Cape Winelands Family Activities

Picnics
- Wine farms all over the Cape Winelands offer baskets to order
- Berg River and Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve picnic spots
- Full moon summer picnics from the Taal Monument cafe, Paarl
- Cape Country Picnic Festival in February, Franschhoek
Fun rides
- Cape Winelands tractor, trailer and carriage rides
- Horse riding (with or without wine tasting)
- Quad biking
- Ballooning over the Paarl Valley in summer
- Bike trails though the vineyards and surrounding country
Indoor family activities
- Oom Samies Se Winkel traditional country shop, Stellenbosch
- Toy and Miniature Museum, Stellenbosch
- Glass blowing, Seidelberg Wine Estate, Paarl
- Butterfly World in Klapmuts, exit 47 off the N1 highway
- Franschhoek Motor Museum, L'Ormarins Wine Estate
- Wijnland Auto Museum, near the nursery, exit 34 off the N1
Animal encounters
- Game drives and safaris close to the Cape Winelands
- Drakenstein Lion Park (between Paarl and Stellenbosch)
- Cheetah and Eagle Encounters (Spier Estate Stellenbosch)
- Monkey Town (off the N2 highway, Somerset West)
- Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm (between Paarl and Franschhoek)
- Die Vonds Snake Park (between Paarl and Wellington)
Nature trails and reserves
- Walks and hikes available throughout the Cape Winelands
- Botanical gardens and Jan Marais Reserve, Stellenbosch
- Millwater Wild Flower Garden, Paarl Mountain Reserve
- Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve, Franschhoek
Food lovers
- Fruit picking offered on many Cape Winelands estates
- Homemade sweets, olives, honey and grape juices available
- Saturday food markets, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
- Harvest and Cheese Festivals, April in Franschhoek
- Bastille Festival, fun French weekend, July, Franschhoek
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