Riding Distance: 32km
Traveling Time: 30 Minutes from Lourensford Wine Estate
Location: Sir Lowrys Pass, Knorhoek Estate entrance
GPS: 34°10'39.0”S 18°94'12.1”E | Google Maps
With its famous fynbos garden and beautiful glass fronted restaurant, Idiom Wines provides the perfect first spectator point for the 2018 FNB Wines2Whales. If the notoriously fickle W2W weather plays along the place to be will undoubtedly be on the terrace in Idiom’s Terrazza; with its panoramic views of the mountains the riders will need to summit and the vineyards from which their award winning wines originate.
Riding Distance: 50km
Traveling Time: 1 hour, due to Road Works, from Idiom Wines
Location: 26 Worcester Street, Grabouw
GPS: 34°07'42.2"S 19°01'24.7"E | Google Maps
On the banks of the Eikenhof Dam, the Elgin Grabouw Country Club is located at the exit of the A2Z trails so the riders will be in high spirits when they reach Spectator Point 2. The Country Club boasts a restaurant, so fans will be able to grab a coffee or a meal while they wait for their favourite riders to summit the Gantouw Pass and make their way through the great trails.
Riding Distance: 35km
Traveling Time: 20 Minutes from Oak Valley
Location: Paul Cluver Estate Wines, N2, Kromco Turn off
GPS: 34°10'02.8"S 19°05'24.6"E | Google Maps
While the riders race through the bridges of the Paul Cluver Bike Park fans can gather at the Amphitheatre to cheer them along. With the leaders expected through well before 9am it’ll be a case of cappuccinos while you watch. After cheering on your team make a stop at the Paul Cluver Tasting Room, which lies between the Amphitheatre and the farm’s exit. It opens at 10am, so you could stop to purchase a bottle of their world class cool-climate wine, to accompany dinner that evening, before heading to Spectator Point 2 at the Hickory Shack.
Riding Distance: 52km
Traveling Time: 15 Minutes from Paul Cluver
Location: Thandi Estate, off the N2
GPS: 34°11'07.7"S 19°05'52.1"E | Google Maps
Depending on who you’re following the Hickory Shack is the perfect spot for lunch on Day 2 of FNB Wines2Whales. Boasting a menu inspired by the American South and a mouth-watering array of smoked dishes, like pulled pork and beef brisket. If you are rushing after one of the leading teams; don’t stress they also do breakfasts – so you can enjoy a brunch once your cheerleading duties are done.
Riding Distance: 16km
Traveling Time: 13 Minutes from Oak Valley
Location: N2, Houw Hoek, Grabouw
GPS: 34.2056° S, 19.1511° E| Google Maps
The child-friendly Houw Hoek Hotel is situated in the heart of mother nature in the Kogelberg Nature Reserve, a leisurely 80 km from Cape Town, just off the N2 freeway. Peacefully positioned in an exquisite location, between majestic mountains and beautiful ponds, making this the perfect place to relax, unwind and watch the riders as they head to the final finish line in Oak Valley Estate.
Riding Distance: 31km
Traveling Time: 24 minutes from the Houw Hoek Hotel
Location: De Villiers Street, Onrus
GPS: S34° 4151' E19° 1708' | Google Maps
