A new wine tourism experience, the Durbanville Wine Safari, has been introduced in the wine region near Cape Town as it prepares for peak season. The safari offers visitors a hop-on-hop-off service between wine farms.
Cofounder Joss Terry told Tourism Update the idea for the safari emerged from a practical need while he and business partner Henri Nimb were wine tasting in the Durbanville region. Like many good ventures, it started from a need we wanted to fulfil for ourselves, Terry said.
While visiting the Durbanville region, they struggled to find e-hailing services, which is a common issue in the area. This sparked the idea of a service that would safely transport people between wine farms.
The Durbanville Wine Safari operates with two 22-seater safari vehicles and a tour guide. Routes start and end at Burgundy Sports Club and Durbanville Town Hall where its easier for visitors to find transport to and from the region.
Designed to enhance the experience in a smaller region with fewer farms the Durbanville wine route has 13 farms, the safari concept incorporates estates with game on their properties. Having done the Franschhoek Wine Tram four times, I saw the real opportunity was as much in the experience as in the wine tasting, Terry said. We offer an experience-based concept not a charter or a taxi.
