Top Cape Town Cultural Tours

Explore Cape Town's vibrant Woodstock neighborhood with a local artist as your guide with this tour. During the course of your 90-minute tour, you'll learn all about the area's history from a local who knows it well, while checking out all sorts of vibrant murals. You'll also visit the celebrated Old Biscuit Mill, known for its variety of artisanal shops and wining and dining options.

As one of South Africa’s most visited museums, Robben Island tours are best booked well in advance. This half-day package includes museum admission and round-trip transfer from your Cape Town accommodation, ensuring a hassle-free trip. Learn about the island’s long history from your guide and see the cell that housed Nelson Mandela, then take time to reflect on your voyage back to the mainland.

Explore scenic Cape Town, picnic in the Cape Winelands, and get close (but not too close) to the wild creatures of the African savanna on this family-focused adventure. Track the Big Five on guided game drives, visit community projects, ascend Table Mountain, and much more.

Make a visit to the must-see Robben Island easy and convenient with an included ticket and pickup at your Cape Town CBD hotel. You'll be escorted on the ferry to the island, then climb aboard a bus for a tour. Learn about famous ex-prisoner Nelson Mandela and others sharing stories about their apartheid-era imprisonment via an audio guide. After the boat trip back to the mainland, you're welcome to explore the waterfront on your own.

South Africa’s Western Cape is the wine-producing hub of the African continent. On this 9-hour tour from Cape Town, you will tour three vineyards in the Cape Winelands, stopping to taste estate wines at each as well as 'biltong' (cured meat) and cheese. Along the way, learn about the winemaking process from your guide and see the South African countryside. This tour includes stops in the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, and Paarl.

Sample the culinary delights of Cape Town's diverse food scene with this guided food-themed tour. A private tour means direct access to your guide for questions along the way, and it's the perfect way to avoid the crowds. During the tour, try ten food samples that locals love—including both sweet and savory delights. Potential tastings include local specialties such as biltong, bunny chow, fresh fish, and rooibos tea.

This delightful drive winds its way to the heart of Cape Beauty, through superb mountain ranges, Vineyards and Cape Dutch homesteads. The region boasts great beauty, culture and is steeped in South African history with the sheer vastness of Cape Town on offer. The day also commences with a visit at the Malay Quarters to have a brief history of the Rainbow houses, culture, food and Muslim religion. With a stop at City Hall where Nelson Mandela addressed his first speech after he was released from prison, we are going to also visit Table Mountain, Signal Hill, Camps Bay and V & A Waterfront. This is the best way to spend your day at Cape Town's top attractions.

Tours to Robben Island typically sell out early every day. Ensure your visit by booking this early-morning guided tour that transfers you from your hotel to the Robben Island Gateway at the V&A Waterfront, and then onto the boat to the island.

This is a special tour which combines two of the best in Cape Town. It brings the travelers face to face with the history of Nelson Mandela's imprisonment as they visit his former cell. Travelers also learn how the former prisoners were treated by the government of apartheid during their struggle for freedom. The culture, well being and the socio-economic issues ate addressed on this tour. Travelers also learn how South Africa is coping with the social divide between the black and white communities. A visit to the wineries means travelers will also be exposed to the good life in South Africa and how best the country is forging ahead with unity. There is a good rapport going forward and this besides sport is another opportunity to unify the two racial groups. This tour is not only about history, culture and wine but it is also to with food, sightseeing and the amazing biodiversity in Africa. It also lays bare the unparalleled hospitality and welcoming of the South African people.

Visit the Top 6 essential attractions in Cape Town in one single day tour on our Table Mountain, Penguins and Cape of Good Hope small group shared tour. Snap your photo with the colourful houses in the Bo-Kaap; Join a Cable Car to the top of Table Mountain and see Cape Town from a different dimension; Drive along one of the most scenic routes in the world known as Chapman's Peak; Take a boat to Seal island to view the seals colony; Visit the cute Penguins at Boulder's Beach; Take your photo behind the Cape of Good Hope name board and end off your day with a visit to Cape Point lighthouse.

This is a great tour which brings the tourist face to face with history, nature and sightseeing opportunities. Experience the life of World Statesman Nelson Mandela during his 18 years of imprisonment at the world heritage site Robben Island as part of his 27 years in prison. Climb the Table Mountain - voted one of the new 7 world wonders in 2012, attracts 800 000 visitors annually. Experience Cape culture at Bo-Kaap that has bright coloured houses as a celebration of their freedom from slavery. The first residents arrived from Indonesia, Java, Malaysia and other parts of Asia. It is also a heritage site. The Company Gardens has a rich history, it has also has museums like the Slave Lodge, the Iziko South African Museum, the Planetarium. The S.A. Art gallery, the Cape Town Holocaust centre, St Georges Cathedral. There is also amazing fauna and flora. The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest standing colonial building in South Africa.

