The General Assemblies and Symposium are being held at the Spier estate near Stellenbosch, about 40km from Cape Town. A well-known site in the Cape Winelands, the Spier estate offers award-winning wines in the beautiful setting of an historic 1000-hectare wine estate. The four- star Spier Hotel and conference venues, some of which are housed in restored Cape Dutch buildings, are complemented by one of South Africa’s most comprehensive contemporary art collections. The luxurious hotel overlooks the Helderberg mountain range and lies beside the Eerste River. Spier is regarded as one of the world’s top responsible tourism destinations, and hosts two important wildlife awareness projects on the estate. It has donated the use of land, water and electricity to the Cheetah Outreach Project and to Eagle Encounters, a raptor rehabilitation programme.
The Spier Hotel was the first luxury hotel in South Africa to win Fair Trade in Tourism (South Africa) certification and Spier Wines are certified by the Wine Industry Ethical Trade Association.
The Spier website has comprehensive information on a variety of activities available at the estate itself. Tours around Spier and Cape Town For tours around Cape Town and further away (e.g. to game parks), please download the Spier Travel Desk brochure (360kb; pdf) You can also contact:
Spier Travel Desk
Tel: +27 21 809 1911
Fax: +27 21 809 1134
Email: traveldesk@spier.co.za
For more information on what to do around Stellenbosch, please see the official website of the Stellenbosch Tourism bureau or the Stellebosch section of the Cape Town Tourism website. For more information on what to do around Cape Town, see the Cape Town Tourism website. | 
