14 day road bike holiday Western Cape
14 DAY ROAD BIKE DREAM HOLIDAY - special season price..
cape Peninsula and the Winelands in South Africa
Come to ride with us and enjoy lots of sun, people, culture and food and wine of the Cape!!!
| • SOULTOURING » will give you the oppertunity to train in thoose cold sommer months of Europe, where we have almost guaranteed summer temperatures, South Africa being one of the countries with the most sunshine days in the world!!! Join us in a country where a lots of professional teams go to train, build up your condition for a good season pre start. If you train here on our sunny shores, you can get your first 1000km of the season and then go to Majorca once before the season starts. This will be the way to win thoose races in the summer back home!!. |
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Tour Level: |
fitness level 3 |
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Trip duration: |
14 days | |
Distance riding: |
55km to 130km per day-total 900km and 12 000mtr ascent | |
Tour conditions
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• Full support vehicle with trailer (incl. luggage transport + airport pick up) • free isotonic sports drink & fruit in vehicle on tour. • 3 and 4 Star Guest Houses and Hotels - Bed / Breakfast - 1 welcome African dinner in an authentic Cape Town restaurant - 5 evening meals(1 gourmet experience) + 1 lunch picnic - 2 world registered qualified guides on tour |
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Specials: |
• cycle all the Giro routes, lots of riding on coastal raods, and many Cape moutain passes • 1 Recovery leg massage on route • wine tasting and entry to Cape Point Nature Reserve • starter pack with route maps |
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Price: |
from ZAR: 19 995 SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE |
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Availability: |
December 2010 and on request |
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| Wine tasting and culture highlights along the route, when we are not on the bikes, we shall do some wine tasting, enjoy local food specialities and spend evenings around the fire, checking out the starry nights of Africa. Of course lots of great scenery along the way. |
Here is a short description of this 14 day Cape Peninsula and Winelands road bike cycle holiday ››
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Day 1 - CAPE TOWN •
(arrive - optional ride 40km) - B&B&D |
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| SOULTOURING Tours meet you at the airport and we transfer you to your hotel in the city bowl area (ca. 30 min drive), and have a welcome drink. Freshen up, unpack and build the bikes. You can take part in an optional afternoon spin along the coast. From Camps Bay beach past the "Twelve Apostles" mountain range towards Chapmans Peak and back. In the evening an "African style" dinner awaits you in town. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner at local restaurant included |
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Day 2 - CAPE TOWN •
(coastal road - 95km) - B&B |
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| On our first tour we start in St James, and ride part of the famous "Cape Argus" race route. heading past Fish Hoek en route to Simons Town and up Smithswinkel hill to Cape Point. We go into the Cape Point Nature Reserve and stop to take photos at the most south westerly point of Africa. Have a chance to look out at the ocean from the lighthouse. We ride then to Scarborough, and have a lunch stop, and then head for Fish Hoek. In the evening we go shopping at the Waterfront and have an evening meal. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner at own expense |
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Day 3 - CAPE TOWN •
(back country roads Durbanville- 88km) - B&B |
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Today we ride some back roads in the winelands of Durbanville on the West Coast. A different scenery with wheat fields and a view back to Table Mountain. Our lunch stop is an ostrich farm, after lunch we tackle the second big climb of the day. In the evening we go out to eat in a local restaurant. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner at own expense |
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Day 4 - CAPE TOWN - REST DAY •
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Today you have a chance to make the most of the Mother City - Cape Town. Take the red sightseeing tour bus and go up Table Mountain. Stop off at the beach at Camps Bay for some sunbathing or a lunch stop. We meet in the evening at the Waterfront, and have dinner together. • Lunch at own expense |
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Day 5 - BETTY'S BAY•
(tar pass roads - 85km) - B&B&D |
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We transfer in our tour bus to Hermanus, the whale capital of the Cape, we might be lucky and have a sighting of these silent beauties. We cycle towards Kleinmond, and on to Rooi Els, then along the splendid coast road along Flase Bay to Gordon's Bay. This is a favourite training road for the professional riders who visit the Cape. If the legs are up to it we take the steep road up to Steenbras Dam, the pro riders do it in 11 minutes, lets see how long you take!!. The view over False Bay is a dream. We then head down to Gordons Bay harbour and have lunch. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner included |
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Day 6 - WORCESTER •
(back roads of the Cape - 90km) - B&B&D |
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We transfer to Botriver on the N2 and ride a stunning back road inland towards Villiersdorp, passing the dams near Franschhoek. The worst is done before our lunch stop in a local farmstall. The afternoon rolls towards rawsonville near Worcester. In the evening we have a braai(grill evening) and enjoy the stary night of Africa. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner grill evening at our guest lodge |
