{"id":2905,"date":"2013-12-06T10:08:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T08:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2015-07-16T12:23:33","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T12:23:33","slug":"hop-aboard-the-franschhoek-wine-tram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/hop-aboard-the-franschhoek-wine-tram\/","title":{"rendered":"Hop aboard the Franschhoek Wine Tram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take a trip to the wine country and enjoy one of Franschhoek\u2019s famous\u00a0tourist attractions \u2013 <strong>the Franschhoek Wine Tram<\/strong>. The hop-on-hop-off wine tour takes you through the spectacular Franschhoek valley, taking in the exquisite vineyards and beautiful surroundings and stopping along the way so that you can try some world-class food and wines.<\/p>\n<p>A tramline, which lay dormant for more than a decade, transports you through the magical wine valley, a perfect way to spend your weekend whether you\u2019re a tourist from abroad, or a local touring your own country.\u00a0Sit back and relax as you journey through the vineyards in an open-sided tram and open air tram-bus which stops at some of the country\u2019s oldest and most distinguished wine estates, hopping on and off as you please.<\/p>\n<p>Take as much time as you chose at each destination, be it for a wine tasting, a cellar tour, or a leisurely lunch. Just make sure you know when the next tram will be coming by to pick you up again! The whole tour is narrated by a cheerful and informative guide and includes complimentary tastings at selected wine farms.<\/p>\n<p>The tram can host a maximum of 25 guests per departure, the rate is R200.00 per person which includes two complimentary tastings on the route at specific wineries (Blue Line: La Couronne, Holden Manz, La Bourgogne) (Red Line: Maison, Eikehof (welcome taste), Dieu Donne) as well as various discounts at the remaining wineries. Additional wine tastings range between R25 \u2013 R55 per person for the tasting of 3-4 wines.<\/p>\n<h4>Blue Line &#8211;\u00a0Mont Rochelle, La Couronne, Holden Manz, La Bourgogne, La Bri, Rickety Bridge and Grande Provence.<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Complimentary Taste at La Couronne<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary Taste at Holden Manz<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary Taste at La Bourgogne<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0La Bri gives 10% discount on wine purchases (Closed on Sundays)<\/li>\n<li>Rickety Bridge gives half off standard wine tasting credited against any wine, cheese platter or meal purchase<\/li>\n<li>Grande Provence gives 5% discount on wine sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Red Line &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Maison, Eikehof, Leopard\u2019s Leap, Dieu Donne, Chamonix, Rickety Bridge and Grande Provence.<\/h4>\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\">\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\">\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Complimentary Taste at Maison<\/li>\n<li>Welcome Taste at Eikehof (Glass of wine upon arrival)<\/li>\n<li>Complimentary Taste at Dieu Donne<\/li>\n<li>Rickety Bridge gives half off standard wine tasting credited against any wine, cheese platter or meal purchase<\/li>\n<li>Grande Provence gives 5% discount on wine sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\">\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<div>Starting point &#8211; The tour starts from our ticket office on 32 Huguenot Road, Franschhoek Square.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tickets for the tram are:<\/p>\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\">\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<ul>\n<li>R 200 per person for Adults<\/li>\n<li>R 85 per person for Kids between 3 years and 17 years of age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The tram runs 7 days a week departing every 40 minutes between 10h00 and 14h40.<\/p>\n<p>For more info visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/winetram.co.za\/\">winetram.co.za\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(Images via <a title=\"Franschhoek Wine Tram\" href=\"http:\/\/winetram.co.za\/\">Franschhoek Wine Tram<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about places to visit in Franschhoek <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/fall-in-love-with-franschhoek-places-crush-visited-in-this-picturesque-valley\/\">HERE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a trip to the wine country and enjoy one of Franschhoek\u2019s famous\u00a0tourist attractions \u2013 the Franschhoek Wine Tram. The hop-on-hop-off wine tour takes you through the spectacular Franschhoek valley, taking in the exquisite vineyards and beautiful surroundings and stopping along the way so that you can try some world-class food and wines. A tramline, which lay dormant for more than a decade, transports you through the magical wine valley, a perfect way to spend your weekend whether you\u2019re a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[3487,3488,3489,3490,3491,3492,3493,3494,2811,3495,3496,3497,3498],"class_list":["post-2905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-chamonix","tag-dieu-donne","tag-franschhoek-2","tag-franschhoek-wine-tram","tag-grande-provence","tag-haute-cabriere","tag-rickety-bridge","tag-wine-farms-franschhoek","tag-wine-tasting","tag-wine-tastings-cape-town","tag-wine-tastings-franschhoek","tag-wine-tastings-western-cape","tag-wine-tram-franschhoek"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2905\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}