This unique E-Bike tour meanders through some of the best wine land scenery in South Africa. We cycle from Stellenbosch to Franschhoek. Meet local people and taste some of the great cuisine this region has to offer before our bus takes us back to Stellenbosch.
NB. Riders need to have intermediate mountain biking skills to do the tour and a general fitness level is required. Activity level 3/5
Distance is about 50km with 850m climb elevation
Itinerary
• Start at 9:00 from our office in Stellenbosch
• Cycle mostly jeep tracks and mountain bike trails over the Helshoogte Pass, a route used by the first Dutch and French families who settled in the Olifantshoek valley in 1688. Later known as Franschhoek.
• Enjoy fantastic views and sites along the way.
• Learn about small mission stations and local people living in the Banghoek Valley.
• Get a chance to spot Eland and Blue Wildebeest as we cycle along multiple mountain streams in the Banhoek Conservancy.
• Enjoy lunch and wine on a Franschhoek Wine estate
• Have time to explore the beautiful town of Franschhoek.
• Transport back to Stellenbosch by vehicle
E-bike or normal bike rental
Guide
Back up vehicle
Water and snacks along the way
Lunch on a Franschhoek wine estate
Wine tasting with lunch
Return transport to Stellenbosch from Franschhoek.
Items of personal nature
Gratuities
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Fantastic day out on the trails with Sevi, great guide and choice of route. - john johnstone
Absolutely fantastic day riding from Stellenbosch to Franschoek with Sevo. He was an excellent, knowledgeable guide. A walking encyclopaedia!! Thanks so much for having us. - Emma Davis
Absolutely spectacular The guides are (patient) gentlemen - learnt some history along the way The views and scenery spectacular So well organized, safe and so enjoyed Thank you - Mrs Vanessa Brackett
Hi just arrived back from south africa, so there has been a delay on my review. The E-Bike tour was for me a great experience, But to do it, I would say you do need a good amount of cycling experience and stamina as it is 50 kilometers of quite rugged terrain in parts. The bikes are the top quaility Giant cycles great machines. The wife signed up for it but after trying 2 test tracks on the way out of Stellenbosch decide it would be too much so she followed in the back up vehicle, which she enjoyed stopping off at the same cycle stops, where we all meet up. The guy who took me on the ride Seve was very good and could gauge my ability perfectly and organised the ride around that. All in all a very enjoyable day, both the guys looked after us very well supplying the food and drinks e.t.c. The back up vehicle followed us with hazards on if we had to travel on small stretches on tarmac roads keeping traffic away from us. Very well organised and executed So I would say if you fancy it and are OK on a bicycle go for it. Regards Barry P ( BAZ ) for short - Barry Peacock
Our family of four, mid-aged adults and just full-age "kids", enjoyed this Intermediate eBike tour Stellenbosch - Franschoek very much. The time spent on the route, all the things we were able to see was really worth it. Our great guide ("Sebu") was absolutely perfect. First of all you rarely meet a person in that stunning shape! Born athlete! Real sporty cyclist! Then at the same time he was perfect with the pace for the group, enough breaks, advise and all. Couldn't be any better. And not to forget - he had a great sense of humour and kept up the spirit all the time. Thinking of the level of the challenge we highly recommend this. You need to be in decent shape but not top-athlete. We do sports regularly, but we're not "top cyclists". You just need to be in good sporty shape but evenmore be prepared to have the spirit, keep it up, and use power wisely. We all could have spent so much more electricity to help our journey but we made with brutal force! You naturally need to know how to drive a bike rather well and some mountain bike experience is all for your benefit on some of the rocky and sandy paths. We all had some of this already but eBikes were a new great experience. We finished our tour to a small winery but unfortunately, just10 mins before us, it became almost full. Took a long time to get through wine tasting and food but who's in a hurry. Nobody. Our guide and backup-driver really made a great thing for keep things rolling also in the restaurant. Highly recommend to all groups, couples, or individuals. Nice sporty holiday day. Rating: 5/5. - Repe
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