Stellenbosch
Wide avenues, Cape Dutch houses and wine farms just outside town. Stellenbosch lies 30 kilometres east of Cape Town and calls for a little more time than just a stop along the way.
Discover everything about this location.
Where town and wine country run into each other.
Stellenbosch is a lively student town with wide avenues and colonial houses in Cape Dutch style. It was the first of the wine towns to be founded by Simon van der Stel.
He saw how fertile the area was and gave citizens land and resources to start farms. Thanks to the moderate Mediterranean climate, winegrowing developed quickly here.
That past is still visible. Around Stellenbosch lie many wine farms where you can taste, look around and learn more about the production process.
Here a wine tasting takes more forms.
At many wine farms around Stellenbosch you can go for a tasting. The format differs from place to place.
Waterford Estate combines wine with chocolate matched specially to the different wines. At Jordan Wine Estate you can drive through the vineyards by jeep on a wine safari while staff explain the process.
DeGrendel, Tokara and Spier are also among the wine estates mentioned in the area.
And anyone who would rather stretch their legs after all that tasting can head towards Jonkershoek Nature Reserve for a walk.
Plenty of reasons to stay a little longer.
- Visit wine farms around Stellenbosch.
- Taste wine in different forms and combinations.
- Take a wine safari through the vineyards at Jordan Wine Estate.
- Combine wine and chocolate at Waterford Estate.
- Walk in Jonkershoek Nature Reserve.
- Visit the Village Museum.
- Step inside Oom Samie se Winkel.
- Include Franschhoek during your stay in the region.
- The Remshoogte Pass is mentioned as an activity on the current page.
Self-drive trips in the region
South Africa, eSwatini and Mozambique Beach & Safari
West Cape and Namaqualand hiking & 4x4
