Stellenbosch Wine Tour: Self-Guided GPS Audio Guide

4–9 hours Free cancellation Private tour

Stellenbosch Wine Tour: Self-Guided GPS Audio Guide, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Drive Stellenbosch yourself, with a GPS audio guide that plays automatically as you go. Your booking unlocks the whole region in the free Wine Trails app: pick your date and starting point, Stellenbosch town is the natural centre, or roll in from Cape Town or Somerset West, choose the cellar doors you want, and the app builds your personal route with turn-by-turn narration. 60 stories cover 37 cellar doors across the Annandale red wine mile, the Helshoogte Pass and the quiet Bottelary Road: as you pass Delheim you'll hear how, one afternoon in 1971, Spatz Sperling, Frans Malan of Simonsig and Neil Joubert of Spier opened their gates to visitors and invented South African wine tourism. No group, no schedule, no guide, pause for a long tasting, replay anything, and the audio keeps working when the signal drops over the mountain passes. You'll need a car and a designated driver; tastings are booked and paid directly with the wineries.

Works with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto!

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At a glance

Duration: 4–9 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–8
Audio guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Wine Trails

What is included

Included

Included: Email and in-app chat support
Included: Cellar-door narration for Rust en Vrede, Thelema, Tokara and Beyerskloof
Included: Regional chapters on Simon van der Stel, Cape Dutch heritage and the birth of Pinotage
Included: Complete offline download - audio, maps and route stored on your phone
Included: Buy once, no expiry, with free content and audio updates for life
Included: Trip planner to build and reorder your own route
Included: GPS audio tour of Stellenbosch with stories playing automatically at each stop
Included: One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle
Included: In-app map with every estate, pass and viewpoint pinned

Not included

Not included: Wine tastings and cellar-door tasting fees (paid directly at each estate)
Not included: Food, meals and snacks
Not included: Transport - you drive your own car or rental vehicle
Not included: Fuel, parking and road tolls
Not included: Mobile data or wifi to download the tour before you set out

Itinerary

Stellenbosch

30 min

Oak-lined Dorp Street and Cape Dutch gables, shaded by trees descended from Simon van der Stel's 1690s plantings.
Rust en Vrede Tasting Room

30 min

Founded in 1694 on Annandale Road, an anchor of Stellenbosch's red wine mile.
Ernie Els Wines

30 min

The golfer's own Annandale Road estate, built around Bordeaux-style reds.
Uva Mira Mountain Vineyards

30 min

High on the Helderberg above Annandale Road, celebrated for award-winning Chardonnay.
Waterford Estate

30 min

Cellar door on Upper Blaauwklippen Road in the Helderberg foothills.
Thelema Mountain Vineyards

30 min

On the Helshoogte Road, where Gyles Webb left accounting behind to become one of South African wine's defining figures.
Tokara Wine Estate

30 min

Sitting right at the crest of the Helshoogte Pass, with views back over the Stellenbosch valley.
Oldenburg Vineyards

30 min

Over the pass in the Banghoek Valley on Banghoek Road, one of the most beautiful wine valleys in the Cape.
Lourensford Wine Estate

30 min

Knorhoek Road estate on the Simonsberg's lower slopes, whose Spatz Sperling co-founded South Africa's first wine route in 1971.
Lourensford Wine Estate

30 min

Named for the Simonsberg, and the estate where Frans Malan pioneered Methode Cap Classique sparkling wine.
Beyerskloof Tasting Room

30 min

On the R304 at Koelenhof, the farm Beyers Truter bought in 1988 and turned into the world's best-known Pinotage producer.
Lanzerac Wine Estate

30 min

The estate that released the first commercially bottled Pinotage in 1959.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Cape Town Central Cape Town Central, South Africa See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
Somerset West Somerset West, South Africa See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
Stellenbosch Farms Stellenbosch Farms, South Africa See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.

End point

Cape Town Central Cape Town Central, South Africa See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
Somerset West Somerset West, South Africa See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.
Stellenbosch Farms Stellenbosch Farms, South Africa See on map

These are self-guided wine tours, so these are just where a user can drive in from. The user can start from wherever they are at.

Using your ticket

BEFORE YOU TRAVEL

Download the free Wine Trails app (iOS or Android) and create your account while you're on wifi.

UNLOCK YOUR REGION

Open the app → Profile → "Redeem a booking or code"

Choose "Booked online"

Enter your Viator booking reference (starts with BR-) and the last name on the booking

BUILD YOUR DAY — AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE

This isn't one fixed route. Tell the app your date, where you're staying and your group size, and it builds you a custom itinerary — hand-picked wineries, routed with no backtracking. Don't love it? Generate another. Coming back tomorrow? Build a completely different day. No limit, no extra cost.

BEFORE YOU DRIVE

Download your tour over wifi. Coverage in wine country is patchy, and the offline download means you never lose the narration mid-drive.

ON THE ROAD

Just drive. Each winery's story plays automatically through your car speakers as your GPS arrives — hands free, eyes on the road, no phone handling.

IT'S YOURS FOR GOOD

One booking unlocks Stellenbosch on your account permanently. Unlimited tours, unlimited routes, no subscription, no expiry. Come back next year and it's still there.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
By giving your phone number you agree to receive up to 2 texts from Wine Trails about this booking (your tour link and a tour-day reminder)
Msg & data rates may apply. Msg frequency: max 2 texts per booking. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help
Before you travel: download the free Wine Trails app (iOS or Android) and create your account while you are on wifi
Unlock your region in the app: tap Redeem a booking or code, choose Booked online, then enter your Viator booking reference (starts with BR-) and the last name on the booking
Download your tour over wifi before you drive: coverage in wine country is patchy and the offline download keeps the narration playing
One booking unlocks Stellenbosch on your account for good: unlimited routes and tours, no expiry, no subscription