Franschhoek wine Tram & Stellenbosch Town Full day tour

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Duration:9 hours to 10 hours (approx.)
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape

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Join our small group tour and discover the Mountainous, best wine growing regions of South Africa. This tour combines the ever-popular Franschhoek tram and also allowing a visit to the historic town of Stellenbosch in a unique setting. We have selected our winetasting stops carefully to allow for a perfect balance between those on a quest for historic architecture and Instagramic photo seekers to the most critical wine connoisseurs of the world. Pickup will be from your hotel in Cape town and so will the drop off. Please bring along, your empty cameras, different outfits if you like and strongest tastebuds as you are about to go on a journey of new discoveries and more.

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1. Stellenbosch
After you have been picked up from your accommodation in Cape town. You will travel on the N2 motorway through the Cape flats to the Mountainous town of Stellenbosch. While you drive, your tour guide will give a commentary about the important landmarks that you will drive past. Upon Arrival in Stellenbosch town, you will have a chance to get off the vehicle and discover the quaint and cozy town on foot. Endemic Cape Dutch style buildings flows parallel to the leafy streets of Stellenbosch and over a 150-year-old water furrows makes a headway for the town's north-eastern gentle slope. Old and new shops trade in art, antiques, jewelry and carved wood. You may also want to take this opportunity to grab a coffee and absorb the town's vibrant energy before you move on to your first wine tasting experience of the day.
2. Lanzerac Wine Estate
After the quick exploration of Stellenbosch town, the next stop will be at Lanzerac wine estate for your chocolate and wine tasting pairing experience. Lanzerac is one of the oldest wine estates in Stellenbosch and covers about 200 hectares of land at the foothills of Jonkershoek Mountains. The beautiful wine estate is known amongst many attributes, for having the best examples of the endemic Cape Dutch Architectural buildings in the world. The Manor house which dates back to the 1830s has a provincial heritage status and together with the vineyards and wine cellar, creates a typical French's tradition of fusing a country hotel and a wine estate. It is at Lanzerac that Pinotage was first bottled. However, your experience here will not have anything to do with the only South African wine but a unique tasting of 5 Premium wines paired perfectly with a selection of artisanal chocolates. The chocolates are meant to expose to you the different angles of the wine's texture before and after.
3. Tokara Wine Estate
From Lanzerac, you will drive up and down the hilly and winding Hell's heights pass to Tokara. Unlike the historic Lanzerac, Tokara is known for its modern look, Views that stretches as far as Table Mountain and an olive groove that produces some of the best olive oils in the area. The wine tasting here consist of 5 classic wines including a Rose and one of the best Carbert Sauvignon in the area that has been closely natured for 2 decades since the turn of the century. The deep rich soils consisting of decomposed granite, weathered sandstone affords Tokara the privilege to grow individual batches that are then blended to make top tier wines. The Tokara wine advisor will share with all the information of the wines as you taste them individually and should you have time, you might also want to try the olive oils or even a cheese platter.
4. Franschhoek
After your second wine tasting experience, the journey will take us to Franschhoek town via the historic town of Pniel. A great many farmers hailing from France showed up at the Cape in the 1680s and were subsequently granted land here to grow vineyards and thus the town became known as Franschhoek, meaning the French's corner. Surrounded by mountains and manicured vineyards on all sides, Franschhoek gives one a beautiful co-relation of nature and man's work. The beautifully done Leeu estate consisting of art galleries, hotel and restaurants leaves one with a burning desire to stay here for much longer. We will have a lunch break here and you may also want to take this opportunity to explore the shops, this town would not disappoint. Same as in Stellenbosch, here one may find art stores, jewelry stores, fine leather stores, clothing stores or even fine chocolate factories!
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Soon after the lunch break and the exploration of Franschhoek, the tour will make a headway for the Franschhoek terminals for your second leg of the wine tasting experience by tram. Your tour guide will give you your tram tickets and explain to you how to read the tram's timetable. It usually takes about 8 minutes for the tram to travel between farms and you may hope off at farm of your choice among the list of farms provided on your route. Two would be the maximum number of farms that you can visit by tram but you may also do a third one, time permitting.
6. Rickety Bridge Winery
Your first possible stop by tram would be at the first female owned farm in Franschhoek, Rickety bridge. The tram will drop you off at the Rickety Bridge terminals where you will be picked up by a farm tractor with comfortable seats and transported to the wine tasting area. Here you will be more than welcome to choose any of the available wine tasting options. You may also opt out of the wine tasting and instead seat at Paulina's restaurant where you can grab a snack, coffee or order a glass of wine and enjoy the panoramic views of the mountains and the vineyards of the Franschhoek valley.
7. Franschhoek Cellar
Franschhoek cellar is one of the farms in the winelands of Cape town that offers the unique wine and cheese or handmade Belgian chocolate parings. The Belgian chocolate are made down the road in the same town and so is the wine. A traditional wine only tasting is also available should that be a better choice for you. The Franschhoek cellar is also the closest to the tram terminals and should you like to stretch your legs after a full day of multiple wine tasting, you could actually walk to the terminals to meet with your tour guide and the rest of the group.
8. Groot Drakenstein Prison
On our way back to Cape town, you will have an opportunity to stop at a prison where Nelson Mandela spent the last 2 years of his 27 years in incarceration. A Lifesize bronze statue of this great man stands just outside the prison gates with his fist clenched into the air as if to symbolize strength and courage. Your guide will give you a brief summary about the prison's past, present and the release of Nelson Mandela before proceeding on to Cape town for drop off at your hotel.

