± 8 hours
Depart 08h30 – 09h00
Return 16h30 – 17h00
Chocolate, biltong and cheese pairings
Historic sites
Helshoogte pass
French Hugenot Monument
Methode Cap Classique
Cape Dutch architecture/history
Enjoy a full day tour to the Cape Winelands, and discover why connoisseurs travel from around the globe to explore South Africa’s unique wine regions. The Cape boasts a combination of Mediterranean like weather conditions and internationally acclaimed terroir, that continues to set high standards for growing top quality wines. This tour will provide you with the opportunity to explore the history and traditions at a number of wine regions where the earliest Cape Dutch and French Huguenot Settlers first set foot on local soil. Additional pleasures will include cellar and homestead tours, wine tastings and decadent pairings of biltong, chocolate, nougat and traditional Cape cuisine. Enjoy the agriculture, wild life, outdoor beauty and environmental sustainability, at a number of carefully selected wine estates, some that are located along Cape Town’s Green Wine Route. Explore additional pleasures such as home roast coffee and deli produce from artisan bakers, olive and fruit producers, and top rated restaurants, in true Cape winelands style.
08h30 – 09h00
16h30 – 17h00
Choose three wine estates:
Stellenbosch
Lanzerac Wine Estate (1691) - classic architecture in Jonkershoek, traditional cellar tour,
chocolate and wine pairing, restaurant, deli and coffee shop
Waterford Estate 1988 - The Waterford wine and decadent von Geusau chocolate pairing experience,
optional estate safari drive in the Helderberg mountains
House of JC le Roux 1704 - Method Cap Classique pairings with nougat/olives in the magnificent Devon
Valley region of Stellenbosch, restaurant
Franschhoek
La Motte 1825 - classic wine tasting, historic homestead, architecture, home of Hendrik Pierneeff
art museum, contemporary art exhibition, sculpture, garden and sustainability walks, restaurant,
pre-booked Friday morning food and wine pairings
Boschendal 1812 - chocolate and wine tasting, vineyard tour, Cape Vernacular Manor House Museum,
architecture, history, pre-booked picnic lunch in the leafy estate gardens
Haute Cabriere - Home of Pierre Jordaan, Methode Cap Classique, cellar tour, bubbly and wine
tasting, terrace restaurant, panoramic views across the Franschhoek valley
Travel through one of the oldest agricultural and wine production areas in the Boland region. View the historic, leafy town of Stellenbosch, filled with Cape Dutch architecture and some of the oldest houses in the Cape province and the country. Continue through the trendy university area up to the top of the picturesque Helshoogte Pass, and Pniel missionary station. This route will take you past a number of established wine estates who today produce export quality wines after the earliest French Huguenot settlers arrived in the quaint village of Franschhoek. Catch a bird’s eye view of the fine art and architecture, as well as café society, retail and restaurant industry of what has become a popular wine, literary and art destination on global maps. View the symbolic design features of the French Huguenot Monument, before leaving for your choice of wine estate in the heart of the famous Mediterranean like terrain and sought after wine growing region.
