Cape Town City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Hop-on and hop-off across city as you explore the best of Cape Town’s world famous attractions onboard an open top double decker bus. With two tours to choose from, this is the easiest way to get around town and see all the sights in just one or two days. Also included is a tour the winelands, and a night-time bus tour to see the famous Cape Town sunset over the Atlantic ocean.

Bustling and beautiful, with a wealth of attractions, this Hop on and Hop off bus around Cape Town gives you the ideal chance to explore the multitude of world famous activities around the city. Choose from two routes, the Red or Blue route, or buy a multi-day ticket to explore the cosmopolitan nature of Cape Town. With great views from the top of the bus, strategically placed stops, and an interesting and innovative commentary, this truly is the best way to see the sights of Cape Town.

The Red City Tour route takes in 17 stops, including the V&A waterfront, two oceans Aquarium, Table Mountain Cableway, SA Museums and District Six Museum, St Georges Cathedral and Camps Bay Beach. The Blue Peninsula route takes in 13 stops including Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, World of Birds, Hout Bay, Seas Point and Groot Constantia.

In addition, with the two day ticket you get a free Night Tour which takes in Cape Town’s famous Sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean. With the Blue Tour you get free wine tour of the oldest wine making region in South Africa.

You can hop-on and off as many times as you like aboard this open top double decker bus and each entire route takes approximately two hours. The bus departs every 15 minutes for the Red route and 35 minutes for the Blue route from each stop and tickets are valid for 1-day or 2-days from first use.

Schedule details

Cape Town City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Departure Dates:

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Departure Point:

• Two Oceans Aquarium - V&A Waterfront
• Clock Tower - V&A Waterfront
• Convention Centre
• Cape Town Tourism - Burg Street, CBD
• SA Museum
• SA Jewish Museum
• District 6 Museum
• Castle
• Gold Museum
• Jewel Africa
• Cableway at Table Mountain
• Camps Bay beach
• Sea Point

• Two Oceans Aquarium - V&A Waterfront
• Clocktower - V&A Waterfront
• Convention Centre
• Cape Town Tourism - Burg Street, CBD
• Kirstenbosch
• Constantia Nek - Interchange point for the Wine tour
• World of Birds
• Imizamo Yethu - Walking tour of township
• Mariners Wharf
• Camps Bay beach
• Sea Point

Departure Time:

First buses depart from Stop 1 at 09h00

Red Route
October to April: Every 15 minutes
May to September: Every 20 minutes

Blue Route
October to April: Every 35 minutes
May to September: Every 45 minutes

Return Details:

Pricing information

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Tour options:

Additional information

Cape Town City Hop-on Hop-off Tour

Inclusions:

• Hop-on hop-off tour

Exclusions:

• Entrance fees
• Gratuities (optional)
• Hotel pickup and drop off
• Food and drinks, unless specified

Additional Information:

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Coaches are weelchair accessible

Voucher Info:

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Local Operator Information:

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