Your guide is an expert wine guide and today is a day you will remember forever. Enjoy sampling some of the world's finest vintages, with food pairings and cellar tours, sometimes by the wine-makers themselves!
This delightful drive winds its way through the heart of the Cape Winelands, through spectacular mountain backdrops and the finest Cape Dutch architecture, vineyards and Cape Dutch homesteads. Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek, are on the wine tasting agenda for today.
Stellenbosch, one of the most popular wine routes in the Cape and the heart of the South African
wine industry. The backdrop of Stellenbosch is the Hottentots-Holland Mountains. The white, Cape Dutch gabled homesteads and the oak-lined streets and lanes all blend together in a lovely combination of nature and beautifully preserved historic buildings. Coffee shops, galleries, antique shops and wine bars spill onto the sidewalks. An informative cellar tour and wine tasting provides you with personalized insight into the finer points of wine-making. A stop will be made for lunch one of the finest restaurants in the region.
Visit Franschhoek, nestled in the “Valley of the Huguenots”, where the French first settled in 1688. If time permits, visit the Huguenot Memorial and Museum and explore this country town with its lovely antique shops and gardens.