3 Best Day Trips From Cape Town

"The Gallic-inflected village of Franschhoek has been transformed in recent years, most of it due to the efforts of a wealthy Indian businessman who fell in love with the town and began investing heavily in it. Leeu Estates, a 17-room hotel and winery on a 168-acre estate in Franschhoek, is just one manifestation of that love. The elegant manor house doubles as a private gallery filled with paintings and sculptures from some of South Africa’s top contemporary artists (a Lionel Smit painting in the dining room, a Beezy Bailey sculpture in the foyer, and Angus Taylor’s massive bronze and granite figure titled Reflective Resonance in the garden). Don’t miss a complimentary tasting at the Wine Studio: the estate’s Mullineaux & Leeu Family Wines are constantly hailed as some of the best in the country." - Sarah Khan