Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour

3.8

based on 192 reviews

| Cape Town, South Africa

Reviews Summary

Mixed reviews. Some found the tour great, informative, and enjoyable, while others were disappointed due to weather cancellations, rushed schedules, or uninteresting sights. Some felt it was a "light" tour, while others called it a "scam".

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Features

Free Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

4 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Castle of Good Hope (time permitting)
Hotel pickup and drop off from Cape Town City Centre Hotels
Drive past Slave Lodge
Drive past City Hall & Company Gardens
Drive past Parliament Buildings
Professional English speaking guide

Food and drinks
Entrance fees for the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
Please note: it’s recommended that you pre-buy your Table Mountain cable way tickets online, prior to the commencement of the tour, in order to avoid potential queues at the cable way station on the day of the tour

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Minimum 2 adults required
Please note: it’s recommended that you pre-buy your Table Mountain cable way tickets online, prior to the commencement of the tour, in order to avoid potential queues at the cable way station on the day of the tour
After purchasing this tour, please buy your cableway ticket
if the waiting period at the lower cable way station is in excess of 2 hours or more over the Peak Season (Oct - Jan), the tour will start with a City Orientation tour after which the guide will suggest to either drop guests off at the Lower cable way station and guests can then proceed up the mountain, alternatively guests will be dropped off back at there hotel.
Should guests decide to be dropped off at the Lower cable way station, guests would then need to make own way back to there hotel.
Guests will be contacted the day prior with collection time.
Should we receive a booking with no pick up and drop details, guests are requested to contact the office, 48 hours prior to tour departure date. failure to provide us with pick up and drop off details, will result guest not receiving a pick up time and missing the tour and no refund will be provided.
The Cable Way Ticket is for guests own account.
Table Mountain Annual maintenance will take place from 28 July 2025 - 03 August 2025 (The Cableway will re-open on the 4 August 2025. Weather permitting). During this period the tour will stop at Signal Hill instead.
If guests are making their own way to a listed pick-up point, they need to allow sufficient travelling time (ie... traffic delays etc...) in order to arrive at the pickup point in time for collection.
Should guests not arrive by the scheduled departure time, the tour will depart and no refunds will be given.
It is compulsory that guests contact us 48 hours prior to tour departure to re-confirm pick up and drop off details. Should clients not make contact with us by 48 hours prior to travel date, the booking will automatically be cancelled.
It is compulsory that guests contact us 48 hours prior to tour departure to re-confirm that they will still be travelling on the tour. Should clients not make contact with us by 48 hours prior to travel date, the booking will automatically be cancelled.
When more than one person is travelling – we require names and last names of all guests travelling (reason being if tour booking is made with one person and the hotel reservation is made under another, we will be informed by the hotel that there ais nobody by that name at the hotel which will result in delays and could cause the guests to miss the tour).
When more than one person is travelling – we require names and last names of all guests travelling (reason being if tour booking is made with one person and the hotel reservation is made under another, we will be informed by the hotel that there ais nobody by that name at the hotel which will result in delays and could cause the guests to miss the tour).

Our drive through the city centre takes us past famous landmarks such as the Castle of Good Hope built in 1666 by the Dutch East India Company, City Hall, a baroque building, and the Grand Parade. As we follow the city’s main thoroughfare, Adderley Street, we will see St. George’s...

Duration 4 Hours
Group Tour
Max 12 people in the group

1
Tafelberg Road
A flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town.
- Duration 45 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Castle of Good Hope
The Castle of Good Hope known locally as the Castle or Cape Town Castle is a bastion fort built in the 17th century in Cape Town.
(Time permitting)
- Duration 30 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included

Bo-kaap

Malay Quarter [also known as the Bo-Kaap] which means "Above Cape" because of its location up against the slopes of Table Mountain. In the early 18th century, thousands of slaves from Java, Ceylon and other Far Eastern regions were brought to Cape Town. After slavery was abolished, their descendants, known...

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

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