Full Day Stellenbosch, Franschhoek And Paarl Winelands Tour

Fantastic day, wineries were truly fantastic.

The experience was very smoothly offered and the itinerary was all we could have hoped for. Three very different wineries all charming and with beautiful surroundings. The tastings were interesting with a good coverage of what flavours to experience. The staff were very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Our driver and guide for the trip was very helpful, friendly and informative about the history of the wine estates and also about South African culture. A very enjoyable day and we can recommend wholeheartedly to others.

Disappointing. Billed as a three winery tour, we only visited 2. We were pressured into only visiting 2 by the guide. It was clear that there was insufficient time to visit 3 wine farms. The first farm was excellent. Well prepared, we were guided through the wines and given a tour. The second at Franschhoek was poor. We were seated at a table and given 3 wines, only 3 of which were described to us. This We should receive partial reimbursement since we only visited 2 of the 3 wineries. I would not recommend this tour.

I wish I could give 10 stars. Extremely happy with the wine tasting tour and I don’t drink wine. Our guide Ivan was superb. He told us all about each area we drove through. The wine was a bonus.

A great day out visiting three fabulous wineries in Franschoek, Paarl and Stellenbosch. They were very different experiences, Fairview our favourite, Eikenhof and Marianne also stunning. A great way to experience this if you only have a day

Wonderful driver who was very knowledgeable accommodating and professional. Also felt very safe when he was driving. The wine tasting and pairings were everything that I imagined. Staff at wineries also knowledgeable and delightful.

Eddie, our driver and tour guide, was informative, friendly, courteous and very organised. We visited 3 wineries and had a day out that exceeded our expectations. Stellenbosch is a beautiful wine growing area and the wineries and wine were excellent.

Awesome tour hitting exactly the right number of vineyards. Great food options and really High quality wineries.

The tour was delightful. Max, the guide from African Eagle was very charismatic and took very well care of the guests

Rico and his team made our day. Very enjoyable lots of wine, I could not drink it all. It was a long, started at 8 am from the Waterfront and we did not get back till 6 pm. Would love to go back to Stellenbosch.

I had an all day excursions the day before the wine tour and was so tired I almost cancelled. I am soooooo happy I did not. It was an amazing experience. Everything was perfect....from the tour guide to the wine to the locations. The views can not be described in words you have to see them. Absolutely Amazing! Definitely worth the money. Hopefully you will get Ashley, he was nice and informative and so patient with our small group.

Really enjoyed the wineries and the towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. The tour guide, Basil, was excellent and very knowledgeable and gave an interesting perspective on the social structure of south Africa.

We had a great day out visiting 3 wineries and having lunch in Stellenbosch. There were some very nice wines especially at the first one where each wine was accompanied by a different cheese. We also stopped briefly at Franschhoek which was also a nice little town. A very pleasant trip in a beautiful area.

Great day driving in the beautiful Stellenbosch and Franschhoek wine country. Three wineries were visited. Our driver, Jade was full of information about the areas.

A super wine tasting trip to a beautiful area of SA. Our guide Ashley was very knowledgeable and gave us great insight to the area. A definite must do is you are ever in Cape Town.

Our driver/ guide was on time picking us up, kept everything moving along, knew local history, and was a pleasure to be with. The small group was fun to be with. Had an all-around fun day!

Thoroughly enjoyed the wineries visited on this trip. Our guide, although slightly challenged with the English language, went out of his way to ensure that we had an enjoyable experience. We could have done without the 30 min stop in Stellenbosch. There was very little to see or do here.

The wineries were ok, particularly the first and last ones. The second was so so at best. Decent number of pours with cheeses to accompany the wines. The best part of the tours are the two towns, Stellenbosch and Franschoek. Both are lovely and so worth exploring. Wonderful and interesting shops, lots of arts, and great little coffee shops and restaurants. The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. Lovely way to spend a day if you are in CapeTown.

