Cape Town Central Trip Overview
Enjoy a full day of wine tasting in the Cape Winelands regions and experience Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek wine estates. Stellenbosch is home to more than 200 award-winning wine estates whilst Franschhoek is known as the Food and Wine Capital of South Africa. Together, these two scenic wine regions create a unique private wine tour for a lifetime of memories. This private tour is fully customizable. You can choose your own list of 4 wine estates to visit or you can follow our carefully selected itinerary.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Cape Town Central, South Africa
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Cape Town Central, Western Cape, South Africa
Enjoy a full day of wine tasting in the Cape Winelands regions and experience Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek wine estates. Stellenbosch is home to more than 200 award-winning wine estates whilst Franschhoek is known as the Food and Wine Capital of South Africa. Together, these two scenic wine regions create a unique private wine tour for a lifetime of memories. This private tour is fully customizable. You can choose your own list of 4 wine estates to visit or you can follow our carefully selected itinerary.
Pass By: Cape Town Central, Cape Town Central, Western Cape
The Cape Winelands, in particular, Stellebosch is home to over 200 award-winning wine estates. Therefore, since this is a private customizable tour, we allow travelers to choose their own wine estates for tasting or they can follow our carefully selected itinerary.
A typical itinerary would be as follows:
Begin your day with a pickup from your Cape Town accommodations. Travel along the N2 to your first winery, De Morgenzon.
Stop At: DeMorgenzon Winery, Stellenboschkloof Road Vlottenburg, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
Arriving at DeMorgenzon, you will taste 3 different delectable wines. DeMorgenzon is renowned for playing classical music to their vines, believing that this enhances the growth of the vines. It is therefore little wonder why DeMorgenzon won an award for producing some of the best Chardonnay in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Afterward, take a historical tour of Stellenbosch, which is the second oldest town in South Africa. Stellenbosch is also home to Stellenbosch University which houses more than 27000 students each year.
Stop At: Marianne Wine Estate, Valley Road off R44 Klapmuts, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
Next, head to the Marianne winery where you will enjoy a wine pairing of 6 wines with Biltong, dried meat similar to beef jerky. Marianne believes that biltong enhances their wine’s flavors. Marianne’s Floreal wine was hand-picked by Chef Gordon Ramsay for Nelson Mandela’s 91st Birthday.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fairview Wine and Cheese, Suid Agter Paarl Road, Suider Paarl, Paarl 7624 South Africa
We travel to Fairview Wine and Cheese estate and enjoy wine and cheese tasting. Guests may also purchase Fairview cheeses from the deli.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Groot Drakenstein Prison (Victor Verster Prison), R301, Paarl South Africa
Drive through the prison that held Nelson Mandela, formerly known as Victor Verster. The guide will stop so that you may take photos in this legendary area next to the monument of Nelson Mandela.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Franschhoek, Franschhoek, Western Cape
Take a drive through the town of Franschhoek (French Corner) which is known as the food and wine capital of South Africa. This is where you will find some of the finest restaurants and wine estates with a French influence.
Stop At: Delaire Graff Estate, Helshoogte Pass R310, Stellenbosch 7600 South Africa
The tour culminates with Delaire Graff wine estate for wine tasting. The Delaire Graff is known as the Jewel of the Cape Winelands and you will soon see why from the moment you enter onto the estate. The Delaire Graff is truly one of the most exquisite wine estates in South Africa.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Cape Town Central, Cape Town Central, Western Cape
At the end of our tour, we return to Cape Town for drop off at your accommodation.
