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Cape Town City Cycling Tour

Name: Cape Town City Cycling Tour
Brand: AWOL Tours
SKU: 8982P1
Price: 73.44 USD
Rating: 5 (173 reviews)

Recommended by 97% of travelersBadge of ExcellenceCape Town, South Africa

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3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Explore South Africa's 'Mother City' on two wheels. Embark on a half-day cycling tour of Cape Town, taking in some of its most notable sights and attractions. Visit places like the colorful Bo-Kaap community, the Company's Garden, the Castle of Good Hope, and Adderley Street, one of the city's main thoroughfares. A local guide joins you, sharing stories of Cape Town's vast history and heritage as you go.

Explore South Africa's 'Mother City' on two wheels like a local
Visit such landmarks as the colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood
Learn about the city's fascinating history from a local guide
Upgrade to a private tour for a personalized experience
A small-group size allows for individualized attention

What's Included

Local guide
Use of bicycle and helmet

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

AWOL Tours
Battery Park, Unit 5, V&A Waterfront, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
AWOL Tours depart from the V&A Waterfront Battery Park on the canal. Look out for our bicycle rack. Please arrive 10 minutes early so that the tour can depart promptly at 10:00 am Please reference the below map link https://goo.gl/maps/9U3E5TKsmCLXhnVNA

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Not wheelchair accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended

Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Product code: 8982P1

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Featured review

Jenny_B

This was an absolutely awesome tour...covered so many of the important sites to see in Capetown!! Luke was our guide and he was amazing... gave us lots of historical info., was pleasant, friendly, helpful and very patient. Always making sure we were having a good time. It was a great day and thankfully the weather was wonderful 🌞🌞A must do if you come to Capetown👍👍

Reviews

4.9

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Ernestine_P, Dec 2024

Viator never reacts on our request of changing booking and partly refund. You pay much too mich with them. Excessive price . You can better contact awol toirs directly as they are very friendly and well informed of the beauty of Capetown

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and kind words about AWOL Tours. We truly appreciate your recognition of our friendly service and our dedication to showcasing the beauty of Cape Town. We regret to hear about your challenges with Viator regarding booking changes and refunds. As a third-party platform, Viator handles all their own customer service and pricing, which can sometimes limit our ability to assist directly. However, we are always here to provide support and guidance to ensure our guests have a seamless experience. For personalized assistance and the most accurate information it always best for guests to contact tourism operators directly. We aim to make every journey memorable and enjoyable! Thank you again for your valuable feedback. We hope to welcome you on another adventure soon!

Highly Recommend

Denise_S, Oct 2024

Great city cycling tour guided by Mike. The pace was easy enough to accommodate all riders with numerous stops where he provided a lot of great information about Cape Town. He also gave us some safety tips and restaurant recommendations which we appreciated!

Awesome bike tour!

Sheryl_B, Oct 2024

Our cycling tour was a fantastic way to explore the city. Joel was an amazing guide. He showed us the sites but also included the history of the city in an interesting and engaging way. A great way to get a feel for the city along with understanding and context. Our tour was on a Sunday which was beneficial because of less traffic. Highly recommend.

Cycle tour for all senses!

Aslam_N, Aug 2024

Awesome experience! Mike was knowledgeable, patient and open to suggestion. Tour includes various sites, sounds, and tastes!

10/10 - very nice tour with a really authentic tourguide :)

Lars_M, May 2024

Vince has shown us so many nice places all over the city. He shared so many interesting facts with us. We also had very nice conversations about Capetown and the world. We loved it!

Great cycle of Cape Town

Shane_K, Mar 2024

Good tour guide, comfy bike. Would recommend. A great way to see Cape Town. Easy to find store and water is supplied.

Fabulous tour a must do.

Elke_B, Feb 2024

Lucas was our guide. Friendly and knowledgeable. Learnt loads of history about Cape Town. Would highly recommend .

Cape Town bike tour

Brian_H, Dec 2023

great ride! Garret was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable about SA history! Bikes are the best way to explore CT!

This was an absolutely...

Jenny_B, Jul 2023

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Dear Jenny_B, thank you for taking the time to review your AWOL Tours Cape Town city cycle. We are so pleased that you enjoyed the experience and the expertise of your guide. This daily schedualed small group tour departs every day at 10 and 2pm (private options and ebike upgrades are available) we cover the highlights of the city and provide insight into the culture and history of Cape Town. Thank you for the lovely and very much appreciated recommendation. We look forward to sharing more adventures with you in the future. Kind regards, Helen for AWOL Tours

Great tour, ok guide

Michelle_E, Mar 2023

Our tour was pretty good and we learned a lot about the history of Cape Town. I wouldn’t prioritize this tour if you have limited time because I think the best parts of Cape Town are the surrounding geography and not the city, personally. Our tour guide, Vincent, was very knowledgeable about Cape Town and South Africa but he was very hard to follow on bikes. He left us behind multiple times and did not even notice we had gotten stuck in traffic- and there were only 4 of us. The route we took was often not great for biking- like having to bike off tall sidewalks or biking on pedestrian sidewalks instead of the bike lane.

1 traveler found this review helpful

Cycling through Cape Town

Matthew_D, Nov 2022

What a great experience cycling through Cape Town. I found the tour guide, Peter, to be very knowledgeable, giving an impartial perspective to the history of Cape Town. It was quite safe, but would recommend for Sundays as the town is quieter, and less cars and crazy mafia taxis on the road

Excellent tour

RP1379, Aug 2019

We truly enjoyed this tour. Our guide, Paul was very professional and knowledgable. The bikes were in excellent and in like-new condition. The ride was fun and not too difficult (I'm 64). We want to all of Cape Towns high points and through some busy/lively streets. This is a great way to immerse yourself in the culture and orient yourself in the city.

