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Specialised Tours
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Cape
Recife Lighthouse
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See the
lighthouses of the Cape coast. Experience the romance of these "fire
towers" guarding the stormy seas around our coastline. Visit the
lighthouse museum at Cape Agulhas, Africa's southernmost tip, where the
Atlantic and Indian oceans meet.
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Visit shipwreck sites along the coast of storms and hear
the fascinating tales of heroism, rescues and lives lost. Visit the
Shipwreck museum at Bredasdorp, near Cape Agulhas. Hear stories about the
interesting ships that visited the Cape (also the ghost ships!)
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Wreck
Near Cape Agulhas
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Dias
Museum, Mossel Bay
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Follow
the progress of the fifteenth century Portuguese navigators around the
foot of Africa as they explored the sea route to India. Visit the sites of
their padraos, their monuments, the Cape of Storms, Cape Agulhas and the
Dias museum in Mossel Bay.
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Starting at Cape Town's Victoria and Alfred waterfront we
visit South Africa's forgotten harbours like Port Beaufort and Malgas on
the Breede River, Port Alfred on the Kowie River and the picturesque Port
St Johns on the wild coast.
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Alfred
Basin, Cape Town
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Cape
Columbine Lighthouse
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Combine
some or all of the above tours for a memorable maritime experience,
exploring South Africa's rich maritime history and some of the country's
most beautiful scenery.
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From August to October, many whales can be seen along the
Cape coast, and visits to the best whale viewing sites can be included in
any of the coastal tours described before. Special whale watching tours
can also be arranged, including boat trips to get closer to these
magnificent marine mammals.
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CAPE FRONTIER TOUR
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Fort
Armstrong
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Visit
the "land of the brave" where British soldiers settlers and the Xhosas
fought the Frontier Wars. See the settler towns, the monuments, the
battlefields and the frontier forts. Hear the stories of bravery and
heroism, tragedy and suffering from both sides of this long and bitter
struggle.
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