Cape Town Hot Air Balloon & Wine Private Tour: Breakfast Included





Description
Defy gravity and hover over the Stellenbosch winelands in a hot air balloon. Depending on the wind direction, you will drift towards the Paarl or the Stellenbosch countryside but still get splendid views of the entire winelands' terrain and the kilometer high Table Mountain from either side. With nobody knowing the landing location! We will keep in touch with your pilot to arrange your pick-up at the end of the balloon flight. After the inclusive breakfast, the tour will go straight into Stellenbosch for an orientation of one of South Africa's most historic towns before carrying on to Lanzerac wines, Delaire Graff wine and Franschhoek. The wine tastings will vary between southeast facing and southwest facing grape varietals of both the Banhoek and Franschhoek valley. In the end, your tour will travel for an hour back to Cape town past the Drakenstein Correctional service where you may take a picture with a life size bronze sculpture of Nelson Mandela before drop off at your hotel.
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Itinerary
Klein Joosternberg is the starting point for your Hot air balloon experience. Once the balloon is heated, you will take off and enjoy the views of the Stellenbosch winelands. The Simonsberg mountain and the Paarl rock mountain will also be in sight. The flight takes about an hour before you land and then brought back to the starting point for your inclusive breakfast. DISCLAIMER: The Balloon portion is shared but can be made private upon request and subject to availability. The tour will proceed to wine tasting section should the hot air balloon ride be cancelled due to bad weather. In the event that the hot air balloon is cancelled, you will have an option to claim a refund of the balloon part of the tour or reschedule to the next available day. We are also happy to arrange return transfers from Cape Town to the Balloon starting point at minimal costs.
Nestled between the Stellenbosch hills and the Jonkershoek Mountain is South Africa's second oldest colonial town, Stellenbosch! Whitewashed Cape Dutch style homes from as early as the 17th century makes a beeline along the old streets of Stellenbosch, giving one a nostalgic feeling of an era gone by. Dutch devised furrows and English oak trees graces the old town, creating an atmosphere endemic to this corner of South Africa. In the heart of the historic village are museums for those wanting to travel back in time, Art galleries for art connoisseurs and other different types of shops and cafes for an ordinary visitor. Upon arriving in Stellenbosch, your tour guide will give you an orientation of the town before he drops you off at the heart of the town and allow you a much-needed opportunity to walk around and feel the pulse of this majestic, and historic town under your feet.
Lanzerac is one of the very oldest wine making estates in South Africa. Lying a few minutes just outside the Stellenbosch town, their lands have been used for the growing vineyards since the twilight of the 17th century. Today, through the experience acquired over 3 centuries, Lanzerac continues to make world class wines and alos boast of being the first farm to bottle a South African wine called Pinotage. A variety of tasting options are offered here, and you will have the opportunity to experience the wine and chocolate pairing option.
Not many wineries around the world offers a luxurious experience in all aspects like the Lawrence Graff owned Delaire Graff. Situated along the famous Hell's-heights pass, Delaire Graff enjoys uninterrupted views of the Drakenstein mountains and the Banhoek valley. Bronze sculptures by world renown artist such as Delan Lewis give you a guard of honour from the gate to the tasting room entry where stunning paintings graces the walls. Complementing the stunning landscape and well-designed buildings are the award-winning wines that you will taste here. The vineyards in the Banhoek valley enjoys a south-east facing slope that is cool in the mornings but has adequate solar radiation through the day and thus producing some of the best cabs in the area. Here you will try 3 white wines, 3 red wines and a rose. You will also be more than welcome to include the famous Delaire Graff cheese platter at own cost.
Maison is one of the 3 homes to Chef's warehouses in Cape town. Driven by the idea of small tasting plates and sharing experience, the Chef's warehouse is definitely one of the best restaurants offering a casual fine dining dinners and lunch. The menu is a set menu and varies from season to season. NOTICE: - Lunch is at own cost. You may also have lunch at any other restaurant of your choice. Please give us a notice in advance should you require us to make lunch reservations for you.
Franschhoek was formerly known as the Elephant's corner, due to the many herds of elephants that once roamed this area before the arrival of the French farmers from Europe. Today Franschhoek is a top destination for visitors from all over the world. The vineyards are manicured to perfection, there is a world class restaurant everywhere you look, and the hotel service is so extravagant in this town that one wonders if anyone is making a profit. Some believes that Franschhoek is one tiny millionaire's hobby place! You will be more than welcome to walk around here and explore the town before your last tasting at Dieu Donne wines.
Situated on the South-West facing slopes of the Drakenstein mountains, Dieu Donne vineyards enjoys a cooler climate combined with rocky soils from weathered granite. The wines here ranges from new styled wines to old, styled reds that competes very well with some of the best wines out of Bordeaux. Complementing the beautiful wines are the sweeping views of the Franschhoek valley from the well-located tasting room.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup times are coordinated the night before start time. Please prepare for an early morning start.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Note : Travel time is already included in the 10-hour tour duration.
- Children under 1,2 meters in height can not take part
Reviews(11)
We had a lovely balloon ride and the staff were excellent. This is always going to be a weather dependent event and we were very lucky as it started off misty. The views from the balloon were excellent.
Dear Collin, Thank you for sharing your experience with us! We are delighted to hear that you had a lovely balloon ride and that our staff provided excellent service. You’re absolutely right. Ballooning is very weather dependent, and we are so pleased the conditions cleared to reveal such beautiful views. We appreciate your kind feedback and hope to welcome you again for another memorable experience in the future. Best regards, Junior.
