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:
10 January 2027: Maison
Restaurant Closures:
Monday – Friday: Klein Goederust (Platters available)
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.
Nice experience with lot of good wines - Mattias
From start to finish our experience was first class. The service we received was excellent- sampling our first wine from the Rickety Bridge winery whilst on board the tram. We visited four vineyards in total, each one offering a uniquely different experience with cheese, savoury or chocolate pairings. Our second stop was Grand Provence where we enjoyed spending time in the museum reading up on the treasures and artefacts on view after sampling more local wines and snacks. Our third stop was the Franschoek Cellars where we enjoyed our first chocolate pairings. Our final stop via the bus was to Maison - the lovely grounds with free roaming hens and their chicks ensured a longer stay so we added a few gourmet snacks to our wine selections - charcuterie board and wood fired pizzas among others were delicious. After our final stop we were ferried back to the terminal to reflect on a great adventure. We could have seen a few more vineyards but didn't feel we could benefit from any more wine tasting on the day. Thank you to all the team and Bati in particular who was very helpful and informative. - Angela
amazing - Salma
What a wonderful idea! The ability to be able to visit several vineyards to taste their wines without worrying about driving was brilliant. The service was spot on time, every time and was a real fun experience. With other guests following the same wine route as ourselves we got to make many new friends on the day. A great experience all round. - David
A pleasant experience, something that should be done if you visit Franschhoek. We only travelled on the Tram, which is a short run up and down the line, but it's well run and ties in with the various vineyards and their own transports to their wineries. It got quite busy at one point but everyone got on board. - NEIL
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