Vine Hopper: Exploring Stellenbosch Wine Route, Experience 6 Unique Wineries
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57 Ratings
Hop on the Vine Hopper and explore the Stellenbosch Wine Route, visiting 6 unique wineries. Experience the differences between wine estates in Stellenbosch while enjoying tastings at Neethlingshof, Van Ryn Brandy distillery, Spier, Haskell, Alto, and Kleine Zalze.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Vine Hopper Southern Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: Departure times: 08:45; 09:30; 11:00; 12:30; 13:50; 14:50
Last departure from Estates 16:45
Please note the later you start the less Estates you will see

1. 1 Noordwal-Wes Rd

Points of Interest

  • Spier Wine Farm

  • Neethlingshof Estate

  • Kleine Zalze

  • Vine Hopper

  • Van Ryn’s Distillery

  • Adventureshop Stellenbosch

  • Alto Wine Estate

  • Haskell Vineyards

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Stellenbosch area
  • Hop-on hop-off tour in minivan
What's Not Included
  • Wine tastings payable at farms that you choose to visit (Aproximately R25-R50 per farm)
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

This is a hop on hop off service on the Stellenbosch Wine Route. The Southern route visits 6 farms during the day and captures the differences between the wine estates in Stellenbosch and departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and Sundays. We do the driving and you do the tasting. Farms visited are Neethlingshof, Van Ryn Brandy distillery, Spier, Haskell, Alto and Kleine Zalze.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please advise your pick up location in Stellenbosch or meet us at the Tourism Information Centre at 47 Church Street
  • Please advise your pick up time selected. 8:45, 10:15, 12:00, 13:30 or 14:40
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(57 Ratings)
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Jacktara
Feb 23, 2024
Cheers to fabulous wine & Scenery - Wonderful Southern tour in a comfortable minivan. Depending on what time you start will depend on how many wine stops you are able to do. We started at 11am and were able to do 3 stops which included us having a shared platter for lunch. The wine and scenery was wonderful. I don’t think we could cope with 4 stops as were quite jolly after 3 stops 🤣🍷🥂
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Adele_d
Feb 17, 2024
Fabulous wine tasting - We had a lovely day drinking wine and our driver Jerome was great as he tailored the pick ups to suit us.
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Luccondel
Dec 11, 2023
A Seamless Wine Tasting Journey - My experience on the wine tasting tour was exceptionally easy and enjoyable. The efficient and comfortable transportation between wineries, ease characterized the entire journey. The selected wineries offered a variety of experiences, and the tastings were conducted in an approachable manner, even for beginners. Overall, the combination of ease, expertise, and a pleasant atmosphere made this tour a memorable and highly recommended experience for those seeking a hassle-free wine journey.
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119stevey
Oct 30, 2023
Fun Day with Marchall!! - If in Stellenbosch and you want to have a FUN day and see some wineries, this is the thing to do!! We had a GREAT driver/tour guide, Marchall who made our day such a fun time! Welcomed us on the van with rules (HAHA)! and told us about what wineries we were going to see and do(IF you want to see them all). Had tips on where to eat. Just made the day very enjoyable with his knowledge and fun attitude!!
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Road51019314032
Oct 4, 2023
A great way to visit the vineyards. - This is a really great way to visit several vineyards in one day with a very good degree of independence. The minibus service operates to a timetable circulating around six vineyards with days of the week adopting different timetables and different vineyards. The guides/drivers are very knowledgeable. Each drop off from the Transport at a vineyard approximately one hour before the next minibus collection arrives and this does allow for six vineyards to be visited in one day. However, if more time is taken at any particular vineyard then the number of Vineyards able to be visited that day will be restricted. From what we saw and learned from our driver - it is evident that the majority of visitors are intent on maximising wine consumption, rather than tasting - also illustrated by an absence of spittoons which are only provided upon request . All vineyards visited offered different facilities and appealed in different ways. Overall, it is a good experience, and of course – an obligatory thing to do when visiting South Africa.
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Rayw281
Sep 24, 2023
Good wine, great scenery, hilarious driver! - We all had a great day on this tour - even the non-drinkers! The wineries we visited such as Spier and Alto were in such beautiful settings and the people were all helpful and friendly. The Eagle Encounter was an unexpected highlight - great to be able to hold and cuddle with owls! Our driver Marshall was a real hoot and provided frank answers to our questions about the country. Highly reccommend!
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Joslyn_b
Jul 23, 2023
Best of Marchell - Marchell was absolutely amazing, he was knowledgeable and very attentive to his customers and he made it fun. All of the wine farms on the route was stunning and we had a blast.
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Jessica-v-lichy
Jul 1, 2023
Partners in wine - Wonderful experience with amazing drivers. This wine tour is a must. Be careful with random tourists from North America who might not appreciate the beauty of the place…
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M
Jun 11, 2023
Easy Transportation to wineries - We slept in on a recent Sunday morning while on vacation and then went to the Tourist Information Center to ask about things available to do. The kind people there called the Vine Hopper to see if there was space and confirmed that we could get picked up at 11:00am at the Center or our hotel, the Oude Werf, only one block away. We joined a nice honeymoon couple who were also staying at our hotel and also picked up another couple. Our driver was Marchall who had lots of energy and gave good information at each stop. Marchall checked with all of us to determine where we wanted to go, especially given that we started at their second departure. We were able to make a total of four stops: Neethlingshof, Spier, Alto, and Klein Zalze (all reviewed separately). Marchall would coming looking for us if the time was up to try to keep us on schedule. While the four stops were plenty for us, given that the Haskell Vineyards were closed for renovations, it does seem like another option should be given, to allow for another choice.
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Curious26549847219
Dec 20, 2023
We were the only couple in the vehicle .Driver did very little explaining - Very disappointing. Tour was totally unorganized . We're off loaded at a wine farm that was still closed .
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