Excellent

Martin_T, Nov 2018

Great way to learn about the city and history. Well organised and presented. Would highly recommend this

Sunday City Bike ride…

Veronica660, Sep 2018

The Hilton’s free shuttle service took me to the Waterfront at 8:00 am to have breakfast, view the morning activities at the Waterfront and meet with AWOL at 10:00 am. I opened googled map, Cape Town, South Africa to find the meet up location, which is the Information place on Dock Road, near Vovo Telo restaurant and the Ferris Wheel.A young ( Russian ) well-informed woman guided us, a small group of tourists around the city on a Sunday. I wore sneakers/ water shoes, yoga capri pants with an attachable skirt, a long sleeve button shirt that dries quickly and wisks the sweat away, a long thin windbreaker, sunglasses, a cloth cap with sweat band to line the helmet which they provided, a waterproof bag to protect my electronics and a foldable backpack to hold my stuff. I was delighted that the tour passed the Hilton, my chosen hotel in the Bo-Kaap neighborhood.Colorful houses with a slave history is today a Muslim neighborhood.I am an early riser, early in the morning around 5:30 am, I stood near my window on the fifth floor of the Hilton to see the onion dome of the mosque lit up, and to hear the soothing sound of Muslim people praying/ chanting.Lion’s Head and Table Top Mountain complimented the Mystical energy.Knowledgeable Dasha gave me the name of a Muslim restaurant with an excellent view of Lion’s Head, Table Top Mountain and Signal Hill.I chose the city bike tour to acquire knowledge of Cape Town, while I exercised with a group.

1 traveler found this review helpful

This was a fun excursion! Our tour...

Kimberly_J, May 2018

This was a fun excursion! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and shared much information about the area. This was our first day in Cape Town and did not know what to expect. So, we rode our bikes through areas, stopped at a church, and was told to be careful around the train station and watch out for valuables. Not to worry, we have been to large cities before. I had booked a private tour and we finished in just under 3 hours. It was a few days later that we actually went on another tour of the city that showed the old fortress, and a church where Mandela gave his speech. It seemed like there were more places we could have rode and spent less time in a church.

1 traveler found this review helpful

This is a really great tour...

Jill B, Mar 2018

This is a really great tour operated by the most helpful people. We had to change date, then change time, then add a person, then subtract a person. At all times the staff were so helpful. When we finally got on the tour, with rather nice road bikes, our guide Mike was excellent. He was knowledgeable, interesting and we thoroughly enjoyed the trip. A really enjoyable cycle. We also received a water bottle memento to remind us of their great tour

We like doing bike tours in cities...

Beth M, Jan 2018

We like doing bike tours in cities that visit. Unlike in other cities, this tour had lots of cycling involved but it truly gave you a great view of the city.

2 travelers found this review helpful

I often do bike tours during trips...

Greg J, Oct 2017

I often do bike tours during trips - it allows you to cover much more ground than walking and gives you a better feel for the city than driving around in tour buses. It also gives you taste of places in the city you might want to go back to. This tour was excellent. Our guide, Neils sp?, was opinionated I like that and provided good information about the history and current state of Cape Town. The bikes were high quality and kept in great mechanical condition. Our tour on a Wednesday in October was small, just the 4 of us and one other couple, so it was easy to bunch up at the numerous stops and hear the guide I appreciate this because I have been on other tours where 12 or more people are trying to hear the guide - it just does not work. My only criticism is that I wish this tour was 30 to 60 minutes longer. The pace was not tiring and there were many older and architecturally-interesting buildings in Cape Town that I would have liked to have heard about that we rode by during the tour.

1 traveler found this review helpful

Nette Art, Teile der Stadt zu erkunden

Stephanie_G, Dec 2024

Die Räder und Helne sind schon recht alt. Auch die Durchführung der Tour war nicht sehr professionell. Definitiv zu teuer!

Response from Host, Jan 2025

Thank you for sharing your feedback about your AWOL City Cycling Tour. We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the opportunity to explore Cape Town city with us. We sincerely apologize for the aspects of the tour that did not meet your expectations. Your comments about the condition of the bikes and helmets, as well as the tour’s execution, are important to us. We understand that your tour was slightly delayed due to a puncture but your guide was able to fix the puncture in good time and your tour continued to the allocated time frame. We are continually upgrading and improving our equipment to ensure a better experience for all our guests. We are committed to providing excellent value for money and are sorry to hear that you felt the tour did not meet your expectations. As a proud ambassador of responsible tourism, AWOL Tours holds longstanding memberships with SATSA and Cape Town Tourism. We prioritize employing experienced staff, ensuring fair wages, and delivering high-quality service. To enhance the guest experience, we maintain small group sizes, assign additional guides for larger groups, and offer two convenient daily departures at 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM., If there’s anything specific you’d like to discuss, please feel free to reach out to us directly on info@awoltours.co.za. We value your input and hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a more enjoyable experience in the future.

Super Fahrradtour durch...

Petra V, Oct 2015

Super Fahrradtour durch Kapstadt. Wir buchten die Tour an unserem ersten Tag in Kapstadt. Es war kurzweilig nicht anstrengend und hat es hat riesig Spaß gemacht. Unsere deutsche Tourleiterin Maike war sehr nett und hat uns amüsant und überaus informativ Kapstadt präsentiert ihr Geschichtswissen zu Kapstadt hat uns sehr beeindruckt - Die Fahrräder waren neuwertig und in einem Topzustand. Diese Tour können wir nur empfehlen. Da es in Kapstadt keine Fahrradwege gibt und der Linksverkehr noch erschwerend hinzukommt würde ich die Tour mit kleinen Kindern nicht empfehlen. Vielen Dank an Maike und liebe Grüße aus der Heimat.

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