Wine & Garden Splendour Day Tour
Trip Start
Jan 01, 1999
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Trip End
Jan 01, 2011
Cape Town,
South Africa
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Location : Cape Town
Tour Category: Adventure
Duration:Full Day
Daily Tour Departure Time: 09h00
Daily Tour Return Time: +/- 17h00
Schedule On Request
Departure Point: Departure from your Guest house / Hotel
Please inform us of the pick up address should you not stay at Cape Town Seamore - Express Guesthouse
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
.Accommodation: Cape Town Seamore-Express Guest house @ R800-00 per person sharing including Breakfast and Day Tour
Transport:All tours are conducted by a registered tour guide in luxury air conditioned vehicles.
We speak German, English and Afrikaans.
We are fully insured for passenger liability and vehicle insurance.
Dress:Casual
Price :Day Tour Rate: R450 per person
Special Rate : R800 per person including Day Tour and Accommodation with Breakfast at Cape Town Seamore-Express Guest house
Includes:Please note all our prices are inclusive of wine tasting fee and all entrance fees, it excludes Lunches ,Dinner and beverages.
Including Discounted Accommodation
Highlights: South African Wines -Groot Constantia and Kirstenbosh Botanical Gardens
Itinerary:Wine & Flora at its Best
· Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on the
slopes of Table Mountain
· Groot Constantia,South Africa's Oldest
Wine-Growing Regions
· 17th Century Period Furniture & Art
· Includes Wine tasting & Cellar Tour
· Traditional Cape Malay Food
· Cost of Wine Tasting included
Detailed Description Wine & Garden Splendor
A day filled with Cape splendor at its best - as this tour combines Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, among the most beautiful and diverse in the world, with Constantia, the oldest of South Africa's wine-growing regions, south of Kirstenbosch.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a floral treasure, famous for its beauty and the diversity of the Cape flora it displays. The setting is magnificent, against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, and only 13 km outside of Cape Town.
The estate covers 528 hectares, and only indigenous South African plants are grown here. A diverse range of fynbos flora and forest grows naturally on the mountainside, and a number of trails lead through the natural Garden. The cultivated garden (36 hectares) displays collections of South African plants, particularly those from the winter rainfall region of the country.
Special features:
The Botanical Society Conservatory displays South African plants which cannot be grown in the outdoor gardens. The conservatory features plants from a range of natural habitats, from high mountain peaks and shady forests to hot, dry deserts. In the main house, a large baobab tree dominates a display of succulents from the arid regions of Southern Africa. Special collections of bulbs, ferns and alpines can be seen in smaller corner houses.
The Peninsula garden features some of the 2 500 plant species found on the Cape Peninsula.
In the Water-wise garden you can learn how to create a garden which requires far less water and maintenance than a conventional garden.
Close your eyes and let your olfactory sense take over in the Fragrance garden, which features plants with interesting textures and scents.
The Medicinal garden demonstrates one of the oldest uses of plants, and teaches about the medicinal values of South African plants. The garden was redeveloped and extended to form the Useful Plants garden.
The oldest part of the Garden is The Dell, a lovely oasis of tranquility featuring Colonel Bird's Bath, tree ferns and a variety of shade-loving plants.
The Protea garden is exceptionally spectacular in winter and spring. During these months the proteas (family Proteaceae), cone bushes and serrurias are in flower. In early summer, pincushions provide a colourful display in yellow, orange and red.
The Restio garden focuses on the incredible variety of texture and form found in the reed family (Restionaceae).
The Kirstenbosch Restaurant caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Groot Constantia:
The estate of Groot Constantia was founded as early as 1685 and assigned to the first Governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, as an experimental farm for agricultural produce.
Today Groot Constantia welcomes its visitors with the tranquility and beauty that charmed Simon van der Stel all those years ago.
The Manor House, with its elegant gables, is a magnificent example of Cape Dutch architecture. Today it houses a cultural history museum, portraying the early years of Groot Constantia.
The Cloete Cellar, the original wine cellar, dates back to 1791 and houses a Wine Museum, exhibiting various wine making equipment and especially wine storage and wine drinking vessels. The beautiful pediment gable above the cellar is one of sculptor Anton Anreith's masterpieces.
Groot Constantia produces a range of excellent wines, and has over the years won numerous awards for both reds and whites. The wines may be tasted and bought at the tasting cellar, locally known as Bertram's Cellar, at the entrance of the Estate. There is also a souvenir and gift shop. In the production and maturation Cellar, tours and tastings take place daily.
Visitors are offered a choice of excellent dining on the Estate. The Tavern Restaurant, built in the original bottling and maturation cellar, offers a variety of continental dishes and caters for larger functions. The graceful Jonkershuis Restaurant in the historic core of the Estate serves Cape Malay, classical and contemporary cuisine. What could be more satisfying than a delicious meal and a glass of excellent wine, surrounded by atmosphere and architecture, vineyards and breathtaking views.
The Estate also offers stunning walks to various viewpoints. Visitors can order picnic baskets from the Restaurants and let their senses take them to a beautiful place in the peace and tranquility of the Constantia surroundings.
Additional Tour Information; Special rates for children under 12 years old.
Accommodation at Cape Town Seamore-Express Guest house @ R800-00 per person sharing including Breakfast and Day Tour
Free Airport Transfer to and from Seamore-Express Guesthouse
