You taste. We drive.
Wine tour with a designated driver
from Cape Town — your day in the Winelands, someone else at the wheel. A private driver and vehicle for the day: collected from your hotel, driven between the estates you choose across Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Constantia, dropped home safe. No one in your group has to stay sober.
Your driver, your day
3–4 estates · long lunch · home safe
No mountain passes, no parking, no one staying sober.
Why a designated driver
Taste freely, finish safely
A full day of wine tasting adds up quickly, and the best estates sit along winding mountain roads an hour from the city. A designated driver removes the calculation — and the worry — so the whole group can enjoy the day.
Tastings add up
Four or five estates, four or five pours each — that's well past South Africa's 0.05 drink-drive limit. A driver means no one has to count.
Mountain roads
Helshoogte and Franschhoek Pass are beautiful and winding. Unfamiliar roads, a few glasses in, are not where you want to be behind the wheel.
Uber isn't reliable
Estate-to-estate rides exist, but waits, surge pricing and patchy signal between cellars make a DIY day stressful. A dedicated driver waits in the car park.
The whole group enjoys
No rotating designated sober friend. Everyone tastes, everyone relaxes, and you all get home together — safely, in one vehicle.
Three ways to book
A driver for every kind of day
Whether you want the full Winelands, a quick half-day close to the city, or just someone to drive your own rental car — there's an option that fits.
Full-day chauffeur
A dedicated driver and private vehicle for 8–9 hours. The classic Winelands day — 3–4 estates plus lunch, anywhere in Stellenbosch, Franschhoek or Paarl.
Half-day driver
4–5 hours for a shorter loop — perfect for Constantia (closest to the city) or a morning in Stellenbosch before an afternoon in Cape Town.
Driver for your car
Already hired a vehicle? We supply a professional driver to take you out in your own car and bring you home safely. Great for families with their own car seats.
A day, in order
What a driver-led day looks like
One representative full day. Your driver bends it around the estates you choose and how long you want to linger — the shape stays the same: collected, tasted, home.
- 08:45
Collected from your hotel
Your driver meets you in the lobby. Load in — the road is ours.
- 09:30
First estate — a cellar-door opener
A guided flight to warm up the palate, poured by the people who made the wine.
- 11:00
Second estate & vineyard walk
Stretch the legs among the rows; a quieter, view-led cellar door.
- 13:00
Long estate lunch
A vineyard-side table — pair the view with something memorable. We book it; you settle the bill.
- 15:00
Third estate & reserve tasting
The serious wines, straight from the barrel room.
- 16:30
Optional fourth stop or a scenic drive
Your call — one more flight, or a slow pass over Helshoogte for the views.
- 17:30
Dropped home safely
Back at your door in time for dinner — no one in your group drove.
Included
What your driver covers
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in greater Cape Town
- A dedicated, licensed local driver for the hours booked
- A private vehicle (sedan or minivan, sized to your group)
- All driving, parking, fuel and route planning
- Tasting and lunch reservations where estates require them
- Mineral water and cool towels in the vehicle
You settle directly
What's not included
- Tasting fees at each estate (we'll tell you these upfront)
- Lunch — we book the table, you settle the bill
- Gratuities for your driver — always optional
- Extra hours beyond those booked — easy to add at a fixed hourly rate
How it works
Three steps, no driving
Send your day
Enquire on WhatsApp or the form with your dates, group size and the estates you'd like (or just your tastes). We reply with a fixed quote — usually within the hour.
Your driver confirms
The day before, your driver messages the exact pickup time and the route. Tastings and lunch are reserved; you settle the bills on the day.
Taste, and ride home
A full day in the Winelands, then dropped back at your door. No one drove but your driver — no risk, no worry, no logistics.
Get your fixed quote
Tell us your day — we'll send the price
Send your dates, group size and roughly where you'd like to go. We'll reply with a fixed per-vehicle price, the estates we'd suggest, and the tasting fees to expect — no deposit to enquire, no obligation.
Prefer to shape it yourself? Answer a few questions and we'll build a custom driver-led day live — route and tastings, tailored as you go.
Where we drive
Every wine region, within reach
Your driver takes you anywhere across the Cape Winelands. Start with one of these — or mix them into a single day.
You taste. We drive.
A driver for your Winelands day
One WhatsApp tells us your dates, your group and where you'd like to go. We'll send back a fixed price and the estates we'd suggest — no deposit to enquire.
Good to know
Designated driver wine tours, answered
You get a professional local driver and a private vehicle for the day. We collect you from your Cape Town hotel, drive you between the wine estates you want to visit, wait while you taste and have lunch, then drop you home — so you can taste freely without anyone in your group having to stay sober behind the wheel.