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Region of the Western Cape, South Africa
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The Cape Winelands are a region in the south of South Africa. The winelands boasts some of the most majestic scenery in South Africa. It is situated to the north-east of Cape Town and offers a beautiful landscape of wine hills and mountains.
on the edge of the Western Cape Karoo this is mainly an agricultural region but offers some of the country's finest passes
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Daily guided wine tours to the wine region of Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschhoek. Includes pick up service from hotel.
CDM Tours operate "tours for the budget conscious" and private tours, and cater to customers ranging from absolute novices to seasoned connoisseurs.
Offers daily guided tours of the wine region that depart from the Backpackers' Hostels. The tours include lunch and wine tasting at four wineries.
Go Cape Tours
Private, custom and package tours covering the Cape Town, Cape Winelands, Cape Peninsula and Garden Route regions.
Specialised in wine tours in Cape Town and the Cape Winelands including Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. Small groups with specialised wine guides. 1-, 3- and 5-day winelands tours
They cater to the connoisseur, the wine lover, and wine novices, and recommend that you "spend a day enjoying award-winning wines, fine cuisine and admiring spectacular scenery". They tailor the day to suit their guests. They also conduct non-wine-relate tours.
Tommitravel offers wine tours and township tours in the wine region. Tours can be either full-day or half-day and tailed to suit the individual's needs.
One of the oldest wine estates in South Africa
Marketed by KWV.
VnL is a modern wine farm with stylish accommodation.
Has onsite 4-star accommodation and a restaurant.
The Cape Winelands are easily accessible from Cape Town via car and tour bus. Trains run from Cape Town to Stellenbosch, Paarl and Worcester, but are infrequent.
Read in the guidePublic transport within the Winelands is limited to a few trains and buses between the main centres. To reach most of the vineyards, you'll either have to hire a car or take a tour.
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this relaxing town aims to be the food and wine capital of South Africa
has one of the world's largest rock outcrops
an outdoor sports destination
a relatively up-market residential district that is a suburb of Cape Town
the heart of the Cape Winelands displays colonial Dutch architecture
a charming historical town
the largest town in the Western Cape's interior region, it has a shopping mall, well developed central business district, and infrastructure
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