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The Safari Experience

We arrange the ultimate safari experience in South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia

 

 

 

Luxury Train Travel

Rovos Rail or the Blue Train. Be instantly transported to a world of myth, legend and timeless luxury

The Gourmet Treat

South Africa is celebrated for its high-quality food. Treat yourself to a wide range of award-winning cuisine

Hiking Trips

We work with the most established local hiking guides to maximize your experience and safety

Golf Travel

Enjoy the country’s fabulous links, seaside, park and championship golf courses

 

Unique Wine Tours

Meet highly regarded award-winning winemakers and be captivated by their expertise and professionalism

 

Anniversary Trips

Whatever the occasion, for yourself or your company, we can design and curate a memorable celebration

 

The Ultimate Treat

Private jet or helicopter? Spoil yourself and include an award-winning chef and butler to boot

Yoga Travel

Extraordinary yoga experiences that combine spectacular settings with nurturing and healing cuisine

 

Experience Paradise

Enjoy our meticulously selected paradise-like gems in South Africa, Madagascar and Mozambique

 

Properties To Rent

We can offer a wide variety of quality accommodation. Enjoy your own villa, house or apartment

 

Family Travel

We take every family member into consideration to ensure an all-around fabulous family experience

 

Child-free Travel

If you’re looking for peace and quiet, we’ll guide you to the top child-free accommodation and restaurants

 

Wedding Experience

Ensure a memorable day by allowing us to curate an unforgettable experience to celebrate your union

 

Exploring Tours

Our bespoke itineraries deliver once-in-a-lifetime experiences

 

Conference Travel

Substitute jetlag for state-of-the-art conference venues combined with great wine tasting and superb safari

 

Tailor-made Trips

Our enthusiasm and professionalism are the hallmark of our tailor-made service offering

 

You As a Cicerone

All our trips are individually tailored. Unfamiliar guests aren’t part of what we offer. Your journey is about you

 

Special Offers

RIGHT NOW: Receive a 10 % discount when booking shark cage diving for five or more people

 

Safari Theme

South Africa

Outstanding diversity combined with superb comfort makes South Africa a magnificent destination

 

Zambia

A nation with some of the best, most pristine and animal-dense national parks. A superb safari destination

 

Zimbabwe

Diversity and magnificently varied nature make this classic safari destination one of the absolute best

 

Botswana

A safari destination bar none! Be amazed by the abundance and outstanding quality of every safari

Namibia

Unique flora and exceptional fauna – one of the most beautiful countries in the world

Special offer

RIGHT NOW: Stay six nights at the amazing Jamala Madikwe and you receive the seventh night free

 

 

Destinations

Big 5 Safari

Keen to experience the Big 5? Our intimate knowledge of the many national parks makes it possible

 

 

Family Safari

Our knowledge of safari and safety is unique. Allow us to arrange your once-in-a-lifetime family safari

 

Walking Safari

We work with the most skilled safari guides to maximize your experience and safety

 

Shark Cage Diving

We work exclusively with  top local specialists in safe, eco-diving to maximize your experience and safety

 

Whale Watching

We work exclusively with the best local specialists to maximize your experience and safety

 

Enjoy the peacefulness of endless deserted beaches with nearby access to top-class safari experiences

 

South Africa

Enjoy miles of deserted sun-drenched beaches and 30-degree seas

 

 

Mozambique

Paradise imagined. Enjoy the magnificent surroundings populated by the very likeable Lemurs

Madagascar

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About South Africa

 

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WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Winelands - for the wine lovers!
Cape Winelands - for the wine lovers!

Experience one of the world’s most beautiful and reputable wine districts. All in Cape Town’s immediate area

HIGHLIGHTS

Enjoy a winetasting at one of the many internationally renowned vineyards in Hemel- en-Aarde

Enjoy a 12-course set menu at La Colombe. Considered the worlds’ no 13-best restaurant

Be captivated by the fantastic landscape in and around the Cape Winelands

The South African wine industry started in 1659 when the first Governor of the Cape Jan van Riebeeck had planted a vineyard (in 1655), and on 2 February 1659, the first wine was made from Cape grapes. This date is considered the birth of the South African wine industry. It wasn’t until the late 1980s and 1990s when Apartheid was ended and the world’s export market opened up that South African wines began to experience a renaissance. Today South Africa is among the top 10 wine-producing countries in the world. 

The Cape winelands stretch from the coast to the plains of the Little Karoo and are some of the most breathtakingly winelands in the world. Experience the most reputable wine districts in the Western Cape. Visit carefully selected wineries where the wines are absolutely world-class. Meet passionate winemakers and share with them their love for the perfection of winemaking. The perfect destination for those who want to experience the ultimate wine treat in a fabulously beautiful environment.

 
 
 
 
 

The most visited wine districts in the Cape Winelands

 
 
 

Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch is the wine capital of South Africa. With its Victorian and Dutch architecture and historic buildings Stellenbosch stand out as a vibrant university town with many restaurants, bars, clubs and accommodation in different price categories. The area’s rich soil is essential for the production of fruits, vegetables and good wine. Surrounded by spectacular mountains, it is the most traditional and famous wine region in South Africa and the climate makes it ideal for wine production. Stellenbosch was first to establish a wine route 1971 and this is where many of the country’s most popular wineries are located and they are well worth visiting. For wine lovers with an interest in hiking – take part in a hike among vineyards, through beautiful wine valleys with stunning views of the entire Stellenbosch Mountain Range.

 
STELLENBOSCH GUEST REVIEW

… fantastic hiking with a great guide who taught us all about viticulture and winemaking, absolutely superb !! The next day started early with the same guide who took us to a National Park for a hike of 17 km. It was absolutely amazing and brought us up, and further up to a lookout point at 1500 m altitude, where we could see almost all the way to Franschhoek. The hike took seven hours and was absolutely superb, the guide knew everything about flowers and plants, termites, beetles – so we learned a lot!! This hike is absolutely super and can be warmly recommended, but it requires some hiking skills. We are so incredibly happy with our stay in Stellenbosch, we have to come back !!”

