From Cape Town: Stellenbosch Four Estate Full-Day Wine Tour

Name: From Cape Town: Stellenbosch Four Estate Full-Day Wine Tour
Brand: GetYourGuide
Price: 145.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.79 (269 reviews)

4.8 (269 verified reviews)

A white gabled Cape Dutch estate building framed by two trees

A small tour group posed among the vines with the mountains behind

A vine-covered pergola leading to the arched wooden cellar doors of an estate

Glasses and a cheese board on a dark wooden counter in a candlelit tasting room

The tour minibus parked beside the vineyards at a Stellenbosch estate

About This Experience

Wine Flies built its reputation on doing one region properly instead of three superficially, and this is that tour: four Stellenbosch estates, hotel transfers, lunch and the tastings, plus a guided drive through the town itself.

Stellenbosch earns the full day. It is the second-oldest town in South Africa, its wine route was the first in the country when it was founded in 1971 with eleven members, and it now coordinates a network of more than 150 wineries. Four estates is enough to show you how different they are from one another — which is the thing a single-stop tasting can never do.

The inclusion of lunch is what separates this from the cheaper half-days: the price you see is close to the price you pay. Only tips and soft drinks sit outside it. It is 18-plus and not suitable for guests with mobility impairments, and the day runs about eight hours.

Highlights

Visit different wine estates, including famous farms and hidden gems
Try a variety of locally produced, world-class cheeses
Enjoy a cellar and vineyard tour to learn how wine is made
Taste local cured meats paired with selected wines
Sample Fair Trade artisanal chocolate paired with different wines

What's Included

✓ Hotel pickup and drop-off
✓ Wine tour and tasting
✓ Guide
✓ Visits to 4 estates
✓ Lunch
✓ Tasting of local cheese, cured meat, chocolate

Not Included

Tips
Soft drinks

What to Bring

Passport or ID card
Comfortable shoes
Sunglasses and a hat
Sunscreen

Good to Know & Caveats

Lunch and hotel transfers are included — only tips and soft drinks are extra.
Four estates in one region, rather than one estate in each of three.
18 and over only; not suitable for guests with mobility impairments.
Oversize luggage and large bags cannot be carried.

Not Suitable For

Guests with mobility impairments
Children under 18

Meeting Point

Hotel transfer from your Cape Town accommodation.

What Travelers Say

Rated 4.8/5 by 269 verified GetYourGuide travelers.

This was by far our most favorite activity. Our guide Henry was energetic, fun, knowledgable, all-around a great guy. The estates were top notch, especially the boutique one where we did wine matching to cheese & chocolate. The session there was superb. The van is comfortable, with great music selection from 80s & 90s. All the occupants of the van bonded and had a great day.
— Cenk, March 4

We are very late in the review !! But still rave about how amazing our experience was , well planned, well organised and would highly recommend
— Tracey, Novembe

Very knowledgeable guide with great sense of humour.
— Colin, Septemb

Frequently Asked Questions

Is lunch included on this Stellenbosch wine tour?

Yes — lunch, hotel transfers and the tastings at all four estates are included. Only tips and soft drinks are extra. That is unusual for a winelands day tour from Cape Town, where lunch is almost always at your own cost, and it explains the higher headline price.

Why spend a whole day in Stellenbosch rather than seeing three regions?

Because four estates in one district shows you how much variation there is inside a single appellation — different slopes, soils and styles — while a three-region tour gives you one estate each and a lot of driving. Stellenbosch also has the deepest concentration: over 150 wineries on a wine route founded in 1971, the first in South Africa.

Can children join?

No, this is an 18-plus tour. It is also not suitable for guests with mobility impairments. Families should look at a half-day Stellenbosch tour, which does allow children.

How many wines do you taste?

Four estates, each with its own flight — expect a substantial day of tasting. Lunch in the middle is part of why the day works; eat properly and pace yourself.