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Breathe in ocean air, climb iconic mountains, walk with penguins, and dine under starry skies; this 4-Day Cape Explorder tour is a love letter to Cape Town, set out in four unforgettable chapters. From cable car summits to coastal road trips and a taste of African culture, it’s the perfect introduction to South Africa’s most iconic city.
Ideal for first-timers, short-stay travellers, or those just wanting to experience the Cape’s most memorable sights in a relaxed but well-curated way, this experience combines freedom, local flavour, and the flexibility to explore at your pace, with a few showstopper highlights thrown in.
This acts as an indication of the route of the tour, but the exact itinerary is subject to change and may, on occasion, run in reverse or in a different order to fit with the availability of activities.
Rate for the 2025 Season (11 Jan to 14 Dec 2025)
What’s Included
Cape Town Pick-up & Drop-off service (±10km radius from Cape Town CBD or Stellenbosch)
Transport to tour highlights
Accommodation for 3 nights
Breakfast for each overnight stay
Local Tour Guide on Guided Tour Days – English speaking
What’s Excluded
Personal Expenses
Meals & Drinks
Travel Insurance
Flight Tickets
Visa Costs
Entry fees & Activities as listed
Table Mountain Cable Car Ride Ticket
City Sightseeing Hop on/off Bus Ticket
GOLD African Dinner & Show Reservation
Cape Peninsula Day Guided Tour
Browse Hout Bay Harbour
Curve Along Chapman’s Peak
Cape of Good Hope Explore
Simon’s Town Penguin Willis Walk
Optional Activities
For convenience sake, these activities have already been reserved for all members on tour but are neither included nor compulsory. You can book and pay for these optional activities with your tour guide on the first day of the tour. In most cases, you can pay the activity provider directly. Please see the updated optional rates online on our website.
Duiker Island Cruise
Boulders Beach Reserve Entry
Cape Town Optional Activities – helicopter flips, yacht cruises, etc.
This combo tour package consists of more than one tour and also unguided ‘free time’ days in Cape Town.
A few days in Cape Town (unguided free time)
1 day outsourced Cape Point tour (guided with a possible different supplier)
Transport
Mini-coach or van, subject to group size
Travel time: ±1 hr / ±30 km | Unguided
Welcome to the Mother City! Upon landing at Cape Town International Airport, a friendly transfer will whisk you to your accommodation in the city, your base for the next few days.
Today is your first free, unguided day. Whether you prefer to recharge or jump straight into the action, you’re free to wander as you wish.
You can head to the lively Long or Bree Streets to sample Cape Town’s foodie scene or take an Uber to Camps Bay for a cocktail and a sunset worth writing home about (some of the best spots to take in that view are The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Leopard Bar).
If you’re feeling extra adventurous, optional experiences like paragliding, helicopter flips, or city sightseeing bus tours can be pre-arranged. Cape Town and its surrounds are a hotbed of activity, although your arrival time in the city will determine what you are able to do on this day. Please let us know what you would like to do ahead of your arrival and keep in mind that all transfers to the activities will be at your own expense.
In the evening, you’ll be treated to a spectacular cultural experience with a GOLD African Dinner and Show. You’ll taste your way through a 14-dish meal full of African flavours, accompanied by traditional storytelling, music, puppetry and praise singing.
Overnight Stay: Garden Court Victoria Junction or similar (4-star)
Unguided, with included bus and cableway pass
With another full day free in Cape Town, you can use your included hop-on-hop-off bus pass and Table Mountain cableway ticket to plan your own adventure.
You can start the day by hopping aboard the open-top red bus, that’ll have you cruising past iconic neighbourhoods and taking in those outstanding panoramic views. The blue line will take you from the V&A Waterfront to the lush Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, and the purple line will tempt you with wine tastings in Constantia, Cape Town’s original vineyard suburb. The red line rolls past Camps Bay and will take you to Table Mountain.
Weather permitting, a trip up the mountain aboard the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a must. The views from the summit are simply indescribable. While on the mountain, you can explore the walking trails, grab a snack, and maybe even catch a spontaneous song from your cable car guide on the descent.
As the sun sets, you can follow your cravings through the buzzing Cape Town culinary scene, which includes pretty much everything, from tapas bars to African fine dining.
Overnight Stay: Garden Court Victoria Junction or similar (4-star)
Travel time: ±8 hrs / ±150 km
*Subject to availability, a similar trip with a different supplier may be booked.
Today’s guided Cape Point Tour is a road trip through some of the most jaw-dropping scenery on Earth.
After an early morning pick-up from your Cape Town accommodation, you’ll head to Hout Bay, a small fishing village just north of Chapman’s Peak. Here you can go on a cruise to Duiker Island to meet the Cape’s resident fur seals, or you can spend some time browsing the Hout Bay market for local treasures.
Then, you’ll buckle up for a drive along Chapman’s Peak, known as Chappies by the locals, a winding masterpiece of engineering that clings to sheer cliffs above the roaring Atlantic. The views from the road are stunning and you’ll want to make sure that you have your camera nearby.
From there, you’ll head to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, where you can hike to the iconic lighthouse, spot wild ostriches and bontebok, and breathe in the fresh ocean air where two mighty currents meet. This reserve is an especially precious stop for those with an interest in South Africa’s indigenous plants. While walking around here, you will see all sorts of fynbos species. You can also take a walk up to the lighthouse.
Your next stop is Simon’s Town and then Boulders Beach, where a tuxedoed colony of African penguins waddle, preen, and delight every visitor who stops here. From the boardwalk, you can watch the penguins up close without disturbing their natural groove.
By late afternoon, you’ll return to Cape Town.
Overnight Stay: Garden Court Victoria Junction or similar (4-star)
Travel time: variable | Unguided
On your final day, you can take it easy or go all out, as Cape Town is yours to enjoy at your leisure until departure.
You can spend the day browsing artisan stalls at Green Market Square, sipping your last flat white along the Sea Point Promenade, or exploring the always bustling V&A Waterfront.
Your included airport transfer will collect you in time for your onward flight, so try to schedule a late evening departure to truly make the most of your final day in the city.