The true story of a forgotten route, following in the footsteps of early explorers into the wild undiscovered, REAL South Africa. It’s now a journey that you can experience…
Depart from Cape Town on a two day adventure into the Karoo, traveling in our 13 seater luxury air-conditioned vehicle with fun stops along the way, visiting iconic landmarks and Anglo-Boer battle regions. Experience true SA culture and share stories with local winemakers & musicians of the Karoo plains. Taste the local produce, drive through majestic mountains and sense the weird and wonderful of THE FORGOTTEN ROUTE.
Scheduled departures on a Saturday, for other days of the week, please contact us directly in order for us to quote on a private tour.
Itinerary:
Guests need to be in Cape Town at 08:00. The tour starts at 08:30.
Cape Town
Join us on a short stroll, where we will visit some of Cape Town’s iconic land marks of a by-gone era, following the story of early settlers.
We then depart the mother city as lords and ladies, on the legendary route through to Rawsonville.
Rawsonville
We visit the unique Kirabo wine farm, meeting the wine makers and indulging in the fruits of their labour. Think luscious reds, juicy biltong and red wine infused cupcakes.
Worcester
We head forth on an epic journey through the unique Klein Karoo.
The 2 1\2 hour journey is filled with stunning scenery whilst you follow in the footstep of early explorers into the undiscovered African plains of a by-gone era.
Matjiesfontein
Arrive in the desert-oasis town of Matjiesfontein! This majestic town is truly frozen in time. Here, we discover tales of legends and the famous Diamond explorers. We then take part in Matjiesfontein’s own bizarre ‘city’ bus tour. Fun, quirky… a real treat!
Traditional Karoo lamb braai (BBQ) under the stars followed by an odd night stroll of the weird and wonderful, along with guided stargazing! Sing the night away with the local muso’s around that old piano!
Your cottages are surrounded by history. Situated at the legendary Matjiesfontein hotel, that played a crucial role in the world famous Anglo-Boer war from 1899.
Oupa Batt se Winkel
After a hearty breakfast we head through the scenic and deserted Koo valley, stopping over at family owned Oupa Batt’s shop. Here the locals show us how they make their biltong (cured meat), which is followed by a traditional potjiekos lunch, serving locals since 1915. Be prepared to feast.
Montague
We then stop over at the amazing Montague Dried Fruit & Nuts HQ, famous for their produce of this area. Be prepared to make space in your suit case! The group also has the option to stop over at Route 62 Brewery for amazing hand crafted beers and gin. (this is at own costs and the group’s discretion)
Almost as to bid fare well to this majestic place & period, we fittingly drive underneath an old watch tower, from the world famous Anglo-Boer war era, and make our way lazily back to Cape Town to end your Forgotten Route, never to be forgotten.
Cost:
R2 725 per person maximum of 13 guests. Bigger groups would be quoted on enquiry!
It was amazing. I got picked up on time and we went to do so some sightseeing because we were a little early for the tasting. Throughout the day we... read more got to taste 25 wines with some matching cheeses and chocolate. The locations were gorgeous and the group was a lot of fun. My tour guide Lizna was a lot of fun and she had some good recommendations for other activities, got the number of another cool tour guide to do a township tour with. 10/10 recommend it and I will do it again when I'm back 🙂
788lilyk November 11, 2022
Pure bliss - The tour guide Gavin was just amazing. Loved that we visited boutique farms and not the commercialized establishments.
Janelliebear May 16, 2022
Amazing day! Did 5 wine stops including lunch sampling over 20 wines!
Mark Shelton was fabulous, so much knowledge, professional and great company all day.
Would thoroughly recommend.
PaulaH37 October 27, 2022
Third Time with Wine Flies from UK - Having just returned to the UK from my third wine flies visit, they are simply my favourite thing to do in South Africa. This time our wine Lord Jann (hope... read more I have spelt that correctly lol) - he was superb, knowledgeable and a total gent throughout the whole day. It was really nice to revisit 3 of the 4 estates that I have been to before and the whole day was just great fun with great company, highly recommended as ever.
This was the first time I have done the Franschoek and Stellenbosch Tour as opposed to just Stellenbosch and it was a really nice change.
It was a really nice touch from Wine Flies to also present me with a complimentary bottle of wine for my third trip with them and really appreciated. I will be back for the next England cricket tour to SA 🙂
Christopher W February 7, 2023
'Fantastic Day' - Really well organised and very enjoyable day! Mr G was an amazing guide. We opted for the full day tour and it was great to visit a number of... read more smaller boutique wineries instead of the larger commercial vineyards.
Lex190589 January 5, 2023
Wine Flies is thumbs up! - Wine Flies is the way to do wine tasting in Stellenbosch. The 4 wineries that were on our itinerary were all great stops for various reasons. Tasty wines,... read more beautiful views, smart winemakers, and excellent pairings of cheeses and chocolates. The guide that day Corbis ( sp?) was beyond fantastic. His knowledge of the grapes grown and the wines made in the area along with a sharp sense of humor made our day very enjoyable. He had his hands full with the group of SA women on our tour and handled himself very well !! Jokes aside, the group of ladies were fun-loving and ready to imbibe!! All went well for the entire day. Strongly recommend Wine Flies wine tour in the Stellenbosch region. If you get lucky enough to have Cobis (sp?) as your guide/driver/teacher then you have hit the wine tasting jackpot.
willroll August 10, 2022
Two couples took a cape tour from Cape Town down to cape of good hope incorporating all the points of interest alone the way. Haut bay, Clifton, camps bay, boulder... read more beach as well as funicular up to lighthouse on the point.
Amazing tasting and brilliant value lunch at Saveur in Simonstown followed by fabulous wine tasting at Klein Constantia and drop off back to hotel.
Our guide Pieter was the best. Knowledge amazing, good laugh, wine guru and fantastic manner. I’d recommend him to anyone who wants to have a great day out.
SouthamptonGeordie January 28, 2023
Great day out - A really great day out In Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. We went to four different vineyards as well as a half hour stop off in the town. Great value for money... read more - a lot of wine and a really delicious lunch. Our tour guide Dee made the day - so knowledgeable and lovely.
jesshem March 26, 2022
Discovered Stellenbosch the perfect way! - The perfect day to spend in Stellenbosch. With Lizna not only wine flies but also the time flies! Thank you for this day in South-Africa we will always remember!
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