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Drive Franschhoek yourself, with a GPS audio guide that plays automatically as you go. Your booking unlocks the whole valley in the free Wine Trails app: pick your date and starting point, Franschhoek village, Groot Drakenstein, Simondium or Paarl, choose the estates you want from the 34 mapped between the pass and the Simonsberg, and the app builds your personal route with turn-by-turn narration. Narrated stories cover the people behind the gates: the Huguenot refugees of 1688 whose farm names are still on the signs, Paulina Pepler at Rickety Bridge, the Rupert family's three estates, Charles Back's arrival from Lithuania in 1902, and the cellars that make Cap Classique and nothing else. No group, no schedule, no guide; pause for a long lunch in the village, ride a Wine Tram line, replay anything, and the audio keeps working when the signal drops on the pass, because everything downloads offline. You'll need a car and a designated driver; tastings are paid directly at each estate.
Email and in-app chat support
Narrated stories on the Huguenots of 1688, Boschendal, La Motte, the Rupert farms and the Cap Classique cellars
GPS-triggered audio driving tour of Franschhoek: stories play automatically at each location
Trip planner to build, reorder and save your own route
Buy once, no expiry: use it on this trip and every future trip
Complete offline download: audio, maps and route stored on your phone
In-app map with navigation between stops
34 mapped wine estates from the Franschhoek Pass to Simondium and Paarl
Free content and audio updates for life
One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle
Tasting fees (paid directly at each estate)
Tasting reservations, where required
Food, meals and snacks
Transport: rental car, fuel, parking or driver
Mobile data used to download the tour (download over wifi and it is free)
Franschhoek Wine Tram tickets and museum entry at the Huguenot Monument
1
30 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
The Huguenot Memorial Monument
Three white arches at the head of the village, unveiled in 1948 for the refugees of 1688; the museum beside it tells the story of the edict that drove them out of France.
Three white arches at the head of the village, unveiled in 1948 for the refugees of 1688; the museum…
2
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Haute Cabriere
Family-run cellar on the pass road above the village, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only, led today by cellar master Takuan von Arnim under the creed that wine is grown, not made.
Family-run cellar on the pass road above the village, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay only, led today by c…
3
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Le Lude Estate
Cap Classique house making nothing else, from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier; claims the first Agrafe Cap Classique in the Cape, fermented under cork and clip.
Cap Classique house making nothing else, from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier; claims the f…
4
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Colmant Cap Classique
One thing, two grapes: Cap Classique from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, more than half the Chardonnay from its own farm; Brut Reserve, Blanc de Blancs and Brut Rosé on the counter.
One thing, two grapes: Cap Classique from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, more than half the Chardonnay f…
5
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Chamonix
Founded in 1991 with what it calls South Africa’s first underground maturation cellar; 36 hectares of vines planted high on the valley slopes between 400 and 600 metres.
Founded in 1991 with what it calls South Africa’s first underground maturation cellar; 36 hectares o…
6
1 hour · Admission Ticket Free
Grande Provence - Wine tasting room
One of the farms acquired by Huguenot Pierre Joubert after he arrived in 1694; manor house, gallery and restaurant at the village end of the R45.
One of the farms acquired by Huguenot Pierre Joubert after he arrived in 1694; manor house, gallery…
7
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Rickety Bridge Winery
Land granted to Huguenot farmers in 1694 and owned in the 1830s by Paulina Pepler, one of South Africa’s first female landowners; tastings at the bridge on the R45.
Land granted to Huguenot farmers in 1694 and owned in the 1830s by Paulina Pepler, one of South Afri…
8
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Leopard's Leap
Food, literature and conservation on the valley’s main road: rotisserie restaurant, family tables, a shop and sponsor of the Cape Leopard Trust.
Food, literature and conservation on the valley’s main road: rotisserie restaurant, family tables, a…
9
1 hour · Admission Ticket Free
La Motte Wine Estate
Named in 1709 by Huguenot Pierre Joubert for his Provençal village; manor from the 1750s, owned by the Rupert family since 1970, with a bakery, farm shop and concert programme.
Named in 1709 by Huguenot Pierre Joubert for his Provençal village; manor from the 1750s, owned by t…
10
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Anthonij Rupert Wyne Estate & Terra del Capo Tasting Room
L’Ormarins, named for the Huguenot village of Lourmarin, the farm on which Rupert Wines was founded; a large estate at the heart of the family’s valley.
L’Ormarins, named for the Huguenot village of Lourmarin, the farm on which Rupert Wines was founded;…
11
1 hour · Admission Ticket Free
Boschendal Wine Estate
A story that begins in 1685 with Jean le Long; Cape Dutch manor now a national monument, 1,900 hectares of working farm with the Werf and the Cellar Door for tasting.
A story that begins in 1685 with Jean le Long; Cape Dutch manor now a national monument, 1,900 hecta…
12
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Vrede en Lust Winery
Allocated in 1688 to Flemish merchant Jacques de Savoye off the ship Oosterland and named peace and delight; the Buys family has farmed it since 1996.
Allocated in 1688 to Flemish merchant Jacques de Savoye off the ship Oosterland and named peace and…
13
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Rupert & Rothschild Vignerons Tasting Centre
A 1997 partnership between Dr Anton Rupert and Baron Edmond de Rothschild, whose family has owned Château Lafite since 1868; on the Simondium side under the Simonsberg.
A 1997 partnership between Dr Anton Rupert and Baron Edmond de Rothschild, whose family has owned Ch…
14
1 hour · Admission Ticket Free
Babylonstoren
One of the oldest working Cape Dutch farms, at the foot of the Simonsberg, where the garden leads everything: menus, hotel rooms and a Cap Classique called Sprankel.
One of the oldest working Cape Dutch farms, at the foot of the Simonsberg, where the garden leads ev…
15
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Glen Carlou Vineyards
Among the first Cape producers of Chardonnay, from 1988, on 145 hectares of the Simonsberg-Paarl hills along the Simondium road.
Among the first Cape producers of Chardonnay, from 1988, on 145 hectares of the Simonsberg-Paarl hil…
16
45 minutes · Admission Ticket Free
Backsberg Family Wines
Bought in 1916 by Charles Louis Back, who arrived from Lithuania in 1902 with nothing; four generations of Backs later the name is still on the gate.
Bought in 1916 by Charles Louis Back, who arrived from Lithuania in 1902 with nothing; four generati…
Meeting Point
Meeting PointSearch a point
Paarl
Paarl, Cape Winelands District Municipality Western Cape, South Africa, ZA
Simondium
Simondium, Kaapse Wynlande-distriksmunisipaliteit Wes-Kaap, South Africa, ZA
Groot-Drakenstein Terminal (Franschhoek Wine Tram)
Groot-Drakenstein Terminal (Franschhoek Wine Tram), R45, Cape Winelands District Municipality Western Cape, South Africa, ZA, 7680
Franschhoek
Franschhoek, Cape Winelands District Municipality Western Cape, South Africa, ZA, 7690
End Point
End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Free cancellation
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