South Africa · HISTORY TOURS IN CAPE TOWN
Good history tours in Cape Town fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Walk from Bo-Kaap to District Six for Cape Town art, culture, and history with a local guide, practical city tips, and key landmarks.
“Olwethu was great and they accommodated changes in my schedule easily, a very nice tour around the city and much recommended !”
Cycle Cape Town’s seafront, Company Gardens, Bo-Kaap, and V&A Waterfront with a private guide, snacks, coffee, and local history.
“Brilliant tour, thoroughly recommend for both the novice and experienced cyclist if you want to see the best of Cape Town with Skizo as your guide! The tour started along the beach front which was the perfect way for me to get used to my bike. We then took a trip to Mouille Point and to Green Point Lighthouse before taking a tree tunnel route through Green Point Park, a really lovely park, then onto The Waterkant taking in all of the lovely coloured houses and then through the CBD where we stopped to do some shopping at Greenmarket Square - of course I bought some African skirts! Throughout all…”
Review of the Robben Island tour from Cape Town, with ferry views, an ex-prisoner guide, hotel pickup, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“This is a tour out of the Cape Town waterfront marina. You take a ferry and on the island the tours are given by government employees. I book my excursions all over the world with Viator because they are fair prices and quality tours. The same tour can be overcharged by otRead more”
Visit Robben Island and the Long March to Freedom from Cape Town with hotel pickup, museum entry, Wi-Fi, and a former-prisoner guide.
“Mind blowing experience! While the stories and reality will hit you hard, it is a very memorable experience. The tour itself is given by former Prisoners of the prison. You will learn a lot but it can hit you heavy. The experience itself is pretty crazy. YoRead more”
Pick a park, a coastline or a valley.