The tour was in English and German which worked well but made it harder for the group to interact. Eva, our guide, easily made the transition between the languages. Our group size was 10 (5 couples). Although we enjoyed Eva's commentary she did not try to find out anything about us so there was no tailoring of the conversation to topics of the group. There was also no explanation of why these 3 wineries were chosen. The tour ended sooner than we anticipated from the schedule we were given earlier in the day....Would have liked that extra time to explore the town of Stellenbosch.

Very knowledgeable driver who gave interesting commentary. The wine tasting venues were excellent and we had a wonderful range of wines and cheeses to taste.

We loved our guide Carola. She told us about the history of the region, anecdotes and south Africa in general. It was a well-balanced your with a stop in each of the wine regions and an opportunity to try some local cheeses and biltong. We also have 1.5 hours in Stellenbosch, which was great!

Hard not to believe in Creation when you visit this area... the scenery is absolutely stunning. Blue mountains to green wine lands- breath taking. So many farms to choose from and each tries to outdo the other. Go on a tour cause you’ll want to taste all the wines

This tour is awesome! The guide picks you at your airport and brings you to 3 different wineries (in 3 different regions). Our guide, Carola, was friendly, explained every monument on the way and answered all of our questions. For lunch, she took us to a nice little town with plenty of restaurant options, amazing! Will recommend this tour to everyone that visits Cape Town!

Together with our friends (a couple from Canada) we took a private tour of the wineries. Most enjoyable! Our driver surely is credited with our good time.

We were picked up from our hotel by Anton. Had an amazing day getting educated and understanding the great tasting South African food and wine.

<p>What a great way to explore the areas outside of Capetown. I highly recommend this tour. The countryside is beautiful and the wineries were really good. Nice day!</p>

I took an old friend with me to Cape Town which was his first visit. Having spent three days viewing the delights of Cape Town central and the closer in areas eating and drinking at some of its many superb restaurants we had arranged a trip to the wine lands organised by our tour operator Follome2africa who made out trip so easy, and operated by Illios Tours again another exception company. We were picked up at our accommodation and transported to a vineyard near Paarl where we were given a comprehensive and informative tour of the wine making process. Followed by a tasting with cheese. On to Franchhoek for another tasting at Richard Bransons Vineyard. Time to see some sites walking up and down the main street of Franschhoek ( such a pretty town) then lunch at another vineyard restaurant all Michelin Quality but certainly not the price. Beautiful views across the valley and the town were also available. On wards to The Stellenboch area for another tasting of superb wines and a visit chance to walk around the town with its classic Cape Dutch buildings. Delivered back to the front door of our accommodation by Phillip who kept us all well informed of on the sights we could see as we passed on our journey. Great day which I shall repeat when I can find another reason to visit what I believe is the best city by the sea in the world. Cape Town

The pick up at my hotel was timely, and the guide was very friendly and knowledgable, explaining us about Cape Town, the history of South Africa and wines. We visited 3 vineyards, the villages of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, and took a ride on the wine tram. Personally, I would have preferred to skip the wine tram to visit another vineyard. But, the 3 vineyards were lovely and we were very well received, got great explanations and tasted some really good wines.

Great day spent in Cape Town's wine region. The tour was fantastic, driver very friendly. Only complaint was not enough time was spent in Stellenbosch. Thirty minutes was not enough! Perfect day otherwise.

Brian was our guide, very knowledgeable on the area and politics; he spent a lot of time talking about that and not about wine. He didn’t even join us during the tastings, which were all pretty acidic and full of tannin. We are not wine experts, but today didn’t really educate us much either. Lunch was great at a small French restaurant, and the pace of the day was very nice, but it’s not a “learn about wine” tour. I would do more research and go to different wineries on my own next time.

Our tour guide, Basil, was wonderful. He was funny, informative and very nice. We enjoyed 4 great vineyards and stopped in two beautiful towns. Would definitely suggest to anyone who likes wine.

