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Hemel en Aarde Whale Coast + Wine Day Tour with Private Transfer

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Cape Town
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Duration
8 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 9 guests
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English
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Discover Hemel-en-Aarde's stunning landscapes with a private wine tour, whale sighting opportunities, and a visit to African penguins. Enjoy scenic views and local wines on this full-day adventure.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy a private tour through the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and along the Cape Whale Coast. Explore a local vineyard, where you will not only have marvelous views of the coastline, but you will also get to sample some incredible local wines. Next, visit Hermanus for amazing views of the ocean and during whale season (June to November) you can possibly see whales in the bay from the cliffside pathways. Stop at Stony Point Nature Reserve to see the colony of wild African penguins and travel along the scenic Clarence Drive to return to Cape Town.

What You Get

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Wine and chocolate pairing
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Meals and drinks, unless specified
Additional drinks
Optional activities, whale watching cruise (about R1200) and tapas pairing

Good To Know

  • If some wines, farm or wine pairing options are unavailable during certain times of the week or season, we reserve the right to offer a similar type or value alternative.
  • Personal comprehensive travel insurance is excluded and recommended
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years

What You’ll Experience

Hermanus New Harbour (Pass By)

Your guide will meet you at your accommodation in Cape Town with an air-conditioned minivan to begin your private, full-day tour of the Whale Coast and the Hemel-en-Aarde wine valley.
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Creation Wines

Along the way to Creation Wines, you will see breathtaking vistas and magnificent mountains. Upon arriving at the rolling vineyards, you will relax, unwind, and enjoy their unique pairing creations. Indulge in the estate’s award-winning wine and velvety smooth chocolate pairings. You can also opt for an additional tapas style food pairing (at own expense) and enjoy the fresh mountain air and vineyards vies to the ocean view.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
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Hermanus Cliff Path

Continue with a scenic 20-minute drive to Hermanus, one of the best whale watching spots in the world. Explore cliffside pathways to view spectacular displays of raw power and elegance from the whales that migrate to this area’s warm waters during the whale season (typically from June to November).
1 hourAdmission Ticket Included
3

Southern Right Charters

While here, you can choose to go on an optional 2-hour whale watching cruise (at own expense) for views of the gentle giants. Like all wild creatures, there is no guarantee they will appear on cue, but there’s always the thrill that you may spot that tell-tale water spout between the waves.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Not Included
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Stony Point Nature Reserve

After free time for lunch (at own expense) in Hermanus, venture back towards Cape Town with a stop at Stony Point Nature Reserve, home to one of only two breeding colonies of the endangered African penguin in the world. Here, you’ll see up to 5,000 of these incredibly cute, flightless birds.
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
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Clarence Drive Outlook Point

Head back to Cape Town along the picturesque Clarence Drive, with its impressive, craggy coastline and try to catch a last glimpse of frolicking whales against the pink and amber sunset. You will reach your hotel at approximately 5pm.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Africa Select Journeys (Pass By)

- This private tour will run exclusively run for you. The itinerary is flexible and can be tailored to spend more time at the tour’s highlights that interest you the most or swop for alternative options. This is a private tour running exclusively for you or your group. - Do contact us during of after the booking process to let us know if you would prefer any changes to the tour and we can suggest an updated itinerary and cost estimate if there are any additional charges.

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If your pickup address or hotel is not listed, ask us to see if it falls within the 10km radius pickup zone. Pickup is available from most addresses within Cape Town city, Cape Town International Airport and Stellenbosch town centre. Drop off after the tour usually to the same location originally collected from.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $415.52 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in South Africa Standard Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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