Groot Constantia Wine Estate

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(1.6K) · Museum in Cape Town, South Africa
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Groot Constantia is South Africa's oldest wine producing estate, (est: 1685). Situated 20 minutes from the Cape Town CBD and one of Cape Town's Big 7 …

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Jan 28, 2025
Headed here from the hop on hop off bus which came right to the winery itself. Beautiful surroundings, and around £9 each for a tour of the cellar, free exploring of the grounds and house museum and …Full review by nflute00
Jan 18, 2025
Very good visit. Enjoyed the museum and the production cellar tour with a very competent and knowledgable guide. Tasted five wines and price very reasonable. Lunch afterwards was excellent.Full review by Jan F
Jan 17, 2025
From arrival this was disappointing. We had to queue to check in though there were plenty of staff. The acoustics in the wine tasting venue were terrible . We could not hear what our host was saying …Full review by Curly933

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How would you schedule a tour to Groot Constantia and Beau Constantia? It seems like both offers lunch/dinner? Should …
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How would you schedule a tour to Groot Constantia and Beau Constantia? It seems like both offers lunch/dinner? Should I just do a wine tasting at Groot and then head to Beau for an early evening dinner?
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We took the bus to Groot Constantia did the wine tasting and then went on by bus to Beau Constantia for another wine tasting and lunch. It worked really well.
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Is it necessary to buy tickets online ahead of time?
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We just walked in. Wasn't extremely busy, so we were seated promptly for the tasting.
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We are interested in visiting on our upcoming trip, however we have 2 teenagers with us! If we do wine tasting or visitor …
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We are interested in visiting on our upcoming trip, however we have 2 teenagers with us! If we do wine tasting or visitor tour do we have to pay for them even though they won’t be drinking?
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The whole estate and grounds is open and free to enter. You only pay to access the main house or for a wine tasting. The location is beautiful just aim for a weekday outside school …
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The whole estate and grounds is open and free to enter. You only pay to access the main house or for a wine tasting. The location is beautiful just aim for a weekday outside school holidays.
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how long it will take to do the Cellar tour and tasting? Also how long do you have to wait for the hop-on hop-off when finish?
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This is a such beautiful place that you should take a half day in here. Cellar tour will take around an hour.
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Answer by marta o · May 24, 2017
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How far is the walk from the hop on hop off bus stop to the entrance? We are not students but would like to book the …
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How far is the walk from the hop on hop off bus stop to the entrance? We are not students but would like to book the cellar tour without the wine tasting. Is that possible? Do we have to book in advance or can we just turn up? How long is the cellar tour? Also what is the menu and food like at the two restaurants in Groot Constantia?
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The walk is 5 mins max down a flight of easy steps and along a gravel pathway through a courtyard. We just turned up with no reservation and got on tour straightaway and the wine …
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The walk is 5 mins max down a flight of easy steps and along a gravel pathway through a courtyard. We just turned up with no reservation and got on tour straightaway and the wine tasting at the end was delicious.
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