Hoteller i nærheden af Kirstenbosch Gardens and Groot Constantia Tour
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Robben Island er et UNESCO World Heritage Site og en af de mest populære turistattraktioner i Sydafrika. Det er et sted, hvor Nelson Mandela sad fængslet i 18 år. Øen tilbyder besøgende guidede ture gennem fængslet, den sorte township og koloniale bygninger. Sikre din delte bådtur og museumsturbilletter og spring over billetkøen ved at bestille denne tur og modtage returtransport mellem dit hotel og Nelson Mandela Gateway til Robben Island. Tag på en unik mulighed for at tage den lange march til frihed i de historiske fodspor fra Sydafrikas tidligere præsident – Nelson Mandela og andre politiske fanger samt ledere, der kæmpede for nutidens Sydafrika.
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Oplev en hel dag i Mother City historiske tur med en privat guide og oplev Robben Island, Long March to Freedom, Canal Walk, & V&A Waterfront (hvor du vil nyde din frokost). Denne private dagstur er afslappet og behagelig for gæster, der foretrækker fuldstændig fleksibilitet ved attraktionerne i Cape Town, Sydafrika.
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concert Series er blevet en rigtig sommerdag i Cape Town. Der er intet som at fejre den pulserende sommersæson end til de kølige beats og episke lyde fra nogle af de bedste lokale og internationale musiknumre.
Groot Constantia's er vidnesbyrd om, hvordan én mands kærlighed til vin etablerede Sydafrikas første vinfarm i 1685. Vores vine er fra rig afrikansk jord, udformet til perfektion. Erindringer fra Groot Constantia er en del af litteratur og arv og legemliggør den tidløse bestræbelse på perfektion. Vores arv står for vækst, liv og skønhed. Det er levende og levende, ligesom de vinmarker, vi holder af. Det er i vores hjerter.
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Hvad er inkluderet
Afhentningssteder og tider
Entrance 2, Waterfront.
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Anmeldelser(25)
The guide hadn’t checked if the ferry actually went to Robben Island that day, and it turned out it was closed for tourists. He didn’t have a back up plan either, and ended up taking us to a zoo instead.
Abel is a brilliant guide with so much enthusiasm - the wintry weather meant we couldn’t do Robben Island but we certainly made up for that! Abel curated a fantastic tour with lots of fun activities - and was more than happy to stop for random ostrich photos on the beach!! Thanks, Abel !!!
Thank you so much
After booking, the tour operator informed me that the tour's pick up time for was 7:30am sharp. At 7:35 am on the day of the tour, I contacted the tour operator to let them know that I hadn't been picked up yet and asked if they were coming to get me or had the Robben Island Tour been canceled. I contacted the tour operator again at 7:48 am, and again no response. I ended up reaching out to Viator for a refund.
This tour is advertised as a tour with a PRIVATE GUIDE,” which I believe is a false description. Yes, my wife and I were the only 2 people on the tour, and we were picked up by a “private tour guide.” However, our “private tour guide,” JoJo, picked us up at our hotel and drove us to the Kirstenbosch Gardens where he told us where to go to purchase our tickets and informed us of the time he would return to pick us up for the next tour. We entered and toured the gardens by ourselves for about 75 minutes until we were fortunate enough to join a free scheduled volunteer-led guided tour of the gardens (for about an hour due to our time constraints). The volunteer guide informed us about the history of the gardens, the various flowers in the sections we toured, and she was fantastic and very knowledgeable. Our “private tour guide” then picked us up in Kirstenbosch Gardens at the appointed time, and he drove us to Groot Constantia Winery. Again, he told us where to go to purchase tickets for a wine tasting and informed us of the time he would return to pick us up for the next tour. The wines we tasted were very good. However, we did not purchase any wines because of the extremely high cost to ship the wines to the USA. The shipping cost alone would have been equivalent to the cost to purchase 6 bottles of wine for every one bottle we purchased. I recorded the names of the wines I liked, and I will see if I can purchase them from a wine seller near my home. We also toured the onsite museum where we learned about the history of the winery, including how Black slaves were used to work in the winery. Additionally, we purchased lunch at the winery, which was very good. There was no tour of the winery facilities itself, which was disappointing. Our “private tour guide” again picked us up at Groot Constantia Winery at the appointed time, and he drove us to the Cape Town harbor for the boat ride to Robbins Island Prison. He again informed us of the time he would return to pick us up after the Robbins Island Prison tour. Going to the prison was a very emotional experience, and it was made more so because our prison guide was also a political prisoner who was incarcerated for about 7 years at the prison, and he was imprisoned along with Nelson Mandela and many others. It is very admirable that he chooses to serve as a guide and relive his experience to tourists, and he exhibited a surprisingly cheerful manner at a place that could only be described as horrible, painful and inhumane for him and the other incarcerated political prisoners. Our “private tour guide” picked us up at the Cape Town harbor at the appointed time, and he drove us to back to our hotel. My low rating is due to the FALSE description of the tour as being with a “PRIVATE GUIDE.” Our “private tour guide” was essentially a driver who took us to 3 different locations for sightseeing. We have done a few other Viator privately guided tours, and this tour DEFINITELY WAS NOT a “privately guided tour.” I must say that our “private tour guide,” JoJo, was very pleasant and punctual, and he did inform us of the sights along the way as he drove us to our various destinations, as well as the sights we would see and experience at each of our respective destinations.
Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear about your experience, as this is not reflective of the high standards we strive to uphold. For this particular tour, we aim to provide flexibility by not including every attraction as mandatory. Instead, we allow travelers to choose which sites they’d like to visit. We believe this approach offers a more personalized experience, with the main highlight of the tour being Robben Island. We encourage all our guests to review the itinerary carefully to understand the concept and planned stops before booking. Our tour guides are highly trained professionals who are dedicated to creating memorable experiences for our guests. We appreciate your input and will use it to continue improving our services. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future.
Jojo is very nice and gives you time to go at your own pace. I would take another tour in the future!
Thank you so much
First the positives. Jojo was a pleasant guide. He was punctual and a safe driver. Robbens Island experience really touched us in terms of the way Tory outlined things on the bus and Sparks an ex political prisoner described things to us in the prison. I had no idea the suffering and cruelty they experienced and hearing it from someone who lived it put it on a whole other levels. Unfortunately the weather was pretty bad when we went- the wind and the rain made for pretty rough going heading to the island that was exponentially worse coming back. That weather also made for less than conducive to explore the Gardens much. We skipped the wine tasting with the weather. Tour would be great with good weather so would recommend- you just cannot plan for Mother Nature!
Thank you so much
First the positives. Jojo was a pleasant guide. He was punctual and a safe driver. Robbens Island experience really touched us in terms of the way Tory outlined things on the bus and Sparks an ex political prisoner described things to us in the prison. I had no idea the suffering and cruelty they experienced and hearing it from someone who lived it put it on a whole other levels. Unfortunately the weather was pretty bad when we went- the wind and the rain made for pretty rough going heading to the island that was exponentially worse coming back. That weather also made for less than conducive to explore the Gardens much. We skipped the wine tasting with the weather. Tour would be great with good weather so would recommend- you just cannot plan for Mother Nature!
Thank you so much, hope to see you again
The whole tour was incredible, the history at Robben Island and a chance to hear stories from ex inmates was a memory that will last a lifetime. Kirstenbosch like the rest of Cape Town is so beautiful and the wine tasting at the end capped off a great tour! Jojo was the best guide, doing a great job driving us between each stop and sharing information.
Thank you so much
The ferry was not in operation due to bad weather conditions; they could have known that already at the time of booking..
Georgeo, our tour guide, was professional, friendly and accommodating. Robben island was educational . Both the Island Staff tour guide and the tour guide that had been a political prisoner, offered a clear picture of the Island’s history, both recent and distant. The gardens were beautiful, even though it’s winter here. The food at Moyo offered the perfect comfort food for the time of year. Groot Constancia wineries offered a wine tasting of 5 of their wines. Each wine delivered a pleasant and distinct set of flavourful characteristics. We finished with the Groot Constana dessert wine that was once popular with both Napoleon and Jane Austin. This wine, I believe, is up there and perhaps better than some the best Ice wine, Port or Tokaji wines that I have had the chance to try. Thank you Shine the Way Tour’s.
Thank so much, Hope to see you again.
