Best Farm Tours in South Africa — Our Top 10

1.Skip the Line: Highgate Ostrich Farm Tour Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 110 reviews · from $11Our pick

Spend about 75 minutes at Highgate Ostrich Farm learning ostrich biology, feeding one by hand, seeing incubators and farm crafts, and watching an ostrich derby. Guides such as Samantha, Ben, and Jean are praised for lively explanations. The tour includes admission and activities, with groups capped at 15.

“Positive: Great Tour! Samantha was the best guide. Love the extra info she shared about the pepper trees and other tid bits. Loved her energy! Negative: Payment System!!! I made the payment on Thursday yet, they still had it as "pax to pay" and I really didn't appreciate the way they dealt with THEIR error.”

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2.Stellenbosch: Wine Farm E-Bike Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 88 reviews · 3h 30m · from $82

Ride an easy-to-handle e-bike from Lanzerac into the Jonkershoek Valley with an English-speaking guide. You’ll visit two wine farms, spend 30 to 45 minutes at each, and have time for tastings and shopping. Renaldo has been especially helpful with beginners, though vineyard access can change if a farm is full.

“Geweldige tour met super aardige gids. Niks aan toe te voegen, perfect.”

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3.Wine tasting – Boutique farms

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $233Top rated

Start at 9:00 am with a private pickup and spend up to six hours visiting three boutique wine farms around Stellenbosch. Tingo, Sungani, or another Santacruise guide leads the day, sharing local stories, wine knowledge, and practical advice. Expect scenic drives, polished architecture, tastings, and possible food or chocolate pairings.

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4.Franschhoek Wine Tram & Boschendal Wine Farm Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $106

From central Cape Town, your guide drives you into the Franschhoek Valley, then sets you loose on the hop-on hop-off Wine Tram. Visit Boschendal, taste two included wines, and choose extra estates, lunch, walks, or cellar visits. Guides such as Super can tailor the day, but food and extra drinks cost more.

“Excellent way to combine the usual wine tasting with something different and fun. I'd recommend the purple route if you want to spend more time on the tram. We had an excellent guide and so were able to personalize our trip to focus on things that interested us such as the galleries and buildings.”

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5.Franschhoek: An enchanting storytelling walk to 3 wine farms

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 5 hours · from $171

Meet guide Cedric Loots or Matt at Franschhoek’s Dutch Reformed Church for a gentle 4-kilometre walk through vineyards, orchards, gardens, and country lanes. Visit Mont Rochelle, Mullineux & Leeu, and La Cotte Heritage Farm, tasting 10 wines before a harvest-style lunch with mountain views.

“The tour was wonderful and everything you could want from a glorious day out in Franshoek. The were some spectacular wines intermixed with some lovely strolls through unbelievably beautiful places, just the right amount of exercise to compensate for the delicious food. Amongst all of this was Matt who was an expert guide and entertained us all with intriguing stories of the valley. Couldn’t recommend the experience more highly.”

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6.CAPE TOWN: OSTRICH RANCH QUAD BIKE RIDE & OSTRICH TOUR

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9 reviews · 2 hours · from $62

At the Cape Town Ostrich Ranch, a live English-speaking guide leads a 2-hour outing that pairs a helmeted quad-bike ride with a guided ostrich tour. You’ll tackle dusty, uneven ranch tracks, take in views toward Table Mountain and the Cape Winelands, and learn about ostriches up close. Guide Silvanos has earned special praise for his quad-bike instruction.

“Ranch magnifique autruche musée crocodile super moniteur de quad silvanos”

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7.Wine Tasting, Cape Dutch Farm and Art Day Tour from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $186

Spend about eight hours touring the Cape Winelands in a private group of up to seven, with an owner-driver guide, hotel pickup and a Ford Tourneo Custom. Visit Babylonstoren, La Motte, Franschhoek and Muratie, with time for lunch. The day also includes access to a private motor museum and art collection, though the exact museum stop should be confirmed before booking.

“Brilliant tour flexible full day itinerary. If you are interested in cars or even if you are not interested in their history style and elegance the trip is different to others on offer and for the various tastings etc good value.”

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8.CAPE TOWN: QUAD BIKE FUN RIDE AT OSTRICH RANCH, DURBANVILLE

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 45 min · from $37

You’ll ride an automatic quad bike through the bush trails at Cape Town Ostrich Ranch in Durbanville. An English-speaking guide leads the small group, gives a safety briefing, and stays with you throughout the 30-minute ride. No previous experience is required, but children 12 and younger ride as passengers with an adult.

“Perfect family experience our 14yr and 10yr old girls loved it, as did we.”

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9.CAPE TOWN: QUAD BIKE FUN RIDE IN PAARL, FREEDOM FARM 301

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 30 min · from $31

Ride a quad bike through the rugged countryside and vineyard trails of Paarl with WildX Adventures. You’ll receive a safety briefing, helmet, bike, and English-speaking guide before a 30-minute off-road ride. Guide Abel has earned praise for making the outing fun, while private groups and wheelchair access add flexibility.

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10.Private Le Cape Animal Farms Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $182

Spend 8 to 10 hours with a private driver visiting animal centers near Cape Town. You’ll see giraffes, rescued lions, Nile crocodiles, alpacas, dromedaries, and Table Mountain views. The tour includes transport and entrance fees, with time and stops best confirmed before booking.

“Gauthier was a nice guide who seemed to enjoy his job, but he also took phone calls all the time and I felt rushed at the various stops. He also guilted me into paying for his lunch. The cheetah, lion, monkey, and crocodile stops were well worth the time but the giraffe stop was not really worth it.”

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