10 Day South Africa Tours: Fair Trade Tour

Cape Town, Winelands, Whale Coast and Garden Route & Addo

Travel one of the most beautiful parts of the world, the Fair Trade way. Earthstompers Adventures has been operating Cape Town, Winelands, Garden Route and Addo tours since 2006. Explore the Western & Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. These tours include the Cape Peninsula, Winelands, Little Karoo, Whale route, Addo Elephant National Park, and Route 62. Our South Africa tours have a good mix of nature, culture, and adventure, so you can experience the best the area has to offer.

What makes our South Africa tours a Fair Trade?

All of the accommodation and many of the activities on this tour is Fairtrade Accredited, meaning that:

Purchasing policies favour locally appropriate and ecologically sustainable products, including building materials, capital goods, food and beverages where possible.
The tourism business contributes to the protection of any sites on its properties that have historical, archaeological, cultural or spiritual importance, and does not impede access to them by local residents.
Earthstompers actively supports initiatives for local community development of infrastructure and social aspects including, among others, education, training, health and sanitation. The tourism business is in compliance with all applicable national and international legislation, regulations, licenses and permits.

Our 10 Day South Africa Tours include:

Services of a professional tour guide/driver
Pick up and drop off
Private air-conditioned transport
9 nights’ accommodation
Daily breakfast
Tickets for Table Mountain Cable Way
Entrance to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
Wine tastings, wine cellar tour and Picnic lunch at Spier.
Entrance to see penguins at Betties Bay
Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park
Sunset Boat Cruise – Knysna
Hiking in Tsitsikamma National Park
Tree Top Canopy Tour
Game viewing safari in Addo Elephant National Park
Game viewing safaris on a private game reserve
South African Lunch & dinner at Private Game Reserve
Cango Caves adventure tour

Prices, per person: Rates on Request.

This itinerary is only a sample of our South Africa tours. Your Fair Trade tour is fully customizable. We have suggested an itinerary which goes one way from Cape Town to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). This tour can easily be done in reverse or as a return trip.

Sample itinerary of our South

Day 1: Cape Town

Go for a tour in the city and surrounding area, including Table Mountain, city centre, Company’s Gardens, the Bo Kaap, Signal Hill and V&A Waterfront. A big part of this tour is walking around the city with your guide and getting to know the city. Experience different cultures, history and geography and go to the top of the world-famous Table Mountain with spectacular views over the Peninsula, city, Lions Head and Atlantic seaboard.

Suggested highlights for Day 1:

Included Meals:

Included activities:

Optional Activities:

None

Table Mountain Cable Way
Introduction tour of Cape Town

Guided Lions Head sunrise Hike, R 700 per person

Overnight:

Cape Town: Antrim Villa (Fair Trade) or Parker Cottage (Fair Trade)

Day 2: Cape Peninsula

You won’t believe the beautiful scenery you will experience in one day on the Cape Peninsula. We will start by driving to the beautiful Atlantic seaside suburbs of Clifton and Camps Bay and see the Twelve Apostles. We will then take the coastal road to the Hout Bay harbour. After Hout Bay, onto a scenic drive up Chapman’s Peak, one of the best views in the region. We will then travel on to the Cape of Good Hope, the furthest southwestern point in Africa. We will have time for hiking to the Cape Point lighthouse and have lunch in the Nature Reserve. On our way back we will take the scenic route back to Cape Town via Vishoek and Muizenberg.

Suggested highlights for Day 2:

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Entrance to Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
Overnight:	Cape Town: Antrim Villa (Fair Trade) or Parker Cottage (Fair Trade)

Day 3: Cape Winelands

During this full day tour, you will experience the best of the Cape Winelands. You will not only experience great food and wine, but beautiful scenery and spectacular views. Your guide will elaborate on the interesting and long history of the Cape Winelands and we will visit at least three wineries for tastings and a cellar tour. First, we will visit Fairtrade Bosman Winery for a cellar tour and tastings. Secondly Fair Trade Spier Wine estate for tastings and a picnic-style lunch and lastly – the famous Villiera Wine Estate. Villiera is known for their top-class Bubbly, but also known for being a leader in sustainability.

