When Nelson Mandela was incarcerated at Robben Island prison, he found inspiration in Cape Town. “We often looked across Table Bay at the magnificent silhouette of Table Mountain,” he said in a speech. “To us on Robben Island, Table Mountain was a beacon of hope. It represented the mainland to which we knew we would one day return.” Today, regularly voted one of the best travel destinations in the world and celebrated as the World Design Capital for 2014, Cape Town – fondly known as the Mother City – is alluring from the moment of arrival. With a merging of cultures, a laid-back people and striking landscapes, the city’s beauty is crowned by that very iconic Table Mountain. Here at the tip of Africa, where the mountains meet the sea, one finds a melting pot of art, music, literature and cuisine, a welcoming place of diversity where International influence blends naturally with Cape Malay infusions and traditional African fare, and where the city’s legends bring the Observe Cape Point from destination to life. Cape Town has reinvented itself, and the world is invited to revel in its renaissance. a new perspective 09:00AM Depart your hotel and head to the helipad at the V&A Waterfront. 09:30AM Enjoy a 30 minutes scenic helicopter flight over the entire Atlantic Seaboard and over Cape Point, where you will be dropped off. Cape Point, the most south-westerly tip of Africa, is a spectacular sight, covered in endemic Fynbos (a distinctive type of vegetation found only on the southern tip of Africa) and home to breath-taking bays, beaches and rolling green hills and valleys. At the tip of the Cape Peninsula 60 km south-west of Cape Town, lies Cape Point, a nature reserve within the Table Mountain National Park; a declared Natural World Heritage Site. Encompassing 7750 hectares of rich and varied flora and fauna; abounding with buck, baboons and Cape Mountain Zebra as well as over 250 species of birds, Cape Point is a nature enthusiast paradise. 10:00AM Season dependant, you will meet Wild Food Innovator, Roushanna Gray, at the beach or in the fynbos and indigenous plant gardens of False Bay to discover the exciting new world of wild flavours Cape Town has on offer. Seaweeds, shellfish, wild mushrooms, fragrant aromatic wild herbs, edible flowers and weeds, medicinal plants, indigenous veg, seeds, roots and shoots - every season has something amazing on offer. Founder of Veld and Sea, Roushanna Gray is a wild food innovator and avid forager. She’s teaching adults and children about indigenous edible foods through immersive experiences, connection and creativity. Inspired by the local edible indigenous vegetables and plants availability, she has been experimenting with the exciting flavours and diversity of Fynbos and Indigenous plants for the past ten years. The wide range of delicious and nutritious culinary offerings from the beautiful inter-tidal rock pools along our coastline also plays a major role in her cooking classes and workshops. Start with a basic introduction of the wild edibles in the area and learn the rules of sustainable foraging, followed by a walk armed with baskets and secateurs. Your eyes will be opened to the abundance of nutritious and delicious wild flavours all around us. After gathering our ingredients, we head back to our kitchen for the day - the Veld and Sea kitchen classroom in a rustic wooden cabin on an indigenous plant nursery. Here we will prepare a foraged feast with our collected ingredients enjoyed with a local beer, botanical cocktail s or a refreshing fynbos teas. Taste the landscape on this multi-sensory walking experience – a deliciously wild adventure. WHAT IS INCLUDED: Wild food snacks and drinks that include seasonal ingredients foraged, harvested and grown in our gardens, at the ocean or on mountain and in the wild, plus local artisan products. A three course meal prepared and shared by the group. A small gift and recipe cards to take home. 02:00PM Head to the penguin beach. The story of the African penguins at Boulders Beach is one of remarkable urban colonisation, but the species as a whole face many threats and these aquatic flightless birds are listed as endangered. The story of this penguin colony in Cape Town started in 1983 when a pair was spotted on Foxy Beach at Boulders. The birds came to False Bay from Dyer Island. At the time, False Bay was closed to commercial fishing. For the newcomers, abundant food and breeding sites meant the African penguin population at Boulders soared. Today they are visited and observed and enjoyed for their quirky and endearing ways. 03:30PM Short walk at Kalk Bay. The sleepy sea-side fishing village of Kalk Bay is so much more than it’s known to be. It sits on the picturesque coast of False Bay, bathed in sunshine during the warmer seasons. It is full of amazing places and activities just waiting to be discovered and experienced all year-round. Kalk Bay will enchant you no matter how you choose to spend your time there. The village is home to a theatre, art galleries, a book shop, a bakery, cocktails all the way from Cuba, antique shops, a train-car restaurant, and so much more. We’ll show you just where to go to make the most of a trip to the coast however far you are travelling from. When you live in the city, Kalk Bay will seem like it’s on the other side of the world, but it is well worth a visit. Kalk Bay is away from the hustle and bustle of Cape Town, but has a unique buzz of its own. It attracts fewer tourists than the V&A Waterfront, but still manages to be a hub of fun activity for all ages. The thing we love about Kalk Bay is the amazing places to eat, have a few drinks and take a load off. We think with our stomachs, and luckily this charming little hamlet knows how to show our tummies a good time. 05:00PM Head back to the city via Chapman’s Peak Drive Chapman’s Peak Drive winds its way between Noordhoek and Hout Bay on the Atlantic Coast on the south-western tip of South Africa. This is one of the most spectacular marine drives in the world. The drive is affectionately known as “Chappies” and is a must for anyone who is passionate about the majestic Cape Town scenery, with sheer drops to the sea below and towering mountains rising above you. The twists and curves in the road seem endless and it is a photographers’ dream. It is a paradise for motorists, sightseers, picnickers, runners, hikers and bikers (both the motorized and the manual varieties). The 9km route, with its 114 curves, skirts the rocky coastline of Chapman’s Peak (593m), which is the southerly extension of Constantiaberg and is a great hike for the energetically inclined. The drive offers stunning 180° views with many areas along the route where you can stop and take in the exquisite scenery or sit down for a relaxing picnic. 06:30PM Arrive back at your hotel. 2019 SELLING RATE 2 guests R 51 800 3 guests R 52 300 4 guests R 60 000 5 guests R 72 300 TERMS AND CONDITIONS • The rates are quoted per experience and are based on 2 - 5 people • The rates are current and subject to change without prior notice • All bookings need to be made at least 1 month prior • Foreign language translators available at R3 000 per day • Payment: 30 days prior to experience - 50% deposit 7 days prior to experience - 100% full and final payment • Cancellation: Should the booking be cancelled 7 days or less, 100% cancellation fee will apply FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT: T +27 (0) 87 354 6591 E [email protected] VISIT GREATPLAINSCONSERVATION.COM.