Day 8

A relaxed day in the winelands

Stay in the winelands

 

Today we do some easy riding around Klapsmut in the Franschhoek valley/Stellenbosch with only one hill today, being Helshoogte Pass. We have time for some sightseeing in Stellenbosch the wine capital and the town of the Vortrekkers with many historic buildings set amoung many oak trees, also the home of the first Afrikaans university, and according to the South Africans here the home and founder of the game rugby.

 

We have a lunchtime picnic on a wine farm and do some wine tasting, maby even a cellar tour.

 

 

Elevation Tour 1

Riding Itinerary

Days riding: 50 km           Days climbing/elevation: 480 meters

 

Cycle Tour Level:

Todays ride has this level of difficulty:  moderate

 

Itinerary:

accommodation: Stay in the winelands, B&B

meals: picnic lunch included, dinner at own expense

special daily experience: visit the historic town of Stellenbosch, the home of excellent SA wine and the Vortrekkers

gps route data: available

 

Interesting links

things to see along the route

restaurants

wine farms