The Wacky Wine Festival - 5 days

FROM USD $989

Head out of Cape Town and explore some of the Western Cape’s finest wineries during the annual Robertson Wacky Wine Weekend! Sample biltong and brandy in Paarl and quaff delicious local wines at the festival. Enjoy live music and fun farm games whilst surrounded by breathtaking views of the picturesque vineyards.

Day 1: Cape Town
Wednesday 5th June 2013. Starting in Cape Town, make your way to the Ashanti Lodge to check in and then spend the day at leisure. Time permitting, you’ll get to enjoy some of the wonderful sights of the ‘Mother City’. Perhaps take the cable car up to the top of Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain or explore the Victoria & Albert Waterfront. Overnight - Cape Town
Happy customers purchse wine in Robertson during the Wacky Wine Festival
Day 2: Paarl and the Klipdrift Distillery
Cape Town - Paarl - Robertson. Departing in the morning, we head out of Cape Town to the little town of Paarl – named for the Pearl-like appearance of the massive Paarl Rock after the rains. Perched on the edge of Paarl Rock, you’ll see the Afrikaans language monument designed to depict a graph of the growth of the Afrikaans language in South Africa. Arriving at KWV, we enjoy an interesting biltong, nut & wine tasting along with samples of their well-known brandies. After our tasting, we head out via Worcester where you can purchase some lunch, en route to the small town of Robertson. Robertson is where the Wacky Wine Festival is centred and after setting up our camp, we head into town to the Klipdrift Brandy Distillery where we can sample this tasty amber liquid much loved by South Africans. Tonight you can opt for dinner at one of the local restaurants before heading back to our campsite for a good night’s rest. Overnight - Robertson (B)
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Revellers enjoying the barrell rolling competition at the Wacky Wine Festival
Days 3 - 4: The Wacky Wine Festival
This morning we begin our Wacky Wine Festivities! After a hearty breakfast, we’ll head out to a selection of the 50 wine farms in the area, each offering their choice of specialities to taste. Live music, traditional games, fun farm excursions and of course the sampling of some of South Africa’s most delicious wines are all on the program over the next 2 days. Famous Wine farms in this region include Van Loveren (4 Cousins brands), Graham Beck (sparkling wine brands), Springfield (fantastic whites), Robertson Cellar (various), Bon Courage (rose bubbly & Oysters), Excelsior (blend your own wine) and Arabella. Our days are spent enjoying the breath taking views, sipping the delicious wines and eating local delicacies. On the evening of day 4, we enjoy a great party at Arabella with a whole host of entertainment on offer. Lunch and Dinner can be purchased at various venues throughout the days at the wine farms visited. Overnight - Robertson (B:2)
Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain - must see for any lodge safaris that start or end in Cape Town.
Day 5: Cape Town
Robertson - Cape Town. After a leisurely breakfast, we take down our tents and head out of the Robertson wine valley & back to Cape Town stopping off at a few of the wineries we may have missed along the way. We arrive into Cape Town in the afternoon where arrangements will end. (B)

Combine this festival with an overland adventure!

Why not combine this festival with one of our overland adventures which end in Cape Town on the 1st of June. Giving you four days of free time to enjoy the city and the surrounding area, there's plenty to keep you entertained. Perhaps test your nerves on a shark cage dive, explore the beautiful Cape Peninsular and see the penguins of Betty's Bay, take a boat out to Robben Island or climb Table Mountain.

Consider combining the Wacky Wine Weekend with one of the following:
Kenya to Cape: 20 May – 1 June 2013
Falls to Cape: 11 June – 1 June 2013
Great African Expedition: 6 April – 1 June 2013
Tour Details
  • Starts in: Cape Town / Ends in: Cape Town
  • Departs: 5th June 2013
  • No local payment required
  • Breakfast:4, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 0
  • Hotel Rating: Camping
  • Tour Guide: Yes
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The on the go Theatre
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