Hermanus and the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is a food day trips in Cape Town.
Editorially verified September 26, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Drive out on the R44 coast road and back on the N2. The valley runs 20 km up the R320, so pick three cellars, not six.
Multi-day trip · 7 days
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Guided tour · 10 hours
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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...
Paternoster is 145 km north of Cape Town, a whitewashed fishing village where the crayfish comes off the beach and the cooking is done over open fire.
TipGo for lunch and order the crayfish the village is known for, then walk the whitewashed fishermen's cottages down to the beach.
Darling lies 75 km north of Cape Town, a West Coast farming village with a craft brewery, a handful of farm kitchens and a wildflower season in spring.
TipTime the trip for the spring wildflowers, then stop at the Darling Brew Tasteroom or Evita se Perron before driving back.
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.