Indulge your taste buds this month with the best food- and drink-themed tours Mzansi has to offer.
Johannesburg Food Tour: Taste of Africa
You’ll get to experience many different foods when you’re on the Johannesburg Food Tour. Sample cuisine from countries such as Cameroon, Ehtiopia, Ghana and Nigeria on a tour that lasts roughly four hours.
R460 pp | 072 640 5704 | honesttravelexperience.com/taste-of-africa
Franschhoek Wine Tram
If you’re longing to explore the ever-popular Cape Winelands, then hop aboard the Franschhoek Wine Tram. The tram takes you on various routes throughout Franschhoek to numerous well-established wine estates. Each route has a unique set of vouchers allowing you to enjoy tastings of delicious wines, but there’s also plenty of food and treats on offer.
From R270 pp for all general routes | 021 300 0338 / 021 876 4943 | winetram.co.za
District Six Coffee & History Walking Tour
District Six is one of the most historically pertinent areas in Cape Town, as is evident by the District Six Museum. This tour offers a trip to the museum as well as a mini-coffee workshop and roastery tour. You’ll not only get a history lesson, but you’ll a learn a bit more about java as well.
R390 pp | 072 640 5704 | honesttravelexperience.com/district-six-coffee-history-walking
Cape Fusion Tours
There are numerous culinary Cape-based adventures you can enjoy thanks to Cape Fusion Tours. These include the Cape Town Eats City Walking Tour, which is essentially a food tour of the Cape Town city area; the Taste the Peninsula Private Food Tour; Sea Point Eats, which focuses on treats located in one of Cape Town’s most buzzing neighbourhoods; and various Cape Wine Tours.
021 461 2437 | capefusiontours.com
Splendour in the Winelands
The Cape Winelands make for a glorious retreat, so why not partake in Splendour in the Winelands, offered by Kiff Kombi Tours. You’ll be taken to a minimum of four wineries for tastings and be treated to a deli platter, lunch, and a wine and chocolate pairing on a trip that lasts nine hours. You’ll be well-sated by the end of it, that’s for sure!
Private Tours: From R1 800 pp, depending on group size | 072 213 3888 | kiffkombitours.co.za/splendour-in-the-winelands
Cape Town Sights & Bites
On the Cape Town Sights & Bites tour, you can treat yourself to a variety of goodies and numerous spots in and around the Mother City. Enjoy a samoosa or a koeksister in the Bo-Kaap area, a treat from a well-known bakery, lunch in Constantia, premium quality coffee and some wine tasting, among other treats.
Private Tours: From R1 600 pp, depending on group size | 072 213 3888 | kiffkombitours.co.za/cape-town-sights-bites
The Gin Jol
Gin is a popular drink in South Africa, so why not indulge in some on The Gin Jol. During this tour you’ll get three tastings and pairings at different distilleries, as well as a gin cocktail at the famous, yet secretly hidden, Gin Bar.
Private Tours: From R1 000 pp | 072 213 3888 | kiffkombitours.co.za/the-gin-jol
Cape Town Essential Tour
Offered by Cape Town Culinary Tours, the four-hour Cape Town Essentials Tour takes you from the colourful Bo-Kaap area through De Waterkant and treats you to a variety of authentic dishes, some of Cape Malay origin, others Portuguese. You’ll also sample coffee, spice, sweets and liquor.
R1 550 pp | 071 215 3936 | capetownculinarytours.com/tour/cape-town-food-tour
