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Conquer Cape Nature in Luxury ATLANTIC 4X4 DUNE EXPERIENCE Conquer Cape Nature in Luxury Many attest to the beauty of Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain and the region continues to overwhelm you with phenomenal food and culture. It is however, the natural beauty of the Cape that makes it so unique. Ellerman House is proud to offer guests a tour of the region to indulge in a little adventure and a journey of discovery, showing you Cape Town from a different perspective. HIGHLIGHTS • Off-road driving in one’s own specially prepared Land Rover Discovery (LR4) • Qualified and accredited Land Rover instructors & support vehicle • Gourmet Catered Picnic • Sand boarding • The Spice Route • Wine & cheese tasting • Victor Verster Prison Walk to Freedom Atlantic 4X4 Dunes Experience R36,360.00 (Full Day) - 2 Guests ATLANTIC 4X4 DUNE EXPERIENCE This experience will provide guests with a morning of adventure in pure luxury. Experience the capability of a state-of-the-art Land Rover Discovery (LR4), learn new skills and tackle some of the most challenging terrain you’ll ever encounter. Equipped with latest off-road vehicles from Land Rover, guests are invited to enjoy a truly scenic and engaging discovery. Trained guides together with qualified and accredited instructors from Land Rover Experience Western Cape have conceived the ultimate winelands & seaside picnic adventure. This morning it is off to explore one of Cape Town’s hidden treasures, an offroad dune paradise. Way off the beaten track, along the West Coast north of of Blaauwberg Strand, where the only prisoner ever to escape Robben Island landed. Guests will again be allowed to pilot a Land Rover Discovery (LR4) in a safe and protected setting along the North Atlantic coast on one of the region’s largest sand dune fields. In this amazing white sand setting, the luxurious adventurer will be taught important skills and allowed to pilot a vehicle across the sands. After a dose of fun and some adrenaline, a gourmet picnic will be catered for on the dunes. Enjoy uninterrupted views of Table Mountain and Robben Island from one of the many vantage points. The vehicles will also be stocked with sand-boards, so that you can try your hand at sand-boarding down the dunes. After a few basic instructions you will be blasting down a sand dune in no time at all. Anyone can enjoy sand boarding as long as you have some level of physical fitness. Those who find walking back up the dunes too laborious can enjoy the comfort of the Land Rover as your make-shift ski lift. SENSORY JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY The balance of the day is spent exploring the non-traditional and unique offerings that the Cape Winelands has to offer. Hidden in the shadow of the Cape sandstone and granite mountain complex that is “Paarlberg-Mountain”, you will find the “Spice-Route”. Centuries ago, anyone with a desire to explore exotic flavours and experiences would have needed to wait for the seasonal return of the traders travelling the Spice Route. Fortunately, these days a journey of discovery is easily reached, a sensory feast for today’s connoisseurs of craftsmanship and authenticity. The Spice-Route was inspired to bring together artisanal food crafters and craftsman of arts together into a space where they could be enjoyed. Here, you will find everything bears its creator’s personal touch. From single origin chocolatiers to craft brewers of beer, to glass- blowers, to a distillery and a confectioners bakery that will delight you. “The vision for Spice Route is to offer visitors a selection of hand- picked artisanal producers who put as much thought, skill and passion into their products, as the wine-makers of the Cape Winelands put into their wine. If time permits drive past Victor Verster Prison, from where Nelson Mandela was finally released in 1990, after his 27 year period of incarceration. The drive amongst the mountains, farms, vineyards and sand dunes all culminates to offer guest touring with Ellerman House a day where their fun and pleasure is by design. 