Things to do in Cape Town With Regent Seven Seas
By Tully Luxury Travel | 04-26-2024 |
With its astonishing wildlife, coastal drives, hillside treks and wonderful wineries, South Africa is a stupendous adventure, a momentous experience in anyone’s life. And on a luxury cruise with Regent, which anchors several of its itineraries to the fascinating city of Cape Town, you can get acquainted with the region on a variety of excursions and pre-cruise tours.
With the Seven Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Splendor and Seven Seas Explorer, Regent itineraries from Cape Town sail extensively throughout the Southern Cape – from Walvis Bay to Maputo – as well as over to Mauritius via Madagascar. There is even an incredible sailing from Cape Town to Dubai.
At the confluence of the Atlantic and Indian oceans, Cape Town is a world unto its own. From the impressive mountains to the glorious beaches, the natural wonder never stops, delivering lush parkland and green valleys, and magnificent wildlife on land and sea. The wine regions of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek also beckon, as do the historic museums, which lay bare the unique and difficult transformation of the nation.
Regent extends your cruise for free.
As an added bonus, all Regent itineraries in Africa come with a free two- or three-night pre- or post Cruise Land Program in all suite categories, throughout 2025 and 2026. As there is so much to see, these opportunities give you extra time to absorb it all – the natural landscape, the engaging cultures, the intricate history, the wine, the works.
Visitors to Cape Town need to have a few highlights on their agenda, one being Kirstenbosch National Park, a natural reserve filled with rare plants and walking trails. At the southernmost point of the continent, the Cape of Good Hope delivers more dramatic landscapes and protected wildlife sanctuaries, along with deserted beaches and some incredible birding opportunities.
Table Mountain National Park is an iconic landmark showcasing the rich diversity of the flora – and fauna, with the colony of African penguins at Boulders Beach. The prison at Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for many years is a museum and UNESCO Heritage Site very worthy of a visit.
On Regent’s Wild and Wonderful Cape Town tour, you first see the iconic wildlife in the Aquila Game Reserve, on a four-by-four game drive with an experienced guide. Other regional highlights include sampling local beverages, learning about traditional cooking techniques, visiting the nearby beaches and moving to the beat of the djembe drums. You will also enjoy the view from the top of Table Mountain, taking the cable car with a rotating floor up to the summit. The area has one of the highest concentrations of endemic plant and animal species in any area of its size. The tour also uncovers Cape Town’s many other cultural gems and local flavors.
Taste wonderful wines throughout the Cape Winelands, see colonies of fur seals and African penguins, and wander the botanical garden on the slopes of Table Mountain on Regent’s Vineyards and Nature’s Wonders tour. This trip visits wineries in the Stellenbosch and Franschhoek regions, and swings into the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Guests will also pass by the University of Cape Town, Rhodes Memorial, Mostert's Mill and the noted Groote Schuur Hospital.
And on the Garden Route Safari, guests visit the 130,000-acre Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in the Little Karoo region, home to the only free-range white lions in South Africa. Guests stay in luxurious tents of Dwyka Lodge, set within a vast landscape that was once home to ancient hunters. Enjoy dinner under the stars with the sounds of the wilderness just a few steps away.
This is an opportunity you can’t pass up.
For a fun prelude to your Regent Seven Seas cruise vacation or the grand finale, let the Travel Designers at Tully Luxury Travel fit you into the Cape Town agenda. Whether you’re concentrating on the cape waters or heading north to other seas, Cape Town can assuredly be a treasured part of your travels.
