Cape Town Wildlife Safari, Olive and Beer/Wine Tasting Day Tour
Rhinos and lions by morning, then farm samples, toffee and a brewery lunch up the West Coast
You spend a 2-hour game drive among rhino, lions, giraffe and zebra, then taste olive oil, toffee and craft beer on a day tour from Cape Town up the West Coast. The lions here were born in captivity or rescued, so they are not free-roaming, and the route back passes a view of Table Mountain across Table Bay.
Step-by-step itinerary
West Coast wildlife and tasting tour
- Pass by CTICC starting trip
- Game drive at Buffelsfontein Reserve
- Olive and wine tasting at farm
- Lunch and beer tasting at brewery
- Dessert tasting at Darling Sweets
- View Table Mountain from Bloubergstrand
- Cape Town International Convention Centre passing by
- Darling Olives Entry included 1h
- Darling Sweet 20m
- Darling Brew 1h 30m
What’s included
- Private transportation.
- Toffee tasting.
- Pickup and return to your hotel.
- A drive through the reserve with a ranger.
- Olive tasting.
- Bottled water.
- A driver who also guides you.
- Spoken commentary during the ride.
- Coffee or tea.
- Monday to Saturday 07:30
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You spend a 2-hour game drive among rhino, lions and giraffe, then taste olive oil, toffee and craft beer along the West Coast.
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The experience
The day starts with the reserve, about an hour out of the city. Buffelsfontein is a family owned place of 1600 hectares where lion, buffalo, white rhino and giraffe live, and you ride through it while a game ranger leads the drive and talks you through what you pass. Your driver also guides you, and a coffee or tea helps the morning along between sightings.
Next comes Darling Olives, where the tasting is a 30 minute presentation of their whole range. You work through extra virgin olive oil, garlic infused oil, olive chocolate, jams, pastes and rubs, then the black and Calamata olives. The farm makes wine too, so the tasting feels like a proper farm visit rather than a quick shop stop, and then the road takes you into the town of Darling.
At Darling Brew you sit down to lunch in the brewery. It is Africa's first carbon neutral brewery, running since 2010, and one of South Africa's first established award-winning microbreweries. Their lagers, ales, oat ales, pale ales, IPAs, wheat beers and exotic darks each honour an endangered species. Afterwards Darling Sweets offers a free tasting of toffees in several flavours, and the packaging is made for gifts. The last stop looks across Table Bay to Table Mountain, a kitesurfing spot in the summer months.
Top questions
What happens if it rains?
It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.
Are there elephants on this safari?
No, there are no elephants on the drive. The reserve is home to lion, buffalo, white rhino and giraffe, and you also see zebra.
Are the lions free-roaming on the game drive?
No. The lions were either born in captivity or rescued, so they are not free-roaming.
How long is the olive farm tasting?
It is a 30 minute presentation at Darling Olives, covering their whole range of olive products.
Does the Darling brewery serve lunch?
Yes, lunch is eaten at Darling Brew, which brews a wide range of specialty beers.
Is there a free tasting at the toffee shop?
Yes, Darling Sweets offers a free tasting of its toffees in various flavours.
Does the trip back offer a Table Mountain view?
Yes, the return passes Bloubergstrand, where you get the view of Table Mountain across Table Bay. Kitesurfing happens there in the summer months.
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Cape Town Wildlife Safari, Olive and Beer Day Tour
9h · EN · at your hotel
from US$ 261 per person
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