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On the southern, lower slopes of Table Mountain is the wine country of Constantia, some of the most beautiful landscape in South Africa. From Cape Town, it is easy to reach. Constantia is a wealthy district and wine has been produced here since the 1700's. One of the largest and oldest is Groot Constantia, where tourists are very happy and always welcome. The old mansion is now a museum and allows access to the original wine cellar, where tastings, cellar tours and a visit to the restaurant can also be made.
A little further south, the Stellenbosch Wine Route includes 106 wineries and a landscape of extraordinary beauty and culture. The city itself, Stellenbosch, fascinated by old buildings, museums and oak avenues, is home to South Africa's oldest university and has a great reputation both in sport and music ..
On the Garden Route, along the Stellenbosch Wine Route is "Spier", an old mansion on a large estate. It holds for its visitors a variety of companies. The Cheetah Park is home to a group under the Cheetah Outreach program, hand-reared, these rare animals can be seen extremely close up.
Garden Route comprises approximately 750 km of beautiful scenery along the southwestern coast of the Cape's. Some of the highlights include!
* Mossel Bay and the sandy beaches and Maritime Museum, shell museum and aquarium has to offer. Whale watching tours are regularly launched from the port.
* Cango Caves, with its fascinating limestone formations already considered one of the largest natural wonder of the world.
* George, a very commercial city and famous for first-class golf courses.
* Wilderness National Park boasts of its lakes, rivers, estuaries and beaches before lush wooded background. Lots of recreational facilities, among others, hiking, canoeing, abseiling, hang-gliding, fishing and bird watching.
* Sedgefield is a paradise for water rats. Canoeing, windsurfing, fishing, scuba diving are just a few offers. The village is situated along the sea Swartvlei arm and borders on the Goukamma Nature Reserve which is especially for bird friends a great enrichment.
* Plate-mining Bay, is known for its white sand beaches and the beautiful nature.
* Knysna is not only home to the Knysna Elephant documented in the surrounding forests can be found. Because of the protected sea shore poses is also very good conditions for the extremely rare Knysna seahorse. Tours at the lagoon are a good option to the rare animals to watch.
* The Tsitsikamma National Park stretches over 80 km along the coast and offers a variety of beautiful walks through the ancient forest. Take the "Hanging Bridge on the River Trail or go to the Cape Clawless Otters marked on the Otter Trail. The offers are plentiful, ranging from abseiling to mountain biking.
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