Val d'Or Estate

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Franschoek - Western Cape

Val D’ Or Estate is situated minutes from the centre of the Cape's culinary capital. Peaceful and tranquil surroundings await you.  Val D’ Or Estate  is set on 35 hectares of the Western Cape's magnificent Franschhoek mountains

Relax and be comforted and you sink into plump couches in Val D’ Or’s  lounge as you sit in the bar and  sip a sundowner drink on the terrace overlooking vineyards and mountains.  For those crispy nights enjoy a pre-prandial sherry.

Luxuriate in one of Val D’ Or’s  spacious, individually decorated en-suites, or opt for a quaint garden unit. Wake to birdsong and linger over a bountiful breakfast prepared by Val D’ Or’s staff.

Val d'Or Estate is in easy access of  Franschhoek's many attractions and an idyllic country setting in which to shed city stress.

Manor House

The Manor House situated on the Vald 'Or Estate consists of a country kitchen, an elegant and cozy dining area, a warm and inviting lounge and TV room with satellite television as well as a sunny breakfast area where you can enjoy breakfast indoors or under the shady trees.

The Manor House  has four bedrooms consisting of one deluxe room with full bathroom, two deluxe rooms with shower bathrooms, and one standard room with shower bathroom.

The Manor House bedrooms each have their own private patio and each has a different view of the surrounding mountains. The rooms are equipped with tea/coffee making facilities, televisions, under-floor heating and air conditioners, this is to ensure your comfort throughout the year.
The Manor House is available as a self-catering unit per day, making it ideal for golf tours and families. The barbecue area may be used by all guests.

Barn House

The Barn House offers four deluxe bedrooms comprising of two family suites on the ground floor, and two gallery rooms on the first floor.

The Barn House’s deluxe family suite has full bathrooms, lounges, sleeper couches (children under 12 stay free) and private patios. Upstairs the luxury gallery rooms each have their own luxurious bathroom and share a sitting room and balcony for their own exclusive use.

All Barn House bedrooms have magnificent views of the swimming pool, garden, dams, and surrounding mountains. Each has its own tea/coffee making facility, television, mini-bar, under floor heating and air conditioner to ensure your comfort throughout the year.

Attached to the Barn House is a deluxe self-catering suite with 2 bedrooms (sleeps 4), a shower and a full luxurious bathroom to share, a fully-fitted open plan kitchen/dining/lounge area, a private patio on two sides and magnificent views of the beautiful gardens surrounding the pool area and ornamental dams as well as the surrounding mountains.

Self-Catering Suites

Val D’ Or Estate has three luxury Self-catering Suites. Two of these self catering units have one bedroom, a shower bathroom and a fully fitted open-plan kitchen/dining/lounge area with a sleeper couch, suitable for children under 12 years, a lovely patio and views of the beautiful gardens, pool area and ornamental dams as well as the magnificent mountains.

The third self catering unit has two en-suite bedrooms, one with a shower bathroom and one with a full bathroom. It has a fully-fitted open plan kitchen/dining/lounge area, two patios (one completely private) and magnificent views of the beautiful gardens surrounding the pool area and ornamental dams as well as the surrounding mountains.

To ensure your comfort throughout the year these suites have under floor heating and air conditioners.

Val d'Or offers tailor-made packages to suit every need (including accommodation):

Val d'Or Estate understand that a Wedding is one of the most important occasions in a person’s life, and they are proud to be associated with such an event. 

Val d'Or Estate can assure you of their commitment to providing you with an exceptionable and memorable experience. Val d'Or Estate is personal and intimate venue and can accommodate weddings of about 40-50 guests indoors and 50-80 guests in- and outdoors. 

We offer our Manor House as the ideal luxury accommodation venue for golfing tours.  It consists of 4 luxury en-suite bedrooms (twin or king size beds), a spacious lounge, TV room, dining room and farm house kitchen.  The Manor House can be rented on a Self-catering basis or on a Bed and Breakfast basis.  Dinners are optional or can be taken at one of the many culinary gems in the Valley. Ideal for families and friends traveling together as well as golfing tours!

Franschhoek is home to Boschenmeer Golf and Country Estate and Pearl Valley Signature Golf Estate and Spa and is within half an hour’s drive to De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate, Spier Golf Academy, Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate and Erinvale Golf Club.


