The Vineyard Hotel Cape Town

... through Camps Bay area we embark on winding roads to Hout Bay.  This is a working fishing town about 30 minutes from Cape Town.  What a wonderful place.  From there, it was up to Chapman’s Peak Road, which is a toll road (28 Rand) ...

... ponder these concepts before I was dropped off at my hotel, which had been described by reviewers as the most original boutique hotel in Cape Town. It was a small hotel, where each room had been designed and decorated by a different local artist. I was ...

... at the in-house restaurant. Breathtaking view of Franschhoek. Franschhoek Pass Road (R45), 021-876-3016 Simon's at Groot Constantia. Groot Constantia Road, 021-794-1143, www.simons.co.za - Cape Town hotel: The Kensington Place, ...

... Africa, but in Marbella, Spain. For some reason we thought this was hilarious and couldn't stop laughing about it. On first impressions Cape Town seemed a lot safer than Jo'burg, but it turns out that crime is still rife here. As Ruth was innocently ...

... than it looks, especially because all the cars are manual transmission and you'll need to shift with your left hand)  Cape Town itself is amazing, small enough to get around without a problem, but big enough to serve all your cultural needs.  ...

... he had spent over two decades of his life!!!  After the tour we hopped back onto the ferry and back towards the waterfront of Cape Town.  We had dinner at a restaurant on the water and then returned to our hotel where we all passed out in nice ...

... I feel incredibly safe so no worries. And last night I went to dinner with two women (a couple), one is director of tourism for Cape Town, her partner is an ad exec. They took me to a drag queen show to beat all drag queen shows. It's called Mince ...

... nbsp; They shared funny stories with me especially their flying experience to the Cape while being hovered over a hot beverage. The truth of Cape Town, being located to the south end of Africa, one would think it would be really hot.  The reverse is ...

... goodbye to our fellow travelers, having a haircut, catching up on the internet and communications and moving to our next hotel, the Cape Town Lodge, recommended to us by fellow travelers on our South American cruise.  Upon arrival, we are told that ...

After hiring the car, I drove to the Vineyard Hotel. My mum was in room 225. I walked up the stairs and knocked on the door. I heard a movement inside and then the door opened. There she was. My mum. And it felt like we had never been apart. It was ...

... the roads and it is a very pleasant university town.  After our time here it is back on the coach to Cape Town and our last night in the hotel. On the way we try again at Table Mountain and teh cable car is open, although visibility is described as ...

... some fashion. They harnessed me in and I repelled down the cliff ahead of this guy from VA. I swear there are more Americans in Cape Town than natives, though several used to be natives. We talked on our 20+min hike back up and he was in the Air Force ...

... cost $25 and it was 1.5 hours long.  We hopped aboard and set off around the harbor.  It was nice to see Cape Town from a different perspective and it was really relaxing.  We walked up Long St again on our way back to the hotel and then ...

... our plans for Saturday night and had a very chilled day on the Saturday, waking up late and walking around the Century City Mall just outside Cape Town.Dinner and a movie was welcomed after such a busy schedule. Day 5 - 17/04/11 As we were told by Sarah, ...

... Amy Biel service visit, and hearing a speech from the Archbishop Desmond Tutu (which was by far the most memorable experience of all of Cape Town). Skydiving was awesome. I was one of two people who had gone before in my large group of SAS kids, the other ...

... We were all pretty woozy by the time we swung through Franschoek and the Huegenot memorial. Most people nodded off on the drive back to Cape Town. Alison and I barely had time for a quick shower before we had to run for the bus to the 'Intshona Koloni fun ...

... . After that we caught the ferry back to Cape Town. We went to dinner when we got back, and after dinner we walked around Cape Town. On February 16th I slept in and then I went down town Cape Town with my "adopted family" on the ship. We went to the ...

... up with my first cousin who I had never really met before - though heard a lot about. She drove us around to the beach area of Cape Town where we had some great ice cream and then dinner at a seafood restaurant where you go up to the counter and pick your ...

... to linger downtown, we hopped the cab to what was a fantastic and informative museum. Enough about Jo'Berg, though. Arriving in Cape Town, particularly after taking a luxury overnight train, was like night and day. We walked from the train station to the ...

So our last day dawned and after final packing we are off to the Spier Vineyard where there is a Cheetah and Raptor Project. We were taken first to visit the Raptors, Eagle Encounters is a bird of prey rehabilitation, education, conservation and ...