Food And Drink in Cape Town

Cape Town works as a base for wine trips: the first estates start about an hour away, so a tasting run fits into a single day with no overnight stay. Stellenbosch is closest, its farms set around the university town; a private half-day there lasts five hours and costs 106 dollars.

The longer outings are built for eight hours at 120 dollars each: to Franschhoek, founded by French Huguenots in the late seventeenth century, or to Paarl beneath its granite domes. A programme usually gathers two or three estates, each pouring several samples, with mountain passes between the stops. A tasting based in the city itself also takes eight hours and costs 237 dollars. On some programmes a farm lunch is already included in the price.

The trike routes stand apart — an open three-wheeled motorcycle. A full day around the wineries comes to 286 dollars, while the six-hour version with stops at bars runs 223. The company's driver is at the controls, so every passenger is free to taste. GetExperience lists 6 food-and-drink programmes in Cape Town, from 106 to 286 dollars; pages state the number of estates and what the price covers. Dates and party size are picked in the calendar, with online card payment.