Cape Town

Table Mountain and Cape Town City Half-Day Trip

Cape Town, South Africa

Table Mountain and Cape Town Half Day Trip

From $40.69

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

See the best of Cape Town including a trip to Table Mountain and an air-conditioned vehicle tour of the city’s highlights during this half-day tour. Survey the city from Table Mountain and take a ride with the cable car (weather permitting & cable way ticket at guests own expense), and then visit some of Cape Town’s main sights from your air-conditioned vehicle.

Enjoy this superb views of Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain
Visit Cape Town’s Malay Quarter and learn about the neighborhood’s fascinating history
Visit the Castle of Good Hope
Tour the Cape Town Diamond Works and see South African jewelry at its finest
See places such as the Diamond Works and the Malay Quarter

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop off from Cape Town City Centre Hotels
Professional English speaking guide
Drive past Parliament Buildings
Drive past Slave Lodge
Castle of Good Hope (time permitting)

Food and drinks
Entrance fees for the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
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

Meeting and Pickup

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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.

What To Expect

Meet your minibus outside your Cape Town city center hotel and drive straight to the base of Table Mountain. Ride the cable car (own expense) to the top of the mountain, and then enjoy some free time on the mountain top to take in the views of the city below, of Robben Island in the distance and of the mountains that extend inland.

Descend from Table Mountain via the round-trip ticket you purchased for the cable car, and meet your guide to begin your tour of Cape Town’s highlights. Climb into a comfortable air-conditioned minibus and drive past main sights as well as some less-well-known places in the historic city. Visit the colorful Bo-Kaap neighborhood on Signal Hill (also called the Malay Quarter) and hear stories about the Cape Malay slaves of the 16th and 17th centuries, as well as their descendants who built this district.

If time permits, pay a visit to the Castle of Good Hope - one of the oldest buildings in the whole country of South Africa - to follow your guide into its dungeons. Visit the Milnerton Lighthouse, the light that brings ships safely into Table Bay, and finish your tour with a stop at Diamond Works to tour the factory and hear about South African jewelry. At the end of the tour, you’ll be transported back to your Cape Town hotel.

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Castle of Good Hope

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Bo-kaap (Pass By)

The Diamond Works

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Minimum 2 adults required
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.
Cullinan Guided Journeys strictly follow the SA Government approved TBCSA Health and Safety COVID-19 Protocols. Should guests present COVID-19 symptoms, COVID testing and quarantine will be at their own cost. We recommend that you ensure that your guests take adequate personal travel insurance cover before departure from home.
The Cable Way Ticket is for guests own account.
Table Mountain Annual maintenance will take place from 15 July 2024 - 01 Sep 2024 (The Cableway will re-open on the 2 September 2024. 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 pick up and drop off details. Should clients not make contact with us by 48 hours prior to travel date, the booking will automatically be cancelled.
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).
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

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

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

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Good tour

Barbara_P, Mar 2024

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.

Lucky to have Hamilton as our guide.

Jan_K, Mar 2024

Hamilton was brilliant. We were lucky enough to share his vehicle with just one other couple. He really took great care of us and I only feel bad that we were to call him Hamilton because we could not say his given name. The only wish I have is that we could have had more time at Table mountain, we went up with prepaid tickets but had less than 20 minutes as we had to be back down in time to leave. Total time time at Table Mountain was only 75 minutes, not enough time to see anything because we had to jump back up into the line to get back down.

Visit to the city hall...

Edith_M, Nov 2023

Visit to the city hall and the cape of good hope which were very informative and educational, I've learned a lot about SA history

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Good Afternoon Thank you for taking the time and providing us with your feedback. We are glad to hear you found the tour educational & informative.

Good first day tour after arrival

David_W, Oct 2023

This is a perfect “light” tour for your first day in Cape Town. Glen did an awesome job. He is incredibly friendly and shared lots of great information.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Good Morning Thank you for taking the time and providing us with your feedback. Glad to hear guide shared lots of great information with you and will forward your comments to the guide as well.

Really a taxi to the cable car

stuart_w, Oct 2023

Lovely and peaceful on the top of the mountain, took nearly an hour queuing. Could be an issue with the timings if some in the group wanted to do the longer walk. Drive afterwards was just getting a feel for Cape Town, more of a time filler, using the red tour bus would have been just as good.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Good Morning Thank you for your feedback received & have noted your comments.

Fair experience

Jennifer_R, Sep 2023

This tour was decent but not great. We also did not get to go to table Mountain because of the wind which is not the guides fault. We really didn’t see all that much and what we did see wasn’t really of interest. The guide was knowledgeable Though. We would’ve rather spent more time in the neighborhoods or markets and the waterfront.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Good Day Thank you for your feedback received. We are so sorry that you were disappointed with your tour.

Great Informative Tours

Lenyatso_P, Dec 2022

This was a great experience, we had such wonderful and informative tours, I can definitely recommend your services. Thank you.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

Good Afternoon Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your tour with us.

