Explore the Cape Winelands with Southern Ambition Africa
We at Southern Ambition want to share our favourite wineries in a way that combines the natural beauty of the Cape Winelands with the growing wine culture that highlights not only delicious alcoholic grape juice, but also the cheese, biltong, ice cream and ambience that enhance your South African wine experience. Below we outline the unique route we follow, and explain how we bring you the best of South African wine, food and scenery on our tour of five Western Cape wine estates.
Pickup in Cape Town
We will pick you up at your accommodation in our luxury vehicle beginning at 7:00 to 7:30, depending on your location in Cape Town. We leave Cape Town by 8:00 to begin our drive into the Cape Winelands, arriving around 9:00 at our first wine estate, the beautiful Fairview Vineyard and goat farm.
Fairview Wine Estate
Wine and Cheese Pairing
The Fairview Vineyard and Cheese farm sits beneath the slopes of the Paarl Mountains. The farm dates to 1693, when Cape governor Simon van der Stel designated the area as a farm for Frenchman Steven Vervey. The farm produced wine and other crops over many years until changing ownership in 1937 when Lithuanian immigrant Charles Back purchased the farm and focused solely on wine production. The vineyard produced only red wines until 1978, when white varieties were planted, and in 1980 Cyril Back brought a herd of goats to the farm, introducing the first ever goat’s milk production to South Africa.
Our tasting will take advantage of Fairview’s unique wine and cheese history, as we will taste 6 wines and 6 cheeses.
After the tasting, guests are free to sample unlimited cheese at Fairview’s cheese bar, or buy freshly baked breads from their bakery. If you would like, you can also explore the estate, which is home to more than 750 goats.
Depart for Babylonstoren Wine Estate
Babylonstoren Wine Estate
This historic Cape Dutch wine estate is nestled in the Drakenstein Valley, and offers stunning scenery to go along with your tasting of 5 wines. Afterwards we will take a guided tour of the stunning Babylonstoren garden, which was modeled after Cape Town’s Company’s Garden, as well as the alluring Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Depart for Stellenbosch Hills Wine Estate
Stellenbosch Hills Wine Estate
Wine and Biltong Pairing
Enjoy a uniquely South African experience, where you can enjoy 6 wines paired with 6 types of biltong. For those unfamiliar with the term, “biltong” is South African dried, cured meat. In this tasting you will taste springbok, kudu, ostrich, and three variations of beef, each of which combines with its wine pairing to balance the meat’s saltiness with the wine’s savoury flavour.
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Depart for lunch at the Long Table Restaurant at the Haskell Vineyards
Lunch at Long Table Restaurant at the Haskell Vineyards
We enjoy panoramic views of the Stellenbosch mountains while eating from a deliciously diverse menu. Your food order at lunch is the only part of this trip that is at your own expense. We will provide menus on the bus so you can prepare to place your order before we arrive at Fairview, the first wine farm. This allows us to call ahead to ensure your food is ready when we arrive.
We will provide a variety of complimentary bottles of wine to share at lunch, but feel free to order more at your own expense.
Depart for Clos Malverne Wine Estate
Clos Malverne Wine Estate
Wine and Ice Cream Pairing
We end the wine tour properly with and wine and ice cream tasting at the beautiful Clos Malverne Wine Estate. Enjoy 4 homemade ice creams paired with complementary wines. Clos Malverne specialises in Cape Blends, which include 30 to 70 percent percent Pinotage. This allows the tour to culminate with a uniquely Capetonian wine experience, and also cool off with some spectacular ice cream.
Depart for Cape Town
Price: R750
Includes:
- Round trip transportation from Cape Town to 5 wine estates
- Wine and cheese tasting at Fairview Wine Estate
- Wine tasting and garden tour at Babylonstoren Wine Estate
- Wine and biltong tasting at Stellenbosch Hills Wine Estate
- Sampling of wines to taste with lunch at the Long Table Restaurant at the Haskell Vineyards
- Wine and ice cream tasting at Clos Malverne Wine Estate
Does Not Include:
- Lunch at Long Table Restaurant
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