Spoil yourself. Get out of Town. Set on a working wine farm and surrounded by the Witzenberg and Winterhoek mountains, Rijk’s Wine Estate and Hotel offers a relaxing, tranquil and romantic ambiance. It is all about food, wine and relaxing pleasure.
A free wine tasting is included with your stay.
Each room is luxuriously decorated with modern touches and open thatch and wood beams. All rooms have a private patio and entrance overlooking the vineyards. Conveniences include air-conditioning, television, coffee machine, minibar and free wifi.
Enjoy a full wine tasting, relax around our new chemical free Ecopool, and dine in our superb restaurant.
The rooms are individually decorated and each has a private terrace leading onto vineyards, dam and pool.
Superior styled rooms with elegant lines and views across the pool, dam to the award winning Rijk’s vineyards and out towards the Witzenberg mountains in the distance.
The bedrooms have an incorporated lounge area with coffee station, study nook and deluxe king sized bed (which can be twinned). Well-appointed bathroom with separate bath, twin shower, double basin and separate toilet. Flat screen television, Netflix, tea and coffee making facilities, safe, bottled water, Wi-Fi, hairdryer and air conditioning.
Separate executive conference facilities for up to 15 people. Our proudest achievement is that guests return year after year!
Wine tasting is available daily at Rijk`s Wine Estate and Hotel.
Activities in the Tulbagh Valley:
Historic Church Street - Boasts 32 National Monuments, the most monuments in one street within South Africa, has been restored to its former glory after the 1969 earthquake. There are also beautiful gardens to enjoy.
Museums - Wonder through the Earthquake Museum and see what damage was done to Tulbagh during the devastating earthquake in 1969 and how the town has recovered.
Wine Estates - Tulbagh has a wonderful array of award winning wineries to choose from. You can remain on the estate and enjoy Rijks Private Cellar wines or venture off to other wineries which include Saronsberg, Twee Jonge Gezellen, Lemberg, Montpellier, Waverley Hills, Tulbagh Winery and Drosty Hof.
Olives - Enrich you palate with an olive and olive oil tasting at Oakhurst Olives.
Horse Riding - Horse About provides wonderful rides out in the valley.
Ceres Zipslide - This is a great adrenalin activity. Fly through the air on a zipslide. This is a great activity for the whole family and groups.
Fish in our dams - catch and release.
Mountain Biking - Tulbagh boast some wonderful mountain biking routes. Permits can be obtained from the tourism office in town.
Waterfall - Take a short hike and enjoy a swim in the rock pools of the waterfall. Sunscreen is recommended.
Bird Watching - There is an array of avian bird life on our farm and in the valley.
Photographic Tours - This is great way to see Tulbagh from a different view.
Hiking - Tulbagh offers numerous hiking trails. One of the favourites is the Murludi Trails.
Golf - Ceres Golf Course is a mere 20 minutes away. Other golf courses within a 45 minute drive of Tulbagh include Worcester, Wellington and Malmesbury.
Art Route - Tulbagh is blessed to have a rich art community living in it.
Day Trips - Tulbagh is a wonderful base to explore the Boland Wine Area, West Coast, Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschoek.
Our rooms are just like our wine ranges. 4 x Touch of Oak, 3 x Private Cellar, 3 x Reserve and 2 x 888. We also have 3 x 2 bedroom Vineyard Cottages.
Each cottage has a lounge area, two bedrooms, private patio overlooking vineyards and pool. Bathroom with separate toilet.