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Day 7 - WORCESTER •
(3 passes - 85km) - B&B&D |
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Who shall be the king of the mountain today!. The day with the most climbing with a start near Michell's pass and down towards Ceres. We carry on the long climb to Theronskloof Pass. A great downhill after a transfer on a gravel road is a must,you can reach a downhill speed of 90kmh is the winds are in our favour. After relaxing by the pool in our guest lodge we have a good home cooked meal. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner inclusive |
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Day 8 - TULBAGH •
(cycling - 130km) - B&B |
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This is the longest ride of the tour, going over our favourite pass Bain's Kloof, one of the many passes built by Thomas Bain in the Cape. We have a lunch stop in Wellington after the spectacular downhill, and later we take the road to Tulbagh, our evening destination. We ride to one of the oldest wine farms in the Cape and do a champagne tasting to round off the day. In the evening we dine in town in Church Streeet, which has many examples of classic Cape Duch architecture. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner at own expense |
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Day 9 - FRANSCHHOEK •
(rest day - no cycling) - B&B&L |
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You have a well earned rest today. We head back to the winelands of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. We do a wine tasting in the Franschhoek valley and head to Muratie, an old farm in Stellenbosch for our picnilunch. Another wine tasting and then on to Stellenbosch, the second city of the Cape. here you have some free time for shopping and a look around. • Lunch inclusive - picnic at a wine farm • Dinner at own expense |
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Day 10 - FRANSCHHOEK •
(pass road - 85km) - B&B |
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Aftyer seeing the pass yesterday, we have the chance to attack it today, and pass the dams towards Grabouw and on to Elgin. For thoose with more pwer in the legs, you can cycle back the same way to Franschhoek. A day filled with excellent scenerary, Cape Fynbos and fruit orchids. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner at own expense |
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Day 11 - FRANSCHHOEK •
(town riding - 50km) - B&B&D |
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We have just a short spin of 50km around Stellenbosch today, and have the chance to visit a traditional Cape Duch house at Boschhendal wine farm. In the evening we have our gourmet dinner experience in Franschhoek. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner at a local restaurant in Franschhoek |
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Day 12 - CAPE TOWN •
(cycling - 70km) - B&B |
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We head straight from our accommodation on our bikes and take a back road towards Wellington, and head via Paarl back to cape Town. In the afternoon spend some time in Cape Town at a local african market, or visit the colourful BooKaap area., why not try some local malay food for lunch at the Noon Gun restaurant. |
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Day 13 - CAPE TOWN •
(cycling - 90km) - B&B |
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We head for the coast again past the "Twelve Apostles" mountain range at the bottom of Table Mountain. We ride along Chapmans Peak the famous race road from the Cape Argus race, held here in the city every March. In the evening we have our farewell dinner in a local restauarnt, and reminiss about all thoose great rides with SOULTOURING here in the beautiful Cape. • Lunch at own expense • Dinner at own expense |
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Day 14 - CAPE TOWN •
(departure day) |
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After a good sleep, have a leisurely breakfast, relax in the hotel before your departure, or do some last minute shopping at the Waterfront. We take you to the airport, say farewell to the Mother City, till next time we see you in Cape Town. |
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What is included in the price on this Soultouring tour›› |
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Full vehicle support, baggage transport, airport pickups |
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3 and 4 star guest houses and hotels and wine farms |
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5 evening meals + 1 picnic lunch |
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Wine tasting, and all entries into Nature Parks |
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Starter pack with 1 complimaentary bottles of wine and route maps |
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GPS data available |
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Free isotonic drinks and fruit on tour in our vehicle |
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2 experienced, world class registered guides on trip |
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comprehensive tool kit for bike repair |
| SCHEDULED BIKE HOLIDAYS WITH SOULTOURING IN RSA ›› | ||
A varied road bike holiday with coastal and mountain pass routes on the Cape Peninsula and the winelands of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Worcester›› |
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| Tour Date 2010 | ||
| Tour 39 • | 29.11.2010 - 12.12.2010 |  |
| Tour Price • 2010 - ZAR: 19 995 SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE |
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| Tour Date 2011 | ||
| Tour 41 • | 31.01.2011 - 13.02.2011 | |
| Tour Price • 2011 - ZAR: 21 400 SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE |
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