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Hermanus and Walker Bay Wine Tours
Coastal wine day tours to Hermanus and Hemel-en-Aarde — longer drives, cooler climate.
Last checked: 6 October 2026
Hermanus is best known for its whales, but just behind the town lies the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, one of the Cape's most celebrated cool-climate wine areas, with Bot River, Stanford and the Elgin Valley close by. A Hermanus wine tour can be a safari-truck hop-on, a guided day with a local, a horse ride to a tasting deck or a hike through fynbos to the cellar door. This guide covers tours run from Hermanus and Walker Bay, day trips from Cape Town and, separately, Elgin.
How we checked this
Every tour was checked on the operator's own website on 6 October 2026, except where we say a site was down. None of these operators shows a year on its prices, so every price below is labelled "no year shown". Confirm the current rate when you book. We also say whether tastings and lunch are included.
Bouchard Finlayson is temporarily closed. Its Hemel-en-Aarde estate is closed while it's transformed. Tastings and sales have moved to the Pop Up by Bouchard Finlayson, Ground Floor, Harbour Square Hotel, 5 Harbour Road, Hermanus (official notice). Where a tour below lists Bouchard Finlayson, ask the operator whether that stop has been swapped or moved to the Pop Up.
At a glance
| Tour | Area | Style | Tastings | Price (no year shown) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Hoppers Hopper Wine Safari | Hemel-en-Aarde | Hop-on safari truck | Paid at wineries | R520 per person; children R200 |
| Authentick Travel guided day | Hemel-en-Aarde | Guided, small group | Up to 3 included | R1,250 per person |
| Authentick Travel guided half day | Hemel-en-Aarde | Guided | Up to 2 included | R800 per person |
| Percy Tours tailor-made | Hermanus and surrounds | Private chauffeur-guide | Ask (operator's pages conflict) | R4,000 per group (4 hours); R5,000 per group (full day) |
| Home Grown SA Botrivier Wine Hopper | Bot River | Guided day with pickup | Included (3 farms) | R1,200 per person, with light lunch |
| Go! Wine Tours 'Local is Lekker' | Hemel-en-Aarde, Bot River, Greyton | Small group | Included (3–4 estates) | R1,100 per person (SA citizens); R1,500 (international) |
| Heaven & Earth Trails Bosman Frame House Trail | Hemel-en-Aarde | Horse ride | Extra | R750 per person |
| Glamtrails guided wine walks | Hemel-en-Aarde | Walking | Not stated | Not published |
| Elgin Adventure Centre Winelands Wander | Elgin | Guided mountain-bike ride | Included (2 estates) | R780 per person |
| Home Grown SA Highlands Meander | Elgin | Guided day with pickup | Included (3 estates) | R1,250 per person, with light lunch |
Per-person, per-group and per-vehicle prices aren't directly comparable, and transport-only tickets aren't comparable with tours that include tastings.
Hop-on and driver hire in the Hemel-en-Aarde
Wine Hoppers — Hopper Wine Safari
Distinct trait: the valley's hop-on, in an open safari truck with a driver every hour.
Tickets are sold at the Hermanus Village Market ticket office (Stall 18, Market Square), and the day starts at Whalehaven. From there you hop between the wineries on that day's route, which varies by day of the week. The farms on the routes are Whalehaven, Hermanuspietersfontein, La Vierge, Newton Johnson, Bosman Hermanus, Ataraxia, Spookfontein and Creation. It runs daily, with four departure times between 09:00 and 16:00. Drivers will hold any wine you buy.
Price: R520 per person and R200 for children aged 2–17, transport only (no year shown). Tasting fees are paid at each winery; the operator's FAQ quotes R25 to R40 per person, which may be out of date. Book lunch directly with a winery.
Wine Hoppers tours · Book the Hopper Wine Safari
Private Safari: your own safari truck and driver for up to nine, 09:00–16:00, in the Hemel-en-Aarde or on a southern Stellenbosch option. R5,500 per vehicle (no year shown); tastings aren't stated as included. Wine Hoppers also runs an Idiom Eco-Safari near Somerset West (R900 per person, no year shown; tasting or a meal afterwards is optional and not clearly included, and the minimum group is given as both two and four).
Authentick Travel (Hermanus Shuttle) — vehicle and driver
Distinct trait: a choice of vehicle size, from a sedan for three to a 15-seat Sprinter.
