Activities Cape Town & Surrounds

Cape Town is one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in the world - it is also a hub for the most amazing activities! From Table Mountain and Cape Point to penguin colonies and township experiences, from winelands and important historial sites to the most amazing cuisine and adventure activities ... read about all the activities on offer here and contact us for more details or to include them in your Cape Town stay.

Cape Town

Hop on Hop off Cape Town Bus

Daily from 9am
All ages

This sightseeing excursion offers a 'Hop-On, Hop-Off' Cape Town city tour aboard an open-top, double-decker bus. Gain an oversight of the city’s multi-cultural and eclectic history. Experience panoramic views of Cape Town’s spectacular scenery. The tour stops at prominent museums and inner-city sights before heading to the lower cableway station. From there the tour travels back down to the beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton and returns to the Victoria and Alfred [V&A] Waterfront. A comprehensive route map is handed to guests boarding the bus. With over 30 stops across 3 different routes, you'll have plenty of opportunities to hop off the bus and explore the Cape Town landmarks and attractions that appeal to you most.

Uthando Educational Excursion

Half day philanthropic tour
All ages

Uthando (Love) South Africa is an award-winning Fair Trade in Tourism certified non-profit organization creating a unique link between tourism and community development projects. Our Philanthropic Educational Excursions offer meaningful, authentic, engaging, respectful visits to a broad range of innovative and inspiring community projects. All the while, bringing enormous benefits to the local communities we support.

During our non-voyeuristic project visits, we shine a light on the remarkable and courageous community activists driving social change in their communities. Our philanthropic educational excursions reflect a heartfelt desire to showcase the best of South Africa, the positive, impactful, and very often untold stories of triumph over adversity.

The Philanthropic Educational Excursions take place in the expansive townships or informal settlements located in the eastern part of the city known as the Cape Flats. Our expert guides provide an in-depth overview of the history of South Africa and particularly the role that apartheid and institutionalized discrimination and inequality played in creating these communities. Once in the townships, the guide will discuss in detail the challenges confronting the locals concerning healthcare, education, social, political, and economic challenges.

Robben Island

4 hours
All ages

Robben Island is a World Heritage site that lies 7 kilometres off Cape Town (it can be seen from the top of Table Mountain) and housed a political prison where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 27 years of his life. It’s a very interesting insight into the history of the island and prison and gives you an understanding of how South Africa was under the apartheid system - ex-prisoners of the island are the guides for these tours. The tour includes a return ferry from the Waterfront and takes about 4 hours in total.

Cape District Six & Bo Kaap Tour

Half day tour
All ages

This is a fantastic historical tour of Cape Town where you will get an insight into the development of South Africa since colonisation and also an in depth understanding about apartheid and life during the apartheid era. Visit Bo Kaap and take a short walk between the brightly coloured homes, your tour guide explaining how the framework for racial segregation was established. Passing some of Cape Town’s landmarks, a short drive brings you to District 6 where you learn of the next tier in the South African story: apartheid. Your journey continues to Langa, the oldest Black African Township in Cape Town.

Cape Malay Cooking Safari

Half day tour
All ages

This is a really interactive experience with one of the country’s oldest established communities who were confined to an area on the slopes of Signal Hill called the Bo-Kaap. Begin with a Walking Tour of the Historic, Heritage Protected area of cobbled streets and colourful Cape Georgian homes. Visit a Community Empowerment Project, the popular local Spice (Masala) shop and the Bo-Kaap Museum. Then spend time with our hostess, a local resident, for an exciting encounter with her religious, cultural and culinary background - in her home! You will participate in preparing and cooking samoosas, roti (flat bread) and chicken or vegetable curry in her kitchen and then enjoy the meal around her table at the end of the tour.

Hiking Table Mountain

Half day, from 9am
16 and over

Cape Town, South Africa family top of Table Mountain

Leave the city beneath you as you take on the iconic Table Mountain in this guided half day Table Mountain Hike. Let your fitness, ability and adventurous streak determine which of three popular route options you choose. Your summit is rewarded with majestic, sweeping views of the city and surrounding regions and mountain ranges. Choose between a hike back down the mountain or the cable car for the descent. Distance of the hike 5 – 8 km.

