Tour Essentials
Best value winelands tour of Stellenbosch and surrounds taking in 4 different producers, cheese tasting, lunch and cellar tour. Transfers from Capetown can be arranged....
Travel Details
- Departure time(s): Daily
- Duration: 7 Hours
- Starts & ends in: Stellenbosch
What to bring:
- Camera
- Insect Repellant
- Hat
- Sunblock
- Swimwear
- Comfortable Footwear
- Change of Clothes
- Warm Clothing
- You might want a warm thing as the Cape weather is unpredictable.
Included in price:
- Tour Guide
- Entry Fees
- Meals
- Hotel / Hostel Pickup
- A knowledgable and registered tour guide has all the answers and some.
- Our vehicles are air conditioned.
- We collect anywhere in Stellenbosch and can arrange a cheap shuttle from Cape Town, alternatively the train from Cape Town is a cheap option and there is regular service.
Tour Itinerary
Stellenbosch
With 17 000 students, over 80 restaurants and pubs and based in the center of the wine producing area, the recipe is fun, beauty and adventure. A great nightlife (all within walking distance) and a youthful atmosphere ensure that a backpackers visit to SA's second oldest town will be remembered. Only a short distance from Cape Town, Stellenbosch is the ideal place to recover from big city blues and perfect for that stopover before arriving in Cape Town.
The fantastic, affordable wines that are produced all around Stellenbosch and the myriad of ways available to explore this scenic mountain region, ensure that your backpack will carry away at least one bottle for later consumption. Take a bicycle and cycle around, use your hired car to its best potential or take an organised tour. Walking is also an option for the more energetic. Fantastic hiking abounds in the mountains around Stellenbosch with some classic routes. The downhill mountain bike trails are a dream for adrenaline junkies.
Trout fishing is good in the numerous dams and horse riding is available from numerous professional operators. Historical and cultural attractions also abound. These include museums, architecture, galleries, amphi- theatres, cinemas and live music.
Easy Rider Wine Tours
Started in 1994 this Winelands based tour company really knows their stuff. Their specialist day tours take in four different producers - giving you a varied range of wines to taste and compare. The tour covers the entire scenic mountain region, taking in Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek. Learn about the winemaking process while on the cellar tour, after which the registered tour guides will give you pointers in the art of tasting. Enjoy a fantastic restaurant lunch and sample a range of tasty cow and goat's milk cheeses while savouring another classy vintage. Tours depart around 10:30am and return after 5pm. No time is spent travelling to or from Cape Town, as you are based in the winelands.
Tour Reviews
Customers who rated this tour left the following reviews.
65%
Staff at hostel mixed up our reservation and we had to make the trip out to Stellenbosch twice when it wasn't even our mistake. Tour guide was great though.
95%
Incredible value.
- 14 Mar 2010
- Anonymous USA
20%
We never heard from the tour company with additional information, and so didn't know where to go for our tour. We ended up losing our deposit and going with a different company. I'm glad the deposit was small. It was a horrible experience.
70%
Good day, well organised,good wines - just that the bus driver was acting like he didn't want to be there!
100%
The tour was well organised and we really enjoyed the whole experience. It was both informative (in the beginning when we could still comprehend something) and enjoyable with a large variety of wines to taste.
75%
Tour guide was a good guy, if a bit uninterested in the trip.
85%
Very good value for money, the cheese tasting at Fairview is great and the lunch included is very good. A great way to spend a rainy day, unfortunately we were unable to see much of the surrounding scenery of the areas visited due to the bad weather but not an issue after a few glasses of wine! :-)
85%
The staff seemed tired and reluctant when we first arrived but soon got into a better mood once the wine tour started. Not a bad experience.
Cancellation Policy
- In the event of cacellation the deposit paid is non refundable.
- Failure to make cancellations 24 hours before the commencement of the tour will result in FULL PAYMENT being taken from the credit card.
- A 5.00% administration fee is charged on all credit card transactions with the tour operators.
- Cancellations on behalf of the tour operator will result in a full refund.
- This tour requires a minimum number of people for the tour to take place. Should this minimum not be met, customers will be instantly informed and the deposit paid will be refunded.
- The balance (total fee - online deposit) must be paid 4 week(s) in advance.