Hire a vehicle and driver for a full Hemel-en-Aarde day (09:00–17:00) and choose your own farms. Featured options include Ataraxia, Bartho Eksteen, Benguela Cove, Creation, Hamilton Russell, Bouchard Finlayson (estate temporarily closed; tastings at its Hermanus Pop Up, so ask the operator whether this stop has been swapped) and Bosman Hermanus. Tastings and lunch are for your own account.
Price (per vehicle, no year shown): sedan (up to 3) R2,300; SUV (up to 4) R2,700; small minibus (up to 6) R3,200; minibus (up to 12) R3,600; Sprinter (up to 15) R4,600.
Authentick Travel wine shuttle · Hermanus Shuttle wine tours
More on this style of day: non-guided driver options.
Guided Walker Bay wine tours
Authentick Travel — guided full and half days
Distinct trait: a local guide plans and books the day, with tastings included at a modest price.
- Full day: vehicle, guide, bottled water and up to three tastings. R1,250 per person (no year shown), for 2 to 15 guests; lunch and snacks extra.
- Half day: vehicle, guide, bottled water and up to two tastings. R800 per person (no year shown), minimum two.
Percy Tours (Hermanus Wine Tours) — tailor-made private days
Distinct trait: a Cape Wine Academy-trained chauffeur-guide who has been touring the valley since 2004.
Door-to-door pickup anywhere in Hermanus, at a start time that suits you, in a minibus for up to eight (larger vehicles on request). On board there's a cooler of soft drinks, palate crackers and a Platter's wine guide. The operator covers Hermanus, Bot River, Stanford, Elgin and Grabouw, and Elim.
Price (per group, no year shown): from R4,000 for four hours or R5,000 for a full day, split between your group. Lunch is extra. The operator's pages say both that it pays tasting fees and that they're for your own pocket, so confirm what's included when you book.
Percy Tours wine tours · Prices
Home Grown SA — Botrivier Wine Hopper
Distinct trait: an all-in Bot River day with family farms, lunch and door-to-door transport.
Despite the name, this is a guided day rather than a hop-on ticket. You visit three farms from Beaumont Family Wines, Wildekrans, Anysbos, Goedvertrouw and Arcangeli (chosen by availability), with tastings at each and a light farm-style lunch. The operator is based in Kleinmond. Minimum two guests.
Price: R1,200 per person, tastings, light lunch and transport included (no year shown).
Home Grown SA also offers a Wine Tour by E-Bike: a half-day ride through a partner farm's vineyards with a tasting and farm lunch, e-bike and helmet included, for R950 per person (no year shown), 18+. The farm isn't named.
Go! Wine Tours — 'Local is Lekker' and bespoke days
Distinct trait: an Elgin Valley-based wine guide (Christelle) with Cape Wine Academy and WSET qualifications.
'Local is Lekker' is a small-group day (7 to 13 guests) with two Hemel-en-Aarde estates, a Bot River boutique winery and a stop in Greyton, roughly 08:30–18:00, from a designated meeting point. Three to four tastings are included; lunch at a Bot River farm eatery is extra. Price: R1,100 per person for South African citizens, or R1,500 per person for international guests (no year shown). The booking form also labels it "SA residents only", so check before booking if you're visiting from abroad.
The bespoke full day is a private, tailored day with three curated estates, all tasting and cellar-tour fees, water and a goodie bag included, with pickup from your accommodation; lunch is extra. Route options include Hemel-en-Aarde, Bot River, Elgin, Greyton, Stanford and Agulhas. A three-day Overberg journey is also offered. Both are priced on request.
Wine with a difference: horses and hikes
Heaven & Earth Trails — Bosman Frame House Trail
Distinct trait: ride through fynbos and vineyards to a tasting on the Bosman Hermanus Frame House deck.
About 15 minutes of instruction, then a roughly two-hour ride from Karweyderskraal Farm. Suitable for beginners to experienced riders aged 7 to 65, with a weight limit of 100 kg. Tuesday to Saturday, for 2 to 8 riders; rides are cancelled in bad or windy weather.
Price: R750 per person (no year shown); the wine tasting, coffee and lunch are paid separately.
Glamtrails — guided wine walks
Distinct trait: hike between the farms rather than drive.
Three guided walks for groups of 6 to 16. Booking is essential, and no prices are published, so ask what's included.
- Creation to Ataraxia: a 6.1 km circular vineyard and orchard walk (about 3.2 hours), with a tasting at Ataraxia and a wine and food pairing back at Creation.
