Winelands, South Africa
The Winelands are the valleys inland of Cape Town where South African wine took hold: Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek. Stellenbosch is about 50 km east of the city, the country's second-oldest town, dating from 1679, and lined with oaks and Cape Dutch buildings; its wine route, started in 1971, was South Africa's first. Franschhoek is 75 km out, roughly 45 minutes by road, was settled by French Huguenots from 1688, and its Wine Tram runs between estates on a branch line laid in 1904.
Trip ideas that stop in Winelands
Cape Town, Winelands and Sabi Sand in 8 days (7 nights)
8 days · South Africa
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Cape Town and the Garden Route in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · South Africa
Cape Town first, then the Winelands, then east along the coast through Hermanus, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay, finishing with malaria-free…
South Africa family trip: Cape Town, Winelands and Kruger in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · South Africa
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South Africa honeymoon: Cape Town, Winelands and Timbavati in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · South Africa
A three-stop honeymoon that moves from the coast to the bush. It opens with four nights in Cape Town for Table Mountain, the Cape…
Cape Town, Winelands, Phinda and Timbavati in 13 days (12 nights)
13 days · South Africa
The first six nights are in the Western Cape: four in Cape Town for the mountain, the peninsula and Robben Island, then two on a wine…
Cape Town, Madikwe and Greater Kruger safari in 15 days (14 nights)
15 days · South Africa
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