Cape Winelands, South Africa

The well-known wine trails of Paarl, Stellenbosch, and Franschhoek are just an hour's drive inland from Cape Town, as if the city's attractions weren't enough. The Cape's history with winemaking begins in the late 17th century with the entrance of French Huguenot immigrants. During lengthy maritime trips to the Indies, their wines were utilized as a scurvy remedy. Today, South African wines are well-known around the world, and they claim that Pinotage is the only brand-new grape variety developed outside of Europe. While Boschendal estate, with its famous Cape Dutch architecture, is South Africa's greatest claim to a European-style manor house, Franschhoek's wine tram offers a hassle-free hop-on hop-off vineyard tour.

One of the world's most picturesque wine towns, Franschhoek is also the country of South Africa's best wine and cuisine. Numerous French Huguenots were compelled to leave their homeland. Nearly 300 French Huguenots came by ship at the Cape of Good Hope in 1688, and they were allowed to settle in the Franschhoek Valley. Anyone who has visited Franschhoek knows that this region of the Western Cape has breathtaking amounts of stunning beauty to offer.

Tour and Location: Franschhoek Wine Tram, 32 Huguenot Road, Franschhoek 7690 South Africa