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Hot air Ballon and Cape Wine lands Private guided tour

4.5 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars
4 reviews
Activity provider:Cape Archives tours
Hot air Ballon and Cape Wine lands Private guided tour
4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5
4.5 out of 5 stars
4 reviews

Defy gravity and hover over the Stellenbosch winelands in a hot air balloon, Explore the historic towns of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek and experience South Africa's award-winning wines.

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Duration 10 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Private group

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Anthony – United Kingdom

The Hot Air ballon ride was an amazing experience. The whole team organising everything was great and the pilot was so much fun! You start the experience with a homemade coffee, which is a sweet warm up. After the ride, an amazing sparkling wine on the landing site to celebrate (and wish for a successful next flight) before heading for breakfast at this lovely local spot. This had a big variety of different choices on the menu so there is something for everyone to eat and enjoy. The wine tour after was incredible. Definitely worth purchasing this as an extra after the ballon to make a full day experience! Started with a pitstop in Stellenbosch city centre. Then to multiple different vineyards and tried untold amounts of wines, some with chocolate pairings. The tour is totally flexible and can be changed by your wine preferences, depending on your tour guide. (Natasha was ours and she was an absolute legend taking us to what was more fitting for us!) Can’t recommend this enough!

F
Frank – Germany

Natasha organized a perfect day for us. Great ballooning adventure and beautiful vineyards with delicious wines. Thanks.

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Highlights

  • Discover the Cape Winelands from a bird's eye point of view
  • Explore the winemaking and Historic Stellenbosch and Franshoek towns.
  • Savor South Africa's award-winning wines

Full description

Our tour will start with a pickup from your hotel and head straight to Stellenbosch district for your balloon flight where you will enjoy splendid views of the entire winelands' terrain and Table Mountain. With nobody knowing the landing location! We will keep in touch with your pilot to arrange your pick-up at the end of the balloon flight and drive you to the starting point for your breakfast. After the all-inclusive breakfast, the tour will go straight into Stellenbosch for an orientation of one of South Africa's most historic towns. Easily recognizable by its long rolls of historic whitewashed buildings, visitors find it very convenient to go in and out of most of Stellenbosch shops without breaking too much sweat. Your guide will drop you off at the center of the town and allow you some time to explore South Africa's second oldest colonial town before carrying on to Lanzerac wines for your maiden winetasting of the day with a chocolate pairing. From Lanzerac, we will drive over the hilly and winding Hells-heights pass to get to Delaire Graff wine estate. Not many wineries around the world offers a luxurious experience in all aspects like the Lawrence Graff owned Delaire Graff. Perched up on the eastern slopes of the Botmanskop hill, Delaire Graff enjoys uninterrupted views of the Drakenstein mountains and the Banhoek valley. Bronze sculptures by world renown artist such as Delan Lewis give you a guard of honour from the gate to the tasting room entry where stunning paintings graces the walls. Complementing the stunning landscape and well-designed buildings are the award-winning wines that you will taste here. The vineyards in the Banhoek valley enjoys a south-east facing slope that is cool in the mornings but has adequate solar radiation through the day and thus producing some of the best cabs in the area. Here you will try 3 white wines, 3 red wines and a rose. You have an option to break for lunch after Delaire graff and your guide will be able to recommend a restaurant of your choice. We are also more than happy to make lunch reservations for you well in advance. Later in the afternoon, our tour will go around the Drakenstein mountains to Franschhoek. Formerly known as the Elephant's corner, due to the many herds of elephants that once roamed this area before the arrival of the French farmers from Europe. Today Franschhoek is a top destination for visitors from all over the world. The vineyards are manicured to perfection, and the hotel and restaurant service is so extravagant in this town that one wonders if anyone is making a profit. Some believes that Franschhoek is one tiny millionaire's hobby place! Your guide will again allow you time to explore the town on foot before your last tasting at Dieu Donne. The wines here ranges from new styled wines to old, styled reds that competes very well with some of the best wines out of Bordeaux. After your final tasting, your tour will head back to Cape town to be dropped off at your hotel.

Includes

  • Private Air-conditioned vehicles
  • Hotel Pick up and drop off.
  • Hot air Balloon
  • Breakfast
  • Wine tasting fees
  • Lunch (optional)
  • Gratuity (optional)

Not suitable for

  • People over 287 lbs (130 kg)
  • Pregnant women
  • Wheelchair users
  • People with mobility impairments

Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes

Not allowed

  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Baby carriages

Know before you go

  • 1. Pickup times are coordinated the night before start time. Please prepare for an early morning flight
  • 2. Do not be late (You will forfeit your ticket if you are late)
  • 3. Do not wear a dress
  • 4. Do not wear high heel shoes
  • 5. Do not wear white (it will get dirty)
  • 6. Bring your camera
  • 7. Bring a smile We look forward to welcoming you onto the balloon with us
  • 8. Should the Balloon flight get cancelled due to bad weather while already on site, the tour will continue to Stellenbosch for the wine tasting section of the full day tour.
  • 9. In the event that the balloon flight is cancelled while already on site, you may either opt to get a refund for the balloon flight or reschedule the flight to the next available day (return transfers can be arranged at minimal cost)

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Anthony – United KingdomFebruary 11, 2025 – Verified booking
The Hot Air ballon ride was an amazing experience. The whole team organising everything was great and the pilot was so much fun! You start the experience with a homemade coffee, which is a sweet warm up. After the ride, an amazing sparkling wine on the landing site to celebrate (and wish for a successful next flight) before heading for breakfast at this lovely local spot. This had a big variety of different choices on the menu so there is something for everyone to eat and enjoy. The wine tour after was incredible. Definitely worth purchasing this as an extra after the ballon to make a full day experience! Started with a pitstop in Stellenbosch city centre. Then to multiple different vineyards and tried untold amounts of wines, some with chocolate pairings. The tour is totally flexible and can be changed by your wine preferences, depending on your tour guide. (Natasha was ours and she was an absolute legend taking us to what was more fitting for us!) Can’t recommend this enough!
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Rachel – FranceNovember 25, 2024 – Verified booking
Our private guide,Kevin, didn’t want to be there, and it made the experience less pleasant. The hot air balloon ride, however, was magical—an absolutely amazing experience. The team running the activity was outstanding; everything was meticulously organized to ensure we had an exceptional time. Looking back, I would have preferred to only do the hot air balloon experience and skip the vineyard tour. It’s an expensive day overall; the balloon ride was worth it, but the rest was not. We could tell Kevin was impatient to get us back to the hotel. He didn’t explain anything about the village we visited, and while the vineya were beautiful, his unpleasant attitude made us cut the tour short. We only visited two of the four vineyards on the itinerary. Kevin was delighted to leave early and drove very fast back to the hotel. We do not recommend this guide. Pauline from the agency seems very friendly, but the guide wasn’t a good fit for us. Perhaps he no longer enjoys his job?
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Frank – GermanyNovember 1, 2024 – Verified booking
Natasha organized a perfect day for us. Great ballooning adventure and beautiful vineyards with delicious wines. Thanks.

Product ID: 481017

Activity provider:Cape Archives tours
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