🗺️ ROUTE 12
Cape Town → Cape Winelands loop
A 4×4 self-drive journey linking 5 highlights from Constantia to Wellington. The GPS audio guide tells you the story of each place as you pass.
The journey
A road linking 5 stops
1Constantia›2Stellenbosch›3Franschhoek›4Paarl›5Wellington
Highlights
Stories along the way
Constantia
The wine Napoleon asked for even in exile
Stellenbosch
A town moved because of floods — betrayed by the ‘First’ River
Franschhoek
The fathers of wine who weren’t wine farmers
Paarl
The freest prison — Mandela’s last place of imprisonment
Wellington
A wine town named after the man who defeated Napoleon
Stories along the way
Read all the stories of this route before you go
We’ve written up the history, culture and nature commentary narrated by the GPS audio guide. Discover every story on this journey now.
Route 12: how to plan your trip
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