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.
Franschhoek Wine Tram Curated Wine Experience:
Enhance your visit to the Cape Winelands by immersing yourself in the world-renowned winemaking culture of the Franschhoek Valley while discovering local wines under the expert guidance of our knowledgeable wine ambassador and sampling the best of local cuisine.
Join us for a wine experience that showcases Franschhoek’s picturesque vineyards, breathtaking scenery, warm hospitality, world-class cuisine, fine wines, and a 300-year history.
Tour Experience:
The day starts with a journey by tram to a local wine estate where our wine ambassador weaves the facts, figures, and scientific aspects of winemaking into interesting stories about Franschhoek’s history of wine and culture.
During this engaging and interactive experience, guests will be guided through, and have an opportunity to sample, the subtle tastes of terroir, as well as learn about the local grape varieties, cultivars, and aspects of viticulture that are unique to Southern Africa.
After the morning lecture, guests will join the wine guide on a tour of the estate wine cellar followed by a specially curated three-course gourmet lunch at the estate restaurant.
In the afternoon, guests will visit two local wine estates in Franschhoek, enjoying a premium wine tasting and wine pairing at the two estates.
At the end of the experience, guests will leave feeling more knowledgeable and connected to the local wine culture and ready to discover the Franschhoek Valley further.
Tour Highlights:
• Depart from the Franschhoek Terminal at 10:30 am
• The passage on the double-decker railway tram to a local wine estate
• Wine lecture by a wine ambassador
• Guided cellar tour (when available)
• Three-course lunch
• Premium wine tastings at two additional wine estates
• Return to the Franschhoek Terminal at approximately 5 pm
Franschhoek Valley:
Breath-taking scenery, warm hospitality, world-class cuisine, and fine wines: These are the hallmarks of the beautiful Franschhoek Valley in the heart of the Cape Winelands. When the Huguenots first settled in this spectacular valley over 300 years ago, they brought with them their traditions and knowledge in winemaking and viticulture from their native France and transformed the wilderness around them into one of the most beautiful valleys in the world. This proud heritage can be seen and felt today in the Village and on the surrounding farms.
The fertile Franschhoek Valley is home to some of South Africa’s noble cultivars and classic styles. These range from superb whites such as Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon, and Chenin Blanc, to the full-bodied reds of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, and Merlot.
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.
Items of a personal nature
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 travelling 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 personalised options.
The experience was absolutely outstanding. This had been booked as a 40th birthday trip and it did not disappoint. We had our own guide for the day and visited 3 stunning wine estates. The lunch was fantastic as was all of the wine we sampled throughout the day. They even had us sat in a reserved section in front of the tram. I felt very spoilt and like I had a VIP experience. Would 100 percent recommend and brilliant value for money. - GILLIAN
What a fantastic view. We visited three wineries with tastings, as well as a served lunch. It was phenomenal. Our guide, Courtney, was with us and another couple, making it practically a private tour. I highly recommend it --- great value for the price. Take the opportunity to buy the wines you enjoy, both for yourself and as gifts. - CRISTIAN
In short, Anga was just PHENOMENAL. We were visiting South Africa on our honeymoon and were delighted to be the only ones booked on that tour that day. Anga was engaging, funny, friendly and so knowledgable about all wine in the different vineyards! It felt like chatting with a friend the whole day. We even came away from the experience with a new appreciation for Chardonnay! We would take the tour again with her in a heartbeat. - Chloe
I had a fantastic time on the Curated Wine Experience! Tameron was a very knowledgeable and personable guide. She gave us lots of interesting facts as well as the broad story of the land, history, and wines. I felt like I got to know the area as well as Tameron. It was just my friend and I on the tour and she made it a truly personal and curated time. We had 16 tastings and a standard glass with the included lunch. There was travel time between the 3 vineyards so it wasn't all the tastings at once. I would highly recommend this tour and want to especially thank Tameron for a lovely day! - Amy
The wine and food were first class -- every pairing was delicious and thoughtfully curated. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly, adding so much value to the overall experience. It was not only fun but informative too. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone. Definitely money well spent! - Adriaan
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