‘Paarl and Wellington are the Western Cape’s top rated travel destinations proper now’


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The Covid-19 pandemic is nonetheless raging, and mass-vaccination is in all probability quite a few months absent.
Intense uncertainty reigns and few will dare predict when governments will lift global journey bans.
The want to vacation is nevertheless there, and probably more powerful than at any time.
This want will, for the time getting, only be satisfied inside of the borders of our incredibly beautiful, assorted state.
Enter the idyllic Drakenstein area of the Western Cape…



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The goat tower at Fairview wine and cheese farm close to Paarl in the Western Cape. © Grobler Du Preez/123rf


Compared with swanky, cosmopolitan Stellenbosch and cultured Franschhoek, the picturesque Winelands towns of Paarl and Wellington do not draw massive crowds.
You’ll never see individuals queuing to get a hike or pose for a selfie at an legendary place.
Paarl and Wellington are great for travelling in a pandemic.
Click on listed here for weekend accommodation specials for Paarl and Wellington.
Pippa Hudson interviewed Annelize Stroebel, CEO of Paarl and Wellington Wine and Tourism.
The wine business was locked down for 20 months. We are determined to get back to business… The 2021 harvest has started off.
Annelize Stroebel, CEO – Paarl and Wellington Wine and Tourism
It’s however unknown… and not commercialised… climbing trails, nature reserves, mountain biking… Olive oil tasting, wine tasting, cheese tasting…
Annelize Stroebel, CEO – Paarl and Wellington Wine and Tourism
Paarl has the longest main street in South Africa…
Annelize Stroebel, CEO – Paarl and Wellington Wine and Tourism
Our satisfaction and joy… are the architectural styles, from Egyptian to Neo-Goth… a whole lot of coffee outlets are situated in these old structures. The oldest church in South Africa is in Major Road… they have their personal vineyard and create their possess wine.
Annelize Stroebel, CEO – Paarl and Wellington Wine and Tourism
Wellington is an authentic, rural wine space. It is traditional… incredibly varied and artisanal… Environment-course wineries…
Annelize Stroebel, CEO – Paarl and Wellington Wine and Tourism
Pay attention to the interview in the audio beneath.
