Russian Heritage in South Africa

Arrival in Cape Town. Private transfer to accommodation in the hotel of your choice*.
In the evening, after some rest time you can walk along the vibrant Victoria and Alfred promenade filled with various shops, restaurants and cafés, art galleries, yachts at the pier, live street jazz and African drum performances. This is a popular social place for Cape Town locals and guests of the city.

After breakfast, you will visit the most iconic landmark of South Africa - Table Mountain (weather permitting). The aerial cable car will take you to the top, where from a height of 1087m you will enjoy breathtaking panoramas of the Mother City and surrounds. Descending into the city, you will get acquainted with its history, culture, and see some of the most important architectural structures.
Excursion to the Castle of Good Hope, during which you will be introduced to the events of the Anglo-Boer War and the guide will tell you about Russian volunteers, officers and nurses who participated in the military events of that period. Then you will visit the Fort Wynyard Museum where you will see a commemorative plaque to Russian volunteers who died in the Anglo-Boer War. After, you will visit the museum of Irma Stern, which displays Russian icons from the personal collection of a South African artist. Free time for leisure activities.

Your day excursion will begin in Simons Town, with a visit to the commemorative plaque dedicated to the famous Russian sloop "Diana". The tour will continue at the Simons Town Naval Museum, where one of the expositions is dedicated to the brave actions of the navy during the Second World War. Further you will visit the memorial to Russian sailors buried on South African lands from 1809 to 1912.
You will then go to "Boulders Beach" where among white sands and rocky shores, resides a colony of South African penguins. Further your path leads to the Cape of Good Hope - here the waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. The return route travels through Chapman's Peak drive, a breathtaking mountain road running along one of the most picturesque bays of the Cape Peninsula, Hout Bay, where large fur seal colonies live.
In the evening return to the hotel, rest.

In the morning, a trip will be organised to the Delaire Graff Wine Estate. The estate is well known not only for its amazing views and fine wines but also for its impressive collection of art works, including the piece "Chinese Girl" by a South African artist of Russian origin, Vladimir Tretchikov.
After acquaintance with the Delaire Graff Estate art collection, you will enjoy tasting wines of the manor.
Transfer to the ancient wine farm Hazendal. Founded in 1699, the estate was acquired in 1994 by a Russian businessman Mark Voloshin. On the territory, there is a Marvol Museum, the collection of which allows you to form an idea of what Russian culture looks and feels like on the basis of Russian art objects such as Faberge eggs, icons and paintings of Russian artists. After that you will eat lunch and return to the hotel.

Free time for exploring the city or shopping. Optional excursions to the "Two Oceans Aquarium”, the "Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens" or any other attractions that interest you.

Transfer to the airport, flight to Durban. Private transfer and accommodation at the hotel.

Relaxing 3 day vacation on the warm coast of the Indian Ocean. If you wish, additional excursions can be organised for you, including safaris.

After breakfast, transfer to Durban airport and boarding for international flight back home.