Enjoy culture and cuisine in South Africa. You can embark on a behind-the-scenes journey through South Africa. As a result, you can unlock history and culture through a world of epicurean treasures.
The Epicurean Collection by Kensington Tours is a carefully curated set of itineraries. Food, wine, and spirits unite to help you create rich, vivid moments. These moments unlock a deeper understanding of your surroundings and help foster meaningful, personal connections.
Taste the passion and expertise of culture and cuisine of the world’s makers, farmers, and chefs. They lead you through farms, markets, vineyards, new hotspots, and age-old treasures that are not to be missed. There’s something particularly special about experiencing the world through taste. In fact, a drive unites us while simultaneously calls out the uniqueness of cultures, peoples, and places.
Exploring the Western Cape of South Africa
One of our favorite foodie destinations around the globe is South Africa. It is a melting pot of diverse culture and cuisine that spark truly unique culinary experiences. Our “Eat Like a Local” tour will explore the city of Cape Town on foot with a renowned food critic. Your delving into the history of the city and South Africa through the evolution of food.
Travelers can take part in Cape Malay cooking classes. It includes gin-fynbos fusion tastings, and personalized wine and barrel tastings with winemakers. This will take place at popular Cape Winelands estates and retreats off-the-beaten-trail. But it doesn’t stop there – perhaps it’s an oyster and mussel tasting. It could be with South African bubbles that you crave, or maybe an unexpected picnic lunch delivered with white glove service. And of course, Cape Town is also home to some of the best restaurants in the world, and all at an incredibly affordable price.
Culture and Cuisine Experiences Outside of the City
Perhaps most remarkably, culture and cuisine go far beyond cosmopolitan borders. These extraordinary experiences can be found in the unlikeliest of places: on safari. The chefs at luxury safari lodges. They dot the expanse of spectacular land from Kruger all the way to the Eastern Cape. This ensure that a foodie experience continues in big game country. Safari days begin with freshly baked pastries and an aromatic cup of java with your guide. That is followed by a series of culinary events: “pre-breakfast breakfast,” breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner (commonly torch-lit and presented to you in the heart of the wilderness under the canopy of the starlit African sky), often served by your friendly personal butler.
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While out on game drives, we can’t forget “after-breakfast breakfast.” The sundowner stops which are always a thrill. The Amarula-infused coffee during your morning game drive in the exact spot where you just witnessed a black mamba slither its way across the road. Also, you maybe sipping on a local gin while enjoying the spectacle that is an South Africa thunderstorm in the distance. Fear not, your safari guide and tracker know what they’re doing, and you can safely enjoy your adventure as they unpack and re-pack your spreads in the twinkling of an eye.
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We’d be remiss if we left out one of the most talked about immersive dining experiences in all of Africa: restaurant Klein JAN at Tswalu. Located in the staggeringly remote surroundings of the Kalahari. It sits in a place of solitude under the watchful eye of Jan Hendrik, South Africa’s first Michelin-star chef. The rugged landscape is a stark contrast to the atmosphere. In fact, it consumes you as you walk through the doors – an awe-inspiring, ultra-luxe sanctuary lending to the culinary experience of a lifetime. Locally sourced trimmings, ingredients, and experiences await.
Our South Africa Culture & Cuisine itinerary is the perfect way to start thinking about your epicurean journey through South Africa. Your dedicated Destination Expert will unlock a world of personalized opportunities waiting to be discovered.
South Africa is a beautiful and interesting destination to visit. In addition to the culture and cusine, the wine tasting is excellent. I am saying so from my personal experiences while visiting the country. Contact Tropical Destination for tour information as my recommendation is from experience and not from a brochure.