Things to do
- Hire a car or let us organise transport or specialised tours for you. Generally it is more fun and cheaper to self-drive but if you wish to be picked up from somewhere or taken on day trips we can organise this for you.
- Hire bicycles and explore: Manic Cycle - g_mandla@hotmail.com
- Go fly fishing: Dewdale fly fishing krijn@dewdale.com
- Play golf nearby: Boschenmeer – boschen@mweb.co.za / Pearl Valley - golf@pearlvalley.co.za / Stellenbosch Golf Club – bookings@stellenboschgolfclub.com / Kleine Zalze – golf@kleinezalze.co.za / Devon Valley – devonvale@intekom.co.za / Somerset West Golf Club – swgc@hixnet.co.za / Erinvale - hotel@erinvale.co.za
- Play tennis even at night - info@aka.co.za
- Walk around the outskirts or in the nature reserve in the mountains overlooking the village
- Go wine tasting on horse back or just ride through the vineyards and fynbos Paradise Stables - www.paradisestables.co.za / Steinmetz-Arabians - steinmetz_Arabian@deunet.co.za
- Visit the valley museums: Huguenot Memorial Museum - lieslr@museum.co.za
- Visit a gallery or pottery studio: enquiries@grandeprovence.co.za / David Walters - waltware@mweb.co.za
- Visit the wine farms
- Go for a guided walk with a historian or a geologist: Izaak Rust – icrust@iafrica.com
- Pamper yourself at one of the many health spas: Franschhoek Health & skin Care Clinic – rasc@adept.co.za / Ginko Wellness Centre & Spa - info@kleingenot.com / Le Manoir de Brendel Beauty Clinic – lemanoir@brendel.co.za / Santé Wellness Centre – winelandsres@santewellness.co.za
- Visit the chocolate factory: huguenot@wol.co.za
- In summer time listen to jazz every Friday evening: info@lagrange.com, at Sunday lunch – reservations@lacouronnehotel.co.za
- Take a scenic helicopter trip: info@flyingcompany.co.za
- Sit at the side walk cafes and watch the world go by
- Shop at the village’s antique shops
Festivals 2009
| 24, 25 October | Franschhoek Open Gardens |
| 31 Oct – 1 Nov | Franschhoek La Motte Classical Music Festival |
| 7 November | The Gem of Franschhoek Super Car Rally |
| 8 November | Tour de Vino Cycling Festival |
| 5, 6 December | Franschhoek MCC & Champagne Festival |
Festivals 2010
| 16, 17 January | Franschhoek Summer Festival |
| 31 January | Franschhoek Inter-Winelands Sports Day |
| 13 March | Franschhoek Vendage |
| 27, 28 March | Franschhoek Chefs and Champagne |
| 14, 15, 16 May | Franschhoek Literary Festival |
| Every weekend in June | Franschhoek Affair |
| 18,19 July | Franschhoek Bastille Festival |
| 14, 15 August | Franschhoek Women, Wine and Golf |
| 4, 5 September | Franschhoek Open Gardens |
| 29, 30, 31 October | Franschhoek Classical Music Festival |
| 6 November | The Gem of Franschhoek Super Car Rally |
