On a road trip from Cape Town to Simon’s Town, writer and photographer Aarti Devaraj, discovers fine wine, cuddly penguins and jaw-dropping scenery
10 am
The Spier Wine Farm in the quaint town of Stellenbosch provides accommodation. You can hop on a segway and roll along to explore their vineyards before stopping for wine tasting.
Noon Wine tasting at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards in the Franschhoek Valley. You can do a hop-on hop-off wine tour on the Franschhoek Wine Tram, the best way to visit the picturesque vineyards in the valley.
Noon
Wine tasting at Leopard’s Leap Family Vineyards in the Le Franschhoek Valley. You can do a hop-on hop-off wine tour on the Franschhoek Wine Tram, the best way to visit the picturesque vineyards in the valley.
10 am The Spier Wine Farm in the quaint town of Stellenbosch provides accommodation. You can hop on a segway and roll along to explore their vineyards before stopping for wine tasting.
1 pm
A bird’s eye view of the Simon’s Town Harbour and the South African Naval Base at False Bay. You can charter boats, or go kayaking and whale watching.
4 pm Penguins waddle around the colony in pairs or dive into the warm waters and swim at a speed of 7 kmph. They can remain under water for up to five minutes. It is great fun to swim with the penguins in the shallow waters of the Indian Ocean.
3 pm
Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town has a growing African penguin colony that grown to about 2,500 in recent years. Commercial fishing has reduced in these waters resulting in an abundant supply of pilchards and anchovies that form an essential part of a penguin’s diet.
5 pm There are wooden walkways all around the cove that take visitors to the best points to view the birds. Nesting of African penguins happens between the months of March and May.
4 pm
Penguins waddle around the colony in pairs or dive into the warm waters and swim at a speed of 7 kmph. They can remain under water for up to five minutes. It is great fun to swim with the penguins in the shallow waters of the Indian Ocean.
3 pm Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town has a growing African penguin colony that has grown to about 2,500 in recent years. Commercial fishing has reduced in these waters, resulting in an abundant supply of pilchards and anchovies that form an essential part of a penguin’s diet.
5 pm
There are wooden walkways all around the cove that take visitors to the best points to view the birds. Nesting of African Penguins happens between the months of March and May.
