Accompanying Persons
Accompanying persons and their families have the opportunity to enjoy themselves on vacation whilst their partners engage in health science at the 6th World Congress on Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Please see below a great selection of day tours encapsulating the best of what Cape Town has to offer.
You may book your tours at the same time when registering for the Congress.
HEART OF CAPE TOWN MUSEUM TOUR
R 402.00 PER PERSON
Guests will be met and transferred to the Heart of Cape Town Museum. Tour operational daily every two hours from 09H00, 11H00, 13H00, 15H00 and 17H00.
Experience the drama of the world's first human heart transplant performed by Prof. Chris Barnard in 1967 in the fully restored operating theatres where the surgery took place. The theatre is a fully authentic representation of the pioneering operation. The fascinating and very emotive stories of the donor, recipient and medical team involved are told on a fully guided, 2 hour tour with the help of life sized silicone models and replicas of important scenes. Our guides place the first heart transplant within the context of decades of international research and explore the ethical and religious issues surrounding the definition of the moment of death.
The museum is housed in the Old Building of the historic Groote Schuur hospital which is not only the home of the world's first heart transplant, but is still a pioneering medical facility connected to the University of Cape Town Faculty of Medicine.
Table Mountain and City Tour
HALF DAY TOUR – ZAR 395.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre from (08h30 to 13h00)
Lunch - Excluded
Highlights of this half day tour include: visit to Table Mountain via the cableway where the varying flora and fauna will be explained (the cableway ticket is not included as the mountain visit is weather permitting); Malay Quarter tour, city centre and Company Gardens, time permitting the Castle of Good Hope; photographic opportunities of Table Mountain from Table Bay and Cape Town Diamond Works.
Cape Point Tour
FULL DAY TOUR – ZAR 780.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre from (08h30 to 17h30)
Lunch - Excluded
Highlights of the full day tour include: Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens; Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve; the funicular (optional extra) to reach the hillcrest at Cape of Good Hope; the penguin colony at Boulders Beach (optional for own account); Chapman's Peak (subject to the road being open); Hout Bay stop at the harbour; Sea Point; city of Cape Town drive.
Winelands Tour
FULL DAY TOUR – ZAR 780.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre from (08h30 to 17h30)
Lunch - Excluded
Highlights of this day tour include: scenic and historic drive through this beautiful wine region with, and wine tasting at local farms in Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. You will also enjoy a relaxing wine tasting on one of the farms in the region.
Topless Bus Cape Town Tour
HALF DAY TOUR – ZAR 195.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre per routing (09h30 to 15h30)
Lunch - Excluded
This unique sightseeing of Cape Town offers a 'Hop-On, Hop-Off' City tour aboard our open top double decker red bus. Our guides will entertain you as you learn more about the history of Cape Town. The tour calls at all the important museums and sights in the inner City, before it makes its way to the lower cableway station. From there the tour travels back down to the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton on its way back to the Waterfront. A comprehensive route map is handed to guests upon boarding the bus.
Cape Township Tour
HALF DAY TOUR - ZAR R 495.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre from (08h45 to 12h30)
Lunch - Excluded
Highlights of this half day tour include: an insight into the past and post 1994 progress; visiting projects which are helping previously disadvantaged communities develop and build a better life for all; an insight into another side of Cape Town with focus on job creation via community based initiatives.
Aquila Day Tour
FULL DAY TOUR – ZAR R 1,500.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre (06h00 to 18h00)
Breakfast - Breakfast at the lodge
Game Drive2 to 3 hour game drive through the reserve
LunchLunch at the African Boma Restaurant
Return to Cape TownReturn to Cape Town
Less than 2 hours travel from Cape Town via the scenic Du Toitskloof Pass, Aquila Private Game Reserve is named after the rare and endangered Black Eagle that thrives in this area. The reserve offers four star hospitality in an intimate setting, with the romance of the wilds on our doorstep. Proclaimed a private nature reserve in 1985, this malaria free, 4500 hectare reserve is steeped in Khoi San and Boer War history and boasts three pristine biomes of vegetation set in the most magnificent Karoo mountains, valleys, rivers and kloofs. Upon arrival at Aquila guests will be welcomed by picturesque views and quiet luxury in the midst of wild Africa. On a three hour game drive you will track the “big five” (Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Rhino and Buffalo) with an experienced ranger, stopping en route to enjoy a luncheon and sparkling wine in the splendour of the bush. Aquila is the proud recipient of an Imvelo Award for their Social Involvement Programme.
Cape Malay Cooking Safari
HALF DAY TOUR – ZAR 730.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre (09h00 to 13h30)
Lunch - Interactive cooking lesson and lunch (excluding beverages)
Guests will be transferred to the historical Bo Kaap region of the city. The walk through the historic Malay quarter of Cape Town takes guests through its nooks and crannies, its legends and secrets, as they hunt for the sources of those wonderful aromas and discover the distinctive cuisine of the Cape Malay community. The adventure begins at the Bo-Kaap Museum, where an intimate group of no more than ten people will meet to enjoy the photo exhibition, and get a feel for the history and tradition of the area. The guide will lead guest on a leisurely stroll through some of the more historic streets, giving them a chance to appreciate the extraordinary collection of pre-1840 architecture that resulted in this area being declared a national monument.
Then its time to follow their noses towards the scents of ginger, coriander, cardamom, cinnamon, and chilli which drift tantalisingly from the storefronts and cafés, as they shop for ingredients to make a typical Cape Malay dish. It’s “hands-on” during the informal cooking workshop which follows in a Bo-Kaap family home. Guests learn how to mix Masala, fold Samoosas, and how to balance the delicate flavours of a Cape Malay curry. Over a mug of faloodah (a traditional, lightly rose-scented milk drink) the hostess and cooking instructor will tell you more about the ways in which food, history and religion are interwoven in the Bo-Kaap culture. Then it’s time to sit back, relax, and appreciate the handwork as guests dig in to a full course traditional Malay Meal.
BBQ Cruise tour
HALF DAY TOUR – ZAR 780.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre (10h30 to 15h00)
Lunch - BBQ Lunch (excluding drinks)
Guests will be transferred to the V&A Waterfront where they will depart on a BBQ Cruise tour. Cruise along the Atlantic Seaboard, relax while the staff fire up the BBQ. On reaching a sheltered anchorage at Granger Bay or Clifton Beach the captain will drop anchor and allow guests to dive into the cool waters of the ocean or laze on the deck while sipping a refreshing drink. Enjoy a true South African BBQ or “Braai”.
Constantia Winelands Tour
HALF DAY TOUR – ZAR R 880.00 per person
Tour Information:
Days - Daily (Language: English)
Departure - Cape Town International Convention Centre (09h30 to 15h00)
Lunch - Lunch at Jonkershuis (excluding beverages)
Guests depart Cape Town International Convention Centre and head south along the Peninsula towards Constantia, where they will enjoy a tour and lunch at famous Constantia Wine Farm. The historic valley, with vineyards clinging to the eastern slopes of the Constantiaberg mountain side. Located in the beautiful Constantia Valley, 12 km from the city centre guests will find Groot Constantia, the oldest wine-producing estate in South Africa. Groot Constantia gives one insight on how a wealthy Cape farming family would have lived in the late 18th and early 19th century. Visitors can also tour the wine cellar, where wine storage and drinking vessels from antiquity to the early 20th century are on display. Lunch will be served on the lawns of Jonkershuis restaurant in Constantia.