– THOMAS & EVA KLING

 
 
 

Franschhoek

The town of Franschhoek – which in Afrikaans means the French hook – is well known for three quality things, you should be able to: eat well, drink well and sleep well. The town definitely lives up to its reputation, located in one of the world’s most beautiful wine valleys. For more than 300 years ago settled by the French Huguenots in the region, bringing with them their winemaking and food knowledge, which has today resulted in South Africa’s gastronomic capital. It was only when the French Huguenots arrived in South Africa, that the wine culture took off and with their knowledge they laid the foundation for today’s South African wine industry. There are many options of accommodation in different price categories. Around the picturesque town of Franschhoek you will find some of the absolute best vineyards in South Africa.

The Franschhoek Wine Tram hop-on hop off tour is one of the best ways to discover the beautiful valley of Franschhoek. Visit the beautiful wineries and taste the fine wine and world class cuisine. The journey takes you through the wineries stopping in at some of South Africa’s oldest and most distinguished wine estates. A combination of an open-side tram and tram-bus transport you around a loop of stops allowing you to hop-off at each stop and experience the activites on offer, wine tasting, cellar tour, lunch etc. and when you are ready, hop-on to continue the tour.

 
FRANSCHHOEK GUEST REVIEW

Franschhoek is truly a picturesque and beautiful town with all the restaurants, cafes, shops, galleries, etc., with spectacular surroundings. Seeing the sunset reflected in the mountains was just as awesome every night and perhaps especially seeing it from the Rocca restaurant the first night.

LARS ÖQUIST

 

“Franschhoek and Holden Manz was the best and most cozy accommodation, but again, all accommodation have been good.
The transport has worked perfectly wll and all the restaurants you booked have been magical (thanks for the weight gain :))

OLLE GRÖNBERG

 
 
 

Paarl

Paarl takes its name from the huge granite outcrop that stands proudly on the crest of Paarl Mountain. The town was founded in 1687, is the third oldest settlement in South Africa and has a rich cultural and historical heritage. The birth of Afrikaans as the world’s youngest language is celebrated by the iconic Afrikaans Language Monument that stands prominently on the southern slopes of Paarl Mountain. The town has many fine examples of Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian and Cape Dutch buildings and a wide variety of fine restaurants and coffee shops spread out along the main street. Just outside Paarl is the Drakenstein Prison, where Nelson Mandela spent his last years of captivity and from which he completed his “long walk to freedom”. Paarl boasts true country hospitality, award winning wine farms and estates, and many accommodation to suit both your requirements and budget. Revel in beautiful fynbos-rich walks and hiking trails, cycle along superb mountain-biking trails or take a relaxing drive through the countryside to enjoy the spectacular scenery, followed by a leisurely lunch and fine wines from the region.

 
WINE TOURS GUEST REVIEW

“…Our guide and the driver at the wine tour were both absolutely outstanding. Besides great knowledge of the subject the guide also told us about South Africa’s history and development, which was really appreciated …”

ANNA HALLENCREUTZ

 
 
 

Cape Town

Close to one of the world’s most beautiful cities, Cape Town, you will find the green and lush Constantia Winelands with the oldest and most magnificent vineyards in the country. The fertile slopes and the mild Mediterranean climate create perfect conditions for growing quality wine. Constantia is home to several famous wineries, including Klein Constantia, which is described as one of the world’s most beautiful wineries. It also produces one of the world’s most famous dessert wines, Vin de Constance, appreciated by leaders and aristocracy throughout 18th-century Europe, including Napoleon’s favorite wine.

 
 
 

Hermanus

Fewer people have discovered the more genuine and less commercial wine districts around the scenic coastal town of Hermanus. You can experience a fantastic wine tour through the beautiful Hemel-en-Aarde (heaven and earth), the second southernmost wine district in South Africa. The variety of wine is great and its award-winning Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are world class.

In the Botriver area (20 minutes by car from Hermanus) are several of South Africa’s highly respected wineries located and all are well worth a visit. If you’re lucky, you can get a few sips straight out of the barrel.

 
 
 
 
 

Suggested travel that includes the Cape Winelands

 
 

Proposed itinerary Unique Wine Tour

 

10-DAYS UNIQUE WINE TOUR IN WESTERN CAPE

A return trip with a start in the gastronomic capital town, Franschheok and the traditional wine capital, Stellenbosch. A visit to vineyards around Botriver and then onwards to the scenic coastal town of Hermanus. End the trip in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, Cape Town. During the trip you will visit Upplev Sydafrika’s specially selected vineyards – some of South Africa’s finest!

 
 
 
 

Proposed itinerary The Gourmet Treat

 

12-DAYS THE GOURMET TREAT IN WESTERN CAPE

A return trip with a start in the gastronomic town, Franschhoek followed by a visit to the traditional wine district around the wine capital, Stellenbosch. A visit to vineyards around Botriver and then onwards to the scenic coastal town of Hermanus and end the trip in one of the world’s most beautiful cities, Cape Town. During the trip you will visit Upplev Sydafrika’s specially selected restaurants and vineyards – some of South Africa’s finest!

 

You can travel to South Africa all year round, but we recommend going September to May

Healthcare is good in South Africa. Even so we suggest obtaining a sound travel insurance before departure

As a EU and UK citizen, you will receive a 90-day tourist visa upon arrival in South Africa

To ponder before travelling:

The so-called “peak season” in December / January is very popular indeed and requires booking of accommodation, safaris, activities and restaurants well in advance.