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Posted By : SHEREE M
This was a lovely experience. Thank you to our tour guide Peter who really took the time to look after us and make sure we were well taken care of at each stop. My only advice is make sure you have a big breakfast in the morning and pack snacks, the restaurants are a little slow at getting food out and it wasn't possible to order a meal especially if you want to enjoy the full benefit of each wine stop! Lanzerac was a favourite and we would definitely recommend the chocolate pairing option!
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Posted On : 2024-01-02 00:35:38

Posted By : Elizabeth_S
Our guide Anthea was exceptional - flexible with the itinerary but able to also suggest the best locations to visit. Plenty of time to walk the streets of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek as well as enjoy excellent and stunning wineries. The scenery in this area is truly beautiful. Lovely vehicle was provided and Anthea’s knowledge and friendliness capped off a wonderful tour. I would highly recommend this trip.
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Posted On : 2023-11-27 14:28:01

Posted By : olgayan
Beautiful towns. Had a good time. Our driver Jean Paul was very polite and accommodating, did everything to make us happy.
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Posted On : 2023-11-27 13:42:39

Posted By : rachelgH4389RI
Avril picked us up from our hotel, made suggestions for our itinerary, and was a wealth of information about the area during our drive. The wineries we visited (Spier, Franschhoek Cellar, and Boschendal) were beautiful and the scenery was amazing. On Avril's suggestion, we spent about an hour in the town of Stellenbosch which was lovely. Recommendations: sit outside if the weather is nice. Get the wine pairings! We had a cheese and fruit platter at Spier, Cheese and wine pairings and Franschhoek Cellar, and wine and chocolate pairings at Boschendal. Some of the wineries sell bags with styrofoam padding that allow you to check 6 bottles of wine on your flight home. We did this and all of our wine made it home intact!
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Posted On : 2023-09-03 16:13:14

Posted By : Fearless04701645340
The trip was worth it. I took many photos and videos of the scenic view of the Cape.
I had the best tour driver. It was very informative and educational.
I'd like to do it all over again.
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Posted On : 2023-08-08 12:01:13

Posted By : Lisa B
Joseph was an amazing driver and guide. My daughter and I had the most amazing time wine tasting in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek. I arranged the tour with Xavier. I provided him a list of where we wanted to go. Joseph exceeded that list. He took us everywhere we wanted to go and more. We had an amazing lunch. He showed up on time and even went over the time taking us to Tokara as a final added stop! I would highly recommend this company. Prompt communication and no worries or hassles. I used them for the Peninsula too the day before. Thank you very much for a great couple of days in Cape Town and the Winelands. The best day of our trip was the Winelands tour! Xavier and Joseph, keep doing what you are doing. I give you on a scale of 1-10 an 11! THANK YOU!
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Posted On : 2023-06-09 20:26:09

Posted By : Connie_L
Excellent day all round! The scenery was awesome and we can’t speak highly enough about our driver. Rodney was all you would expect and more.
Knowledgeable, courteous, calm and always felt safe with him behind the wheel. We would do it all over again.
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Posted On : 2023-04-30 12:38:29

Posted By : jurgen_h
We had a car on our own with Manuel
Did 2wineries He was polite kind and told us lots of things and did many stops along the way
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Posted On : 2023-02-22 13:52:17

Posted By : Thompj18
We had a fantastic tour of the winelands with Cape Archives Tours and an amazing guide, Bernedette Santana.

She was incredibly knowledgeable about the winelands and South African history.

Santana went out of her way to take us to all the best places including La Petite Ferme for lunch in Franschhoek. Thank you, Santana, you were awesome.
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Posted On : 2022-12-27 01:09:00

Posted By : Tkboy7
What a lovely experience.
I when hear on tour with a bunch of my friends. The accomodations/ services were beyond great. Impeccable in fact. I would recommend it too anyone
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Posted On : 2022-12-08 06:21:53

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Franschhoek wine Tram & Stellenbosch Town Full day tour

WHAT'S INCLUDED

WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Stellenbosch

2. Lanzerac Wine Estate

3. Tokara Wine Estate

4. Franschhoek

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6. Rickety Bridge Winery

7. Franschhoek Cellar

8. Groot Drakenstein Prison

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Franschhoek wine Tram & Stellenbosch Town Full day tour

WHAT'S INCLUDED ⟱

WHAT TO EXPECT ⟱

1. Stellenbosch

2. Lanzerac Wine Estate

3. Tokara Wine Estate

4. Franschhoek

5.

6. Rickety Bridge Winery

7. Franschhoek Cellar

8. Groot Drakenstein Prison

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WHAT'S INCLUDED

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