Cape Winelands
The historic wine valleys within easy reach of Cape Town Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl with Cape Dutch estates, oak-lined towns and world-class cellars.
- Distance
- 80 km
- Duration
- 2–4 days
- Best season
- September to April, from spring blossom to the autumn harvest
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Half an hour from Cape Town, the Cape Winelands are the heart of South African wine. Three historic valleys Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl string together Cape Dutch estates, oak-lined streets and some of the country's finest restaurants.
It is an easy, rewarding loop: tastings and long lunches by day, with the mountains of the Boland as a constant backdrop.
Along the route
- 1
Stellenbosch
A historic university town anchoring one of the country's oldest wine routes.
Stellenbosch - 2
Franschhoek
The 'food and wine capital', best explored on the hop-on-hop-off wine tram.
- 3
Paarl
A Berg River town of granite domes and long-established cellars.
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