Darling is a food day trips in Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Time the trip for the spring wildflowers, then stop at the Darling Brew Tasteroom or Evita se Perron before driving back.
Multi-day trip · 7 days
Embark on a 7-day tour of the Garden Route, Cape Winelands, Addo National Park, Cape Point, and southeast coast of South Africa. Look for wild animals, explore lush fo...
Guided tour · 10 hours
Embark on a full-day Cape Agulhas tour! Stand at Southern Most Tip Africa, see where the oceans meet, enjoy a wine tasting, and visit the African penguins at Stony Point.
Day trip · 12 hours
Discover the Cape Winelands on a private wine tour from Cape Town. Taste the world's first White Pinotage at Dekkersvlei Vineyard and visit Kanonkop Wine Estate, known...
Elgin Valley sits 70 km south-east of Cape Town behind the Hottentots Holland, apple country that now makes cool-climate wine, cider and orchard lunches.
TipTake the N2 over Sir Lowry's Pass on a clear day for the view across False Bay; the valley stays quieter at weekends than the big wine routes.
Riebeek Valley is 75 km north-east of Cape Town, Swartland olive and Shiraz country around Riebeek Kasteel, believed to be one of the oldest villages in SA.
TipThe Swartland Olive Festival fills Riebeek Kasteel's town square on the last weekend of September; book ahead if you go then.
Noordhoek is 35 km south of Cape Town under Chapman's Peak, a farm village with a vineyard above the beach and the road to Cape Point beyond it.
TipChapman's Peak is a toll road and closes in high wind. Check before you go or you will be sent back over Ou Kaapse Weg.
Constantia Valley is 20 km south of Cape Town and holds the oldest vineyards in the country, planted in 1685, with destination restaurants among the vines.
TipThis is the half-day version of the Winelands. Two estates and a long lunch and you are back in town by five.
Stellenbosch lies 50 km east of Cape Town and runs the country's first wine route, founded in 1971, with more than 200 producers signed to it.
TipBook one tasting before lunch and one after, and use a driver or a tour: the estates sit on the outskirts of town, a drive apart.
Franschhoek sits 75 km from Cape Town in the valley settled by French Huguenots in 1688, now lined with wine estates, restaurants and a hop on wine tram.
TipBook the Franschhoek Wine Tram ahead, choose one line, and plan lunch at an estate on that line rather than driving between farms.