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Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour

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Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour

About this activity

Our drive through the city centre takes us past famous landmarks such as the Castle of Good Hope built in 1666 by the Dutch East India Company, City Hall, a baroque building, and the Grand Parade. As we follow the city’s main thoroughfare, Adderley Street, we will see St. George’s Cathedral, the Anglican Diocese of Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu. We will pass the Company Gardens and the Malay Quarter [also known as the Bo-Kaap] which means "Above Cape" because of its location up against the slopes of Table Mountain. Continue to join a sparkling tour, witness the art of diamond cutting and the careful craftsmanship of jewellery manufacturing by skilled experts. You will be offered the option of continuing to Table Mountain, where you can ascend to the top [weather permitting] by revolving cable car. On a clear day it is even possible to see Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned on one side and Cape Point on the other.

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At a glance

Duration
4 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Up to 12 people
People per booking
1–12
Guide
English
Operated by
Cullinan Guided Journeys

Ages: Children (2–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Shared option includes Vehicle, English guide and Castle of Good Hope
  • Included: Exclusive Option includes Private vehicle with English guide and Castle of Good Hope
  • Included: Castle of Good Hope (time permitting)
  • Included: Hotel pickup and drop off from Cape Town City Centre Hotels
  • Included: Drive past Slave Lodge
  • Included: Drive past City Hall & Company Gardens
  • Included: Drive past Parliament Buildings
  • Included: Professional English speaking guide

Not included

  • Not included: Food and drinks
  • Not included: Entrance fees for the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
  • Not included: Please note: it’s recommended that you pre-buy your Table Mountain cable way tickets online, prior to the commencement of the tour, in order to avoid potential queues at the cable way station on the day of the tour

Itinerary

  1. Stop 1

    45 min Admission not included

    A flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town.

  2. Castle of Good Hope

    30 min Admission included

    The Castle of Good Hope known locally as the Castle or Cape Town Castle is a bastion fort built in the 17th century in Cape Town.

    (Time permitting)

  3. Bo-kaap

    Passing by

    Malay Quarter [also known as the Bo-Kaap] which means "Above Cape" because of its location up against the slopes of Table Mountain. In the early 18th century, thousands of slaves from Java, Ceylon and other Far Eastern regions were brought to Cape Town. After slavery was abolished, their descendants, known as the Cape Malay’s, settled here.

  4. The Diamond Works

    20 min

    Join a sparkling tour, witness the art of diamond cutting and the careful craftsmanship of jewellery manufacturing by skilled experts. Discover the history of the Diamond and Gold Trade in South Africa.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Wink Aparthotel One Thibault
  • The Portswood Hotel
  • SunSquare Cape Town Gardens
  • Fountains Hotel by Neighbourgood
  • The Capital 15 on Orange
  • One Thibault Residence by ITC Hospitality
  • The Bay Hotel
  • Blackheath Lodge
  • AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront
  • Pullman Cape Town City Centre
  • Hotel Sky Cape Town
  • Azamare Guesthouse

and 38 more pickup points

Should your hotel not be listed, please contact us 72 hours prior so we can confirm if we can collect you from your hotel / lodge.

Using your ticket

  • Please note: it’s recommended that you pre-buy your Table Mountain cable way tickets online, prior to the commencement of the tour, in order to avoid potential queues at the cable way station on the day of the tour.
  • After purchasing this tour, please buy your cableway ticket at http://www.webtickets.co.za/events/featured/table-mountain-cableway/681080
  • Please note: The Table Mountain Cableway will be closed for its annual maintenance from 27 July - 09 August 26 and re-open on 10 August 2026. During this period, the tour will include a stop on Signal Hill instead at no extra cost.
  • Please note: tour operates in English language only.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%

Good to know

  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

  • Please note: it’s recommended that you pre-buy your Table Mountain cable way tickets online, prior to the commencement of the tour, in order to avoid potential queues at the cable way station on the day of the tour

  • After purchasing this tour, please buy your cableway ticket

  • if the waiting period at the lower cable way station is in excess of 2 hours or more over the Peak Season (Oct - Jan), the tour will start with a City Orientation tour after which the guide will suggest to either drop guests off at the Lower cable way station and guests can then proceed up the mountain, alternatively guests will be dropped off back at there hotel.

  • Should guests decide to be dropped off at the Lower cable way station, guests would then need to make own way back to there hotel.

  • Guests will be contacted the day prior with collection time.

  • Should we receive a booking with no pick up and drop details, guests are requested to contact the office, 48 hours prior to tour departure date. failure to provide us with pick up and drop off details, will result guest not receiving a pick up time and missing the tour and no refund will be provided.

  • The Cable Way Ticket is for guests own account.

  • Table Mountain Annual maintenance will take place from 27 July 2026 - 09 August 2026 (The Cableway will re-open on the 10 August 2026. Weather permitting). During this period the tour will stop at Signal Hill instead.

  • If guests are making their own way to a listed pick-up point, they need to allow sufficient travelling time (ie... traffic delays etc...) in order to arrive at the pickup point in time for collection.

  • Should guests not arrive by the scheduled departure time, the tour will depart and no refunds will be given.

  • It is compulsory that guests contact us 48 hours prior to tour departure to re-confirm that they will still be travelling on the tour. Should clients not make contact with us by 48 hours prior to travel date, the booking will automatically be cancelled.

  • When more than one person is travelling – we require names and last names of all guests travelling (reason being if tour booking is made with one person and the hotel reservation is made under another, we will be informed by the hotel that there ais nobody by that name at the hotel which will result in delays and could cause the guests to miss the tour).

Options

  • Exclusive Half day Option

    Includes Private vehicle with english guide and entrance fee into Castle of Good Hope.

    Pickup included

  • Shared Morning Tour

    excl std cable way ticket: Departs at 8am with an English speaking guide

    Pickup included

  • Shared Afternoon tour

    excl std cable way ticket: Departs at 1.30pm with an English guide

    Pickup included

Traveller ratings

3.8 out of 5 · 194 reviews
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