Slightly further afield you will find Milnerton Golf Club, Atlantic Beach Golf Club, Riverside Golf Club, Steenberg Golf Club and Arabella.
Franschhoek

Follow hiking trails, go bike or horse riding or indulge in some trout fishing. Absorb Franschhoek’s French heritage at the Huguenot museum or enjoy a round of golf at one of the many golf estates in the area – or simply catch a tan at the pool.

La Fromagerie at La Grange
While you're out visiting the local wine estates, neutralize your palate with some cheese tasting – you can choose from over 30 delicious South African varieties – or enjoy a cheese-centered lunch on the verandah of the converted 200-year-old barn at La Fromagerie.

Huguenot Fine Chocolates
Visit this quaint Belgian chocolate shop for a decadent lesson in chocolate making and indulge in some fine chocolate tasting during the show. You'll be tempted to continue the chocolate “tasting” long afterwards too.

The Flying Company
Go on an airborne adventure in one of The Flying Company's helicopters for magnificent views of this splendid part of the country.

Franschhoek Hiking Trails
Conquer the Boland hiking trail beginning at 'Jan Joubert se Gat'
Hike up Du Toit's Kop (medium gradient)
Wind your way up the old ‘Cat se Pad' walking trail for a more sedate walk
Table Mountain can be seen from Breakfast Rock at the Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve, so make a morning picnic out of this walk
Take sundowners up to the top of the Franschhoek Pass

Franschhoek Sport Activities
Enjoy a challenging round of golf at Pearl Valley Golf Estate, Jack Nicklaus' latest offering to the golf world, one of the championship golf courses in the Winelands

Dive into the crystal rock pools found along the Franschhoek Pass
There are many fly-fishing venues in the Franschhoek valley
Paraglide off the Franschhoek Pass into the village
Franschhoek has tennis courts that can be reserved and hired out
Rent a mountain bike and explore the valley at your leisure

Wine Tasting on Horseback
For something more unusual, various Franschhoek wine estates offer wine tasting tours on horseback around their farms.

Picnics
Picnic in the lavender fields or herb garden of Bien Donne Werf farm and learn about their fruit research. Or take your basket to Chamonix, Dieu Donne, Boschendal or Riverside next to the Berg River.

Franschhoek Music
Jazz lovers will appreciate the live jazz outside La Grange on Friday evenings, while classical listeners are not forgotten with monthly classical concerts held at La Motte wine estate.

Franschhoek Heritage & Culture
Take a tour of Mooiwater township or Pniel, the first town of the free slaves. Visit the Huguenot Memorial Museum for a history lesson on the Franschhoek settlers. Professor Rust will educate you on the heritage and the flora of the valley. For some French-Huguenot architecture, visit the Boschendal Manor (1685), Burgundy Bourgogne farm or the thatched Dutch Reformed Church (1847).
David Walters at Roubaix House Gallery showcases some of the best South African art and promotes local artists. Watch artist David Walters himself throw clay. Make your own Shona sculpture at the Munhutapa Gallery at Boschendal.

Franschhoek Shops
The village centre boasts an array of art shops, galleries and specialist stores trading items such as Cape furniture, African and tribal artifacts, cottage furniture and scientific instruments, amongst others.

Watch carpet weavers at work on hand-knotted carpets at Kei Carpets. The street market is open on Saturdays and the ‘Kuns Ronvaart', an arts & crafts and antiques route around the village, is another interesting alternative.

Be sure not to miss out on the many interesting Franschhoek tourist attractions available in this beautiful area, along with the magnificent wine estates and golf estates in the Winelands.

Things to Do and Places of Interest in and Around Franschhoek
Approximately thirty minutes' drive from Franschhoek one can also find Paarl or Stellenbosch with larger shopping malls and various other attractions such as:
Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve
Afrikaans Language Monument and Afrikaans Language Museum
Bird Sanctuary – along the banks of the Berg River featuring 136 species
Snake Park, Ostrich Farms, Crocodile Farm and Butterfly World
Sasol Arts Museum
University of Stellenbosch Botanical Gardens
Stellenbosch Village Museum
Oom Samie se Winkel – A typical village shop in existence for many years
Ballooning

Hermanus
This is a day’s trip and really worth the visit. On your way there take the coastal route from Gordon’s Bay and return over the Franschhoek pass from Villiersdorp. The scenery there and back is worth the trip and Hermanus is a beautiful town.

It is also known as one of the best spots in the world for whale-watching - the months of August to September are the best time.

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