<p>Great to see the 3 winery areas. First stop was in Paarl with 6 wines and cheese. Franschook is a wonderful town and has great places to eat. The second winery served no cheese and the wines were so,so. The view was to die for however. The winery in Stellenbosch had good tasting wine but no view</p>

<p>Our tour guide was disorganized, got lost trying to pickup another party, and told us about historical facts after leaving the town/winery/view/etc. Very disappointed in the tour operator.</p>

<p>Emmanuel is the best! Stellenbosch and Franschhoek is so beautiful! Definitely worth the trip! This tour is very good!</p>

<p>This was a terrific day with six other lovely people. We wanted some wine tastings, we did three, but wanted time in Stellenbosch and Franschoek too. This was the best solution. Our guide was knowledgable and very pleasant. We did three different type and size wineries which was a great sampling of what The Winelands have to offer. Highly recommend this tour to others. It didn't hurt that it was a gorgeous day to be in this already beautiful area.</p>

<p>This was an excellent tour with the right mix of guided and free time.</p>

<p>Amazing tour guide David? - sorry I met soooo many people that day - knowledgeable, friendly, professional. Throughout the trip he explained the history as he described locations we were passing and visiting. He obviously loved his country and the people - and was so very proud to tell us of the progress that had been made over the last 20 years. The scenery was beautiful, the wine was delicious and varied and the entire trip is one I'll remember for many years to come. This is definitely a tour that you will enjoy.</p>

<p>Tour was as stated. Good wine, a full day, and a great value.</p>

<p>Excellent trip complemented by an excellent guide who interacted fully with her clients and was exceptionally knowledgeable. I have already recommended this trip to several people.</p>

<p>Loved the tour--great guide and beautiful scenery wine excellent too!</p>

<p>The guide was very good, the wineries nice and diverse. We ate lunch at one winery which was very nice. My problem was the group was awful. We were 8 all together. 4 was a family who did not like wine or food and wanted to skip everything and go to table mountain. They even wanted to have lunch there and skip tastings! They complained, moaned, and pouted. It was miserable. The guide tried to keep us happy and did emphasize that it was a wine tour but as I was the only one interested in the wine part I felt bullied. Eventually I agreed to skip Franschhoek and the Paarl Valley and go to table mountain even though I had several more days in Cape Town and had just planned to go on my own one day. Really I did not want to be with these people any more. There was also an older couple that shouted that we did not need to walk around Stellenbosch town earlier so really all we did was the tastings then table mountain so really I only saw the half day wine tour or less. It was a nice day and good views at table mountain I especially enjoyed the part where we had to all wait while the family shopped at table mountain as it was their last day as they were on a whirlwind tour and did not allow themselves enough time in the city. It is unlikely future customers would be grouped with such selfish people as I have never been this unlucky before. One day I hope to return to the winelands and visit Franschhoek as that was my main interest in the full day tour. Next time I will just rent a car and stay there to make sure I see it!</p>

<p>We really enjoyed our tour around three wine growing areas, very beautiful country side, nice people and enjoyed the different wines. Our tour guide Super was great!!</p>

<p>An enjoyable tour that travels through very picturesque countryside. Definitely would recommend.</p>

<p>BoKat our tour guide was awesome! Lots of interesting info. And fun vineyards and wine tastings and town stops. Thank you!</p>

<p>Two of the wineries were outstanding, and while the view from the second one was stunning, the wine was terrible! Enjoyed our lunch stop and our guide.</p>

<p>Brilliant day wine tasting. Perfect tour guide, great scenery. This is a must if you come to Cape Town!</p>

<p>Wonderful Trip. Fabulous scenery. Knowledgeable guide. Definitely recommend.</p>

<p>The guide, Peter, was very knowledgeable and accommodating.</p>

<p>The first winery was the best of the three choices. We did not drink wine will we went on this tour. we had a good time. What we remember of it.</p>