Homer's Travels: July 2026

Wednesday, July 08, 2026

The Next Adventure - Cape Town, South Africa

This weekend we are leaving to go to Cape Town, South Africa.  The trip is twelve days (including travel days).  We have a few activities nailed down including one we have been thinking about since 2012.  We will be doing the following:
  • Shark Cage Diving: This is the one we've thought about since 2012.  We met a family during our China trip that had done it and had really enjoyed it.  I hope they dress us warm since it's winter there. (Yes, I'm more worried about staying warm than I am about the sharks.)
  • A Walking Tour of Old Town, Cape Town: This will get us familiarized with the city.
  • Robben Island and the Prison: Can't go to South Africa without some Nelson Mandela history.
  • Table Mountain Cable Car: A trip up to Table Mountain in a rotating cable car, one of only three in the world.
  • Tandem Paragliding: If going up to the top of Table Mountain weren't high enough, how about paragliding over Cape Town ... why the heck not.
We were going to take a helicopter tour of Victoria Falls but, unfortunately, that tour was canceled.

We have four free days which we will fill with smaller tours and activities that we'll work out while we are there.

One nice thing is we will be in the same hotel the entire time so no packing and unpacking while we are there,

I will, of course, document and share photos of our trip when I get back ... if we get back (LOL).