50% cancellation fee will be charged if cancelled within 24 hours | 100% cancellation fee will be charged if cancelled within 12 hours | Prices are subject to change | Booking more than a day in advance is essential | Transport and a private guide is included FAMILY URBAN & TABLE MOUNTAIN TOUR Beginning at Sea Level and ending 1085 Meters higher on Table Mountain, this day focus on exploring the Atlantic Seaboard in a fun and engaging way for children. Following in the footsteps of ‘Stan the Strandloper’ we will take in the city sites before seeing them from a different perspective on the mountain top. The day will begin by Stand-up Paddling and Shell collecting at Camps Bay Tidal Pool. We will then commence a Treasure Hunt in the footsteps of ‘Stan the Strandloper’. This is a fun and engaging 3-5 km treasure hunt along the Atlantic Seaboard, using a GPS and Treasure Map - the children follow various clues between the art works on the Sea Point Promenade. At the Green Point Biodiversity Garden the children will be able to taste and smell all kinds of fynbos to create their own brew under the guidance of the guide. Stopping for a picnic on route we will summit Table Mountain taking in the 360 views while tracking Dassies (Mountain Rock Rabbits) that can often be spotted on the table top. We will finish the day with an afternoon tea picnic. All activities are safe for children | Rates excludes all entrance fees | A 50% cancellation fee will be charged if cancelled within 24 hours | A 100% cancellation fee will be charged if cancelled within 12 hours | Prices are subject to change | Booking more than a day in advance is essential | Transport and a private guide is included Full-day 2x Guests: R8,160.00 3x Guests: R10,100.00 4x Guests: R11,900.00 5x Guests: R13,800.00 Full Family Package R15,700.00 (6x guests) CITY ORIENTATION & BO-KAAP WALKING TOUR This half-day tour puts guests in touch with the very earliest days of Cape Town. Visit the District Six Museum (and District Six, itself) and the Bo-Kaap, previously the old slave quarter. Our specialist guide will help deepen your understanding of the city’s history through engaging with local families in the Bo-Kaap community. Bo-Kaap (roughly translated to High Cape) is aptly named as the small suburb that sits high on the slopes of Signal Hill, overlooking the Cape Town city bowl. The very first fragment of land ‘gifted’ to the Muslim community by the Dutch, is easily identified by the colourful homes of the residents. Many theories linger as to the genesis of this animated colour palate chosen for the buildings, all of which will be delved into by your guide. Experience true South African hospitality, while enjoying a delicious home-made meal. With pre-arrangement, you can join in the preparations and learn about the Cape Malay cooking techniques. Kindly note that a 50% cancellation fee applies if the tour is cancelled within 24 hours | A 100% cancellation fee applies when a tour is cancelled within 12 hours | Rate excludes entrance fees | This tour is exclusive to Ellerman House | Prices are subject to change | Booking more than a day in advance is essential | Transport and a private guide is included. City Orientation & Bo-Kaap Walking Tour 1 - 3 Guests R4,000.00 4 - 7 Guests R4,800.00 8 - 13 Guests R5,500.00 EXPLORE THE PENINSULA Cape Peninsula Tour In one day travel over 100 miles, traversing the coastlines of two oceans, the Atlantic and Indian, to pass along some of the most picturesque places in South Africa. Along the drive, discover how the peninsula became known as the “the fairest cape” in the world discovering the many ways there are to enjoy it. HIGHLIGHTS • Light House and spectacular vistas at Cape Point • Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve • Boulders Beach Penguin Boardwalk • Simonstown, home to the SA Navy and treasure trove of Mariners’ History • Chapman’s Peak Drive (SA’s version of California’s Highway 1) • Drinks served on scenic site along the route Explore the Peninsula (Full Day) 1 - 3 Guests R8,000.00 4 - 7 Guests R9,200.00 EXPLORE THE PENINSULA INCREDIBLE VISTAS The most Southwestern tip of Africa, Cape Point, is where it is fabled that two oceans meet. Learn how the treacherous rocks running along the Atlantic Seaboard came to be known as the ‘’Ship Graveyard” or why Bartholomew Diaz called the this place “Cabo de Tormentas” (Portuguese for: Cape of Storms) and what changed in the 200 years following that caused Jan Van Riebeeck to anchor in Table Bay and proclaim it, “Die Kaap van Goede Hoop’’ (Dutch for: The Cape of Good Hope). Cape Town’s Chapman’s Peak drive is both dramatic and beautiful. Hugging the face of Chapman’s Peak Mountain, this pass offers breathtaking vantage points that rise up to 593 meters above sea level. Driving along this particular route is special in that it offers views at every one of its 114 curves that necessitate, slow careful driving, allowing one to enjoy it all the more. AT ONE WITH NATURE The residence of the African Penguin, famous for its animated displays is on Boulder’s Beach in Simonstown. Here is where the Cape’s nature takes center stage, as the birds put on an animated display. The uniquely conceptualized Boulders Beach penguin interaction allows the animals to freely roam while guests are restricted to a generous boardwalk. One is able to view the African Penguin in its natural habitat without disturbing or infringing.
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