Constantia Wine and Storytelling Tour with Lunch From Cape Town





Description
A sip-and-stroll storytelling walk through South Africa’s most iconic vineyards, visiting Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, and Buitenverwachting. With exclusive access to private trails, and keys to secret gates, this tour takes you behind the illustrious Constantia curtain. You’ll taste 10 wines, end with a harvest platter lunch and hear about the rise and fall of one of the world’s most celebrated wines. The tour was created by a leading travel journalist and tells the story of the four winemakers who have helped to shape the Constantia Wine Valley over the past 330 years. They helped turn Constantia wine into the most sought-after wine in the world in the 1700s, desired by everyone from Queen Victoria and Marie Antoinette to Casanova and Napoleon. This immersive experience is completely unique and will draw you into a world of fine wine and dramatic stories worthy of a Hollywood script.
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Itinerary
Visit South Africa's oldest wine farm and walk through its vineyards on a 1.5 hour loop learning about the winemakers who have helped to shape the wine farm over the past 330 years. Taste 4 wines and visit the historical buildings and cellar.
Walk 45 minutes on private trails to another iconic wine farm, Klein Constantia. We taste three wines here, including South Africa's top-ranked Vin de Constance. We will visit a historical Kramat and a famous gravestone, as well as walk through the vineyards, while admiring mountain and sea views.
Walk 30 minutes to Buitenverwachting where we taste 3 wines and enjoy a harvest platter lunch. We will walk through the vineyards and enjoy the estate of one of Cape Town's most popular wine farms, which is also home to a coffee roastery, deli, design studio and fine-dining restaurant.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(80)
Don’t let a little rain put you off this truly wonderful experience. Matt from Natural Wanders made our time together enjoyable with his many stories from the area from our first glass of bubbles and sweet treat to our liquid sunshine glass of Vin De Constance and lovely lunch. A truly memorable day.
Thanks so much Melanie, I had a lovely time with you and Bryan, thanks so much for joining!
Had a great tour with Matt. He’s really fun, makes the history of Constantia come alive with story telling. Stunning scenery. If you are looking for loads of info about the wines it may not be the right tour for you. We thoroughly enjoyed the wines we tasted, and brought some back to the UK and also met some truly lovely South Africans who were just delightful. Picnic lunch at the last wine farm was perfect. It was a great way to spend one of the few sunny days we had!
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We did the tour on 6th March - a surprisingly dull & cloudy day in Cape Town - but it turned out to be a perfect day over in Constantia - so never let the weather deter you. Just 4 of us were booked on the walk, led by Harleigh. The walk was informative, captivating, fun & engaging. The wine tastings were all excellent & the picnic at the end - OMG - divine ! I’ve wanted to do this tour for a few years now but it never worked out. I’m so glad that I finally did - highly recommended.
Geoff and Cedric made this walk and absolutly pleasurable journey! Geoff has a racontuer type storytelling manner, coupled with fine support from Cedric and their their joking, relaxed and friendly banter was interesting and most welcome from 9am in the morning until we finished after lunch time. The early morning small glass of perfectly chilled Steenberg splarking wine coupled with the unexpected but delicious and warm Pasteis de Nata, set the tone and standard of what was to follow. All of this made the wine tasting, a matter still of key importance to us - an easy, informative driven, yet fun event! Their knowledge of the region and the history was delightfully received, at times with wonder but mostly always with general intrigue from a learning point of view. Matt can very proud of these two gentlemen who made JC's 70th celebration an honestly most enjoyable experience- I just wish we had done this many times before with our fmailies - during the many and varied visits to the Mother City! we will most certainly be back to try out another such tour.
A great tour that is not like others. Fun walks through different vineyards, nice tastings, and great stories. Geoff was a great guide and we learned a lot about the area in a way that was never going to be possible but just driving up to the tasting rooms. I would recommend this for anyone who wants something unique and fun.
A wonderful experience enjoyed by our group of friends. Geoff made the history of the Cape come alive with his engaging snd humorous story telling. The wine tastings were wonderful and the lunch outstanding. Would highly recommend this tour for local and international groups!
Excellent guide with not only a wealth of knowledge, but also a very entertaining way of sharing it. Pleasant walk with a lovely refreshment surprise along the way. Definitely recommended.
The best wine tasting! Even better stories! The perfect day! Really informative, so fun and a highlight of our week visiting Cape Town
Learning about the history of Constantia and how it evolved over the centuries was fascinating, Matt has thoroughly researched the interesting characters and their stories bring some magic to the tour. I highly recommend this walk as it covers so many aspects of how the Cape has evolved over the years.
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Had an amazing, fun and insightful walk with Matt through the Constantia Vineyards. Learnt so much about the interesting and colourful characters who lived and worked on these beautiful farms. Matt is a raconteur of note with a great sense of humour. And it included delicious wine tastings and lunch! A day well spent and one I would highly recommend
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