Suggested highlights for Day 3:

Included meals:

Breakfast & picnic lunch

Included activities:

Wine tastings at three different wine farms

Wine cellar tour

Overnight:

Cape Winelands: Spier Hotel, Cascades Country Hotel, or Oude Werf Hotel (all Fair Trade)

Day 4: Stellenbosch – Hermanus – De Kelders

We depart from the Winelands for Hermanus. We follow the scenic coastal road, stopping at Betties Bay to view a colony of endangered African penguins. You can spend the afternoon in the seaside resort town of Hermanus. Hermanus is famous for hundreds of Southern Right Whales during the whale season (July to November) and has many shops, restaurants and markets. In the afternoon we will drive on to De Kelders. De Kelders is one of the best whale watching spots along the whale coast where you will check into your accommodation overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The afternoon can be spent relaxing at your Guest House or going for a walk along the coast.

Suggested highlights for Day 4:

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Penguins at Betties Bay
Optional activities:	Marine Eco Cruise with Dyer Island Cruises, R900-R1200 per person (Fair Trade activity) Shark cage diving with Marine Dynamics, R2100 per person (Fair Trade activity)
Overnight:	De Kelders: Whalesong Lodge (Fair Trade)

Day 5: Cape Agulhas – Oudtshoorn

We travel to Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo via the scenic and spectacular Route 62. Route 62 is South Africa’s longest wine route. Oudtshoorn is also known as the Ostrich Capital of the World. In the afternoon we will be experiencing the subterranean beauty of the Cango Caves on a guided adventure tour.

Suggested highlights for Day 5:

Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Local wine tasting

Cango Caves tour

Overnight:

Oudtshoorn: De Zeekoe Guest House (Fair Trade)

Day 6: Oudtshoorn - Knysna - Crags

After breakfast we head over the spectacular Outeniqua Mountain pass where we will explore Wilderness National Park with some canoes. Enjoy an easy paddle up the Touw River through indigenous forest, enjoying the abundance of birdlife. After about 40 minutes, the canoes will be left for a 2km hike along a boardwalk, which will take us to a lovely waterfall and rock pools. After the canoeing, we will check into our Hotel for the next three nights at The Crags.

Suggested highlights for Day 6:

Included meals:

Breakfast

Included activities:

Optional Activities:

Canoeing and hiking in Wilderness National Park

Meerkat Magic Tour, R 600 per person

Overnight:

The Crags (Plettenberg Bay area): Hog Hollow Country Hotel (Fair Trade)

Day 7: Crags - Knysna - Plettenberg Bay - Crags

Today we will head to the famous town of Knysna via the spectacular Lake District of the Garden Route. This up-market little town is filled with curios, restaurants and a waterfront. Here you will be able to have lunch and do some shopping before we visit the beautiful Knysna Heads viewpoint. In the afternoon you can enjoy a sunset boat cruise on the famous Knysna River Estuary.

Suggested highlights for Day 7:

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Sunset boat cruise on lagoon
Overnight:	The Crags (Plettenberg Bay area): Hog Hollow Country Hotel (Fair Trade)

Day 8: Crags - Tsitsikamma

After breakfast, off to Tsitsikamma National Park. En Route we will stop at Bloukrans Bridge to view the world’s highest bungee jump bridge (216 meters). There is plenty of time for the adventure seekers among you to test their courage. The afternoon will be spent in Tsitsikamma National Park with its unique combination of indigenous forest and beautiful Indian Ocean coastline. The park has a wide choice of activities for all, including long and short hikes, crossing a suspension bridge and swimming.

Suggested highlights for Day 8:

Included meals:	Breakfast
Included activities:	Entrance to Tsitsikamma National Park
Optional activities:	Tree Top Canopy Tour (Fair Trade activity)R 660 per person Bloukrans Bungy Jump, 216 m, R 1350 per person Monkeyland and Birds of Eden (Fair Trade activity) R 360 per person.
Overnight:	The Crags (Plettenberg Bay area): Hog Hollow Country Hotel (Fair Trade)

Day 9: Tsitsikamma – Addo safari – Amakhala Private Game Reserve

Up early, today we leave the Garden Route for safaris in the malaria-free Eastern Cape. We will spend the morning (+/-3 hours) exploring Addo Elephant National Park. This is a 28,000-hectare National Reserve. It includes over 600 elephants and some Cape buffalo, lion, black rhino, warthog, zebra, eland, kudu, hartebeest and many more animals. After an exciting morning of game viewing in Addo we will head to Amakhala Private Game Reserve. Here you will go on a sunset game drive and enjoy dinner at Safari Lodge.