAGNE CRAZY TOUR  - Saturday's only
Achim - Haute Cabrierre - wine tours of note - www.classicencounters.com
Private / group (other days can be planned subject to the availability of the winemaker)
Travel to one of the original estates granted to the French Huguenots for a memorable champagne cellar tour given by the eccentric globe-trotting owner and winemaker Achim von Arnim.

Achim's passion for his region, his farm and his champagne are infectious. You will not escape without experiencing the whole fountain of house "bubblies". Every Saturday Achim calls for volunteers to assist him with sabrage - the champers bottles are elaborately opened with a sabre! After the tour enjoy a leisurely lunch followed by a winelands meander.


CHEESE, WINE & CHOCOLATE TOUR   Chocolate tours in South Africa - www.classicencounters.com

Private / or small group 
Enjoy a day that celebrates the culinary delights of the Cape's oldest wine region.

Highlights:
- Cheese tasting at two estates that produce delicious premium cheeses
- Chocolate tasting at a specialist shop in Franschhoek
- Wine tasting at some of the Cape's top wine estates
- A relaxed lunch at a top winelands restaurant
- A scenic meander through the picturesque wine regions of the Cape

Note that for large groups the chocolate tasting will be changed to a brandy and chocolate tasting.


OLIVE & VINE TOUR   -  Full day  

Private / or small group 20
 

South African olive oil has once again walked off as winner of the most prestigious olive oil awards in Italy.
 

Tour options

Option 1: Cape's old wine regions
 

Highlights:

- Award winning Morgenster for an olive oil, olive and wine tasting. Morgenster is rated as one of the top olive oil estates in the world
- Vergelegen - dating back to 1700 - for a walk in their beautiful gardens, a visit to the historical Cape Dutch homestead and a taste of their award winning wines. Option: book for a cellar tour of their spectacular gravity fed cellar
- Short historical tour of Stellenbosch - the second oldest town in South Africa
- Lunch at a top restaurant in the winelands

Option 2: Off-the-beaten track wine region
 

Highlights:

- Visit a region that is not often frequented by tourists and enjoy the warm country hospitality of the local people
- Two olive and olive oil tastings in a small secluded valley that is mad about olives and olive oil
- Wine and port tasting at the famous Allesverloren Wine estate
- Relaxed country lunch.       

 

 

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