THE CAPE WINELANDS

The Cape Winelands which includes the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl are home to the largest wine growing region of South Africa. Producing some excellent award winning wines and with literally thousands of vineyards in the region, its a wonderful place to spend a few days and sample some of the wines on offer.

The winelands has plenty more to offer, the beautiful mountain scenery and rolling fields of vine provide a stunning backdrop to the many activities available. It’s a great area for hiking, horseriding and cycling, in fact you even do wine tours this way.

Good wine needs good food and you are spoilt for choice. The area has some excellent restaurants from fine dining through to rustic farm style eateries with the focus on making the most of the local produce available on their doorstep. The host of top class dining options on the small main street in Franschhoek has earned itself the nickname the food and wine capital of South Africa.

If you are looking to play golf then the Winelands is home to some fantastic courses, including Pearl Valley, De Zalze and Erinvale which are probably the best known.

ITINERARIES

We have a great selection of sample itineraries below that we have created to provide you with everything you need for a fantastic holiday. These itineraries can be amended to suit your requirements, please get in touch to discuss your bespoke South Africa getaway

Exploring Cape Town and the Cape Winelands

Classic Cape Town and Kruger

Exploring Cape Town and the Garden Route

FEATURED ACCOMMODATION

We have the best selection of hotels, guesthouses in the Winelands and throughout South Africa to suit all of your needs and requirements. If you would like any additional information on this region and selection of camps, please contact us directly.

Last Word Franschhoek

La Residence

Spier

Wedgeview Country House & Spa

Oude Werf Hotel

FEATURED ACCOMMODATION

We have the best selection of hotels, guest houses in the Winelands and throughout South Africa to suit all of your needs and requirements. If you would like any additional information on this region and selection of camps, please contact us directly.

Don’t be fooled by thinking because you are in Africa you are guaranteed year round weather. The Winelands along with the rest of the Western Cape definitely has summer and winter.

Summer can be hot and dry with temperatures in January and February regularly into high 20s and upwards. In fact as the Winelands do not benefit from the cooling breeze found on the coast you can often find it gets into the 30s. You can generally expect pretty consistent summer weather from December to through into April.

May/June and Oct/Nov are less predictable as they fall between the main seasons. It can be a great time to travel as it less busy, sometimes cheaper and there is chance you could still get perfect weather.

July-September is classified as winter. It is generally cooler, perhaps down to 8 or 9 degrees, so not cold by UK standards but this is when the Western Cape expects to receive the majority of it’s rainfall, vital to fill the dams that are virtually drained over summer.

There are still advantages to winter travel, some days can still be fine. If you get a cold rainy day, there are plenty of vineyards where you can cosy up in front of a log fire and enjoy a wonderful glass of local red wine.

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