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Guides & Things to Do

Discover things to do in the Helderberg, including wine estate visits, tours, outdoor activities, attractions, and local experiences. This section includes guides, reviews, and recommendations for visitors and residents.

Guides & Things to Do

R44 – Scenic Coastal Route

July 22, 2026 0
R44 described as ‘scenic coastal route’ by tourism board — described as ‘a daily trauma’ …read more
Guides & Things to Do

A Rainy Day in The Helderberg – Your Complete Guide

June 29, 2026 0
Fourteen genuinely enriching ways to spend a wet Saturday in Somerset West, Strand and Gordon’s …read more
Guides & Things to Do

Etymological Guide to South African Wine

June 15, 2026 0
🍷 THE COMPLETE RELIABLE ETYMOLOGICAL GUIDE TO SOUTH AFRICAN WINE NAMES Where the names came …read more
Guides & Things to Do

Fabulous – GB Winter Wonderland

June 13, 2026 0
GB Winter Wonderland: Gordon’s Bay officially launches its most ambitious tourism campaign since the time …read more
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**The Unspoken Braai Protocol: A Treatise on Box Wine & Social Contracts**

June 13, 2026 0
You get the invite. It’s not fancy. A text, maybe a shouted conversation over a …read more
Guides & Things to Do

CEY vs CFM: THE GREAT HELDERBERG GRUDGE MATCH

June 6, 2026 0
COMMUNITY & LOCAL AFFAIRS CEY vs CFM: THE GREAT HELDERBERG GRUDGE MATCH —THE RIVALRY NOBODY …read more
Guides & Things to Do

The Wonderful World of Wine

June 6, 2026 0
🍷 Swirl, Sniff & Surrender: A Deeply Unreliable Guide to Cape Winelands Tasting Notes A …read more
Gossip & Reader Submissions

The R121.99 Gamble

May 30, 2026 0
The wine sat in Derek’s grocery basket like a small, glittering indictment: twelve dollars and …read more
Guides & Things to Do

Things you wouldn’t know…”

May 30, 2026 0
How to react when going on a wine tour. After about the third cellar visit …read more
Guides & Things to Do

25 THINGS TO DO IN THE HELDERBERG

May 30, 2026 0
THE HELDERBURGER A field guide for residents who keep meaning to get out more and …read more

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  • STORY 19 — The House That Africa Built: Cape Dutch Architecture
  • STORY 18 — The Names Still on Every Street Sign
  • STORY 16 — God’s Refugees: The Huguenots Arrive
  • STORY 15— The Names on the Gates: The Early Farms of the Helderberg
  • STORY 14 — The Shape of the Land: How the Valley Was Divided
  • STORY 13 — What the Dune Kept
  • STORY 12 — The Slow Creep East: How the Dutch Found the Helderberg
  • STORY 11 — The Year Everything Changed
  • STORY 10 — The People with Cattle: And the World They Were About to Lose
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