Full-Day Cape Winelands Tour

Activity Description

Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch are legendary towns that lie in the heart of the Cape Winelands. They are renowned for their outstanding beauty, heritage buildings, dramatic mountain ranges and vast rolling vineyards.

Many of the wine estates in this region are iconic estates with a rich cultural history. This tour is not only an opportunity to sample some of the Cape’s finest wines paired with delicious cheeses; it’s also a chance to explore the historic towns and learn more about their history and the early development of the famous Cape Winelands.

Highlights:
Stellenbosch town and wine estate tour
Franschhoek town and wine estate
Paarl town and wine estate tour

Arrangements

Duration6 hours 40 minutes

Whensubject to availability

WhereCape Town City Centre - Cape Town City Centre

WeatherNot Applicable

What to WearNot Applicable

Things to BringNot Applicable

Guests or SpectatorsItinerary: Depart from Cape Town City Centre Day 1 - Full Day Cape Winelands Tour Cape Winelands Starting in the Cape Winelands, you’ll spend a day visiting a wine estate in Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. It includes cellar tours and wine tasting and cheese pairings. The tour ends in the Paarl valley with a detour to Drakenstein Prison where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated. Your guide takes you on a tour of the historic town. We stop at a premier wine estate and enjoy a short cellar tour and time sampling the finest wines in their collection. Our next stop is Franschhoek. It’s a world-renowned culinary destination for food and wine lovers. After a short tour of the town, we jump onto the Franschhoek Wine Tram. The open-air double-decker tram takes visitors on a variety of routes. You can hop-on and hop-off the wine tram to visit the wine estates on that route. The tram guide tells you more about the history of the French town and its tropical fruit and wine-growing industry. You’ll sample a selection of some of the finest wines produced in the valley and can grab a bite to eat and drinks at one of the stops (not included in the rate). Enroute to Paarl, we detour to Drakenstein Prison. In Paarl, there’s a short tour of the town then we go to the famous Spice Route. Spice Route is located on a wine farm and has a slot to offer. Leaving Paarl late afternoon, we drop you back at your hotel or guest house between 17h30 and 18h00. Return Cape Town City Centre

Requirements

Minimum Age6 years

Minimum Height0.0 m

Maximum Height0.0 m

Fitness LevelNo Fitness Requirement

Maximum Weight0.0 kg

CertificationNot Applicable

Experience LevelNo Experience Requirement

Inclusions and Exclusions

Inclusions

2 x Wine Estate tastings
Collection from any address in Cape Town
Transport in an air-conditioned Quantum tour vehicle
Registered English-speaking guide
Cellar tours and wine tasting with one cheese tasting
Drakenstein Prison
Entrance fees
Wi-Fi on board tour vehicle

Exclusions

Personal purchases
Entrance fees for optional activities
Lunch & beverages on the tram
Entrance fee for optional activities
Tram fee

Notes

Group tours

MoAfrika Tours and its service providers offer cost effective group tours and transfers ranging from 2 – 12 persons per vehicle, please do inform us if you would prefer a private tour (additional rates may apply).

Collection / Drop off

Collection from any Hotel or Address in the Cape Town City Bowl between 07:30am – 09:00am.

Drop-off at any hotel or address in Cape Town City Bowl from 17h30.

Please note

If you plan to fly out of Cape Town International Airport on the last day of your travels, we suggest reserving a domestic flight that departs no earlier than 19h30 and an international flight that departs no earlier than 21h00.