Four days at the foot of Table Mountain with the Atlantic on one side and the Indian Ocean on the other. Day one settles you in with cable car and a sunset on Lion's Head. Day two is the Cape Peninsula loop — Boulders Beach penguins, Cape of Good Hope, Chapman's Peak drive. Day three sails to Robben Island (Mandela's cell) and a Bo-Kaap walk through the Cape Malay quarter. Day four is wineries — Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, lunch on the Constantia estates. We book the cable car, ferry, and winery tasting in advance — the December–February queue at Table Mountain alone is brutal.
"Robben Island tour was led by a man who'd been imprisoned there in 1986. We didn't speak for an hour afterward. The Lion's Head sunset healed us a bit."
"They pre-booked Table Mountain — the queue was three hours. We walked on. Constantia lunch was extraordinary. Worth every cent."
Nov–Mar is summer (hot, dry, windy). Apr–May & Sep–Oct are perfect shoulder. Jun–Aug is winter — cold rain but cheap; great for restaurants & whale-watching in Hermanus.
Classic Cape + Kruger combo. End this trip CPT → JNB → Skukuza for our Kruger Big 5 safari. Full 8-day package from $4,800/pp.
Yes — tourist areas (City Bowl, V&A, Sea Point, Camps Bay) are well-policed. With a driver-guide you stay clear of risk zones. Normal city precautions otherwise.
High wind closes Table Mountain cable on ~30 days/year. We have a flexible day-1 plan — if it's closed, we swap to Robben Island earlier and try the next clear morning.