Tips & Facts

These handy insider tips should make sure that you’re not cheesed off.

When still at home:

This is an outdoor event: wear comfortable walking shoes & remember your sunglasses and sunscreen OR umbrella and water boots
Toddlers might be better off in a ‘baby backpack’ than in a push cart
Domestic animals will not enjoy the Festival - please leave them at home
Bring a cooler bag to tote your special finds back in
Wet wipes are a great help for those sticky cheesy fingers

At the festival:

There will be two ABSA ATM’s and one FNB ATM on site
Read your festival programme when entering - all the venue layouts and programmes of events are in there
There is no undercover parking available. A tractor-and-trailer shuttle can transport you between your car and the entrance
Get your free ticket for one of the four daily Nataniël demos in the Checkers Theatre from the ticket booth outside the Checkers Cheese Emporium – seats are limited
Building up a thirst: bottled water and water dispensers are available. Buy a tasting glass at the gate @ only R10 or bring your own

Shuttle to and from the event:

PG TOPS TRAVEL AND TOURS OFFERS the following options to the SA Cheese Festival at Bien Donné from 24-27 April. I will provide luxury transfer in an airconditioned minibus, form the following locations daily:

ROUTE 1
Cape Town CBD 9h30am
Northern Suburbs 10h30am
Arrive at Festival 11h00am

ROUTE 2
Strand/Somerset West 10h00am
Stellenbosch 10h30am
Arrive at Festival 11h00am

Return pickup 3pm.

Cost is R150 per person, R300 if ticket included.

Click here to view a video of last year's trip

Please contact Pieter at [email protected], or 083 288 4944.

A little something for you:

Festival Programme

You will receive the popular Festival Programme booklet with your goodie bag to help you plan your day for optimum enjoyment. It contains ground layouts, exhibitor listings and the Cooking Pot programme. Also get the results of the 2010 SA Dairy Championships - including Qualité Awards winners and Dairy Product of the Year – and learn about new cheese makers and their innovative products. Competitions will bring smiles to the faces of many lucky winners.

Poster of SA Cheeses

Know your cheeses: this poster is on sale at the festival office or Agri-Expo's offices in Durbanville at @ R40.00

Cheese Festival Aprons

Look the part with this collector's apron, specially printed with the SA Cheese Festival logo. The Festival has a new logo, but the apron carries the one that received the EXSA award for Best Exhibition in Southern Africa and will be available at the festival office @ R50.00