Cape Town Car Hire

Touring the wine routes with Cape Town car hire is a delightful experience. The Constantia Wine Route is 20 minutes from Cape Town city centre and a wonderful day out for any visitor. Wine estates often have a variety of entertainment for guests, such as picnics in the gardens, music concerts and restaurants. The Constantia Wine Route has all of these and more. Meander the Constantia Wine Route using Cape Town car hire and visit the longest established wine-growing region in the Cape Town area is the land farmed by the Constantia wine estates today. Vineyards have been growing in the Constantia Valley since the 1680s. Each estate has stories to tell of its intriguing legacies and history. There are only a few wineries on the route and its worthwhile visiting each one.
The Cape has a number of wine farms you have to visit. Buitenverwachting is one of the original Constantia wine farms and produces a range of superb wines. The name “Buitenverwachting” means “beyond expectations”, and expresses the essence of the estate perfectly. The restaurant is also highly regarded. Estate attractions include: Buitenverwachting Restaurant (a very popular restaurant) or perhaps you want to have a relaxing picnic in the gardens (book in advance and ordered from the restaurant).
Another very popular one to visit is the Constantia Uitsig (a beautiful estate). The cellar produces well-respected wines, and a hotel, spa, and three restaurants make this vineyard a wonderful place to visit for a meal, a treatment, or a special overnight stay with many attractions such as: Constantia Uitsig Hotel (16 garden rooms), Constantia Uitsig Spa (treatments and therapies), a Colombe Restaurant (excellent restaurant overseen by chef Luke Dale-Roberts), Constantia Uitsig Restaurant, The River Café and ofcourse a Wine Shop to take some of these delicious wines home.
One of the very first vineyards back in 1685, Groot Constantia is now a celebrated and favoured cellar that produces premium wines. The captivating estate is open for cellar tours which take place daily, every hour from 10am to 4pm.
Choose Cape Town car hire over expensive tour buses and wander the route at your leisure.