Our New Wine Walk

We are delighted to introduce our new wine walk.

Arrival Day

During the afternoon arrive at Cascade Manor (Paarl area) where you will have a whisky-tasting at 18h00. Dinner, bed and breakfast.

 Walk Day 1 (12 kilometres)

08:00 am start: Start walking up the slopes behind the waterfall to Buffet Olive groves, where you will be met by John Scrimger, manager of the estate, who will give you a brief informative talk on olive farming. Proceed through the buchu fields and fynbos to Kleinbosch Koppie with its stunning views and descend to the contour. Stop at Olyfenhout forest garden for a picnic lunch. Walk past more olive groves and vineyards to Imbuko Cellar for a wine-tasting. After lunch walk to Diemersfontein through more buchu fields and the Uitkyk vineyards. Wine-tasting at Diemersfontein. Check in for the night. (Dinner, bed and breakfast.)  

 Walk Day 2 (15 kilometres)

08:00 am start: Start walking along the historic Trekpad to the Horseshoe Road.

Proceed to Welvanpas (Jacques Smit) where you will have a wine-tasting on the front stoep. Walk past the guava and plum orchards accompanied by the farmer who will tell you about farming practices. After a port tasting in the vineyard, he will demonstrate grafting methods in the vine plantations. You then walk to Welgegund Estate for a wine-tasting. Then continue to Alkmaar for a tasting and lunch. Proceed through more vineyards to your next guest house – a choice of Monte Video, 5 Mountains, Oude Wellington, Val du Charron or Bovlei Valley Retreat. Dinner, bed and breakfast. (You may indicate your preferred first or second choice of guest house for this night, if you so wish.)

 Walk Day 3 (12 kilometres)

8h30: Shuttle fetches you and transports you to Vrugbaar. Proceed upwards against the slopes of the Groenberg Mountain. Pay a visit to Anna Cillie at her manor house at Onverwacht for an interesting talk on the history of the farm and their products. Proceed along a magnificent scenic route along the mountain. Carry on through the vineyards of Arauna where you will have an interesting talk and tasting of their products. And then on to lunch at Langkloof Roses. After lunch it’s a mere stroll to your final wine-tasting of the tour, at Mischa. Shuttle will fetch you to take you back to your cars at Cascade Manor. Walk ends at approximately 16:30.

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