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Constantia Valley
Take a tour on theHop-on Hop-off Red Bus route, drive on your own or get a guided wine tour. This Cape Wine Route is set amid someof Cape Towns mostluscious surroundings. With beautiful trail walks and restaurants all around you can easily spend a day on this route. Below are the wineries to visit on this tour. Check out the Constantia Wine Route website here.- Klein Constantia
- Beau Constantia
- Constantia Uitsig
- Eagle's Nest
- Groot Constantia
- Buitenverwaghting
- Bistro Sixteen
- 82 Constantia Glen
The following Cape Wine Routes and wineries are all in the greater Cape Town area but are no more than a 45 minute drive from the city.
Photo by Tanya Paquet
Franschhoek
With french influences throughout the town, Franschhoek is a little slice of France in South Africa. There is lots to do and see in the great town. One of the favourite tourist is attractions in the Franschhoek Wine Tram. This Hop-on Hop off tour is one of the best, and of course safest ways to visit the wineries. Furthermore, this month Franschhoek hosts the Uncorked Wine Festival on the 16th and 17th. You can get your tickets at Webtickets for R150. To read more about the Wine Route visit the website. 
Stellenbosch
Just a 45 minute drive from the cityand host to the famous Stellies (Stellenbosch University). This town is a hub of excitement and activity. No matter what time of the year you decide to visit there is something to do here. With beautiful heritage buildings and incredible scenery in one of the oldest European settlements. Equally stunning are it's wine farms. Read more about them on the website here.
Paarl
This Cape Wine Route is the second oldest route in the counrty. As a result it has some of the best wine farms and produces some of the tastiest wine. This beautiful small town is only a 40 minute drive from Cape Town. It boasts spectacular views and family fun. If you are looking for more information visit their website. Here are just some of their wineries to visit.- Ridgeback Wines
-Spice Route
- Destination Boland Kelder
- KWV Wine Emporium
- Fairview Wines
- Pearl Mountain Wines
- Nederburg
- Rhebokskloof
Photo by Boudewijn Boer
Durbanville
Last but not the least on our list is Durbanville. If you are short for time in Cape Town then this route is perfect. Furthermore it's only a short 20 minute drive from the city. As well as it's delicious wine, Durbanville has some of the best drinking water in the world. Click here for read more. Below are some of it's great wineries:- Bloemendal
- D'Aria
- Durbanville Hills
- Meerendal
- Hillcrest Estate
- Diemersdal
- Altydgedacht
- Nitida
Photo by Matthias Wesselmann
As you can see there are so many wineriesto choose from in the Cape Wine Routes. Each of theseoffers it's own taste to delight your palette. Be sure to visit at least one of the Routes when visiting the Cape.