Helicopter flights

From 12 - 25 mins
All ages

1) 12 Minute Hopper Flight
Experience the best of the best of the Mother City from the sky in record time. This brief “hop” leaves the V&A Waterfront and flies over the city bowl, Green Point Stadium, Clifton, Camps Bay and the majestic Twelve Apostles.
2) 16 Minute Atlantic Coast Flight
Cape Town is home to various stretches of natural beauty, hidden nooks of wonder and epic landmarks, all of which bring a unique flavour to our world-renowned city and the glistening Atlantic Seaboard is one such region. After departure you will get a great view of Table Mountain, Robben Island and the V&A Waterfront Shopping Centre. You then follow the coastline passing Bantry Bay, Clifton, Camps Bay, The 12 Apostles and then through into Hout Bay where you turn around and route back along the coastline.
3) 24 Minute Three Bays Flight
The Three Bays Tour is a fantastic opportunity to witness the grandeur of the Cape’s coastline. This tour includes all of Cape Town’s most scenic towns and suburbs, which continues from the Atlantico Tour, Camp’s Bay, Hout Bay, Muizenberg, Twelve Apostles, Noordhoek and Constantia. As you gracefully soar in the sky you will get a bird’s eye view of the fairest Cape’s striking beauty..
4) 45 Minute Cape Point Flight
The Cape Point Tour is the ultimate tour of the Cape Peninsula, departing from the Three Bays tour and continuing onward from Noordhoek towards Kommetjie. There’s no better way to appreciate the Cape’s fair beauty than from a bird’s eye view helicopter tour.

Table Mountain Abseiling

45 mins - 1 hour
10 years and over

A thrilling experience of adrenaline and achievement…

Step off the top, at 1000 meters above sea level, and rappel into pure vertical space. The panoramic views from the top of Table Mountain are breathtaking, but the views from the abseil are even better. Descending down the side of a sheer cliff you will have Camps Bay, the Atlantic Seaboard and the deep blue ocean at your feet with the Twelve Apostles at your side. The Table Mountain Abseil is guaranteed to get your pulse racing.

Linking this to a guided Table Mountain Hike, or use the Cableway to meet at the top of this mind-blowing experience.

Cape Town Paragliding

10-20 mins
All ages

Cape Point & Surrounds

Cape Point Tour

Full day
All ages

Chapmans Peak drive, Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Point Tour

4 hours
13 years & older (child/toddler seats available)

Cape Point Sidecar Adventure

Full day tour
All ages

Shark Cage Diving

Full day
All ages

Great White Shark Diving from Kleinbaai, a small harbour town, part of Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa, is a combination of goosebumps, thrills, education and relaxation on a luxury boat in the company of experienced experts and researchers! You will learn how to distinguish between a male and female shark and how to identify a specific shark by its unique dorsal fin and scars. The 20 - 25 minute boat trip to where the activity takes place, is by itself an exhilarating adventure. Every trip is an awesome adventure and an exciting crash-course in marine biology, educating you about the trends, traits and troubles of the endangered Great White Shark!

Quad Biking & Sandboarding

2 hours
All ages

Penguins Sea Kayak

2 hours
8 years and older

Sea kayak with penguins, Boulders Beach, Cape Town

Cape Winelands

Franschhoek Wine Tram

Lines depart between 9:30-1:30pm
All ages

Cape Wineland's Tour

Full Day
All ages

The world-renowned Cape Winelands are situated about an hour’s drive from Cape Town. This tour travels through the premier wine-producing regions of Paarl, Franschhoek and Stellenbosch. In addition to the wines, you can expect breath-taking scenery. Each region is characterized by rugged mountain ranges and picturesque valleys with vineyards dotted along the route. Enjoy a cellar tour, and wine tastings at three top wine estates before embarking on a tour through the historic town of Stellenbosch where much of the original Cape-Dutch architecture has been preserved.

Winelands Meander Cycle Tour

10am - 4pm
16 years and over

Explore the timeless beauty of the Franschhoek Valley on a relaxed six-hour guided Winelands cycling tour which visits three of its most celebrated wine estates. Follow scenic vineyard trails beside the Franschhoek River, framed by towering mountains and tree-lined avenues. Enjoy tastings at each stop and a delicious à la carte lunch to round off the day (lunch own account). This leisurely cycle through the valley blends gentle adventure, world-class wine, and authentic local charm.

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