BOOKED Trips Cape Town Experience
- Days: 8
- Group Size: 12
- Nights: 7
- Price: $4,000
Join us for an unforgettable trip to Cape Town, South Africa where we’ll explore Black-owned and women-owned businesses throughout the city and the nearby winelands learning about the food, history, and culture of this world-class city .We’ll spend eight days and seven nights exploring the city’s stunning natural beauty, from the iconic Table Mountain to the vibrant V&A Waterfront. Indulge in delicious food and wine, and discover the rich history and culture of Cape Town through visits to local Black-owned businesses and historical sites.
Trip Highlights
- An intimate welcome dinner with a fine dining chef and facilitated book discussion
- A guided Cape Town city tour that visits local Black and woman-owned organizations and businesses.
- A Robben Island Sunset Cruise and local braai (BBQ) with a DJ
- A visit to Table Mountain, one of the seven wonders of the world, in a private cable car.
- A fully immersive social and cultural experience in Bo-Kaap combining a walking tour and hands on cooking workshop.
- A full day tour of Cape Peninsula including a scenic drive along Chapman’s peak bordered by mountains and ocean, visit the penguin colony at Boulder’s Beach, enjoy an unforgettable view of Cape Point and the scenic Boyes Drive, see Kalk Bay, Muizenburg, and more.
- A tour of the winelands tour starting on the Franschhoek wine tram and ending with an exclusive tasting with an expert wine maker at the only Black-owned winery in the region.
Our Featured Book: Intruders
Our trip is curated around the book “Intruders”, a short story collection by multi-disciplinary storyteller, singer-songwriter, and novelist Mohale Mashigo. Mashigo says “I wanted to write stories about nobodies and make them somebodies.” Intruders was born of her desire to write mystical stories about people who don’t conform to societal standards – “the outcasts, the homeless and the misunderstood.”
“Intruders” is the perfect book to guide our trip to Cape Town, South Africa. Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world AND a city where the majority Black population is often marginalized. The economy of Cape Town’s city center and the beautiful, world-renowned winelands is still extremely white. Our trip is focused on bringing the spotlight (and resources) back to the Black and brown entrepreneurs, artists, and changemakers who often face insurmountable odds to success and fly under the radar during traditional visits to Cape Town.
What Is Included?
- A BOOKED Box that includes the featured book and curated items from small businesses around the world.
- Single ensuite accommodations throughout the trip.
- All activities listed in the itinerary.
- All breakfasts, 6 dinners, and 4 lunches.
- Ground transportation to included activities, including airport transfers.
- Local guides throughout the trip.
What Is not Included?
- Flights to and from destination.
- Pre/post trip accommodations.
- Travel insurance (required)
- Visa and passport fees (if required)
- Gratuities and incidental expenses.
The Cape Town Itinerary
Day 1: Arrivals & Welcome Dinner
You’ll be welcomed at the Cape Town International Airport by our driver and driven to our 4-star, centrally located hotel.
After settling in we’ll have an intimate welcome dinner and book discussion of our featured book “Intruders” by Mohale Mashigo.
Dinner
Day 2: Afternoon Guided City Tour
After breakfast and a free morning to explore, we’ll meet the owners of various local Black and woman-owned organizations around the city.
We'll visit a social hub that brings together entrepreneurs, creatives and coffee lovers; a restaurant that celebrates the rich diversity of traditional South African foods which are often overlooked in contemporary dining; an ice cream shop that that tells stories from across the African continent; and engage in a hands on activity with a local artisan.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 3: Champagne Sunset Cruise & Local Braai
After breakfast at the hotel, adventure out on your own or with some of your fellow travelers to explore the city with recommendations from our Cape Town guide.
This evening we’ll catch the sunset over Cape Town from the deck of a sailboat on this evening cruise. Sit back and relax with a provided glass of sparkling wine while watching the sun sink over the city landscape. We'll end our night with a Braai, or South African BBQ, at Curiocity Green Point, which is a part of a network of African design hostels and hotels created by Johannesburg native Bheki Dube when he was only 21 years old.
We’ll enjoy live music by Afro-Indie sessions, a women-led curated music pop-up for local Black artists to perform in community. Expect great live music, food, and even better vibes.
Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4: Table Mountain, Tour of Bo-Kaap and Immersive Dinner
We’ll start the morning with panoramic views of the city of Cape Town onboard a private cable car to Table Mountain.
Later that afternoon we’ll engage in a fully immersive social and cultural experience combining a walking tour, hands on cooking workshop, and two-course lunch in Bo-Kaap.
This 3 and a half hour experience will introduce you to the food, culture and traditions of the Cape Malay's of Bo-Kaap.
Finally, we’ll end the day with an immersive 14-dish Tasting Menu with local women making an impact in the city. Dinner will be journey through the African spice route where we’ll learn where flavor was born. This unique dining experience will include djembe drumming, an arrival cocktail and wine, along with multiple sharing-style dishes. From a green masala tomato soup, to fiery Harissa chicken wings, Zanzibar tamarind fish curry and Berebere rice – each dish on the menu will give you a unique glimpse into how the various spices are used in African cuisine.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 5: Free Day
After yesterday’s full day of adventure, take the day to recover with a spa treatment at the hotel, hang out at the hotel pool, visit a local bookstore, our use our Cape Town guide to explore more of the city.
Breakfast
Day 6: Full Day trip to Cape Peninsula
Today we’ll experience the spectacular sights of Cape Peninsula. We’ll visit Clifton beach, Camps Bay, Hout Bay, Cape Point, see the penguins at Boulders Beach, visit Simons Town, Kalk Bay, and Muizenberg.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 7: Women-owned Winelands tour
During our full day experience in the Franschhoek wine region we'll ride the infamous Franschhoek wine tram to various wineries, including a tasting and curated lunch at Klein Goederust, the only fully Black-owned wine brand in the region.
We'll end our day with a closing dinner at Emazulwini, a fine dining restaurant on the V&A Waterfront that showcases African ingredients and celebrates the Nguni and Zulu cuisines of the region through experimental dishes.
The restaurant is owned by head chef Mmabatho Molef and run by an all-black, all-female team. The restaurant serves to improve racial representation while promoting traditional ingredients and recipes that have often been dismissed as "not fine dining".
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Day 8: Departures
We’ll say goodbye to beautiful Cape Town with included airport transportation.
Breakfast
Our Hotel
The hotel includes a cozy library and a contemporary African art gallery, two outdoor pools (including a heated plunge pool), a poolside bar, and a sauna.
Guests can grab a bite to eat at the onsite restaurant or visit the spa to be pampered with deep-tissue massages, facials, or body scrubs. The hotel is committed to renewable energy and has solar panels that provide backup electricity during load shedding to ensure guests have uninterrupted access to wifi and can charge their devices.
Additional Info
Pricing
The listed price of the trip is $4,000 per person based on single occupancy.
Entry requirements
A valid passport with at least 6 months of validity beyond the trip dates and at least one blank page in your passport for endorsements. A valid visa, if required. The U.S, Canada, UK, France, and other visa exempt countries do not need stays for up to 90 days. Yellow fever certificates if your journey starts or entails passing through the yellow fever belt of Africa or South America.
Activity Level
Arrival & Departure
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