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The 15 Best City Tours in South Africa

34 tours  ·  from $17 a head

Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Durban all read better with somebody explaining them. The 15 below cover the hop-on buses, the walking routes and the private cars, priced by length.

Cape Town Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Optional Cruise - The city and Atlantic coast route
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Cape Town Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Optional Cruise

1.Cape Town Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Optional Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,793 reviews · from $20Our pick

Review of Cape Town’s hop-on hop-off bus, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch, coastal stops, Constantia wine route, and optional harbor cruise.

“Traveling with teen. Busses were frequent and clean. Easy check in process. Audio guide was excellent, informative and entertaining. Offered a great look at Cape Town. Stopped at all the key locations.”

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Cape Town: 12-Minute City Scenic Helicopter Tour - From check-in to the helipad
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Cape Town: 12-Minute City Scenic Helicopter Tour

2.12-Minute City Scenic Helicopter Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 853 reviews · 12 min · from $165

See Cape Town from the air on a 12-minute helicopter flight past Table Mountain, Clifton, Camps Bay, and the Twelve Apostles.

“Our guide was friendly and informative. The process before the flight was very quick. It was really wonderful to see the scenery from the air! We had a great time and would definitely recommend it!”

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Johannesburg Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Soweto Option - Mandela Foundation and the Munro Drive view
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Johannesburg Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Soweto Option

Jo'berg in 1 Day: Soweto, Apartheid Museum & City Tour - Orlando West, Vilakazi Street, and the 1976 uprising
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Jo’berg in 1 Day: Soweto, Apartheid Museum & City Tour

4.Jo’berg in 1 Day: Soweto, Apartheid Museum & City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 524 reviews · 8 hours · from $142

See Soweto, the Apartheid Museum, Constitutional Hill, and central Johannesburg in one guided, history-packed day.

“Our tour guides, Thepo and Collin were the best guides I have ever experienced since traveling around the world. They are very knowledgeable, professional, patient, and courteous. I highly recommend them for anyone interested in traveling throughout South Africa. Can I request them again for my next tour in a few days? My nephew, David, and I learned so much from Thepo and Collin.”

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Cape Town City Pass: Save Over 50% on 80+ Top Attractions - Table Mountain, the Cape Wheel, and the city’s big views
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Cape Town City Pass: Save Over 50% on 80+ Top Attractions

Soweto: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, City Tour and Apartheid Museum - Starting at Rosebank and choosing your seat
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Soweto: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, City Tour and Apartheid Museum

6.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, City Tour and Apartheid Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 250 reviews · 1 day · from $50

See Johannesburg by open-top bus, visit the Apartheid Museum, and tour Soweto with a local guide on this full-day Gauteng experience.

“The Soweto Tour was great. DT did a very good Job in telling us about life and the history of the Townships. We had a lot of fun during the Tour! Only the green bus in the afternoon was delayed.”

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Cape Town City Center Tour with Champagne - A short flight with a big Cape Town view
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Cape Town City Center Tour with Champagne

7.Cape Town City Center Tour with Champagne

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 221 reviews · from $139Top rated

See Cape Town from a helicopter, passing Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, Clifton, and the Atlantic coast, with champagne afterward.

“Great experience, I will do it again and over again. The only thing they didn’t give us the glass of champagne as it was in the description of the tour :(”

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From Sun City: Pilanesberg National Park 3-Hour Game Drive - Why the crater setting changes the drive
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From Sun City: Pilanesberg National Park 3-Hour Game Drive

Cape Town City Cycling Tour - Cape Town Stadium and the road toward Green Point
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Cape Town City Cycling Tour

9.Cape Town City Cycling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · from $77

Cycle Cape Town’s historic center, Bo-Kaap, Company’s Garden, Green Point, and Castle of Good Hope with a local guide.

“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”

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Cape Town Uncovered : Half-Day City Tour and Table Mountain - Reaching Table Mountain by rotating cable car
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Cape Town Uncovered : Half-Day City Tour and Table Mountain

10.Cape Town Uncovered : Half-Day City Tour and Table Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 191 reviews · 5 hours · from $52

See Table Mountain, Signal Hill, Bo-Kaap, historic Cape Town, and the Diamond Museum on a flexible five-hour city tour.

“Perfect tour and our local guide Leticia was awesome! ❤ It was actually a private tour (only my friend and me) and so we could plan it differently as we already went to some places on our own. The whole tour was very informative. I would recommend this tour to everyone visiting Cape Town! 🙂”

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Table Mountain and Cape Town City Half-Day Trip - Cape Town’s central sights from the minibus
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Table Mountain and Cape Town City Half-Day Trip

11.Table Mountain and Cape Town City Half-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 191 reviews · from $46

See Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap, the Castle of Good Hope, and Cape Town highlights on a practical four-hour minibus tour.

“Not too much to say. Saw what I wanted to see. I wasn’t happy that the people who booked this tour canceled and I was the only one. It’s always nice to be with others. But I had private tour.”

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Cape Town: Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour - Starting with Table Mountain
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Cape Town: Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour

12.Half Day Table Mountain and Cape Town City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 176 reviews · 4 hours · from $54

See Table Mountain, Bo-Kaap, the Castle of Good Hope, and Cape Town landmarks on a practical four-hour guided tour.

“I would recommend this tour for those looking to see the beautiful scenic view of Cape Town's dynamic mountains, coast line and flowers. Elaine organized our tour to provide the maximum time on top of the mountain. I would invite my family and friends to book this tour.”

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Cape Town: Guided Half-Day City Tour with Table Mountain - Starting with Company’s Garden and the South African Museum
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Cape Town: Guided Half-Day City Tour with Table Mountain

Cape Town Walking Tour: Bo-Kaap & City Highlights - Starting at Truth Coffee Roasting
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Cape Town Walking Tour: Bo-Kaap & City Highlights

Cape Town Halfday City and Table Mountain Tour - Table Mountain: the essential first stop
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Cape Town Halfday City and Table Mountain Tour

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