Welcome to Winelands
Venturing inland and upwards from Cape Town you’ll find the Boland, meaning ‘upland’. It’s a superb wine-producing area, and indeed the best known in South Africa. The magnificent mountain ranges around Stellenbosch and Franschhoek provide ideal microclimates for the vines.
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Cape Winelands: a sipping safari
5 min read • Published Aug 22, 2019
Jagged peaks, rolling hills, grand manor houses and sunny skies – the Winelands is a remarkable region to visit, and that’s before you’ve set foot in a winery.
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Parkrun: free, fun and a new way to inspire travel
5 min read • Published Jun 5, 2019
Free, and open to everyone, parkrun has gripped millions across the globe since its inception in 2004. So much so that every Saturday morning there are…
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Cycling the mission villages of the Cape Winelands
5 min read • Published Aug 29, 2018
Hiding in plain sight, the beautiful Dwars River Valley in the Western Cape's Winelands has been something of a blind spot on the tourist radar as…
