Map & Directions to Vrede en Lust Wine Estate

GPS Position: S 33.83742 E 18.95320

Located in Simondium, in the heart of the Cape Winelands, our wine farm is only
a 40 minute scenic drive from the centre of Cape Town.

Please refer to the map below.

Directions from Cape Town:

* Take the N1 to Paarl

* See Directions from the N1 below

From Cape Town International Airport

• From the airport you need to take the on-ramp onto the N2 East (Somerset
West)
• Take the next major off-ramp off the N2 - the R300.
• You will turn left and head for Belville
• Stay on this road all the way to the N1 on-ramps
• Veer Right towards Paarl

Directions From the N1

• Pass the 1st Stellenbosch (Klipheuwel) turnoff

• Take the R44 / Klapmuts turnoff from the N1
• Turn Right and drive towards Klapmuts (pass under the bridge)
• Cross over the first intersection (the R101) (less than 1 km from offramp)
• Turn Left into the road to Franschhoek and the R45 (less than 1km from
the R 101 intersection)
• Follow the signs to Backsberg
• Pass Backsberg and drive towards Franschhoek for another 4kms.
• You will see Fredericksberg (RdeR) on the right hand side of the road
• At that point, start slowing down and prepare for a Right turn.
• Before the railway line crossing, and in front of the thatch cottage, you will
see the gates that mark the entrance to Vrede-en-Lust.

Directions from Paarl

• In Paarl, head south on Main Road towards the N1 / R101

• Pass under the N1 and continue west with the R101 and do not turn onto
the N1
• Turn Left onto the R45
• Stay on this road into Simondium and slow down near the old station
• Turn Right to Klapmuts
• Cross the railway line and immediately turn Left into Vrede en Lust

Directions from Stellenbosch

• In Stellenbosch, head for the R44 North

• Follow the R44 North out of town and headed towards Paarl / Wellington
• Slow down as you get close to Klapmuts
• Turn Right into the road to Franschhoek and the R45
• Follow the signs to Backsberg
• Pass Backsberg and drive towards Franschhoek for another 4kms.
 • You will see Fredericksberg (RdeR) on the right hand side of the road
• At that point, start slowing down and prepare for a Right turn.
• Before the railway line crossing, and in front of the thatch cottage, you will
see the gates that mark the entrance to Vrede-en-Lust.

Directions from Franschhoek

• In Franschhoek, head North on Main Rd as it becomes the R45 towards

Paarl
• Stay on the R45, crossing the Berg River and through Groot Drakenstein
• Stay on this road into Simondium and slow down past the old church
• Turn Left to Klapmuts
• Cross the railway line and immediately turn Left into Vrede en Lust