Stellenbosch Travel Guide

you cannot come here and not do a wine tur, loads of places will book them and they are well worth it, i got champagne for 50p a bottle, and it was nice!

Should visit Oum Sami's.. a general store built and stocked as it would have been 200 years ago. Also, there is an excellent city walking tour through a series of houses from different periods.

Wine afficionados, this is your place!!! Stellenbosch is about an hour's drive away from Capetown/Southafrica. You can find some of the best wines here in beautiful wineries which are open for visit and wine tasting. The town is located in a magnificent area, very green, lovely houses, quite a few hotels and BB. Worth a few days' stay if you want to have good food to accompany your wine or a good wine to accompany your food. Shipping wine back home is also made possible without any hassle.

If you are looking for a really nice BB, don't miss to stay at the Oak Tree BB. It is a great place with friendly hosts.

Visit "het Wijnhuis" in the center of the town. Superb cuisine and a very elaborat wine collection. You can drink one glass from every bottle, so you can try out a lot of different wines.

Several great wine yards

SOmerset West is not a town for the young. It has a few hang out spots but not first class . This town is more for the older generation, a retirement destination more than anything else. Looking for peace and relaxation this is indeed the spot driving up to Lourensford
Estate and the Reserve

Stellenbosch is in the heart of the wine country and it has one of the prettiest university campuses in South Africa. It is also a place for great eating. It is a great spot to stay to visit the surrounding wineries. If you can find it, buy So Eet Ons In Stellenbosch (This is the Way We Eat in Stellenbosch). I do not know whether there is an English version available. It has authentic recipes and captures the full flavor of tradional Cape cooking.

Lecca il Gelato: the very best low-fat ice cream! Take a walk down from the DRC Moederkerk (church) down Kerkstraat (Church Street) and you'll find it at your left-hand side. On the same street, one block up, is Java. It's a trendy low-budget restaurant frequented by students. Awesome value for money. For nature lovers (hikers/mountainbikers) there is Jonkershoek Valley. Just take Jonkershoek Road from the University Gymnasium and follow it all the way up the valley. At the end is a nature reserve (no cars/bicycles allowed!). Reasonable fitness level required the further into the valley one goes. Not recommended during mid-summer (way too hot). Beautiful scenery!

Fantastic winefarms, some dating back to the 1600's - try Muratie for historic feelings. Also Oom Samie se Winkel is fun to visit nad you can have tea/lunch there if I am not mistaken. Stellenbosch is a University town so Winetasting in the area is not free...