Cape Town: Winelands Full Day Wine Tour
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Cape Town: Winelands Full Day Wine Tour

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Cape Town: Winelands Full Day Wine Tour
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From $117.00
Cancellation Policy
Flexible booking and cancellation options.

What you’ll do

Explore the Cape Winelands, enhance your wine knowledge, and sample delicious drinks during this full-day tour. Beginning with pick-up from your hotel and a variety of start times to choose from, your experience starts in idyllic Stellenbosch, where you'll enjoy wine tastings and a cellar tour. Then it's on to Franschhoek, where you'll savour a local cheese tasting, visit Drakenstein Prison, which once held Nelson Mandela, and travel on the Franschhoek Tram through breathtaking scenery. Complete the experience by exploring the town of Paarl before being transported in comfort back to your accommodation.
Highlights
  • Discover Local Wine and Cheese: Savour mouthwatering samples of wines and cheeses produced in the area
  • Spectacular Scenery: Relish the stunning surroundings of the Cape Winelands, with visits to 3 different towns and a ride on the Franschhoek Tram
  • Drakenstein Prison: See this famous prison where Nelson Mandela spent the final 14 months of his imprisonment
  • Full-Day Tour: Enjoy a leisurely full-day tour exploring a renowned wine-making region
Itinerary
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Duration: Full day
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Group Size: 1+
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Start Time: Various times are available, please specify your preferred start time when making your booking. The tour runs 7 days a week
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Meeting Point: Hotel pick-up is included
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Stellenbosch: Kick off the morning in the picturesque Stellenbosch Winelands, just a 20-minute drive from Cape Town. Here, you'll be captivated by the stunning scenery, a stark contrast to the beauty of the Cape Peninsula.
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Wine Tastings: Explore the array of grape varieties in the region, including Chenin Blanc, Shiraz, and the distinctively South African Pinotage. Delve into the Méthode Cap Classique, an emulation of the finest French champagnes developed in the area
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Cellar Tour: Take the opportunity to experience the serene ambience of cellars filled with oak barrels and learn about the intricate wine-making process from passionate experts. You also have the option to purchase exquisite wines to savour at home
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Franschhoek: Next, you'll journey to Franschhoek, a paradise for wine enthusiasts and ancient Huguenot settlement that's affectionately dubbed "the French corner". The town's streets and vineyards transport you to a bygone era in France
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Cheese Tastings: You will have the wonderful opportunity to savour delicious local cheeses crafted with expertise and care at the dairy farms of the region
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Franschhoek Tram: Travel on this renowned tram through stunning vineyards, breathtaking scenery, and acclaimed wine estates
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Drakenstein Prison: Situated between Franschhoek and Paarl, this prison gained fame as the place where Nelson Mandela spent his final fourteen months of imprisonment for his anti-Apartheid activism
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Paarl: The tour moves on to the charming town of Paarl, providing a unique insight into Afrikaans culture and traditions. Renowned for its iconic Pearl Mountain, this district boasts a variety of wine estates, the popular Spice Route, the Taal Monument (dedicated to the Afrikaans language), inviting coffee shops, breweries, and much more
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Drop-Off: Enjoy comfortable transport back to your hotel in Cape Town
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End Time : Dependent on your chosen start time

What’s included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Professional tour guide

Earphones to hear the guide clearly

Entrance fees

3 wine tastings

Cheese tasting

Cellar tour

Franschhoek Tram ride

Drakenstein Prison visit

What’s not included

Tips and gratuities

Additional food and drink

Personal expenses

What’s not included

Tips and gratuities

Additional food and drink

Personal expenses

Meeting Point
Hotel pick-up is included
Kindly reach the meeting point 10-15 minutes before your departure time
Notes

You can cancel until 24 hours before your tour.(on day tours) Full cancellation fees apply for no-shows on the day

Not available on 25th December and New Years Day

General information and conditions of carriage prices, routes, places of interest, destinations, hotels and restaurants are subject to availability and to change

German, French, Spanish as well as other foreign language guides are available on request

All tours are subject to minimum number of passengers

Luggage and personal possessions are carried at your own risk

Please ensure that valuables and travel documents are kept safe at all times

Cash payments are to be made in South Africa Rands unless alternative arrangements have been made

Full payment is to be made directly to the guide on commencement of the tour, unless otherwise arranged

The tour runs rain or shine

Under 18? You can't consume alcohol, but delightful non-alcoholic options are available

The tour will commence promptly. All participants must arrive on time, as we are unable to accommodate late arrivals. Please be aware that refunds will not be possible in such instances

Want to make a booking here?
From $117.00
Cancellation Policy
Flexible booking and cancellation options.