So, the Western Cape is feeling a bit of relief after a very rough dry season. Good winter rains saw to that. Time, then, to visit the Mother City.

But let’s not make this a province-wide tour. Let’s go to Cape Town and eat (and maybe drink a little). There are so many places to choose from, so perhaps go on an organised tour to make sure you don’t miss out.

A good place to start is the Cape Town Culinary Tour. You start at De Waterkant on the three-and-a-half-hour walking tour to discover the richness of African coffee culture, Cape Malay curries and sweet treats, some of the finest seafood, visit the famous Cape Brewing Company for a fine beer or two, and learn more about braai and biltong at the Butcher Man.

a traditional, soothing hand-washing ceremony. Don’t worry, you’ll be taught how to drum and somebody else will do the hand-washing thing.

The menu is a mixture of Cape Malay and African dishes in sharing and individual portions. But there’s more than food; there is a puppet show from Mali and local songs and dances at the end of the evening by the waiters and kitchen staff. It’s fun, but you’ll be pleasantly exhausted afterwards.

When you’re rested the next day, go to the Mount Nelson Hotel at the foot of Table Mountain. You’ll be picked up from your hotel and returned after tea. Yes, you will be having high tea. There will be a vast array of bite-sized sandwiches, fruit and sweets and a selection of teas that you may not even know existed.

It will be a truly relaxing afternoon before you head off on a 6km cycle tour the next day, stopping first in the Bo Kaap for a Cape Malay experience. Don’t worry, you won’t be cycling the whole 6km in one go. On the way, your guide will tell you the history of Cape Town and point out a variety of cultural landmarks.

You’ll taste samosas, boerewors, koeksisters and more of the traditional fare. And that’s just a warm-up, because the day after you’ll do a full-day culinary tour, starting with exceptional coffee or tea, go to a craft brewery that will take you through a beer-andfood pairing, snack on some artisanal chocolate, truffels, biltong, fine cheeses and delectable wines.

And of course, a revisit to the Bo Kaap, where you were yesterday.

Now that you’re nice and fit, you can go craft-crawling the Bo Kaap (not food this time, relax), obviously starting with a coffee, selected from a wide variety on offer, to a fashion shop for the best local brands, admire the colourful and unique houses, learn about brewing beer, enjoy a crafters’ market, then on to some gin, back to two craft beer taprooms, eat the biggest and best burger around, more gin in a gin bar and then (can you believe it?) more beer plus a dance. Now you’ll have to rest, get over your headache and take a holiday.