South Africa · FOOD & DRINK
The good food & drink experiences fill up weeks out and the best go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and how they actually differ.
Full-day Cape Winelands tour from Cape Town with wine, cheese and chocolate tastings, vineyard lunch, and scenic Paarl, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch.
“Highly recommend this tour! The guide, Basil, was awesome and gave a ton of info about Cape Town and South Africa in general. The pickup was on time, and the perfect amount of time at each winery. Must do while in Cape Town.”
2-hour Hartbeespoort Dam cruise with South African food, music, and Magaliesberg mountain views, plus Beach Cafe access.
“Excellent activity. Zero hassles from the booking all the way to accessing the cruise. User Friendly app for tracking the booking. Great value for money.”
A small-group walking food tour through Bo-Kaap, Bree Street, De Waterkant, and Foreshore, with tastings and drinks in 4 hours.
“South African cuisine is definitely different. Not that Cape Town doesn’t have restaurants serving lots of food from all over, but the distinctly SA dishes are not the sort of items you’d usually choose off a typical restaurant menu. To remedy tRead more”
Cape Town day tour to Stellenbosch and Franschhoek with three wine tastings, cellar visit, cheese pairing, and a vineyard tram ride.
“Wellington, our guide was excellent: professional, flexible, funny and friendly. The whole experience was incredible at nice vineyards, good wine and nice pairings.”
Full-day Cape Winelands shared tour with up to 4 included tastings, optional lunch, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek time, plus Drakenstein Prison.
“We were incredibly fortunate to be able to book this trip, and our tour guide Alex was so helpful and informative and really gave us a VIP experience. Thank you so much!”
Small-group Cape Winelands day from Cape Town with premium tastings in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, plus wine and cheese, and optional lunch.
“The trip was good and enjoyable. While driving, the driver was barely audible when he started telling us something about the history or scenery of places we passed.”
Full-day Stellenbosch and Franschhoek wine tasting tour with the Franschhoek wine tram, chocolate pairings, tastings, and Mandela photo stop.
“Great day out - highly recommended. Varied and informative about the wines. We visited some lovely places and saw beautiful scenery. Natasha helped to make it a really fun day out and we enjoyed the company of the other people on the trip.”
Cycle Stellenbosch and Jonkershoek with a guide, then visit two wineries for tastings, a private cellar tour, and wine with chocolate.
“Marshall did a great job in guiding us through the history of Stellenbosch and the different wine estates. It was really well spent time. The vine tasting showed the richness of South African wine productions, with the Lanzerac as a high light.”
3-hour Johannesburg food tasting walk in Yeoville or Maboneng, sampling Ghanaian, Nigerian, and more dishes plus street art and music.
“It was fun and delicious! A walk through the Maboneng area introduces you to the culture, and African food from different locations perfectly complements the experience. I am very glad that I chose this tour on my first night in Johannesburg.”
Cape Town wine tour with Zevenwacht and Marianne tastings, Franschhoek wine tram ride, and a Mandela prison stop in 8 hours.
“Pick-up was seamless to start the day and Zaine gave great commentary on the history of Cape Town and the wider wine lands as we made our way through Stellenbosch/Franschhoek. A great day out and highly recommended for any trip to Cape Town - Zaine kept the vibes high throughout the day!”
Private 3-hour Cape Town food walk with 10 tastings, local history stops, and dietary swaps, starting near City Hall.
“If I could rank this any lower than 1 star I would. Worst tour of my life as a foodie that has done many good tours around the world. Good reviews for this tour were for another guide. Guide was unprofessional and unorganized with a total of 7 tRead more”
Half-day Stellenbosch winelands tour with two tastings, cheese and biltong pairing, and a cellar tour, plus time in town.
“Easy pick up from our ship Denver our guide was very informative on everything patient and courteous Patrick at Zevenwacht winery was very passionate about their wines and had four lovely wines paired with cheese The second winery in Stellenbosch was really lovely with great scenery and again lovely wines paired with biltong We were only doing a half day tour and were accompanied to be taken back in another Vehicle to our ship. This was a very enjoyable and well run tour. I would highly recommend the full day if you can”
Sip four Constantia Valley wines at Silvermist, then join Drumstruck for interactive African drumming, dance, and a museum of instruments.
“What an enjoyable and educational experience this was. Performers were great!”
Full-day wine tour from Cape Town visiting Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, and Paarl with 3 tastings, cheese, and a Franschhoek wine tram.
“First time moment , great wine tasting..Good scenery along the way. I loved stellenbosch more, the white paintings ro the buildings.”
3-day Cape Town Super Saver combines Cape Point views, Table Mountain icons, and Stellenbosch wine tasting with hotel pickup.
“Our guide Frizzo was excellent. Quite knowledgeable about the areas we visited. Nice clean new van. Enjoyed ourselves. Maybe include an extra winery not just 1.”
From the cableway to the Kruger gate, sorted by the kind of day you want.
