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Franschhoek wine tram guides

Everything to sort out before you book: which line, whether the tram is worth it, how to get there from Cape Town, Franschhoek or Stellenbosch, which wineries, and how to spend one or two days.

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Tours

Choose your tram day

The three days most people choose between. Every tour has its own page with what it includes and what guests say.

Full-Day Wine Tasting Tour with the Wine Tram Guided, with the tram ★ 4.79.5 hours

Full-Day Wine Tasting Tour with the Wine Tram
Hotel pickupLanzerac & TokaraTram leg

A guide drives you to Stellenbosch, Lanzerac and Tokara, then puts you on the tram for the three estates near Franschhoek village. Two valleys in one long day.

What's included
  • Pickup from your accommodation in central Cape Town
  • Guide and air-conditioned vehicle
  • Wine tram tickets
  • Stellenbosch walk, Lanzerac and Tokara
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
Length9.5 hoursFree cancellation Book this
Franschhoek Wine Tram Hop-on Hop-off from Cape Town The classic tram day ★ 4.68.5 hours

Franschhoek Wine Tram Hop-on Hop-off from Cape Town
Coach from Cape TownTram ticketYour pace

A coach from the V&A Waterfront, a one-day hop-on hop-off ticket on one colour line, then the coach home. You choose the estates; the tastings you pay at each one.

What's included
  • Return coach from set pickup points in Cape Town
  • One-day hop-on hop-off ticket on a tram line
  • Trams and open-air tram-buses between the estates
  • Tastings and food paid at each estate
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
Length8.5 hoursFree cancellation Book this
Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Wine Tasting & Tram Two towns, one day ★ 4.78 hours

Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Wine Tasting & Tram
Hotel pickupHuguenot MonumentMandela prison stop

Wine and cheese at Zevenwacht, a Stellenbosch walk, lunch in Franschhoek, a short tram ride and Rickety Bridge. Tastings and the tram are paid extras.

What's included
  • Pickup from your hotel or apartment in Cape Town
  • Professional guide and bottled water
  • Zevenwacht, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Rickety Bridge
  • Tastings, tram ride and lunch paid separately
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
Length8 hoursFree cancellation Book this

Plan your date before you go

A coach from Cape Town and a one-day hop-on hop-off ticket on one colour line: you choose the estates. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

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