A mere hour's drive from Cape Town brings one to a giant granite outcrop with three rounded domes, the prominent one of which was initially called Peerleberg or Pearl Mountain by Abraham Gabemma. Abraham stumbled on the rock in 1657 en route to find meat for the Cape of Good Hope settlement. This solid rock was to become the name of a town, which today is renowned for its very beautiful ... cont.
From Cape Town:
1. Get onto the N1 highway heading towards Paarl/Johannesburg.
Continue on the N1
Drive for approximately 55 km (about 40 - 45 minutes).
Take Exit 59 - R301/R303 (Jan van Riebeeck Drive, Paarl/Wellington)
2. At the top of the off-ramp, turn left onto Jan van Riebeeck Drive (R301).
Drive for about 2 km
Continue straight until you reach a roundabout.
3. Take the second exit to stay on Jan van Riebeeck Drive.
Turn left onto Vendôme Estate Road
Look for the Vendôme Wine Estate entrance on your left.
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