Thirty minutes from Cape Town International Airport, the Winelands
are a haven of gracious, white-gabled farmsteads evoking a rich,
elegant heritage.
Set in quiet valleys beneath the soaring Boland Mountains'
forested slopes, they are the ideal base from which to explore
Cape Town and its surrounds.
No trip to the Western Cape is complete without a tour of,
at least, one or two wine routes. Nothing compares to sampling,
firsthand, the results of a deep-seated commitment to excellence
in cookery, art, sport and culture.
The legacies of the early winemakers are evident in the Winelands'
leafy towns and, more especially, the graceful homesteads of
the area, where many gables bear testimony to 18th Century origins.
Living testimony to the fulsome earth and an art distilled
to perfection over centuries, the Franco-Dutch descendants of
the pioneers who first settled the Cape's heartland will overwhelm
you with their easy, unaffected charm and hospitality.
Every farm will tempt you, inviting you to indulge in the fruits
of its people's labours. In a green shade cast by mountains
basking under a warming sun, a vintner's platter and a glass
of the Cape's finest wine will fortify you with as much of nature's
goodness as you'll need to explore the wealth of the Winelands.