Great tour! Well organized and enjoyed the personal touch from our driver. Thank you for a lovely day!
Dear Danielle, Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! We are delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour and appreciated the personal touch from your driver. It means a lot to know the day felt well organized and memorable. We are grateful you chose to spend it with us and we hope to welcome you back for another great experience soon! Best regards, Junior.
Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and the hot air balloon did not happen, but we did have a lovely wine tour with Jossie.
Dear Rickie, Thank you for your feedback! We are sorry the weather did not allow the hot air balloon experience, but we are glad you still enjoyed a lovely wine tour with Jossie. We hope the day was memorable, and we would be thrilled to welcome you back for a balloon ride another time. Have safe travels. Warm regards, Junior.
We had a great experience floating in the skies above the vineyards. Conrad and his team were excellent before, during and after our flight. This was followed by wine tasting at three different wineries. Rodney was an outstanding tour guide for the day with so much local knowledge and experience. My wife particularly enjoyed the wine and chocolate pairing experience at the Lanzerac Wine estate. Well worth the time even though it was a long day, time literally flew by.
Dear Valued Customer Thank you for taking your time to write about the experience that you had with us and our most knowledgeable tour guide Rodney. Providing a service that is worthy of the time and resources invested is one of the core foundations of our small organization and we are very happy that your experience with us was nothing different. Thank you once again for having chosen to travel with us. Enjoy all of your future travels! We wish you a fruitful 2025. Best regards
We loved our hot air balloon trip and wine tasting. They were fabulous, and our driver, Joseph, was so kind. I would recommend this tour to everyone.
Dear Elizabeth We were very honored to have you on this adventure. Thank you for having preferred to use our services. We are delighted to learn of what such a spectacular day you had with Joseph. He is one of our most knowledgeable and experienced guides around and we will surely relay this wonderful review to him. We hope to host you again for another unforgettable experience. Have safe travels. Best regards.
A truly unique experience in a magnificent landscape! Our guide, Natasha was perfect! She accompanied us all day and gave a variety of great tips and explained everything in detail. The balloon ride took about 1 hour, after that we went to Stellenbosch to the wineries. One more beautiful than the other. Nathasa took a lot of time for everything and showed us very warmly and authentically "your" Cape Town. We can only recommend this day trip 100%. Thanks especially to Natasha. Best regards Christiane and Markus from Germany
Dear Valued Customer What a funny and interesting trip you had! Thank you so much for leaving us such a beautiful review. We are very happy to hear that you had a perfect day with, Natasha, one of our most experienced and knowledgeable guides. We hope to see you again. Enjoy your future travels. Thank you once again.
Our private guide, Kevin, didn’t want to be there, and it made the experience less pleasant. The hot air balloon ride, however, was magical—an absolutely amazing experience. The team running the activity was outstanding; everything was meticulously organized to ensure we had an exceptional time. The breakfast afterwards was also very good. Looking back, I would have preferred to only do the hot air balloon experience and skip the vineyard tour. It’s an expensive day overall; the balloon ride was worth it, but the rest was not. We could tell Kevin was impatient to get us back to the hotel. He didn’t explain anything about the village we visited, and while the vineyards were beautiful, his unpleasant attitude made us cut the tour short. We only visited two of the four vineyards on the itinerary. Kevin was delighted to leave early and drove very fast back to the hotel. We do not recommend this guide. Pauline from the agency seems very friendly, but the guide wasn’t a good fit for us. Perhaps he no longer enjoys his job?
Hi Rachel We would like to thank you for writing us such a detailed review and having chosen to travel with us. Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. I am very sorry to hear that the tour did not go as expected, and I would like to apologize on behalf of our company that you had to cut the tour short due to guide's attitude on the day (we are not proud of this behavior). We have had a meeting with Kevin, and we will ensure that the same doesn't repeat in future. We hope to host you again in the future and make it up to you. We wish you happy future adventures and safe travels. Once again we apologize for the inconvenience caused. Best regards Junior.
Simply amazing!!! A beautiful ride with an experienced, professional and engaging pilot. A bonus was enjoying a wonderful breakfast with the staff and fellow passengers. Would do it again in a heartbeat!
Dear Steven Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. We are delighted to learn of what such an amazing day you had with us. Our products are structured in such a way that meets the value of the time and resources invested and we are glad that you were well taken care of. Thank you once again for having chosen us to be part of this wonderful experience. We hope to keep in touch. Enjoy all your future travels. Kind regards.
Decent for a first time experience but it does not go over vineyards or hills. Mainly highway and power lines. Very good service and well organized. Good breakfast. I’ve done tours in Napa and Kenya and there’s no comparison
Dear Jennifer Thank you for taking your time to write us a review. We are glad that you were happy with the service and breakfast. The balloon's direction is determined by the wind at any given day. You could go over vineyards and hills on one day or over freeways on a different day as experienced on the day of your flight. Thank you again for writing us a review. We hope to hear from you again in future. Best regards Xavier
Absolute perfection! Loved it! Highlight of our trip. Balloon ride was smooth and the views were awesome. Thank you!
Dear Laura It is bliss to read about how perfectly smooth your balloon ride was. We are very glad that you loved it. Thank you for your kind words and for choosing to travel with us. We hope to see you again in the future. Enjoy all your future travels. Thank you.



