8 DAY TOUR COASTAL REGION, CAPE POINT, ARGUS CYCLE RACE,WINELANDS

 
DAY 1: 08/03/2011:
Meet & greet at the airport. Bikes unwrapped, bike boxes sent to storage.
Drive via the N2 to Caledon, Bredasdorp, then on to Cape Agulhas.
Cape Agulhas is the geographic southern most tip of Africa. This is where the two great oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian, shake hands. The name L’Agulhas derives from the Portuguese word meaning ‘needles’. The early Portuguese explorers found that the needles on their compasses showed no declination.
South Africa’s oldest lighthouse, dating back to 1849, still stands exactly where it was built these many years ago. Only today it has been replaced by a modern tower with an output of18-million candlelight. Looking down into the gloomy blue waters, standing on the edge of the cliffs near the lighthouse, your heart automatically skips a beat. This is the very place that seized many a sailor’s life, simply because he dared to dream what lies beyond her traitorous coast.  
Today the lighthouse is also a museum, with a lovely little restaurant right at the bottom of the lighthouse that offers an assortment of seafood specialities as well as an excellent range of premium wines from the Cape. Lunch can be enjoyed here!
Bike preparation, go for a walk on the beach & generally relax.

OVERNIGHT:  L’Agulhas DB&B & Lunch

DAYS 2: 09/03/2011:
After breakfast, cycle towards Bredasdorp, Napier, Stanford and finally Gansbaai – stopping for lunch along the way.
Distance:  130kms
OVERNIGHT:  Gansbaai DB&B & lunch

DAYS 3: 10/03/2011
This morning the brave go in a cage to view the sharks!! The rest will go for a short cycle or just enjoy the view!!
Once the “shark boys & gals” are ready we head for Betty’s Bay to see a colony of African penguins, then jump on your bikes & cycle along the coast to Gordon’s Bay.
Distance:   40kms
OVERNIGHT:  Gordon’s Bay DB&B + Lunch

DAYS 4: 11/03/2011:
After breakfast we depart by bus to Muizenberg, where we again hop onto our bikes & cycle towards Simonstown & Cape Point, where we will have lunch.
Then continue along the Atlantic Coast to Cape Town.
Distance:   40kms
OVERNIGHT:  Cape Town B&B + Lunch

DAY 5: 12/03/2011:
Have a sleep in this morning!! Then go to registration, do some sight seeing & have lunch at the V&A Waterfront. If weather is good, go up Table Mountain.
Early night tonight.
OVERNIGHT:  Cape Town B&B

DAY 6: 13/03/2011:
Big day has arrived – good luck for the Cape Argus Race.
Meet afterwards at your hotel for transfer to Stellenbosch
OVERNIGHT:  Knorhoek DB&B

DAY 7: 14/03/2011:
Spend the day going to some of the many wine farms in the area, or cycle to Franschhoek via Helshoogte. Lunch will be enjoyed under the oaks in the area, dinner in Stellenbosch.
Distance: ??
OVERNIGHT:  Knorhoek DB&B & Lunch

DAY 8: 15/03/2011:
Spend the day soaking up the last of the wonderful South African sun next to the pool.
Pack, wrap bikes & transfer to airport in time to catch your flight.

INCLUDES:
Airport pick up/drop off
7 Nights accommodation DB&B (no dinners in Cape Town)
Lunch on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8
2 Professional driver/guides (South African!!)
Support vehicle + fuel
Storage for bike containers x 7 days
Entrance fees to penguin colony, Cape Point
All wine tasting.

EXCLUDES:
Lunch on days 5 & 6
Dinners on days 4 & 5
Entrance fees to Argus Race

FOOTNOTE:

A very comfortable support vehicle with trailer will be available at all times en-route, anyone can opt to rack their bike and enjoy the views with us in the air conditioned vehicle!!