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Experiences

Wine & vineyards

Put your tasting skills to the test

Wine & vineyards

Wine & vineyards

What you'll do

Wine just tastes better when you’re sipping it at the source, and if that source comes with glorious, grape-filled views and sun-drenched terraces, even better! In South Africa’s Cape Winelands, explore by horseback or on the shiny tram, your wine accompanied by some of the country’s finest cuisine, or head for the sunshine of Argentina where Mendoza’s vineyards and mountains are the perfect setting for sampling a Malbec (or two).

Open Map

Learn the ropes from a winemaker in Wine Valley

Go on a wine tasting tour in Mendoza

Take a walking tour through The Wine Valleys

Wine & vineyards Trips

Start with a recommended trip or create one from scratch

The secrets of Argentina's north

The secrets of Argentina's north

10 nights from $8K per person

Mendoza Salta & The Northwest Buenos Aires

South Africa in a nutshell

South Africa in a nutshell

10 nights from $5.5K per person

Cape Town The Franschhoek Valley Cape Winelands

All the highlights of Chile

All the highlights of Chile

20 nights from $20.6K per person

The Wine Valleys Valparaíso Santiago

Vineyards, desert scenes & Easter Island

Vineyards, desert scenes & Easter Island

14 nights from $13K per person

The Wine Valleys Valparaíso Santiago

Highlights of Argentina

Highlights of Argentina

16 nights from $13.7K per person

Buenos Aires Iguazu Falls Mendoza

Argentina & Chile: the natural highlights

Argentina + Chile

Argentina & Chile: the natural highlights

16 nights from $14.8K per person

Buenos Aires Iguazu Falls Mendoza

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Our Experts

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Millie

Millie Trotter

Africa Travel Specialist

Joanna

Joanna Rigby-Jones

Africa & South America Travel Specialist

Tessa

Tessa Dancer

Africa & Asia Travel Specialist

Reviews

Based on 902 Feefo Reviews

26 nights in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia

They are great. Great planning with your participation! They have great folks on the ground. I have done on trip to India, leaving for Africa soon and planning a trip to South America. Both Carola and Meg are great!!!

Expert travel advisors

Expert travel advisors

19 nights in Kenya and Tanzania

This will be my third trip with Timbuktu and they are amazing! Very smart and helpful with plans and what you want to see and do. They can tailor your trip to your specifications which isn't always the case with travel agencies.

17 nights in Chile and Argentina

My Kenya and Ethiopia trip

My Kenya and Ethiopia trip

16 nights in Kenya and Ethiopia

So far Kevin has done an excellent job on everything. Communicates well and seems to be on top of all the details

Great experience - highly recommended

Great experience - highly recommended

11 nights in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania

Wonderful experience - this is the second time I booked with Tessa for Africa safari. The first in 2024 was a great experience so I naturally came back to her this year. She is very knowledgeable (she has traveled to many of the camps herself), she listens before she suggests, and a pleasure to work with. Her communications are timely and clear / concise. I highly recommend Tessa and Timbuktu.

South Africa/Zambia/Seychelles

South Africa/Zambia/Seychelles

12 nights in South Africa, Zambia and Seychelles

We planned a multi country vacation with several flights, lots of different hotels and many activities. Timbuktu took a lot of the stress off of me by helping me Figure out exactly what I wanted to do on this trip and helping me get it all scheduled. At every stop we were well taken care of and we had exactly what we needed. We felt safe and taken care of the entire trip.

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11 Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists 2025

No. 1 & No. 2 Tour Operator in Travel + Leisure's Best Awards 2024 & 2025

Best Booking Platform in Women's Health Travel Awards 2025

Travel Specialist voted as Latin America A-List Travel Advisor 2025

"Timbuktu can take relatively complex and slightly amorphous travel plans and transform them into a well-organized, perfectly tailored trip."