Explore the Cape Winelands on a private wine tour shaped around the wines, places and experiences that interest you.
Take2 Tours creates personalised wine tours from Cape Town through Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl and other wine regions across the Western Cape. Instead of following a large group on a fixed schedule, your day can be planned around your pace, interests and preferred style of wine experience.
Enjoy renowned estates, smaller wineries, beautiful vineyard landscapes, guided tastings, cellar experiences and excellent food while someone else takes care of the route.
There is no single way to experience the Cape Winelands.
Some visitors want to explore the historic estates and celebrated red wines of Stellenbosch. Others prefer Franschhoek for its mountain scenery, food and wine culture. Paarl offers another side of the Winelands, with historic estates, bold reds and wide open vineyard landscapes.
A private wine tour gives you more freedom to choose what kind of day you want.
If you already know the wines or estates you enjoy, we can use them to help shape your route. If this is your first visit to the Winelands, we can help you choose a region and build a relaxed day around your interests.
Stellenbosch is the classic Cape Winelands experience and an excellent choice for a first private wine tour from Cape Town.
The region combines historic Cape Dutch architecture, mountain scenery and some of South Africa’s best known wine estates. Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage and Chardonnay feature strongly across the region, with opportunities for wine tastings, cellar visits and food pairings.
Choose a Stellenbosch wine tour from Cape Town if wine itself is the main focus of your day and you want plenty of choice between established estates and smaller producers.
Franschhoek combines wine with one of the most beautiful settings in the Cape Winelands.
Surrounded by mountains, the valley is known for its wine estates, restaurants, French heritage and strong food culture. It works particularly well for travellers who want their wine tour to feel relaxed, scenic and centred equally around wine and food.
A Franschhoek wine tour from Cape Town can be shaped around tastings, estate visits, lunch and time to enjoy the valley rather than simply moving from one tasting room to the next.
Paarl offers a quieter alternative to the busiest parts of the Winelands, with historic estates, dramatic mountain scenery and a strong reputation for Shiraz, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhône style wines.
A private Paarl wine tour is a good option for travellers who want to explore beyond the most familiar Stellenbosch and Franschhoek routes while still experiencing one of the Cape’s important wine regions.
The Cape’s wine country extends far beyond its three best known regions.
Take2 Tours also explores Durbanville, Elgin, Robertson, Somerset West and the Helderberg, Swartland and Riebeek Kasteel, plus the Hemel en Aarde Valley.
These regions open up very different wine experiences, from the cool climate wines of Elgin and Hemel en Aarde to wine estates close to Cape Town in Durbanville.
If you have visited the Cape Winelands before, or want something different from the classic Stellenbosch and Franschhoek itinerary, speak to us about building your tour around one of these regions.
A private wine tour is about having more control over the day.
Rather than trying to visit as many estates as possible, a typical tour can focus on three or four carefully chosen stops, leaving enough time to enjoy the tastings, scenery and food without constantly watching the clock.
Depending on the route you choose, your day may include guided wine tastings, vineyard or cellar experiences, food and wine pairings, scenic drives and time for lunch at a wine estate.
Tour details differ between routes. Tasting fees, meals and specific experiences may either be included or arranged separately, so we will confirm the details when planning your tour.
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Cape wine country is easy to reach from Cape Town, but deciding where to go is harder than it looks.
There are hundreds of estates spread across several wine regions. Trying to fit too much into one day often means spending more time moving between stops and less time enjoying them.
A private tour lets the route fit the people travelling.
You can spend longer at an estate you enjoy. You can focus on particular wine styles. You can make food a bigger part of the day. Or you can simply enjoy the scenery and discover the Winelands without having to plan every stop yourself.
Take2 Tours specialises in private, personalised touring, so the wine route becomes part of your Cape Town experience rather than a fixed sightseeing schedule.
Tell us where you are staying, how many people are travelling and what you would like from your day.
You may already have favourite estates or South African wines you want to discover. Or you may simply want us to recommend a route.
We can help you choose the right wine region and plan a private Cape Winelands experience around your time in Cape Town.
Take2 Tours offers exclusive, personalised tours in Cape Town and the Cape Peninsula, Hermanus (the whale viewing capital of South Africa), and the Stellenbosch / Franschhoek Wine Route.
P. O. Box 364 Plumstead 7801 Cape Town South Africa
reservations@take2tours.co.za
+27 82 650 0545