Extensive roadworks in Franschhoek, Drakenstein, Simondium, and Klapmuts may cause delays. Please factor this into your travel plans to the Franschhoek Wine Tram. Service may be affected on your booking day.
Estate Closures:
18 April 2025: Franschhoek Cellar
18 April 2025: Eikehof
Restaurant Closures:
Monday – Friday: Klein Goederust (Platters available)
03 April 2025: Holden Manz
12 &19 April 2025: Rickety Bridge
The tour is strictly a wine-tasting experience and does not host celebration events such as birthdays or bachelor/bachelorette parties as the estates visited are primarily wine-tasting venues and not party venues. In order to properly exercise their duties, the Franschhoek Wine Tram staff members place a legitimate expectation on all guests not to behave in an unacceptably loud, disruptive, offensive, or intoxicated manner. Should any such behaviour be exhibited the Franschhoek Wine Tram reserves its right to suspend or withdraw its services. All vehicles are fitted with CCTV and monitored throughout the service.
CANCELLATION POLICY (All services including chauffeur/transfer services):
24 hours + = 100% REFUND
Less than 24 hours before scheduled TIME SLOT = No Refund
Please send a cancellation email to info@winetram.co.za including your booking ID on the subject to request a refund.
Passengers may dine at one of several restaurants on the tour. To avoid disappointment, it is highly recommended that passengers make reservations for lunch/picnic at least 24-48 hours in advance. Food or open alcoholic beverages are not allowed on the tour though food and drinks are available for purchase at the wine estates. Wine tastings can be purchased at each wine estate directly.
Tickets are to be collected on the day of your tour. Please be at the Ticket Office +/-20 minutes prior to your departure time.
Please take note that pets are not permitted on the tour.
Transportation from the ticket office to each of the wine estates on your route.
You will also receive a daily offerings card which will include any specials/discounts for the day.
Wine tasting, lunch, and other activities at each stop.
Chauffeur/Transfer – Please note transfers are added at an additional cost to your booking.
Please note all our tours are not wheelchair friendly as the vehicles are all safari-type vehicles. All clients traveling with us need to be mobile due to stairs in all vehicles as well as accessibility at the wine estates. Please contact our offices (info@winetram.co.za or 021 300 0338) for personalized options.
We had our first experience with SA, just for a few days to get the taste of it. We were overwhelmed by the friendliness and kindness of all people we met in this beautiful and mesmerising country. All in all we could not have a better first impression and for sure will be back soon. And also with Franschhoek Wine Tram. Very well organised, friendly customer support and guidance. We loved hopping on and of and spend more time at some estates than the one hour stop over schedule. Cause the wine and food dictated us to enjoy them to the fullest, which in one hour you cannot. So the Wine Tram is highly recommended by us. We will take more lines next time. Just step aboard and enjoy the ride! - Fumbler
Hi, As a travel agent myself I will def. Recommend you. It was a wonderful experience. The tour guide had lots of knowledge and was very informative,friendly and easy to chat with. Even the bus driver was very friendly and know what he is doing. Thr tram staff aswell very competant and friendly. We made new friends. Thank you ! - Michelle
Fabulous day! Thorough recommend as the best way to visit the wine farms of Fransschoek. - Chloe
We went to the Tram stop the day before our wine visit to check out the details and discovered that the timetable had changed slightly. The staff were very polite and sorted us out with a revised itinerary in just a few minutes. The following day we set off on the Blue Line, first by bus and then by tram. The efficiency was amazing. Each bus has a clock above the driver and it runs literally to the second. The staff are very informative and have a lovely joyful attitude to their work. Its so handy that you can purchase wine and leave it with the driver for collection later. The whole day was so relaxing and enjoyable, and that was not all down the consumption of copious glasses of wine. Whoever is behind the idea and execution of the Wine Tram should give themselves a big clap on the back. You have done an amazing job. The vineyards also were very efficient and welcoming. I won't highlight one over another because each one we visited was unique in its own way and very welcoming. Due to the unique terroir many of the grapes produce wines that are very different in taste to what we are used to in Europe, so I would recommend tasting a wide selection. We don't particularly like Chardonnay, especially if it is oaked, however, we tasted and bought one of the nicest white wines I have tasted in a long time made predominately from Chardonnay. - John
Awesome experience! Great way to discover the wineries. We will be back! - Vincent
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