Did you know... the Route 62 in South Africa is the longest wine route in the World

The famous Route 62, stretching from Cape Town via Oudtshoorn and the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth, is said to be the longest wine route in the World. It spans a distance of about 850km. The route, named after the R62 regional route, leads through the wine-growing areas of Wellington, Tulbagh, Worcester, Robertson and the Klein (Little) Karoo. The Route 62 is a mountainous, shorter and more scenic alternative to the N2 highway with  easily accessible towns, nestled along the valleys.


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One of the most famous attractions along the Route 62, besides the wine, the landscape and picturesque towns, is "Ronnie's Sex Shop" in Barrydale. The "shop" is actually a pub that was painted with the name one night as a prank by Ronnie’s friends. Other attractions along the route are, of course, wine tours, but also safari drives, hiking tours, 4x4 routes, cultural excursions, horse & ostrich riding a number of adrenaline tours, such as skydiving, canoeing, caving and much more. For accommodation along the route, click here! Enjoy!

Video: Cape Town to Tulbagh drivelapse

Tulbagh, located about 150km or about 2hrs north of Cape Town in the Tulbagh Valley, is one of South Africa's fastest growing and most succesfull (in terms of (inter)national awards) wine-producing villages in the country. The village nestles in amongst the Witzenberg, Obiqua and Winterhoek Mountains, which surround it on three sides and provide one of the most beautiful settings in South Africa's Western Cape.
Those who are planning to drive to Tulbagh from Cape Town by car might like to watch the follwing 2min-drivelapse-video as it shows the entire route from Cape Town to Tulbagh filmed from the front seat's perspective of a car. Thx to Rory Allen, who also did the Cape Town to Struisbaai drivelapse video that I posted on the blog last month.