Day 1 of 5 · Mon 30 Nov

Land at Vergelegen

Three fly in, three drive in, and everyone meets for lunch at a 300-year-old wine estate.

R150
a head
tasting + entry
48
km driving
about 54 min
19:40
sunset
sunrise 05:27
28°
last year
low 14°, wind 29 km/h

eat todayThree meals

TravelBreakfastOn the wayAirport or homeown
OutLunchFirehorseVergelegen estateR1,500
BraaiDinnerBraai night oneAt the houseR1,200

the dayHour by hour

  1. 08:00
    Flyers at O.R. TamboJaco, Rudi, Kushail. SAA SA319 boards about 08:45.
  2. 09:25
    SA319 takes offNon-stop, 2 h 15 min. A 23 kg bag each on this leg.
  3. 11:40
    1Land, collect the QuantumHertz desk at the airport, pickup 12:00.
  4. 11:45
    Drivers leave Cape TownAidan, Josh, Nathan. About 50 minutes to the estate.
  5. 12:45
    R250 pp2Lunch at FirehorseEveryone meets here. Mains R185 to R310; the kitchen closes 15:30.
  6. 14:15
    R150 pp2Gardens and Heritage tastingEntry R30, tasting R120. Tastings run to 16:15.
  7. 15:45
    3Grocery runSomerset Mall. The list is on the food page.
  8. 16:30
    HCheck in, draw roomsSix rooms, one each. Pool, unpack.
  9. 18:30
    R1,200HBraai night oneBoerewors, chops, braaibroodjies.

What it costs

Estate entry, 6 × R30R180Heritage tasting, 6 × R120R720Firehorse lunchR1,500Braai groceriesR1,200Day totalR3,600

Book

Table for 6 at Firehorse, 12:45. The tasting is walk-in.

Know before

  • The Stables restaurant burnt down this year. Firehorse is the marquee that replaced it.
  • Check-in at the house runs 14:00 to 22:00.
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