About Durbanville
The Durbanville Wine Valley is located just twenty minutes drive from Cape Town. Essentially a wine growing valley, the town has grown during the past few years by more than 400% proving its popularity as an ideal destination. Surrounded by farmlands, vineyards and smallholdings, Durbanville has a unique “small town” feel about it, making it truly exclusive.
Centrally situated to the Boland and Cape Town’s major tourist attractions, central business districts and main highways, Durbanville is the ultimate destination for visitors wishing to relax in a secure and upmarket environment yet be close enough to access all amenities with ease.
Durbanville offers the tourist the very best of both worlds. The quiet tranquillity of the upmarket northern suburbs or the buzz of nightlife, exciting restaurants, diverse theatres and exciting wine estates to visit right here on our doorstep. The closest beaches are a 20 minute drive away where you can relax at a romantic seafood restaurant, watch the sun set or the whales at play in the bay.
Whatever your preference, there's something for everyone when you make Durbanville your destination of choice; central, secure, private and loads of fun.
Climate
Although Durbanville falls in a winter rainfall region, it has a typical Mediterranean climate. Cold, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Spring and Autumn bring perfect balmy days, ideal weather conditions for outdoor activities in the Cape.
Average Winter Temperatures: 18.5°C
Average Summer Temperatures: 24.3°C
Average Annual Rainfall: 350 to 400mm
Entertainment/Casino & Shopping
 World class shopping and recreational centre with over 400 shops, restaurants and cinemas, the renowned MTN Science Centre and Ratanga Junction Theme Park.
 Sun International's Inner City Casino and entertainment world.
World class shopping and entertainment centre just minutes from Vygeboom Manor Guest House. Shops, restuarants, post office, tourist information and more.
 A vibrant fusion of shopping, entertainment and nightlife.
Beautiful shopping centre on our doorstep with interesting stores restaurants and home to the BARNYARD THEATRE. Definitely worth a visit.
Tourism Hotspots
 Exhibits simulate local condidtions of our 2 oceans surrounding our magnificent shores & include specimens e.g. sharks, penguins, seals, sun fish and much more. This is specatacle not to be missed. Open daily 365 days a year 09H30 to 18H00
Beaches
Cape Town boasts some of the worlds most spectacular beaches with beaches to suit everyone. From sunworshippers to surfers, anglers to to skiiers. While the wind can make a day at the beach a very unpleasant experience, on a blue windfree day there is nothing to equal our azure blue waters surrounding our shores.
Durbanville is centrally located with the closest beach being Blaauberg and Melkbos. Endless stretches of white beach with the most spectacular views of Table Mountain. Blaauberg and Big Bay are home to wind surfers from all corners of the world. Clifton and Camps Bays popular beaches are a mere 35 minute's drive from Durbanville.
 Cape Point is one of South Africa's most famous landmarks and a spectacle not to be missed. Take a day tour on a beautiful scenic coastal trip to visit this spectacular site.
Tel: +27 (0) 21 7809204, +27 (0) 21 780 9526
One of the most spectacular drives in the world. From Cape Town around the Peninsula along the False Bay coastline via Cape Point and back along the Atlantic coast via Hout Bay, Clifton's famous beaches and Sea Point.
Tel: +27 (0) 21 7809204, +27 (0) 21 780 9526
Company's Garden
 Situated at the very top of Adderley Street in Cape Town City Centre, the Company's Garden was originally established to provide fresh fruit and vegetable for the seamen sailing from Holland to Indonesia. The beautiful Garden is home to several landmark buildings including Parliament, SA Museum, SA National Gallery, Slave Lodge, St George's Cathedral, the Jewish Museum and the university of Cape Town's City Campus.
 60 Hectares covering the SE slopes of Table Mountain dedicated to indigenous flora. Open air concerts and recitals on Sundays, breakfasts and teas .
Kirstenbosch Information: Tel: +27 (0) 21 799 8899
Fun for the entire family at Ratanga Junction Theme Park with more than 30 fun rides, restaurants, bird shows and much more. This venue is not to be missed.
Tel: +27 (0) 21 5507080 or 0861 200 300
 Just 12 kms from Cape Town, this world heritage site is not to be missed. Take a ferry ride from the V & A Waterfront to Robben Island for and informative and funfilled day.
 Magical views, winding walkways, inquisitive rock rabbits and masses of indigenous flora. An unequalled cable car ride!
Cable Station: Tel: 424 0015 (phone for a "weather report" before going)
Experience a flight of adventure at Cape Town's Thunder City where you can fly some of the aircraft in the western world's biggest collection of privately-owned supersonic jets. Fly ex-miltary jets at Thunder City. Fly our Lightning supersonic jet, fly our Buccaneer low-level jet or fly our Hawker Hunter jet fighter. Fly supersonic, fly high, fly low, fly aerobatics, fly formation.
Tel: +27 (0) 21 934 8007
A vibrant fusion of shopping, entertainment and nightlife.
The Cape's coastal waters are famous for whale watching from the west right up to the east coast. Treat yourself and the entire family to a day out with a professional team as you are taken out into Walker Bay, Hermanus to view these magificent creatures in their natural habitat. The Ivanhoe is a luxury vessel custom designed for surface viewing.
Tel: +27 (0) 28 384 0556
White Shark Cage Diving is a once in a lifetime undertaking that should not be missed. Take a leisurely coastal drive to the seaside village of Gansbaai and join Brian McFarlane, one of South Africa's leading white shark aficionados who will give you a spellbinding day on his magnificent boat Predator 2, custom built for the purpose of cage diving and surface viewing of these magificent animals.
Tel: +27 (0) 28 384 1418
Wild Flowers
Take a leisurely drive along the west coast, direction Langebaan during Spring and enjoy natures' annual wild flower spectacular. This phenomenon is evident along the main N7 highway from Cape Town along the entire Cape West Coast route right up to Namaqualand in the Northern Cape during early Spring.
Wine Routes
- CONSTANTIA WINE ROUTE:
Constantia is the birthplace of the wine farming industry in South Africa.
- DURBANVILLE WINE ROUTE:
Visit 9 of the most unique wine estates in the beautiful Durbanville Winelands right here on our doorstep.
- FRANSCHOEK WINE ROUTE:
Franschhoek Valley is known as one of the premier destinations in the World of Wine comprising 30 wine farms including some of South Africa's most respected names.
- HELDERBERG WINE ROUTE:
Not far from the southernmost tip of the vast African continent, amidst the villages of the Boland, sprawl the vineyards of the Helderberg Wine Route, guarded by the majestic mountain from which they take their name.
- PAARL WINE ROUTE:
One of the most established wine routes in the province.
- STELLENBOSCH WINE ROUTE:
Representing more than 300 wine and grape producers within the boundaries of the Stellenbosch Wine of Origin classification.
- SWARTLAND WINE ROUTE:
Meander through the scenic Swartland Wine Route; savour some of the finest wines, meet hospitable friendly people, revel, spellbound in the wonder of its natural beauty.
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