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Groot Constantia Wine Estate: Our most recommended tours and activities

Cape Town: Private Wine Tour

1. Cape Town: Private Wine Tour

Join a full-day tour through Cape Town's wine country. Start your Cape wine adventure with a convenient morning pickup from your accommodation in Cape Town. Hop on board an air-conditioned vehicle and head to your first stop on the tour, the Groot Constantia Vineyard. Established in 1685, Groot Constantia is South Africa's oldest winery, its vineyards tucked in the steep valley on the eastern side of Table Mountain. Go behind the scenes and visit the cellar to get an in-depth look at how wine is made. Take part in a chocolate and wine tasting. Sample five selected wines, each one perfectly paired with handcrafted chocolate. And before you leave for your next stop, visit the historical Cape Dutch homestead, and get a glimpse of what life on this wine farm was like in the 17th century. Travel from Groot Constantia to the Steenberg Farm, home to some of South Africa's finest award-winning wines. Enjoy your second wine tasting of the day and get to sample six of the estate's very best wines from their flagship range. The next stop on your private wine tour is a boutique wine estate located on the slopes below Constantia Nek with magnificent views of the surrounding wine region and False Bay. Sit back and enjoy a delicious lunch (at your own expense) at the Constantia Glen wine estate before taking part in your next tasting on the veranda. The fourth and final stop on your winery adventure is Eagle's Nest located in the heart of the Constantia Valley. Enjoy the last tasting of the day in a picturesque setting beside a stream under the canopy of oak trees. End your day admiring fantastic views as you make your way back to Cape Town with a drive along the side of Table Mountain.

Constantia Wine Valley Bicycle Tour

2. Constantia Wine Valley Bicycle Tour

Experience the historic Constantia Cape wine route with a personalized guide who will take you on a cycling tour in this picturesque area known for its award-winning wines.   You will be met at your accommodation and brought to the Constantia Valley where Dutch governor, Simon van der Stel, started the wine industry in South Africa dating back to the 17th century. Visit the historic Groot Constantia Estate. learn about a full array of the valley’s award-winning wines, as well as the region's rich history. Along the route, you will pass a kramat (mosque) built for the slaves that the Dutch East India Company imported from south-east Asia. The bicycle route meanders through the sophisticated Constantia suburb that has some of the finest structures in Cape Dutch architecture. On the tour, indulge in some of the most well-balanced wines that South Africa has to offer.  Vineyards like Buitenverwachting, Groot Constantia, Constantia Uitsig, Steenberg will open their doors, and cellars, for the tour. Come, and experience the oldest wine region of South Africa – on a bicycle!

Cape Town: Premium Attractions City Pass with Bus Tour

3. Cape Town: Premium Attractions City Pass with Bus Tour

Explore the best of Cape Town with a 3 or 5-day Premium Attractions City Pass. Enjoy free entry to over 80 top attractions and experiences, including the Crocodile Farm, South African Museum, Table Mountain Cableway, V&A Waterfront Cruise, and a hop-on hop-off bus to get you from one point to another. Some of the 80 attractions and experiences include: • Free transport, for the duration of your pass, on the City Sightseeing Hop-on Hop-off bus • Table Mountain Aerial Cableway • Sunset Champagne Cruises • V&A Waterfront Seal and Harbor Cruise • LaGuGu Township Tour • Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary African Art • Two Oceans Aquarium • World of Birds • Seal Island Cruises • Crocodile Farm • Hard Rock Café • Jolly Roger Pirate Boat • Groot Constantia Wine Estate • South African Museum • Slave Lodge • District Six Museum • Sky-HI Ride • And many more With the Premium Pass, you can also choose one of the following exclusive experiences:   • Great white shark cage diving • Big 5 safari • Cape Town helicopters • Whale watching • Jeep tours • Harley Davidson chauffeur • Tandem paragliding • Kayak, hike, and bike challenge • Culinary food and coffee tour

Cape Town: 2-Day Best Highlights Private Tour

4. Cape Town: 2-Day Best Highlights Private Tour

Day 1 After an 8:00 AM pickup from your hotel, start the day with a guided tour of Cape Town's famous Table Mountain. Follow this with a scenic drive through the coastal neighborhoods of Mouille Point, Three Anchor Bay, Sea Point, Bantry Bay, and Clifton before stopping for a photo opportunity at Maiden's Cove. Continue to Hout Bay for a boat trip to Seal Island. Enjoy the ocean views as you travel through Llandudno before arriving at Chapmans Peak Drive for a relaxing 15-minute stop at the viewpoint. At Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, keep an eye out for the Dias Cross, converging ocean currents and diverse fauna and flora, such as baboons and ostriches. Visit the rare breed of African penguins at Boulders Penguins Colony before returning to your accommodation via Fish Hoek, Kalk Bay, and Muizenburg. You will be dropped at your hotel or accommodation. Day 2 Head to the Clock Tower Precinct, V&A Waterfront after another 8:00 AM pickup from your hotel. Start with a Robben Island boat trip and museum tour, which last 3.5 to 4 hours, before being reunited with your tour guide at the V&A Waterfront. Enjoy Cape Town's highlights on a guided city tour, including visits to the colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood and famous city monuments. Follow this with a wine tasting at one of the oldest wineries in South Africa, Groot Constantia Wine Estate. Conclude the tour with a visit to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for a relaxing walk found at the foot of Table Mountain. You will be dropped off at your hotel at the end of the tour.

Cape Town: Private Cape Peninsula Tour

5. Cape Town: Private Cape Peninsula Tour

Drive past the pristine beaches of Camps Bay, Clifton and Llandudno – currently the hottest real estate in the world – to Hout Bay, a functioning harbour and heart of the local crayfish industry After a stop for lunch (own account), it's on to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where you are able to ride the Funicular (own account) to the scenic viewing point where the Indian and Atlantic Oceans meet. The spectacular sea and mountain views are reason enough to make the 66km/41miles trip from Cape Town. Amid the rocky landscape - home to mountain zebra, eland, baboons and ostriches - blooms magnificent Cape flora. * Clifton Beaches * Hout Bay & Mariners' Wharf * Boat ride to view seals (optional) * Chapman's Peak Drive/Ou Kaapse Weg * Cape Point * Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve * Penguin colony at the Boulders * Historic Simon's Town * Groot Constantia Wine Estate OR * Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens ###Hout Bay:### Approximately 1-hour stop-over will allow you to take an optional boat ride to view seals on Duiker Island. Lots to do ashore if you choose not to take the boat ride. ###Groot Constantia / Kirstenbosch option:### Due to time constraints on this day tour of Cape Town and its surroundings, both venues cannot be visited on the same day. Tourists generally consider Kirstenbosch as their first choice.

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What people are saying about Groot Constantia Wine Estate

Overall rating

4.8 / 5

based on 1,299 reviews

Heel prettige gids en driver. Letten ook goed Op safety Niet te zware fiets tocht met 2 stops voor wijnproeven 2 e met heerlijke tapas hapjes Gijn dat we werden opgehaald bij hotel Mountainbikes prima ook voor volwassen beginners

Fantastic ride and tasting tour with our guide Nils. Ride was a mix of road and off road using MTB's. And the wine tasting offered lots of variety and great value for money. All in an very beautiful setting.

Matt, our guide, was really nice and tailored the ride to match our ability. Bikes were nice and the wine was excellent.

Very enjoyable. Guide was knowledgeable and easy to talk to. Would recommend to anyone :)

Nils was a perfect guide for us yesterday. Tank you so much.