Vacation Highlights
- Trip up Table Mountain
- Cape scenic drives along the coastline
- Helicopter ride at Tsitsikamma.
Accommodation
Our accommodation was self catering, so we had to buy all our
food
| Formule 1 hotel - Beaufort West | R209 |
| Hermanus Beach Club - Timeshare points used - no cash outlay | nil |
| Plettenberg Bay - Timeshare points used - no cash outlay | nil |
| Total accommodation cost | R209 |
Food
Our accommodation was self catering, this will give an
idea of food costs.
We brought the basics such as tea, coffee, sugar, milk and cold drinks
with
us from home, the rest we buy as and when we need it. We prepare our own
breakfast and supper at our apartment and usually eat lunch wherever we
might be, mostly a light snack.
A meal for 3 people at a fast food restaurant such as
Wimpy is in the region of R80 to R120. At a steak house the cost for 3
people could be in the region of R240. Then you could also buy a loaf of
bread and make sarmies in your apartment for R5!
The choice (and budget) is yours!
Most timeshare resorts have bbq facilities, you could have a bbq for
3 people for R50!
| Total food bill for the trip for 3 people | R2766.41 |
Entertainment - Entrance fees etc
There are always things to do and places to go to, more often than not some sort of fee has to be paid, here are our expenses
| Harold Porter Botanical Gardens - Betty's Bay | R21 |
| Table Mountain Tableway | R265 |
| Helicopter flip - Tstisikamma (2 persons) | R700 |
| Tsitsikamma National Park (1 person - two on Wildcard free pass) | R20 |
| Outeniqua choo-tjoe | R195 |
| Total | R1201 |
Fuel costs
Our vehicle is a Renault Scenic 1600 Automatic. On the
open road
I travel 120 km/h, mostly with aircon on.
| Total distance traveled in kilometers | 4289 |
| Fuel used in litres | 394.64 |
| Total cost | R1486.25 |
| Average consumption for the trip (open road and city driving)in litres/100 km | 6.8 |
Miscellaneous
| Laundromat |
R62 |
| Parking fees | R24 |
| Car wash X2 | R60 |
| Total | R146 |
Observations/ Comments
We always ask for the bill when the food arrives. If you are in a hurry you might wait for the bill when you want to leave.
Most enjoyable snack: The pancakes with banana and caramel syrup filling at the Coffee Shop in Greyton.
Most enjoyable meal and best service: Our lunch at the Falcon Creek Spur at the Knysna Quays. Our steaks were perfect and the waiter, Pieter, could speak Afrikaans.
Worst service imaginable: The restaurant at the Storms River camp in the Tsitsikamma National Park. The waiters were unfriendly and suffered from total ignorance syndrome, we were totally ignored. We eventually left without eating, we just could not wait for our order any longer. If those waiters worked for me I would fire the whole lot of them!
Worst ripoff: Food prices at the Cape Town waterfront. Also curio and shell shops in holiday towns. They all try to get rich off the tourists!
Best value for money: Terry's Gifts and Shells in Plettenbeg Bay. We got the pansy shells we bought at half the price they were sold at oyher shops!
