To take a 12-hour flight across the African continent to have the wine-lovers experience of a lifetime may sound quite unusual.

But to reach the Winelands region around Cape Town, from Stellenbosch to Franschhoek or Paarl, is to reach something truly magical.

The infrastructure would make Napa and Sonoma blush with envy, and with hundreds of award-winning working farms with luxury hotels and restaurants surrounded by incredible scenery, this region of South Africa is the true epitome of an unforgettable holiday.

Add the incredible landscape of leafy mountains with sandy beaches within a half-hour drive, and you may have something to come back year after year.