SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's standouts.
A shortlist of the 10 guided tours most worth booking in South Africa, with what each one is like on the day, who runs it, and what it costs.
Skip the ferry ticket line and meet an ex-prisoner guide for a moving Robben Island prison tour, including Mandela’s cell.
“Fascinating trip and with an ex prisoner as the guide an interesting insight to the conditions in the prison at the time. So glad we booked this trip, an unfortunate chapter in SA history.”
Full-day Johannesburg and Soweto tour with Constitution Hill, the Apartheid Museum, Mandela House, and key 1976 and Nobel sites.
“Lovely tour very interesting and a good guide. Lion park was very good lots of lions and other animals to see”
3-hour Table Mountain hike with an expert guide: Fynbos, wildlife spotting, photo stops, and a cable car ride down.
“Just a handsome hiking with Miguel our guide who was welcoming, nice, taking care the small group everytime. Perfect guide if you want to go a hike. I definitely recommend !”
4-hour Soweto walking tour with a local guide, lunch, and minibus taxi to the Soweto Towers. Visit Mandela and Tutu sites.
“Amazing Tour with Mawezi including dancing, history and not sparring the sad sides of Soweto. Highly recommended”
Guided Lion’s Head sunrise or sunset hike in Cape Town with head torches, photo help, and 360-degree views over the city.
“Vincent was an amazing guide. It was great to talk to him and learn so much about Cape Town and the surrounding area. The hike itself was beautiful and we had many occasions to rest and take pictures. Everything was very well organized.”
3 hours in an open game drive vehicle at Botlierskop Private Game Reserve near Mossel Bay, with big wildlife odds and 200 bird species.
“Botlierskop is a wonderful, upmarket place for a game drive. Despite not seeing any lions (there had been lots the day before, we were told!), we had a great time and saw numerous other animals and birds, from giraffe to zebra to rhinos. We were confident that our driver/ranger wanted us to see as much…”
Cape Town township tour with hotel pickup, District Six and Langa walks, then Robben Island ferry to see Mandela’s prison.
“the Tour and the Guides were Just amazing!! would recommend it 💯! If you are in Southafrica and care about its culture, its a must do!!!”
Express Big Five safari from Cape Town with Breede and Hex winelands stops, buffet lunch and champagne at Aquila.
“Had an extraordinary tour to and from the Safari. Our driver was great also on time very prompt it was worth the money the visit made our cape town experience more wonderfully than it already was. My husband and I encourage you to take the family if you could. It's a much needed trip to…”
Small-group half-day Soweto walk and Apartheid Museum lesson with hotel pickup, Mandela and Tutu sites, and a 4–5 hour plan.
“Great half-day to part of the country we would not have visited otherwise. Nathi was an outstanding guide and explained a lot of the history of the region.”
9-hour Cape Peninsula guided loop in an a/c minibus: Chapman's Peak Drive views, Cape of Good Hope, and penguins at Boulders Beach.
“Amazing! Elie, the guide, was wonderful. Even in a public holiday, he was happy, smiling, making jokes and telling very good stories! It was an unforgettable experience.”
