Wild Vine operates as a bespoke travel company that focuses on South Africa’s celebrated wine regions and extraordinary wildlife. Each and every journey begins with a conversation — understanding your interests, your pace, and your level of curiosity and adventure. Vineyard-to-wilderness journeys are at the heart of what we do — in a way that feels intuitive and unforced.
What began as informal recommendations for global business partners who enjoyed wine, quickly became something more considered, as we began to refine routes and quietly curate experiences that felt natural and memorable. We learned which roads to take, which wineries welcomed unhurried visits, which lodges understood the value of quiet and which moments were best left unscheduled.
Over time, a philosophy emerged – South Africa is a country best experienced at a considered pace, where the distance travelled between beds is part of the story.
For travellers drawn to vineyard and mountain landscapes, we offer access to both iconic estates and boutique wine farms that reward a bit of wanderlust. From the small communities of Bot River or Swartland to the elegance and opulence of Stellenbosch or Franschhoek, our approach is always personal.
Beyond the winelands our journeys take travellers off the beaten South African track and into places that are expansive and restorative. The Klein Karoo for example, with its arid beauty and wide open skies, offers a powerful counterpoint to the beautiful beaches of the Cape. The Garden Route invites exploration at a gentler pace and the Eastern Cape delivers some of the country’s most rewarding safari experiences and untouched beaches— intimate, uncrowded.
As custom safari specialists, we design wildlife encounters that prioritise respect, conservation, and authenticity. We work closely with private reserves and conservation-led lodges that share our commitment to responsible tourism in South Africa.
Whether travelling by guided transfer or embarking on a thoughtfully planned self-drive between the winelands and the bush, our itineraries are designed to feel effortless while remaining deeply immersive. We invite you to experience the vibrancy of our cities, the beauty of historic, and modern, wineries and the long coastal roads that reveal new perspectives with every turn. We take you off-grid into the vastness of our semi deserts, where silence becomes a luxury in itself, and into frontier country, where unforgettable safari moments unfold naturally, with grace and splendour.
Every Wild Vine journey is thoughtfully crafted and entirely bespoke. We believe that great travel is about connection: to place, to people, and to moments that stay with you long after you return home.
Wild Vine is all about how you travel, who you meet, and the lasting connection you form with the landscapes, people, and stories along the way.