Africa
Highlights - Essential Info - Itineraries - History
- Cape Town
- Horse Riding Safaris
- Kruger National Park & Private Game Reserves
- KwaZulu Natal
- Madikwe Game Reserve
- Mpumalanga
- Rovos Rail & The Blue Train
- Garden Route
- The Winelands
- Waterberg
- Battlefields of the Eastern Cape & Kwazulu Natal
- Hermanus & the Overberg
- Eastern Cape
- The Kalahari
The Winelands
Although wine making had begun earlier in the Cape region, it was only the late 17th Century that the drink started to be made on a commercial basis by Simon Van der Stel in Stellenbosch, and wine has now become one of the country's most important exports.
The three towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl are the centre of the Western Cape's wine industry and it is possible to visit the vineyards for wine tasting and lunch during a day trip from Cape Town, or to stay in the area and visit a variety of vineyards over the course of a few days.
Many of the estates have beautiful historic houses and are set in the most dramatic and beautiful of surroundings with the surrounding mountains and vines providing some exquisite scenery.
Our preferred hotels include:
Franschhoek:
Le Quartier Francais
Franschhoek Country House
La Residence
Mont Rochelle
Rusthof
Stellenbosch:
River Manor
Delaire Graff
Paarl:
Grande Roche
