SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's standouts.
A shortlist of the 10 drinking tours most worth booking in South Africa, with what each one is like on the day, who runs it, and what it costs.
A private, all-transport day tour around Cape Peninsula: beaches, Chapmans Peak, Good Hope, Cape Point, penguins, and Constantia tastings.
“A fun day spent at Cape Point and short wine tasting which was perfect for us. The highlight of the tour was definately the penguins at Simon's Town. A day well spent!”
Soweto Food & Beer Bike Tour: 4 hours, 2 meals, 2 beer tastings, easy hills, and local stories from Vilakazi Street to Orlando East.
“This was an absolutely amazing tour! So much information and history. The food - DEElicous…”
Cape Town safari plus Darling olives, toffee, and an Africa carbon-neutral brewery. Small group, comfy van, great tastings.
“Safari foi bem organizado e a degustação estava deliciosa Os profissionais que nos atenderam (motorista, guia e atendente na degustação) foram ótimos!”
Private Hermanus land-based whale watching with Dave de Beer. Whale House Museum plus a cliff-path walk for southern right sightings.
“We had a brilliant morning with Dave who is extremely knowledgeable and very personable. Highly recommended.”
Johannesburg pub crawl on an open-top party bus with beer taps, 3 included pub stops, 7pm start, ~6 hours.
“We paid for 7 people in advance, 2 visitors from Overseas. Waited an hour and a half at the pick up point, the bus never arrived. Have sent numerous emails and wats app messages, which are ignored. Tried calling and the owner does not answer. My money has not been refunded”
Cape West Coast safari with olive, wine and craft beer tastings, toffees, and Table Mountain views from Bloubergstrand.
“Amazing! Ian our guide was very informative, kind, and helpful. Safari was great - was able to see all the wildlife we wanted to and the olive tasting was unique!”
A small-group Stellenbosch food safari with craft brewery tastings, wine farms, zebra and springbok sightings, biltong pairing, and a braai.
“A great experience and Vaughn was a fantastic guide! Visited a number of wine farms and micro breweries with a excellent braai along the way.”
Learn bean-to-bar chocolate in 30 minutes at AFRIKO A in Western Cape. Watch the 12-step process, taste Tanzanian single-origin bars.
“Amazing, and best chocolate there is!”
Ride a tuk-tuk through Soweto for food and beer tastings near the Hector Pieterson Museum. 4-hour local guide tour for $49.
“HIGHLY recommend this tour!! We had SO much fun! Our tour guides were friendly, professional, and very informed. They took us to super fun bars - and someone's home! They gave us a quickie history of South Africa and an intro into the culture of beer in South Africa. Going in the tuk tuk was…”
Walk Soweto with a local, taste street food like amagwinya and kota, and enjoy two beer stops near iconic sites.
“We liked the whole local experience and the guides were very nice and welcoming.”
