A Cape Dutch wine town with a university in the middle of it: oak-lined streets, a few hundred estates in the valleys around, and Cape Town an hour away.
Free things to do
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Free
Dorp Street & Cape Dutch walk
Oak avenues and 300-year-old gables — the university museum is free.
Free
The Braak & the oak avenues
The old village green ringed by Cape Dutch gables, with the student town's cafés on the streets off it.
Free
Jonkershoek valley walk
Mountains on three sides fifteen minutes out of town, and the lower river walk is free.
Where to stay
from $33
Stumble Inn Backpackers Lodge
Dorm bed · per night · Stumble Inn is an easy going hostel with lots of upbeat energy.
from $74
Stumble Inn Backpackers Lodge
Private room · per night · Stumble Inn is an easy going hostel with lots of upbeat energy.
Trips that take it in
Africa · 9 days · loop · 2 nights in Stellenbosch
The Cape Route
Cape Town → Stellenbosch → Hermanus → Cape Town
$334
plus flights · Dec 2026 dates