Wine Tasting Tour – Cape Town

CAPE POINT AND WINELANDS COMBO

• We drive along Chapman’s Peak which offers amazing photo opportunities. The steep cliffs plunging into the icy Atlantic Ocean, and tumultuous waves crashing against the rocks is an amazing sight.
• Our tour takes us to spectacular Cape point with its nature reserve where many of the Cape’s wild animals can be spotted.
• We drive through quaint Simonstown and view the Penguin Colony (own account).
• Then we head out to the Winelands and enjoy a cellar tour followed by a cheese and wine tasting at the magnificent Anura Wine Estate.
• Our tour continues into the historic town of Stellenbosch with its picturesque white gabled Cape Dutch architecture. The pretty streets and lanes are lined with old oak trees. The town boasts a large university with energetic students offering a contrast to the old-world feel of the town.
• If time permits our guide will choose a second estate for another wine tasting before heading back to your hotel.
• Simons Town
• Penguin colony (for your own account)

CAPE WINELANDS – FULL DAY

• We head north to Paarl. Our first stop this morning is at Anura Wine Estate for a cellar tour and a cheese and wine tasting. Learn all about what makes these wines world class! Paarl and Franschhoek
• We make our way to Franschhoek with a photo stop at the Groot Drakenstein Prison where Nelson Mandela was released in Feb 1990.
• The village of Franschhoek nestled amongst the mountains, can easily be mistaken as being in Switzerland. Home to some magnificent wine estates, you will have time to walk through the village and soak up the atmosphere of rural sophistication.
• After a short tour of the little town, a second wine tasting will take place in Franschhoek, followed by a lunch stop (optional – own account), and maybe a chance to try some of the fresh trout that Franschhoek is known for.
• After lunch the tour continues over the Hells Hoogte Mountain Pass to Stellenbosch. It is easy to understand why Simon van der Stel decided to settle a village amongst the mountains. The backdrop of the Hottentots Holland Mountains, the white gabled Cape Dutch homesteads and the oak lined streets and lanes all blend in to give this place a charm that will not be forgotten.
• Time permitting, we will include a third wine tasting.

We return to Cape Town with amazing photos and fond memories.

Included – 3 wine tastings (3rd tasting time permitting) + 1 with cheese and a cellar tour. Excluded – lunch at Franschhoek is optional and not included in the price.

CAPE WINELANDS – HALF DAY

• This tour can either be enjoyed during the morning or the afternoon.
• Experience a wine tasting, cellar tour and cheese tasting at the magnificent Anura Wine estate (alternative estate used on Sundays and during harvesting).
• The tour continues to the historic town of Stellenbosch with its picturesque white gabled Cape Dutch architecture. The pretty streets and quaint lanes are lined with old oak trees. The town boasts a large university with energetic students offering a contrast to the old-world feel of the town.
• If time permits our guide will choose a second estate for another wine tasting before heading back to your hotel.
• We don’t stop for lunch on a half day tour
• Included – 1 wine tasting, cellar tour and cheese tasting and a 2nd wine tasting should time permit.