What a disappointment

Olivia_C, Oct 2022

About table mountain I don't want to lie I didn't go there because of strong winds and was suspended. The following day I insisted to go there I got no help they come up with excuses which leads me to request a refund.im so disappointed on that

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Good Afternoon Thank you for providing us with your feedback. The Table Mountain cableway ticket is not included in the tour price. Therefore, the tour of the city continues unaffected when the cableway is closed due to adverse weather conditions. Should guests want to return to Table Mountain the following day to use the cableway, transport would be for their own account to and from Table Mountain, as the tour was completed in full the previous day.

Low value tour

adlane_f, Mar 2022

Cable car was closed unfortunately so we ended up doing a rather simple tour with a nice fellow driver but who barely told us anything interesting. Probably one of the lowest value tours i have ever had :(

Response from Host, Mar 2022

Good afternoon, thank you for your feedback received. We are sorry to learn of your disappointment about the tour. It’s unfortunate that the cable car was closed due to weather conditions. In lieu of the mediocre experience, we’ve offered you a 20% refund on the tour price.

Excellent Tour Guide

Siphokazi_N, Dec 2021

Our tour guide Mr Bayathe, was exceptional and knowledgeable of the city. Learned alot about CPT with him, and he recommended great spots to try while in CPT. Very friendly and patient. Wonderful experience. Thanks

Response from Host, Dec 2021

Good Morning Thank you for taking the time and provide us with your feedback. We are glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with us.

Total Scam!

SJ_C, Dec 2021

The heading of this services states "Table mountain" (depicting a picture of the cable car ride up to the table mountain) "and half day trip around cape town". They charge you 1140 ZAR to drive you to the parking of table mountain where you need to pay the actual guys to go up table mountain with the the cable car. The tour guide doesn't go with you or anything. You go by yourself while they wait in the car and then limit you to about 1 hour to explore the entire mountain and hurry back to the parking where they drive you around the city. As soon as my wife and I realized this we tried to cancel the trip within the first 10 minutes. We then contacted the agency with our complaint and departed. Neither Viator or Cullinan Guided Journey accepted the fact that we wanted to cancel our trip and refused to refund the money for this trip that we did not go on. Total scam. Don't waste your money.

Response from Host, Dec 2021

Good Afternoon Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are so sorry that you didn’t enjoy the experience. The tour includes a tour of Cape Town city centre, a visit to the Castle of Good Hope and a trip to Table Mountain. The cost of the Table Mountain cableway ticket is not included in the cost of tour. The information about what’s included in the tour is detailed under the tour description on the Viator website, where you booked the tour. As you cancelled the tour, whilst being on the tour, we are unfortunately not able to extend a refund.

The tour guide was really...

Andiswa_M, Sep 2021

The tour guide was really friendly and explained all the key points we went to, answered our questions, gave us time to take pictures etc

Response from Host, Sep 2021

Good Afternoon, Thank you for taking the time and providing us with your feedback.

Loved every minute of it!!

Thabiso_M, Apr 2021

What a lovely experience we had with Super.. From the beginning of the tour till the end. Learnt so much about the city of Cape Town.

Response from Host, Apr 2021

Good afternoon , Thank you for you taking the time and provide us your feedback. We are thrilled you enjoyed the tour and found it informative.

A taste of Cape Town

SATISH_P, Mar 2020

The tour was well designed. Our guide was very knowledgeable and experienced. He ensured we got to see all the important points on the tour

Response from Host, Mar 2020

Good Afternoon Thank you for taking the time and providing us with your feedback. We are thrilled that you enjoyed your tour with us.

Fantastic views

Tahir_M, Feb 2020

Good pick up and drop off from hotel . Best to go early as we did because when we came down the lift the cable car queues had grown to 2 hours!. Once up there superb views

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Good Morning Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We are pleased that you enjoyed your excursion with us.

AN ABSOLUTE MUST

Susan_B, May 2019

This trip is an absolute must. The sights are amazing and the views from the cable car and the top of Table Mountain are absolutely spectacular. Be sure to pre-book your tickets as waiting times can be long. Highly recommended.

Waste of time with gem, store...

Gabrielle A, Aug 2018

Waste of time with gem, store mandatory visit and very odd natural history museum basically just got a lift to table mountain but then had to get a taxi back would not recommend

Fantastic tour, left table mountain...

Gemma_B, Mar 2018

Fantastic tour, left table mountain until last, the tour guide was waiting for the clouds to clear! Perfect, also meant we could spend as much time as we wanted on the mountain as lo as we made our own way back to the hotel! Awesome way of doing it! Great introduction to the city as well.

Good tour, informative and pleasant...

Surendra_A, Mar 2018

Good tour, informative and pleasant guide... table mountain has gorgeous views..highly recommended

Feel we could have done just as well...

Rosemary M, Mar 2018

Feel we could have done just as well if we had gone on our own. Found the guide quite irritating as she kept repeating the same thing over and over . Also as it was half day it was very rushed.

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