You can’t go to Cape Town and not expect to enjoy great food and wine. We were not disappointed! On our first day of full sunshine, we were fortunate enough to be in the winelands. We missed our only real chance to go up Table Mountain, but the nice weather in the vineyards was well worth it. Waterford Estate (Veronika Sieben)
We started with a wine and chocolate pairing at Waterford before taking their tour and wine safari. This winery has developed a tour of their property where you get to taste their different wines, in the vineyards they are grown – pretty cool! Wine safari vehicle at Waterford Estate (Veronika Sieben) Wine and chocolate pairing at Waterford Estate (Veronika Sieben)
I think we most enjoyed getting to talk with our guide at Waterford, Helgrad, who was still in his graduate program at the University of Stellenbosch. Vineyards at Waterford Estate (Veronika Sieben) Waterford Estate (Veronika Sieben)
Plus, you really couldn’t help but relax in such a serene place. If we had more time, I would have really enjoyed spending a night or two in the winelands. Being so close to Cape Town, yet so different in atmosphere, really makes the winelands a great getaway without having to travel too far.
South Africans, being prideful as I mentioned before, are also very proud of a wine variety called, Pinotage. Pintoage is a hybrid between the Pinot Noir and Hermitage. We had a lovely wine and cheese pairing at Anura, which also had my favorite Pinotage of the day.
To continue our glutinous theme, we wandered along Kloof Street before having a delicious traditional South African meal. Filled with little bistros and bakeries, you could easily get lost sampling everything Kloof Street has to offer. Cape Town is big melting pot of cultures and in many ways this is shown in their food. There are a lot of unique styles and flavor combinations here, making Cape Town one of the best cities to dine in.
I am a returning client to Adventure Life and am very pleased with their commitment to put together a great trip. Clara replied and clarified to any and all questions we had.
Claire Palmer
2 days ago
Jessica was very responsive to my questions and never balked when I asked her to go back and find more options. She really worked hard to find the right cruise for us.
Amy Siegel
2 days ago
Friendly, accommodating, knowledgeable, timely. They have made us feel very comfortable for our trip!
Gregg Chamberlain
2 days ago
Adventure Life took care of a lot of details for me because I flew separately and met up with the group at the start of the trip. On the return they dropped me off in Cantania and flew back to the UK as one group.
I was the only American on the Exodus trip which was not a problem. Communication between the two companies was good.
Happy Camper
2 days ago
We loved our time aboard the Angel. Beautiful boat and crew. Naturalist Jose Luis was incredible-very knowledgeable and thoughtful. He adapted tours to our group and we all had an amazing trip. Love staying a the quaint hacienda and the recommended activities.
