Wine tours from Cape Town: what they cost and what's included
Guided wine tours to Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl and Constantia from Cape Town, with the prices operators publish: group day tours, private tours, the Wine Tram and hop-on hop-off buses, and cycling tours, and what each includes.
Introduction
A group wine tour from Cape Town costs about R2,000 per person for a full day with four estates, tastings and lunch. A private tour costs about R2,700 to R5,000 per person, depending on how many of you there are. The cheapest way to the winelands without driving is a hop-on hop-off ticket, from R375, with tastings paid at each estate.
Every price below is the one the operator publishes on its own website, read on 13 October 2026. Operators change their prices and routes, so check when you book. Winetrip doesn't sell tours and isn't paid by any of these operators.
The short answer
| Type of tour | Price per person | Usually included |
|---|---|---|
| Group day tour by minibus | R2,000 to R2,277 | Pickup, four estates, tastings, pairings, lunch |
| Group day tour by coach | R955 | Pickup near your hotel, three tastings; no lunch |
| Private day tour, 2 to 6 people | About R2,700 to R5,000 | Pickup, a guide, tastings; lunch extra |
| Franschhoek Wine Tram | R350, plus tastings | The tram on one line; transfers from Cape Town extra |
| Hop-on hop-off bus to Constantia | R375, plus tastings | A day on City Sightseeing's routes |
| Cycling tour in Stellenbosch | R1,450 to R2,295 | Bike, guide, tastings; transfers extra |
Group day tours
A minibus collects you from your hotel in the morning, visits three or four estates and brings you back in the early evening. Tastings and lunch are usually in the price.
| Operator | Where | Included | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Story Wine Tours | Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl; four estates, which change by day | Tastings, a cellar tour, cheese and chocolate pairings, lunch, pickup in and near the city centre | R2,000 |
| Wine Flies | Franschhoek and Stellenbosch, or Stellenbosch only, depending on the day | Four estates, tastings, pairings, lunch, a cellar and vineyard tour, pickup from City Bowl, Atlantic Seaboard and Waterfront hotels | R2,277 |
| Wine Tours Cape Town | Paarl and Stellenbosch, three or four farms | Tastings, cheese tasting, a cellar tour, lunch | R2,000 from Cape Town |
| City Sightseeing | Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl by coach | Three tastings (up to 14 wines), a cellar tour, a sweet pairing and cheese, a walk through Stellenbosch, pickup near hotels; no lunch | R955 (children R695) |
Wine Tours Cape Town books tours run by three local operators, and says its group tour isn't suitable for children. City Sightseeing's tour is the cheapest; it travels by coach, and lunch is extra.
Private tours
A private tour takes only your group, and you can usually choose the estates. Prices per person fall as the group grows.
| Operator | Where | Included | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Tours Cape Town | Stellenbosch and Franschhoek | A guide, all tasting fees, transport; lunch extra | R4,940 per person for 2, down to R2,690 per person for 6 |
| Wine Tours Cape Town | Constantia, inside Cape Town | A guide, all tasting fees, transport; lunch extra | R5,060 per person for 2, down to R2,860 per person for 6 |
| Wine Desk | You choose the regions and estates | A guide and transport; tastings, lunch and entrance fees extra | Full day from R6,655 for 1 to 3 people, half day from R5,325 |
Wine Tours Cape Town says its private prices are valid until 31 July 2027. Wine Desk prices by group size without saying whether the price is per person or for the group, so ask when you book.
A driver without a guide costs less; wine tasting without a car has more on that.
The Wine Tram and hop-on hop-off buses
The Franschhoek Wine Tram costs R350 per adult and R90 for children aged 3 to 17, for a day on one of its five lines. Tastings are paid at each estate. The tram offers transfers from Cape Town when you book, at a price it doesn't publish, and its rates rise on 1 November 2026. It also runs guided days with lunch and tastings included, from R1,900 to R3,500 per person.
City Sightseeing sells two other ways in:
- The Franschhoek Wine Tram Xplorer: a return transfer from Cape Town and a tram ticket for R825 (children R595). Tastings and lunch are extra.
- The hop-on hop-off day ticket, R375 (children R225), which includes the Purple Constantia Valley wine route from Constantia Nek. Tastings are extra.
Cycling tours
- Bikes 'n Wines runs cycling tours in Stellenbosch from Skilpadvlei, about 15 to 20 km with some hills and gravel: R1,450 by mountain bike with tastings at three stops, or R2,295 by e-bike with four stops and a cheese platter lunch. Riders must be 16 or older; transfers from Cape Town cost extra.
- Day Trippers runs a private day in Franschhoek with cycling, tastings and a picnic lunch, with pickup in the city, from R1,950 to R6,650 per person depending on group size; e-bikes are R200 extra.
What to check before you book
Before you book
Are tastings included?
Is lunch included?
Where's the pickup?
Which estates?
Children?
Doing it yourself
With a car and a designated driver, four tastings at about R100 each come to about R400 per person, plus lunch and fuel. The Cape Winelands day trip guide has five sample days with drive times and tasting prices.
