If you’re interested in wine and heading to two of the best places to drink it, its worth knowing about BKWine Tours, which has added two new wine tour destinations, Chile-Argentina and South Africa.
The focus of the wine tour to Chile and Argentina is the wines and the gastronomy of these two “New World” wine countries in South America. The program also includes time in Buenos Aires, Mendoza, the Pampas, Santiago de Chile and Valparaiso.
In addition to many winery visits and gastronomic meals the program includes classic tango in Buenos Aires, genuine asado barbecues with the famous Argentinean meat as well as an exceptional road voyage over the Andes Mountains.
The wine tour to Chile and Argentina is scheduled for February 4-19, 2013. It starts in Buenos Aires, continues to Mendoza and then across the Andes to Chile. The final destination is Valparaiso and Santiago de Chile. Along the way there will be some 20 winery visits and many gourmet meals.
The wine and food tour to South Africa starts in Cape Town and includes both the classic wine regions of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek as well as up-and-coming districts like Durbanville, Wellington and Swartland. The wine tour to South Africa takes place on March 1-11, 2013. It includes more than a dozen winery visits and many gourmet meals. It also includes other sightseeing: The Cape of Good Hope, Table Mountain, penguins at Boulder Beach, the wildlife at the nature reserve at Cape Point and much impressive scenery. There is also the possibility to add two additional days for a luxurious safari at a private game reserve.
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