Which Franschhoek Wine Tram Tour Is Right For You?
The Franschhoek Wine Tram hop-on hop-off tour is among the best ways to uncover the real flavour of the Franschhoek Valley – idyllic vineyards, heavenly scenery, warm hospitality, world-class food, high-quality wines and a 300-year heritage.
A combination of tram and tram-bus conveys passengers around a circle of stops enabling them to hop-off at every stop and discover the activities being offered, be it wine tasting, lunch, a cellar tour, or a walk through the vineyards and once they’re ready, hop-on to carry on with the tour.
When exploring the majestic valley of Franschhoek on the Wine Tram, you have a few different options to choose from. Each line visits various Wine Estates and showcases different areas of Franschhoek.
Blue line and Green line:
These routes showcase Franschhoek’s breath-taking mountain views while stopping at the following Boutique wine estates:
Blue Line:
- Mont Rochelle
- Le Lude
- La Bri
- La Bourgogne
- Holden Manz
- La Couronne
- Rickety Bridge
- Grande Provence
Green line:
- Rickety Bridge
- Grande Provence
- Mont Rochelle
- Le Lude
- La Bri
- La Bourgogne
- Holden Manz
- La Couronne
The primary difference between the Green and Blue Line is with the Blue line you will begin with our Tram-busses and finish the tour on the Tram. With the Green Line, you start out on the Tram and end of your tour on the Tram-busses. The lunch stop would also affect your choice as to pick Blue or Green.
Red Line and Yellow Line:
These two tours showcase Franschhoek’s impressive rolling vineyards while stopping at the following Internationally known wine estates:
Red Line:
- Maison
- Eikehof
- Leopard’s Leap
- Chamonix
- Dieu Donne
- Franschhoek Cellar
- Rickety Bridge
- Grande Provence
Yellow Line:
- Rickety Bridge
- Grande Provence
- Maison
- Eikehof
- Leopard’s Leap
- Chamonix
- Dieu Donne
- Franschhoek Cellar
As with the Blue and Green lines, the main difference between the red and yellow lines are the starting point. With the Red line, you will start with our Tram-busses and end the tour on the Tram and with the Yellow line you commence on the Tram and end of your tour on the Tram-busses.
Purple Line:
The Purple Line operates solely on the tram-bus and showcases the western region of the scenic Franschhoek Valley stopping at the following exquisite wine estates:
- Boschendal
- Vrede en Lust
- Noble Hill
- Babylonstoren
- Plaisir de Merle
- Allée Bleue
- Solms-Delta
The wine tram is a convenient and trouble free way of doing the rounds of many of the wineries in the Franschhoek valley, and regardless of the route you take, you are guaranteed to have an excellent time.
