Neighborhood 48H guide
Constantia & Newlands: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Wine estates and Kirstenbosch.
Green southern suburbs behind Table Mountain, home to South Africa’s oldest wine estates along the Constantia wine route and to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
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Photo: Martinvl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Discott · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Vineyards and gardens 20 minutes from town.
Who it's for: Wine lovers and garden visitors.
Pros
- Wine
- Gardens
- Quiet
Cons
- Need a car
- Far from beaches
- Few restaurants on foot
48H in Constantia & Newlands
Wine estates and Kirstenbosch.
09:00 – Kirstenbosch
Garden and canopy walkway.
13:00 – Groot Constantia
Tasting and lunch.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Drink
Drink
Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia Road
South Africa’s oldest wine estate, with tastings and a museum.
Photo: Martinvl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Outdoors
Outdoors
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes Drive
Botanical garden of Cape flora on the slopes of Table Mountain.
Photo: Discott · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Steenberg Hotel & Spa
Tokai
Luxury hotel on a working wine estate.
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Vineyard Hotel
Newlands
Hotel in riverside gardens in Newlands.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Constantia & Newlands.
Cape Town is drafting a Short-Term Letting By-law that would make every short-term rental register with the City and show a registration number; under the 2026/27 Rates Policy, homes let for more than half of the year’s room nights can be rated as commercial. The by-law is still a draft, so check a listing’s details and house rules before booking.
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- V&A Waterfront — Harbour, museums and the Robben Island ferry.
- City Centre & Bo-Kaap — Colourful Bo-Kaap, Company’s Garden and city museums.
- Gardens & Tamboerskloof — Kloof Street cafés and trails up Lion’s Head.
- Sea Point — The promenade, the ocean and Signal Hill sunsets.
- Camps Bay & Clifton — White-sand beaches below the Twelve Apostles.
- Muizenberg & Kalk Bay — Surf, beach huts and a fishing harbour.
- Simon’s Town — Naval town and the Boulders penguins.