South Africa · City Tours

Private City Tour Table Mountain + Cable Car Ticket Camps Bay H/D

5 Hours Round trip from Cape Town Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private half-day Cape Town city tour
  • 02 Table Mountain cable car ticket included
  • 03 Scenic coastal drive past Blue Flag beaches
  • 04 Photo stops with views of the Twelve Apostles and Table Mountain
  • 05 Visit colorful Bo-Kaap, the oldest Muslim settlement in South Africa
  • 06 Explore the historic Company Gardens in the city center
  • 07 Learn about Cape Town’s past at the Slave Lodge and Castle of Good Hope

Discover Cape Town’s dramatic coastline, historic landmarks, and world-famous mountain scenery on this private half-day city tour. Travel through some of the city’s most scenic and exclusive coastal areas, stop for memorable photos, and take in views of beaches, the Atlantic Ocean, and the striking Twelve Apostles.

Your experience includes a visit to Table Mountain with cable car ticket included, giving you the chance to admire sweeping views over Cape Town, the harbor, surrounding neighborhoods, and the coastline. Along the way, explore important cultural and historical sites including Bo-Kaap, the Company Gardens, the Slave Lodge, and the Castle of Good Hope for a well-rounded introduction to the city.

Your experience includes a visit to Table Mountain with cable car ticket included, giving you the chance to admire sweeping views over Cape Town, the harbor, surrounding neighborhoods, and the coastline.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Cape Town, Table Mountain National Park, Robben Island
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Travelers will see this world class stadium built for the World Cup in 2010. It is a 58 000 seater an imposing structure which is currently under utilized and is subject to debate because of its maintenance costs to the city of Cape TownThe non-functional old lighthouse and the park where kids can play. Residential apartments and the iconic Robben Island. Mini golf park and a public gym.Residential apartments and Mandela huge glasses. Paragliders landing and the sea point swimming pool. Travelers will also see the Department of Sea Fisheries Research Station, a few hotels and restaurants.One of the 10 Blue Flag status beaches which is divided into 4 from beach no 1 to 4.One of the most expensive residential areas in Cape Town. This is where the current most expensive property in Cape Town is found.Travelers will visit the most popular beach in Cape Town. A beach which has always been on the blue flag status list. This is a place which is also referred to as the place of the rich and famous.

This area has amazing photo stops with the backdrop of the Twelve Apostles mountains and the iconic Table Mountain. On this beach is the trendiest restaurants and coffee shops and only two hotels.

A beach which attracts those with beach bodies and those who need a good sun tan.Here the travelers will be taken to the cable car station at the foot of the mountain. The aerial view of the city of Cape Town is captivating with the surrounding mountains the ocean and the African blue sky.

From the foot of the mountain you can get a fascinating view of the long beach starting from the habour all the way to Bloubergstrand. The townships and city neighborhood are a marvel to watch on a from the foot of Table Mountain.This is one of the most hiked mountain in the world. It is also used as a launching pad for paragliding.From the top of this hill travelers can see almost 360 degrees of Cape Town. It is from this place that a cannon is fired everyday at 12 noon. This is also a famous launching pad for paragliding and a very popular site for a charming sundown. Tourist flock to this location with bottles of wine, gin and champagne as they sip the sun down.

Travelers can also be able to take amazing photos of Robben Island and Table Mountain from a different location. The waterfront, the harbor and the World Cup Cape Town Stadium is totally an amazing view from Signal Hill.This is an area which is quiet attractive because of its brightly colored houses. This is the oldest Muslim settlement in South Africa which has 19 site declared National Heritage Sites in 2019.

There are uncountable photo stops and travelers can get a feel of the cobbled drive ways which have stood the taste of time. This is a place which attracts international students coming to learn English in Cape Town for periods up to a year.

There is also a museum which provides a lot of information about the history of the Malay community and their contribution to the development in the City of Cape Town.Travelers will explore the oldest garden in South Africa. A park and heritage site located in the heart of the city. Travelers will take a walk through this garden built as a refreshment station for the trade route that rounded Africa between Europe and the east.

The Company Gardens is also home to a wide range of fauna. Travelers will see the Egyptian geese, herons, rodents, the famous squirrels and an aviary with dozens of bird species.

This Garden is also home to the South African Art Gallery. In this Art Gallery travelers can see an impressive permanent collection of South African, African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish art.

Besides all this travelers will admire the pristine flora which includes an 80 year old bamboo plantation. There is the ginkgo tree with no living relatives, the towering rubber tree and the ancient saffron to name but a few.

Travelers will also encounter several statues of individuals who shaped the history of South Africa and beyond. Next to it is the Parliament of South Africa and the Cathedral Church. There is also the Iziko South African Museum where travelers can learn the history and origins of Southern Africa.

Its a place where local and international visitors can easily spend the day as it is so peaceful and attractive.This is a Museum which will expose the ills of slavery at the Cape to the travelers. This Museum provides a lot of information as to when slavery was introduced at the Cape and when. It also tells the origins of the slave community and who were the slave masters. Travelers will experience life of a slave at the Cape through a video which plays over and over again same historical series of slavery. Here you will learn about the slave trade routes, the harsh conditions slaves were exposed to and the inhuman equipment used to control and torture slaves.This is a Museum which tells the travelers how non whites were forcibly removed an area declared to be whites only by the apartheid government in 1966. These removals took place as from 1968 and resulted in the creation of township where people were settled according to their racial groupings.

Travelers will learn the events leading to the forced removals and the effects of this inhuman act by the government of apartheid.This is a structure which was built by the Dutch between 1667 and 1672. Travelers will explore the oldest standing colonial building in South Africa and one of the most preserved structures of the Dutch East India Company worldwide.

Travelers can take a walk in this pentagon shaped Castle which was the centre of civilian and military life at the Cape. This Castle was used by the respective governments of the Dutch and the British as governments changed hands at the Cape. A canon is fired in the Castle every day at 12 noon.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Cape Town 3 cities · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Registered and accredited tourist guide
  • Pick up from your hotel and drop off after the tour
  • Bottled water
  • Table Mountain Cable Car Ticket

What's Not Included

  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Gratuity

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • We do pick ups from Hotels, Lodges, Air Bnbs, Guest Houses and Back Packers. We also do pick ups from the Cape Town Cruise Terminal at the V & A Waterfront

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Cape Town, ZA
Tour start
Cape Town, ZA
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 hours finish where they began, in Cape Town.

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