- Fairview Wine and Cheese - Leave Cape Town behind and head off by luxury minivan to the Stellenbosch wine region – famous for its Mediterranean climate and fertile soils that help to produce millions of litres of wine each year.
With your expert guide, hop back in your minivan and continue your journey northwest to the Paarl wine region, home to leading wine producers like Fairview. Stop at the Fairview Wine Estate, trying out several of their famed white wines and cheeses.
As this is a private tour, your itinerary for the day is flexible and you can chop and change as you please. So, take it slow and be sure to meander along the way, staying a little longer if you please or even popping in at quaint looking stops along the way. Our suggestion is an early start at the cheese haven of Fairview for a master tasting of wine with cheese and olive oil that will open both your mind and palate to tastes that you didn’t think were possible.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Flexible private tour with customizable options
- Knowledgeable local English-speaking guide and transport
- Enjoy Fairview’s famous Cheese & Wine Tasting
- Sample exquisite wines at Franschhoek Babylonstoren
- Indulge in Muratie’s exclusive Wine & Chocolate Pairing
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Personal travel insurance
Oenophiles and nature lovers alike are in for a treat on this private exploration of the Cape Winelands. Not only do you visit three esteemed wine farms for fine wine tastings and phenomenal pairings with cheese and chocolate in the Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek regions; the extraordinary scenery along the way will transport you back to yesteryear to reminisce among white gabled buildings and impressive manor houses flanked by soaring mountain ranges.
Firstly you’ll visit the cheese haven of Fairview for a master tasting of their wine with local produce. Continue to Franschhoek with a stop at Babylonstoren wine estate for an insight into farm-to-fork organic farming and tastes of their best wines. Visit the self-proclaimed culinary capital of South Africa, Franschhoek for a lunch stop and end your meander along the Winelands with sweet port-style wine and chocolate pairing at the heritage-rich Muratie wine farm before heading back to Cape Town in late afternoon.
- Customers who have not reached South Africa’s legal drinking age of 18 will not be served alcohol.
- Please note: Wine tasting or pairings are not included for children under the legal drinking age of 18 years. Extra meals or drinks are under the adult’s responsibility and is not included in price.
- This private tour will run exclusively run for you. The itinerary is flexible and can be tailored to spend more time at the tour’s highlights that interest you the most or swop for alternative options. Do contact us during of after the booking process to let us know if you would prefer any changes of the tour and we can suggest an updated itinerary, and cost estimate if there are any additional changes.
- The exact itinerary is subject to change and may, on occasion, run in a different order.
- Personal and comprehensive travel insurance is recommended and not included in this tour.
- If some wines, farm or wine pairing options are unavailable during certain times of the week or season, we reserve the right to offer a similar type or value alternative.
- *Muratie’s chocolate wine pairing experience will be discontinued by April 2024, and will be replaced with a similar value of wine tasting experience.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
