From a leisurely hike through vineyards and a protected nature reserve, to bird watching and safari. This tour is a perfect symbiosis of nature and wine.
From a leisurely hike through vineyards and a protected nature reserve, to bird watching and safari in game vehicles. This tour is a perfect symbiosis of nature and wine. A favourite amongst families. Expect knowledgeable guides, local foods, stunning views of Table Mountain, nature walks in Stellenbosch, game such as Giraffes & Zebra and world class wines. The perfect nature, outdoors wine tour in Cape Town.
Itinerary:
Our first visit takes us to Mooiplaas, a historic and traditional working wine estate, owned and managed by the Roos Family who are celebrating over 50 years on the farm. The history of the farm dates back to 1806, with the Manor House on the estate (a national monument -a rare example of Cape Dutch architecture). The estate covers an area of 243 hectares, of which approximately 100 hectares are planted with vineyards and 60 hectares are dedicated to the Mooiplaas Private Nature Reserve, with breathtaking 360-degree views of Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula, Stellenbosch, the Swartland, Table Bay and False Bay. Guided all the way to the top, you’ll get to learn about the unique terroir, the vineyards practices as well as the variety of Fynbos and Renosterbos species in the reserve. (There are a wider variety of these species in the Western Cape than all the plant species in the Northern Hemisphere!). Once done with the morning hike, you’ll make your way back to the tasting room to indulge in a selection of their top award winning wines.
Next we make our way to Hartenberg, here you’ll indulge in their range of exquisite wines whilst enjoying a 2 course lunch served under the majestic oaks that surround their tasting room terrace (in winter it would be next to a roaring fire). They are proud members of Biodiversity and Wine (BWI) and Integrated Production of Wine (IPW), and the estate is home to plentiful wildlife and over 120 species of birds – inspiring them to combine the best of nature with fine wine. Your guide will take you on a boardwalk meander after lunch exploring the natural wetlands.
Lastly we’ll make our way to Villiera, 3rd Generation of the Grier family on the estate has seen the modest beginnings transform to an award winning and industry leader, not just in quality wine, but also with social responsibility, environmental awareness and conservation. You’ll get to learn about all of these during your wine tasting and as you embark on a two hour game drive, a number of mammals have been introduced in the Wildlife Sanctuary: Springbuck, Kudu, Giraffe, Bontebok, Eland, Gemsbok, Black Wildebeest, Bush Pig, Burchell’s Zebra, common Duiker, Steenbuck and Grysbok.
After having seen amazing landscapes, tasting plenty of wines, and most of all experienced the real culture of SA wine!, you will be dropped off at your accommodation by your Wine Lord.
* Itinerary is subject to the wine estates’ availability on the day.
Cost:
1 pax – R7 063 2 pax – R5 103 per person 3 pax – R4 459 per person 4 pax – R3 738 per person 5 pax – R3 318 per person 6 pax – R3 094 per person 7 pax – R2 982 per person 8 pax or more – R2 898 per person
A perfect partner to work with - I organized two different group trips with Wine Flies and both were fantastic (hosted by the great Mark). Every wish was granted, every small challenge met with a happy... read more response, and we had a fantastic experience. We will work with them again, for sure!
DaveNatale November 28, 2022
Fun filled day - A great full day educational tour in the winelands, visited 4 different wine farms in Stellenbosch and Franschoek. The tour is very informative as you get to more about the... read more art behind wine making. Highly recommend Wine flies as they have amazing tour guides who are very considerate and knowledgeable about the areas.
Kirsten v May 15, 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
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🍷 - The guides was top guys! Great day with great company! Highly recommended! Top class wine and a great Braai!
akessonkrister December 28, 2022
Great day in Stellenbosch - Perfect day spent with Kobus, a really knowledgable, nice and flexible guide.. 4 different estates, nice wines and a very good impression on what Stellenbosch has to offer.. thanks a... read more lot Kobus, we had a great time and our himestay host was right; wine flies is just the best..
niels7111 July 26, 2022
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
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
This trip is so amazing to see the famous wine farm and i recommend for anyone want to visit cape town
Waleedaliali December 28, 2022
We decided to opted-in for the Half Day Wine Tour Stellenbosch as a part of our Honeymoon in South Africa! Overall it was a good experience. We visited four vineyards... read more and, of course, drank a lot of wine! Glad we did half a day. I don't think we would have made a full day due to the heat and all the wine! LOL
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