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Cape Town Halfday City and Table Mountain Tour: Experience History in South Africa's Oldest City
4.9
165 Ratings
Table Mountain
This is a firsthand experience of the oldest city in South Africa. From ancient buildings, historic mountains, and timeless gardens, Cape Town is rich in history with deep roots.
This is a firsthand experience of the oldest city in South Africa. From ancient buildings, historic mountains, and timeless gardens, Cape Town is rich in history with deep roots.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Table Mountain - Our accredited guide will meet you at your hotel and take you to Table Mountain. We recommend purchasing tickets online to avoid long lines. You’ll then board the Cable Car at the lower station with our guide. The rotating cable car offers a full 360-degree view of Cape Town for 3 minutes. Upon reaching the Upper Cable Car…
- Table Mountain - Our accredited guide will meet you at your hotel and take you to Table Mountain. We recommend purchasing tickets online to avoid long lines. You’ll then board the Cable Car at the lower station with our guide. The rotating cable car offers a full 360-degree view of Cape Town for 3 minutes. Upon reaching the Upper Cable Car station, enjoy a 30-minute guided tour. You’ll also have free time to explore the mountain top, where you can visit a café for coffee or a sweet treat.
- Signal Hill - This is a stunning photo stop with a frame featuring Table Mountain in the background, one of the Seven Wonders of Nature. On sunny days, you might see paragliders, as Signal Hill is a popular spot for this activity.
- Camps Bay Beach - This upscale seaside suburb is known for its white sandy beach and the Twelve Apostles mountain range. Guests can step out to enjoy the views and take photos of this natural and man-made masterpiece.
- Maidens’ Cove - A perfect photo stop in Clifton, offering views of the Twelve Apostles mountain range on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Clifton is one of the most expensive suburbs in Cape Town.
- Bantry Bay - Originally known as Botany Bay for its botanical garden, this is the second most expensive suburb in Cape Town and is rated one of the top ten places to live in South Africa.
- Sea Point Promenade - Sea Point features many high-rise buildings and is a densely populated residential area. The 5km-long promenade stretches from Bantry Bay to the V&A Waterfront and is popular for picnics, jogging, cycling, and watching sunsets. Paragliders from Signal Hill often land here.
- Bo-Kaap - Discover Bo-Kaap, a Cape Georgian community formerly known as the Cape Malay Quarter. Its unique architecture, cobblestone streets, and brightly colored walls make for great photos, while its 300-year history offers much to explore.
- Cape Town Central - We’ll drive through Cape Town, known as the Mother City of South Africa as it was the first city built in the country. You’ll pass landmarks like the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town Station, Cape Town Bus Station, Castle of Good Hope, District Six Museum, Parliament of South Africa, Slave Lodge, Company Gardens, and St. George’s Cathedral.
- Cape Town Diamond Museum - Visit the Diamond Museum to learn about South Africa’s rich diamond and gold heritage. You’ll also discover Tanzanite, a unique African stone found only in Tanzania, which is 1,000 times rarer than diamonds. The museum offers insights into the history and significance of these precious stones.

What's Included
- Hotel Pick Up & Drop Off
- Driver Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- Fuel surcharge
- Hotel Pick Up & Drop Off
- Driver Guide
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Bottled water
- Fuel surcharge
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Table mountain ticket
- Gratuities
- Table mountain ticket
Location
Table Mountain
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(165 Ratings)
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Arieger
Jul 20, 2025
This is a must on anyone’s tour list! - Amazing tour of Cape Town, Table Mountain and Bo Kaap with excellent tour guide! Doney was the best guide, as a local she was able to give us a rich history of Cape Town. She is a gem and I would recommend this tour to all my friends and family who visit.
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Louisabarash
Jul 20, 2025
- Our half day city and Table Mountain tour was excellent. Doney was a delightful and informative guide, and the trip was a great overview of some of the most interesting and beautiful parts of Cape Town. The tour was very well-organized and entertaining.
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Shane
Jul 19, 2025
Great 1/2 day tour - Letitia was a great guide showing us all around Cape Town and sharing so much knowledge. She was very helpful and we loved her bright & positive personality
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Warrenc592
Jul 17, 2025
Lovely half-day intro to Cape Town - We chose this tour to get an overview of Cape Town based on the itinerary and past reviews. There were no other guests so it was almost like a private tour with a flexible schedule.
Our tour guide Doney was very knowledgeable with a great sense of humor. In addition to tour commentary, she gave us tips on where not to go as Cape Town had many unsafe areas.
It was a rainy day with cloud covering the top of Table Mountain and the cable car wasn't running. Doney rearranged the itinerary and replaced Table Mountain with Kirstenbosch Garden, which was so wonderful!
All in all, highly recommending this tour.
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421svendt
Jul 16, 2025
Excellent citytour - We had a perfekt tour with our guide, Allain. He gave us broad information about places we visited, and answered all our questions about the history of the city and the country.
Thank You
Svend
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Georg
Jul 12, 2025
Essential sights with friendly tour guide - Leticia brought me closer to the sights of Cape Town with a lot of commitment in her friendly manner. She knew an answer to almost every question and time flew by.
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Cheryl_s
Jul 8, 2025
Fantastic day with a local - We were met in time at our meeting point. Our guide was super helpful and very informed about the history and culture of the city. She was very easy to understand and took us to many highlights in the order that was best suited to the weather. An awesome day, lovely guide who we totally recommend. This was our first ever viator tour and we were impressed 👍
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The0d0rey
Jul 7, 2025
Great intro to Capetown - Anthea was our tour guide and was knowledgeable, patient and was awesome. Got picked up at our hotel on time in a van and was flexible in the city tour giving us options to spend more time at certain areas based on our interests and weather conditions. Would recommend this tour highly as an introduction to this beautiful city. Gave us great tips and advice as to places to revisit.
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Culture57163794164
Jun 10, 2025
Best experience while in Cape Town - I recommend doing this earlier in your visit so you can plan your activities better. We had a wonderful tour experience with Latisha today. Despite the weather interruptions, your warm and enthusiastic presence made it all worthwhile.
Truly grateful 🙏🏽
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Natasha
Jul 16, 2025
Nice guide, but could be better planned - Enjoyable and interesting, even if a bit disorganized. Guide had lots of information but not always correct. Saw everything we wanted. The time of our trip was changed from 7am to 9am at 8pm the day before with no explanation but the tour itself was pleasant. Our guide Serafin took us on a walk around the city and offered to take us to another viewpoint rather than Table Mountain, which was covered in cloud. However he was happy to take us to Table Mountain and wait over an hour while we went up and walked around. A nice half day but lacked professionalism overall. Was more than $300 Australian for 2 adults, 1 child. Plus the cable car costs. I expected more for this amount.
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