01 Private Cape Winelands Tours
The Cape Winelands,
intimately.
Private, certified wine journeys through Stellenbosch & Franschhoek — boutique family estates, no crowds, and a day composed entirely around you.
02 The Philosophy
Not a tour bus. Not a tasting-room checklist. A day in the winelands composed around your palate — paced to linger, guided by someone who knows the families behind the labels.
After fifteen years in specialty coffee, I traded one world of terroir and craft for another — and have spent the twelve years since walking these vineyards and sharing tables with the people who farm them. The estates I bring you to are mostly small, family-owned, and rarely on a brochure.
Whether you live for old-vine Chenin, want to understand terroir on foot, or simply want a beautiful, unhurried day — we build it together, the night before or the morning of.
Marinus WijnbeekFounder & Certified Guide
03 Experiences
Six ways into the Cape
Every experience is private and personalised — paced to suit you, never a crowd.
01 — FlagshipStellenbosch
Wine Tour
The heart of the Cape Winelands. Three family estates, cellar tours, a terroir walk, and a locally-sourced lunch among the vines.
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02 — FlagshipFranschhoek
Wine Tour
The French-influenced valley — three handpicked estates, boutique cellars, and a long lunch among the vines.
View the tour →Estate to Estate Mountain Hike
Lanzerac to Vriesenhof on foot — fynbos, forest, and a long lunch at the finish.
↗ 04Private & Custom
Combine hiking and wine, focus on a single cultivar, or build a day around a celebration.
↗ 05Educational Tasting
Learn to taste properly. Ideal for groups, corporate events, and the genuinely curious.
↗ 06Non-Alcoholic
Not a drinker? Every tour adapts. The beauty of the Cape has nothing to do with alcohol.
Stellenbosch
04 Your Guide
Local, certified,
quietly obsessed.
Your guide, host, and local insider — one person, twelve years deep in these valleys.
- WSET Level 3 & Cape Wine Academy Certified
Internationally recognised qualifications — real knowledge, not a memorised script.
- Relationships, not reservations
Deep ties with family estates most visitors never get through the gate.
- Smaller producers, no crowds
Boutique and family estates, each chosen for quality, character and story.
- 45Estates in network
- 850+Happy guests
- 5.0★Google rating
05 A Day, Composed
How a day in the valley unfolds
A rhythm, not a schedule. Every timing flexes to the day, the light, and the table you don't want to leave.
- 09:30
Door-to-vineyard pick-up
Collected from your accommodation in Cape Town, or 10:30 from the Winelands. No logistics, no driving, no maps.
- 11:00
First estate & cellar
A vineyard walk and guided tasting at a handpicked family producer — the one that sets the palate for the day.
- 13:00
A long, local lunch
A relaxed lunch at a selected estate restaurant or in town — measured in hours, not courses.
- 15:00
The hidden gem
A coffee stop, then a producer you'd never find alone — chosen for story and character, tasted unhurried.
- 17:00
Home, unhurried
Returned to your door with notes on everything you loved — and bottles, if you couldn't resist.
06 Guest Book
What guests say
"What a fantastic day. Patient, knowledgeable and fun. Marinus tailored the tour as we went to deliver a brilliant red to our exact tastes."
Anthony Blake
United Kingdom
"A full day across Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. A lot of beautiful wines and sites. 1000% recommend this."
Marc van Huet
Netherlands
"You can truly feel the passion for his job. Good wines, food and a perfect atmosphere. Marinus accommodated all our wishes."
Susanne Geisen
Germany