- Fernkloof to Bouchard Finlayson: a 7 km moderate hike over the mountains from Fernkloof Nature Reserve into the valley, with tastings at Hamilton Russell and Bouchard Finlayson (about 4.5 hours). Bouchard Finlayson's estate is temporarily closed (its tastings are at the Harbour Square Hotel Pop Up in Hermanus), so ask Glamtrails whether this walk's finish and tasting have changed. It's point to point, so check return transport.
- Bosman Hermanus (De Bos): a 7 km fynbos trail designed by botanist Frank Woodvine, with sea views and a picnic and tasting at the Frame House (about 4.5 hours).
Stanford, Gansbaai and Agulhas
Gansbaai Wine Tours, run by hosts Barbara and Wynand Vermeulen, offers guided days with tastings included. Its own website was down on 6 October 2026, so these details come from a tourism directory listing; confirm them directly.
- Stanford Wine Route: choose one to four farms from Boschrivier, Maanschijn, Misty Mountains, Raka, Sir Robert Stanford, Springfontein, Stanford Hills, Vaalvlei, Walker Bay Estate and Welgesind Cellar. Per person: R200 (1 farm), R300 (2), R420 (3), R520 (4), no year shown.
- Cape Agulhas Wine Route: one to four of Black Oystercatcher, Giant Periwinkle, Lomond, Strandveld and Zoetendal. Per person: R260 (1 farm), R380 (2), R480 (3), R580 (4), no year shown.
- Southernmost Tip full day: Elim mission village, Cape Agulhas and three wine estates with tastings. R850 per person (no year shown); lunch and lighthouse entry are extra.
The operator is listed by Kleinmond Tourism.
Other Walker Bay options
- Specialized Adventure (Kleinmond) lists a Hemel-en-Aarde Wine Tasting Tour to three farms for 1 to 20 guests from R450 per person (no year shown). The page says transport must be booked separately and extras are settled directly, so check exactly what's included. Specialized Adventure
- Odin Coast Adventures (Betty's Bay) builds Hemel-en-Aarde tastings into Overberg adventure packages, with an indicative rate from R750 per person (no year shown) for a half day, adults only, before shuttle costs. Final rates are confirmed before payment. Odin Coast Adventures
Wine tours to Hermanus from Cape Town
These operators collect you in Cape Town for a Hemel-en-Aarde day:
South African Adventures — Hermanus Wine Tour, Cape Town departure
Distinct trait: a private Pinot Noir and Chardonnay day built around three or four boutique estates.
Estates are chosen each day from a pool including Hamilton Russell, Creation, Newton Johnson, Bouchard Finlayson (estate temporarily closed; tastings at its Hermanus Pop Up, so ask the operator whether this stop has been swapped), Ataraxia, La Vierge, Spookfontein and Domaine des Dieux. About nine hours, with Cape Town hotel pickup, for 4 to 6 guests, daily. R2,950 per person for 4, R2,750 for 5 or R2,550 for 6 (no year shown); tasting fees are paid at the cellar door and lunch is own account.
South African Adventures Hermanus wine tour
Cape to Grape — Hermanus Whale Coast Wine Tour
Distinct trait: an owner-guided day from Green Point with a Hamilton Russell cellar tour and a traditional South African lunch.
The itinerary covers Hamilton Russell (tasting and cellar tour), Bouchard Finlayson (estate temporarily closed; tastings at its Hermanus Pop Up, so ask the operator whether this stop has been swapped), Newton Johnson and a chocolate and wine tasting. Pickup is from your Cape Town accommodation at 09:00–09:30, with drop-off at about 18:30–19:00. Scheduled group day R2,250 per person, minimum 4; private from R10,150 per person for 1 guest down to R2,550 per person for 8+ (no year shown). Lunch is included (drinks and tips own account). The tastings are on the itinerary, but the page doesn't say outright that their fees are included, so check.
Earthstompers — Whales & Wines Private Hermanus Day Tour
Distinct trait: whale-watching first, with a single Hemel-en-Aarde tasting.
A private, customisable day from a Cape Town location of your choice, any day of the week, with shore-based whale watching in Hermanus (whale season is roughly June/July to November; a boat trip is an optional extra). Per person for September 2026 – August 2027: R10,500 (1 guest), R5,550 (2), R3,900 (3), R3,250 (4), R2,700 (5) and R2,350 (6+). One wine tasting is included; lunch is own account.
Also from Cape Town: Wine Desk's tailor-made private days can extend to Hermanus for an extra R1,000 overland mileage charge on top of its per-group rate (no year shown). See private wine tours.
