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Cape Town Food and Wine Tours

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Food and Wine Tours are a great way to get in touch with Cape Town's many cultures   Cape Town Food and Wine Tours are a sensory feast   Leave a Cape Town Food & Wine Tour with a belly full of spice & a head full of memories

Great food and fine wine have been at the centre of Cape Town life for centuries and continue to be some of the things Capetonians do best – from the spicy exotic taste of Malay curries to mountains of succulent meat on the braai; all washed town with African ginger beer or a fine vintage.

Wine has been cultivated in the Cape for over 300 years, ever since Jan van Riebeck pressed his first vintage in 1659. Since then the wine industry has flourished.

Let your taste buds wander through the oldest surviving vineyards in Constantia (almost slap-bang in the city) to the area described as the Winelands, tucked between towering purple tinged mountains less than an hours drive from Cape Town.

Drive past trellised vineyards and quaint workers cottages to various wine estates where informative wine tastings are held. Locally produced cheeses and olives from the area often provide perfect accompaniments to these tastings.

For a more substantial meal be sure to visit some of the picturesque towns in the Winelands, such as Stellenbosch or Paarl and especially Franschhoek , which is known as the gourmet capital of South Africa.

Each Winelands town offers world class restaurants serving delicious, seasonal food in the most beautiful, country town settings.

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African Cooking Experience African Cooking Experience

This interactive tour gives you the chance to learn more about South African cultures and customs. You spend your morning visiting various private homes and shops, meeting and chatting to locals in Kayamandi, a vibrant township in the Cape Winelands.

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Cape Malay Cooking Experience Cape Malay Cooking Experience

This authentic experience gives you a feel for the current everyday life, and history, of Cape Town's Cape Malay community. Your day begins with a guided walking tour through the historical heart of the Bo-Kaap.

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Scheduled 1 Day Tours in the Winelands Scheduled 1 Day Tours in the Winelands

Spend a day winding through the majestic mountains and past the trellised vineyards of the Cape Winelands, stopping at various wine estates to taste crisp white wines and full bodied reds.

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Stellenbosch Cycling Wine Tour Stellenbosch Cycling Wine Tour

The vineyards of Stellenbosch are world renowned; people come here from far and wide to taste exquisite wines, and appreciate the peaceful surroundings. Unfortunately, most just see the scenery as a green blur flashing past their car window. A Stellenbosch Cycling Wine tour slows down the race and gets you into the spirit of the slow and steady winelands pace.

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Winelands Lifestyle 1 Day Tours Winelands Lifestyle 1 Day Tours

Wine drinking should not be done in isolation, it should be part of your lifestyle, which is why we offer Winelands Lifestyle tours where you not only get to explore a region and taste the wines, but also to taste some delicacies produced in the area and learn from your guide how to pair certain tastes with different wines.

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