15 City Tours in Cape Town to Build a Day Around

Cape Town Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Optional Cruise - Day-one city loop: aquarium to the V&A Waterfront to Long Street

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,793 reviews · from $20Our pick

Cape Town hop-on hop-off buses with free walking tours, 15-language audio, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch, wine country, and an optional harbor cruise.

“Plan adequate time for all Activities. Traffic in CT can be a nightmare and the buses are no exception!! Staff are very knowledgeable on waiting times for table top. Mountain Also the weather. Could not go first day too windy. Plan this and traffic into your stay. Wait at tabletop was 90 mins which in the heat is not pleasant. Fast pass was a blessing!”

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Cape Town: 12-Minute City Scenic Helicopter Tour

2.12-Minute City Scenic Helicopter Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 853 reviews · 12 min · from $165

12-minute Cape Town helicopter hop over Table Mountain, Clifton and Camps Bay, ending above the Twelve Apostles, with headsets.

“Fantastic!!!!! I LOVED IT! and our pilot Dave was the best! Thank you”

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Cape Town City Pass: Save Over 50% on 80+ Top Attractions

3.Cape Town City Pass: Save Over 50% on 80+ Top Attractions

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 348 reviews · 1 - 5 days · from $97

Cape Town City Pass covers 80+ top sights with a Hop-On Hop-Off bus, skip-the-line entry, and big savings for 1 to 5 days.

“A more detailed map of where the activities are especially those not on the HOHO routes”

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Cape Town City Cycling Tour

4.Cape Town City Cycling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · from $77Top rated

Cycle Cape Town with a local guide through Bo-Kaap, Company’s Gardens, Greenpoint’s fynbos gardens, and the Castle area in 3 hours.

“The Hilton’s free shuttle service took me to the Waterfront at 8:00 am to have breakfast, view the morning activities at the Waterfront and meet with AWOL at 10:00 am. I opened googled map, Cape Town, South Africa to find the meet up location, which is the Information Read more”

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Cape Town Uncovered : Half-Day City Tour and Table Mountain

5.Cape Town Uncovered : Half-Day City Tour and Table Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 191 reviews · 5 hours · from $52

Ride the rotating cable car to Table Mountain, see Cape Town from Signal Hill, and tour historic neighborhoods on a 5-hour city loop.

“Had a lovely day ! Our guide Leticia was fantastic !”

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Table Mountain and Cape Town City Half-Day Trip

6.Table Mountain and Cape Town City Half-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 191 reviews · from $46

Half-day Cape Town tour with Table Mountain views, Bo-Kaap stories, Castle of Good Hope (time permitting), and a Diamond Works stop.

“The driver/guide was attentive, engaging, considerate, and full of information during this afternoon tour. A general tour of the city areas with a stroll around Bo-Kaap & then on to Table Mountain. Taking the option for the inclusive cable car ticket made the process simple when we arrived, although on our day the queues were not bad the previous day had been over an hour.”

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Cape Town: Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour

7.Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 176 reviews · 4 hours · from $54

Half-day Cape Town tour with Table Mountain cableway views, Bo-Kaap color, Castle of Good Hope, and diamond cutting showcase.

“Great tour but one gets ripped off by Cable Car people. They say it is imperative to buy tickets before you arrive. Not cheap. The waiting times on 5 occasions were from 3 to 4 hours. Along with dozens of others we didn't wait that long.”

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Cape Town: Guided Half-Day City Tour with Table Mountain

8.Guided Half-Day City Tour with Table Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 171 reviews · 4 hours · from $65

A guided half-day loop through Cape Town’s key landmarks, Bo-Kaap color, beach viewpoints, optional diamond factory, then a Table Mountain finale.

“It was good, but due to bad weather, table mountain was cancelled, which was unfortunate!”

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Cape Town Walking Tour: Bo-Kaap & City Highlights

9.Cape Town Walking Tour: Bo-Kaap & City Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 161 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

A 2-hour guided walk from Truth Coffee through District Six, Slave Lodge, Greenmarket Square, Long Street, and Bo-Kaap for photos.

“Good introduction to Cape Town places and history. Some comments about nature and landscapes would have been nice.”

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Cape Town Halfday City and Table Mountain Tour

10.Cape Town Halfday City and Table Mountain Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 153 reviews · from $71

Cape Town in 4 to 5 hours: hotel pickup, Table Mountain cable car, Signal Hill views, Bo-Kaap color, beaches, and a diamond museum.

“This was one of the best tours. Nene was so informative with the history on the tour. She answered questions and has a wonderful sense of humor which made the day the best. There was plenty of time to sight see. Don't miss this tour.”

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Cape Town: E-Bike City Tour

11.E-Bike City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 76 reviews · 3h 30m · from $93

Ride an e-bike across Cape Town, from V&A Waterfront and Sea Point to Clifton, Camps Bay, Signal Hill, and Bo-Kaap. Small group, great views.

“So pleased we did this on the first day as it gave us so much perspective of Cape Town. William our guide was fantastic and even spotted some whales swimming out to sea. We would definitely recommend this tour.”

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Robben Island, Table Mountain and Cape Town City Private Day Tour

12.Robben Island, Table Mountain and Cape Town City Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 63 reviews · from $173

Robben Island, Cape Town highlights, and Table Mountain in one day, with hotel pickup, ferry access, and a cable car finish.

“We were picked up by a driver with terrible English. He wanted to push as quickly as possible trough the day. Eventually you pay a tremendous amount of money for nothing. You can book your robben island ticket yourself, request an Uber and save 100 USD each. We Read more”

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African Food and Storytelling Tour Cape Town City Centre

13.African Food and Storytelling Tour Cape Town City Centre

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $92

A 2 to 3 hour Cape Town city walk with Somali and West African meals, Cape Malay snacks, and neighborhood storytelling.

“Our tour was amazing! We were filled with delicious food from hole in the wall places, but it was so much more than that! The stories and information were perfect! Sifiso was a fantastic guide!”

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Bo-kaap and City tour

14.Bo-kaap and City tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 59 reviews · 2h 30m · from $46

Walk Bo-Kaap’s colorful streets and Cape Town history with guide Arnold from Cafe Santé. 150 minutes, $46.

“Arnold was a wonderful guide. His knowledge and passion about Cape Town and the Bo Kaap area was fantastic. Arnold hit all the topics- history, architecture, famous locals, street art and a delicious taste of traditional koeksisters was a bonus.”

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Taste of Cape Town – food and city tour

15.Taste of Cape Town – food and city tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $126

4.5-hour small-group Cape Town food walk with 15+ tastings and alcohol, plus history at Company’s Gardens, Bo-Kaap and Greenmarket Square.

“Rupesh and Craig were amazing! This is one of the best city tours ever. They walk you around at a comfortable pace, and not too far a distance, with the food stops carefully planned and in a logical order, explaining the city history thru it's foodRead more”

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