Organized Tours

These operators offer a variety of package deals that vary in terms of which sights will be visited and which vary as to the length of each tour. Usually tours last from anywhere between half a day and one whole day [i.e. 4 to 9 hours]. Prices range from R 300 to R 650. Sights visited include Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, Simon’s Town, Boulders Beach, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Table Mountain; alternatively tours that cover more of Cape Town’s cultural monuments and museums as opposed to natural treasures can be opted for. Tel: 021-460-4700 Website: www.springbokatlas.co.za

This is an excellent tour operator. They arrange half day and full day trips and arrange for visitors to go sightseeing. Half day city tours involve visiting the South African Museum, Castle of Good Hope, Bo-Kaap, Green Market Square, Camps Bay and Clifton as well as Table Mountain. These cost R 295 per person and depart at 8 A.M. and 1 P.M lasting approximately four and a half hours. A registered tourist guide accompanies the group. Full day tours entail visits to False Bay, Simon’s Town, Cape of Good Hope Reserve, Cape Point, Clifton and Camps Bay, penguin colony as well as ostrich viewing. These cost R 610 per person; groups depart at 8 A.M and the tour lasts about nine and a half hours. A tourist guide accompanies the group.

This operator arranges half to full day tours. Many of the attractions are visited briefly or driven past, nonetheless the tours are good. The half day tour costs R 290 per person, lasts about four and a half hours and takes tourists to Table Mountain, the Waterfront, Sea Point, Castle of Good Hope, Company Gardens, the Slave Lodge, District Six and Green Market Square. Full day tours costs about R 520 and the tourist can opt either for the Cape Point and Table Mountain tour or the cultural tour of Robben Island which entails a ferry ride and careful exploration of the island. Full day tours last about ten hours. These operate daily except Sunday.

These operators offer a variety of package deals that vary in terms of which sights will be visited [different sights are visited on the red and blue routes] and which vary as to the length of each tour. Usually tours last one day. The city’s main attractions are visited by buses which depart from outside the Two Oceans Aquarium at 9:30 A.M and every 30 minutes after that till about 3:30 P.M. It is a good way to become acquainted with the city’s sights and tourists can always re-visit these places to explore them more fully. The tour costs about R 100 per person.

This walking tour is an excellent way of getting acquainted with Cape Town’s cultural treasures. This 3 hour long tour includes commentary given by knowledgeable guides about Cape Town’s various attractions. The tour departs outside Cape Town Tourism [Visitor Information Centre] at 10:30 A.M. daily except Sunday. The tour costs R 120 for adults and R 60 for children. Tourists are given a lesson in South African history and taken around the Slave Lodge, Slave Tree, Parliament, District Six, Green Market Square, and the Castle of Good Hope. These tours can be customized as well.