Agnes Groonwald

If you need to freshen up back at your Cape Town accommodations, now will be the time to do so, as you’ll be hitting the town next in the city center. If you want to continue south before heading back to Cape Town to see the Cape of Good Hope, now’s the time to do so, as Cape Point is just another half hour drive from the penguin colony. If you’re in Cape Town, a day trip or two (or three) to the Cape Winelands for some Cape Town wine tours will expose you to several varieties of the local pinotage, a red grape variety that is the signature grape of South Africa. All three towns in the wine region – Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, and Paarl – are worth a visit on this Cape Town getaway, or you can visit just one on your Cape Town day trip and have a magical time nonetheless.

If you’re in Cape Town, a day trip or two (or three) to the Cape Winelands for some Cape Town wine tours will expose you to several varieties of the local pinotage, a red grape variety that is the signature grape of South Africa. One of our favorite stops on our day trip to South African wine country was the Fairview Wine Estate in the Paarl region of South African wine country. If you didn’t get your fill of cheese and snacks elsewhere, Franschhoek’s Bread & Wine is a delicious lunch spot for some charcuterie, my favorite kind of meal, or tastes of their other seasonal items, like croquettes and gazpachos and the like. If you’re interested in a more full-service tour, check out some highly-rated options below: If you want to overnight in the Cape Winelands, or if you need to overnight there (know what I”m sayin’?) check out some highly-rated accommodations below: If you’re an adrenaline junkie, or just like watching Shark Week as much as we do, diving with great white sharks may be right up your alley on your list of ideal Cape Town getaways.

Safari guides know what they’re doing, I assume, so enjoy the moment, watch those baby elephants frolicking, and don’t do anything dumb, like make loud noises or step out of the vehicle for a closer look. If you’re one of those humans who believes they should just be paid what the experience is worth from the get-go, rather than having tips fall on you, you’re probably against tipping in restaurants, too. And it isn’t lost on me that for a lot of people, they won’t ever be able to see these animals in the wild, and a zoo is the closest they’ll Whether you’re on your evening game drive or back at your lodging (or your campsite, if you’re into that sort of thing), you will not be able to miss the classic African sunset.

If you’re in Cape Town, a day trip or two (or three) to the Cape Winelands will expose you to several varieties of the local pinotage, a red grade variety that is the signature grape of South Africa. As you’re on your South Africa honeymoon, you’ll probably want to try the country’s version of Champagne, known as Methode Cap Classique. One of our favorite stops on our day trip to South African wine country was the Fairview Wine Estate in the Paarl region of South African wine country. You’re planning a honeymoon in South Africa now, aren’t you?