Golf

Golf in the Cape Winelands is not an afterthought: several courses in the area carry a serious reputation, and Pearl Valley is the standout, a course that has hosted the South African Open Championship and sits a fifteen-minute drive from Franschhoek. The valley's mountain backdrop applies as much to a round of golf as it does to a vineyard walk or a hike up Mont Rochelle. For guests splitting a stay between wine tastings and something more active, golf offers a full morning or afternoon without leaving the district, and courses of this calibre are unusual to find so close together.