Cape Town City Tour (HD)
Private Half Day Cape Town City Tour
Rate: Depends on group size – see below
Private Half Day City Tour
Explore the wonderful market of Greenmarket Square, and haggle with local sellers of beautiful wares. Learn about the rich history, culture and architecture of Cape Town, walk through the peacful Company Gardens, visit the Castle of Good Hope, Grande Parade and the District Six Museum. Finally, marvel at the colourful houses and cobbled streets of the Cape Malay Quarter.
Highlights
- Haggle in the colorful and bustling market of Greenmarket Square.
- Explore the rich history, culture and architecture of Cape Town including Company Gardens, Castle of Good Hope, Grande Parade and the District Six Museum (closed on Sundays).
- Explore the colorful Cape Malay Quarter.
Drive through the city via the vibrant Bo-Kaap, or Cape Malay Quarter (so named for those peoples exiled to the Cape from Dutch colonies in the East).
Leave the vehicles for a historic walk through the Company Gardens, a fresh produce garden for ships and locals from the mid-17th century, and now home to the SA Museum, Houses of Parliament, National Gallery and St. George’s Cathedral.
Stroll through the city to Greenmarket Square, where you can browse the bustling market stalls for beautiful and unique African mementos. From there drive to the Castle, South Africa’s oldest building, with its formidable collection of Old Cape paintings. Take in the nearby Grand Parade, where Nelson Mandela addressed the nation on his release in 1990, and then move on to the District Six Museum, which showcases the colorful life of this legendary area and the forced relocation of its residents during the Apartheid era.
Entrance fees to the SA Museum, Castle of Good Hope and District Six Museum are included – other points of interest are optional.
Cape Town City Tour