Pick up and drop off at accommodation (Cape Town & surrounds). Private tour guide/driver. Private luxury vehicle and Fuel. Entrance fees to Table Mountain; Chapman’s Peak drive; Boulders Penguins colony and Cape of Good Hope nature reserve. Cape Point private tour including the colourful houses in the Bo Kaap, cable car ride up and down Table Mountain, scenic drive along Chapman’s Peak and a visit to Boulder’s Penguins colony from Cape Town. This tour includes entrance fees to places of interest as per the itinerary.

Sit back and relax as your private driver takes you on a scenic tour of the Cape peninsula. View some of South Africa’s most valuable real estate in Clifton, enjoy views of the Twelve Apostles at Camps Bay, take an optional trip to Seal Island, drive the 114 curves of Chapman’s Peak, marvel at 7,000 species of plants in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, and much more.

Take a fascinating trip through South Africa’s difficult past on a tour of Cape Town and Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. Visit the District Six Museum to get an in-depth look at the troubling history of apartheid in South Africa, and see how that system still impacts modern life in townships like Langa and Gugulethu. See how residents of these townships work to improve their lives and communities. Take a ferry to UNESCO-listed Robben Island for a tour of the former prison for political prisoners.

A good choice for first-time visitors or travelers who are short on time, this tour takes you to several significant Cape Town sites and landmarks. Take a walking tour of District Six, learn about the city’s troubled past, and visit some of the everyday places residents go like the Company's Gardens, Greenmarket Square, and the V&A Waterfront.

Ideal for those with just a short time to spare, this half-day private tour of Cape Town takes you to the city's most important sites including Table Mountain, Signal Hill, and Bo-Kaap.

Immerse yourself in Cape Town's apartheid-era history on this half-day tour that includes visits to District Six, a local preschool, a local shebeen (pub), and meet a traditional healer. Learn about apartheid and its legacy in South Africa through a guide's enlightening commentary. Enjoy the intimate atmosphere that comes with traveling in a small group of 15 people fewer. Upgrade your tour with an additional excursion to Robben Island.

Enjoy a customized Wine Lands day tour from Cape Town. Your itinerary will be based on what you'd like to taste: bubbly, white wine, shiraz, or the signature South African pinotage, a cross between pinot noir and cinsault. Learn about the wine production methods and taste any or all of the above on this flexible tour, including round-trip transportation so you don't have to worry about sober drivers.

The Bo-Kaap region of Cape Town (also called the Malay Quarter) is known for its impressive multi-colored buildings, spice shops, and delicious Cape Malay food. Learn more about the origins of this neighborhood by going on a guided tour with a guide who is a descendant of the slaves brought to the area by early Dutch settlers. Find out personal stories about the area that you wouldn’t discover otherwise, and ask questions along the way.

Discover Robben Island prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of the 27 he spent in prison and take the Long March to Freedom in a day with tickets to Robben Island pre-booked in advance. Learn about Nelson Mandela and other political leaders such as Robert Sobukwe and Walter Sisulu's long walk to freedom. Our freedom in South Africa was really a very long walk and we are proud to share with you, our guests, some important facts about our democracy, culture, past, and current history. Enjoy a private tour in a private vehicle and guide, and share the boat with other travelers. Join a small group guided tour on the Island and take real photos with Mandela's statue and many more 499 leaders from Southern Africa and abroad.

Get a full picture of Cape Town's rich cultural history through visits to the Langa and Gugulethu Townships, as well as the District Six Museum, on this half-day tour. Learn about the role and history of the townships in the larger fabric of Cape Town culture white visiting a shebeen (tavern), a local market, a sangoma (traditional doctor) and an arts and crafts center.

Visit Robben Island, known for its maximum security prison and for being a home to socially unacceptable groups over the past 500 years, for a tour of the manmade facilities. Learn how the island was used to seclude freedom fighters and South African presidents such as Nelson Mandela, Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma. The island is also home to many species of birds including the African penguin.

On this tour you will see an eclectic, ever-evolving mix of street art featuring the best street artists from around the world. This is a opportunity to meet the locals and learn about the history of public art in this neighbourhood. Meeting at Salt Circle Arcade the creative hub of Cape Town, filled with beautiful street art and murals on every corner, We will explore this area full of murals, art and graffiti, with a local guide whilst sharing stories behind the artworks and artists in what inspired them, and how street art is changing the perspective in communities. Art is an expression in imagery and the freedom of mind to express yourself through painting and storytelling.

The beautiful sandy beaches and stunning natural landscapes of the cape peninsula stretch south of Cape Town, all the way to Cape Point. On this private tour, travel in the comfort of a private vehicle and stop as much as you would like to take photos. Ride the cable car to the top ofTable Mountain, visit the Penguins Colony, and follow the famous Chapman’s Peak Drive on private tour to ensure the undivided attention of your Guide.

Meet new friends when joining us on a small group tour to the romantic rendez-vous of the mighty Oceans, the Atlantic and the Indian at the Cape of Good Hope. Follow this up with a once-in-a-lifetime chance to come within meters of the endangered African Penguins at Boulders Beach and Ostriches at Ostrich Farm This tour is perfect for solo-travellers who want to explore in a safe environment. Enjoy the sights with an experience Tour Guide who is eager to answer your questions and make sure you have an experience you will never forget.