Elgin Valley wine tours
Elgin, on the way to Walker Bay from Cape Town, is a cool apple-and-vineyard valley with farm trails and family estates.
Elgin Adventure Centre — Elgin Valley Winelands Wander
Distinct trait: a guided 21 km mountain-bike ride on two estates' own trails, with both tastings included.
Starting from the Container at Oak Valley, the ride takes in the Oak Valley and Paul Clüver trails, 10:00–13:00, with a guide (one per ten guests), mountain bike, helmet, snack pack, trail permit and tastings at both estates. It's 16+, rated 4 out of 10 for physicality. Lunch at an estate en route is extra. An e-bike upgrade is mentioned (price not stated). Book online.
Price: R780 per person, tastings included (no year shown).
Elgin Adventure Centre — farm walks
- Almenkerk Wine Estate Walk: a guided 4 km vineyard and dam walk from the Almenkerk tasting room with Kogelberg views. Ages 12+. R450 per person (no year shown); the tasting is an optional extra. Almenkerk walk
- Iona Farm Walk: an 8 km guided fynbos, forest and vineyard loop with ocean and Bot River lagoon views, 09:00–13:00, all ages. R650 per person (no year shown); tasting at extra cost. Iona walk
Home Grown SA — Highlands Meander
Distinct trait: an all-in Elgin day with pickup.
Three estates chosen by season and availability from Paul Clüver, Oak Valley, Iona and Almenkerk, with guided tastings at each and a light lunch at one of them. Door-to-door transport from the Kleinmond-based operator. Minimum two guests.
Price: R1,250 per person, tastings, light lunch and transport included (no year shown).
Go! Wine Tours — Elgin Valley small-group day
A small-group day (7 to 12 guests) around Elgin's family-owned estates with a driver-guide, from the Elgin Railway Market. Price, estates and inclusions aren't published, so ask. Go! Wine Tours
Which Walker Bay tour suits you?
- Want to hop between farms at your own pace: Wine Hoppers.
- Want a guide and tastings in one price: Authentick Travel or Home Grown SA.
- Want an expert and total flexibility: Percy Tours or Go! Wine Tours' bespoke day.
- Active: Heaven & Earth on horseback, Glamtrails on foot or Elgin Adventure Centre by bike.
- Exploring further: Gansbaai Wine Tours for Stanford and Agulhas.
- Based in Cape Town: South African Adventures, Cape to Grape or Earthstompers.
Planning tips
- Hermanus is a long day from Cape Town. Consider staying over; see /places-to-stay.
- Whale season and weekends get busy, so book tours and lunch ahead. Ideas in /restaurants.
- Confirm inclusions in writing. With no year shown on any of these prices, check the current rate and whether tastings are covered.
- Pace yourself: see how many wineries in one day.
FAQs
How much is a Hermanus wine tour?
Wine Hoppers' hop-on ticket is R520 per person, transport only; Authentick Travel's guided full day is R1,250 per person with up to three tastings; Home Grown SA's Bot River day is R1,200 per person with tastings and lunch. None of these prices shows a year, so confirm before booking.
Are tastings included?
On Authentick Travel's guided tours, Home Grown SA, Go! Wine Tours and Elgin Adventure Centre's bike ride, yes. On Wine Hoppers and driver hire, tastings are paid at each farm. Percy Tours' pages conflict, so ask.
Can children come?
Wine Hoppers sells child tickets (ages 2–17) at R200 (no year shown), Heaven & Earth takes riders from age 7, and Elgin Adventure Centre's Iona walk suits all ages. Children can't taste wine: the legal drinking age in South Africa is 18. See family wine tours.
Can I do a Hermanus wine tour from Cape Town?
Yes. South African Adventures (R2,550–R2,950 per person, no year shown, tastings extra), Cape to Grape (group day R2,250 per person, no year shown, lunch included) and Earthstompers (from R2,350 per person for 6+, September 2026 – August 2027, one tasting included) all collect you in Cape Town. Go! Wine Tours' bespoke day also offers pickup from the Cape Peninsula and surrounds.
Can I bring my dog?
The tour operators here don't publish dog policies, but several Walker Bay farms welcome dogs. See dog-friendly wine farms in Hermanus and Walker Bay.
Related guides
- Wine tours near Cape Town
- Non-guided driver options
- E-bike wine tours
- Wine tours FAQ
- /restaurants · /places-to-stay · /pet-friendly
Last checked: 6 October 2026
Rates, guest numbers, and what is bookable change. Check the farm’s website before you commit.