SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's standouts.
A shortlist of the 10 half-day tours most worth booking in South Africa, with what each one is like on the day, who runs it, and what it costs.
A respectful half-day walk and drive through Cape Town townships with a personal guide, history at District Six, and memorial visits.
“Definetly worth doing, to learn about township history, life and people, very safe and informative, highly recommended!”
Half-day Soweto tour from Johannesburg with a local guide, apartheid sites, an informal settlement visit, and Hector Pieterson Museum entry.
“This is a must do experience. I can't remember my guides name I'm sorry but I learnt so much about Soweto, the people and the history. I couldn't recommend this experience more!! Thank you team for a wonderful day!”
Cape Town to Stellenbosch half-day: two vineyards, wine and cheese pairings, short town walk, small group. Optional Tanzanite tour.
“Great tour, experience to not miss, especially if you like wine. Marcos was an amazing guide!”
Half-day Cape Peninsula tour with Cape Point Lighthouse, African penguins at Boulders Beach, Cape of Good Hope, plus Chapmans Peak photos.
“Keren was the best guide we could have dreamt of! She was super knowledgeable and told us everything we needed to know. Our driver was also super nice, unfortunately I forgot his name. We had a blast on this tour. Thank you so much!”
Half-day Johannesburg and Soweto tour with Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Memorial, Soweto landmarks, and skyline views from a comfy hotel pickup.
“Excellent tour with our guide Marc who was an excellent, respectful and extremely knowledgeable tour guide. It was refreshing to spend our day with an extremely professional and positive tour operator. He made sure we were relaxed and having a good time throughout the tour. The tour was delivered to perfection from start to finish.…”
Johannesburg and Pretoria pickup for a half-day Lion Park safari with a 1-hour open-vehicle drive, lions, and other predators up close.
“Perfect half day safari tour! We only had two spare days in Johannesburg so we were hoping to tick safari off the list and this was perfect. Return transport makes it super easy, the safari drive is also great, you join park goers in safari truck and go round to animals. Afternoon session is maybe…”
Half-day Cape Town tour to Muizenberg beach huts, Boulders penguins, and the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point Lighthouse.
“I highly recommend this half-day tour! Yannick was our guide. He was very informative, giving us history and pointing out areas during our van ride. We had 10 mins Muittzenburg, 10 mins Cape of Good Hope, 45 mins Cape Lighthouse, 45 mins Penguins, 5 mins Chapmans Peak Drive photo stop. We were able to get…”
Half-day Great White cage time in Gansbaai: small group, gear and meals included, 20-minute in-water encounters, hot showers.
“This was horrible- long and far from Cape Town, poor communication, and no one told us that the Great White are no longer coming around the waters they cruise. They did not even put the cage in the water and only 2 sharks came and went. NOT worth the money or the time. The only…”
Big 5 safari in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi from St Lucia with early sunrise game drives, bush breakfast, and a traditional BBQ lunch.
“Very great expérience!! We saw many animale, the guide was absolutely great, he explained many things about animals. Both breakfast and lunch were very good. We had à young child with us, everything went well. I strongly recommend!!”
A half-day Cape Town township tour with a District Six Museum visit, Langa stories, and a Shebeen beer tasting, led by local guides.
“i can highly recommend this tour to everyone. we felt safe and the tourguy was really informative. everything that you see will open your eyes..”
