Cape Town: all 30 tours and excursions for your cruise

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Cape winelands: muratie flagship wine & boschendal picnic

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Enjoy a wine tasting at Muratie and a picnic lunch at Boschendal - two beautiful wie farms in the winelands just out of Cape Town, on this full-day Winelands discovery tour. An approximately 75-minute drive takes you out of Cape Town into the beautiful winelands. This is a completely different set up and landscape than Cape Town. Here time stands still and centuries of fascinating stories live on. Muratie Wine Estate Immerse yourself in the tastes, the sights, the sounds and the warm welcome...

Pipe track hike

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Hike along Table Mountain on this half-day hiking adventure while enjoying gorgeous views onto the coastline. Pipe Hike Trail & Views Depart the pier for an approximately 15-minute trasfer to your hike starting point, which sets you for a unique hiking experience along the Pipe Track. The Pipe Track boast a rich history – The Pipe Track trail follows a pipeline that was built for the purpose of servicing and supplying 19th-century Cape Town with water from the Disa Gorge. The route...

Lourensford wine tasting & boschendal picnic lunch

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Depart the pier and travel for approximately one hour drive to Somerset, Lourensford Wine Estate. One of the world’s most beautiful wine estates. Established by Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel in 1709, Lourensford has a proud history as a world-class fruit farm and the wealth of glorious Proteas point to their rich floral heritage.Lourensford Wine Estate and Premium Wine Tasting Upon arrival take a curated guided tour of the Estate and enjoy a premium wine tasting and/or Belgian chocolate...

Silver shore privato - private car with guide (full-day)

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Cape Town at your leisure during your full-day (8-Hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled within 48 hours prior to arrival in the port. Actual vehicle type...

Silver shore privato - private van with guide (full-day)

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Cape Town at your leisure during your full-day (8-Hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled within 48 hours prior to arrival in the port. Actual vehicle type...

Silver shore privato - private van with guide (half-day)

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Cape Town at your leisure during your half-day (4-Hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled within 48 hours prior to arrival in the port. Actual vehicle type...

Silver shore privato - private car with guide (half-day)

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Cape Town at your leisure during your half-day (4-Hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights. Depart the pier with your guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled within 48 hours prior to arrival in the port. Actual vehicle type...

Table mountain – light summit hike

  • Cruise line: Silversea
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark. What better way to experience it with a hike at the top of the mountain, fantastic bird's eye views from the top, including a cable car trip up & down. Depart from the quayside and travel up Kloof Nek towards Table Mountain. Take the Cable Way up the mountain and hike the summit including the Highest Point, Mclairs Beacon. This hike is easier and less strenuous, but a certain...

Kirstenbosch with botanist

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Depart from the Cape Town Cruise Terminal and travel towards Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, skirting the slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the world's most famous Botanical Gardens, Kirstenbosch Gardens is spread over 560 ha on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain and contains over 8,500 species of indigenous plants. Take a leisurely stroll through these beautiful surroundings. The magnificent landscape of Kirstenbosch is also a perfect setting for art. The Garden presents a variety of art...

Chapman's peak & scenic drive

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Take in the views of the Atlantic seaboard, the southern Peninsula and Chapman's Peak on this scenic and memorable half-day panoramic coach tour, considered to be one of the best marine drives in the world. Depart the pier and begin this awe-inspiring look at Cape Town's coastline with a scenic drive along the Atlantic coast, passing through Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay. Stop at Maiden's Cove to enjoy the magnificent views onto Camps Bay Beach and the Twelve Apostles,...

A day in the life of nelson mandela

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Check-in for your ferry to Robben Island. Ferry and tour of Robben Island, accompanied by Mr Christo Brand, the former prison guard of late and former president Mr Nelson Mandela. For over four centuries, Robben Island has been a place of punishment for exiles and prisoners as well as a place of confinement for lepers, lunatics and the sick. Since 1960, it has become synonymous with the political struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Political prisoners of the past have included Nelson...

The harvest table feast with dinner

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Share the joy around the long table harvest celebration of everything South African: Wine Buchu, Roiboos, Maize, Corn unique food and wine pairing with African drums and Riel Dancing. Enjoy this unique evening event with dinner at a surprise location exclusive for Silversea Guests.   Note Please note: This excursion may be suitable for guests with walking difficulties who have assistance. Comfortable clothes and walking shoes, as well as a sun hat, are recommended. The tour order may vary....

Elgin tree top canopy tour

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Enjoy the excitement of a zipline canopy tour on this full-day (eight hours) adventure. Soar in the company of eagles, surrounded by breath-taking Cape fynbos panoramas and mountain-scapes. Lonely Planet calls this a top tourism experience and describes it as "vertigo-tinged fun" and "an exciting aerial perspective". With 13 platforms and slides up to 320 meters long, both nature and adventure enthusiasts will want to come back for more. Embark from the pier...

Duiker island seal dive

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Experience a half-day (four hours) wildlife snorkeling adventure that brings you nose-to-nose with playful and inquisitive wild animals in their natural habitat, and affords you the privilege of viewing them on their own terms. Embark from the pier and board your coach for the scenic drive along the Atlantic coast, passing through Sea Point, Bantry Bay, Clifton and Camps Bay. Continue along the coastal road, past the upmarket suburb of Llandudno and on towards the charming fishing...

Stellenbosch winelands

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Enjoy a full-day (6.5-hour) guided tour of the wine country of the broad, fertile Eerste River valley, complete with wine tastings. Explore the town of Stellenbosch, home to a major university, and characterized by Cape Dutch-style architecture and streets lined with oak trees, some of which have been declared national monuments. Embark from the pier and board your coach for the 45-minute drive to Muratie Wine Estate. Experience a wonderful wine tasting followed by a delicious...

Zeits mocaa, district 6 + bo-kaap lunch (art & history tour)

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Depart from the Cape Town Cruise Terminal and travel to the District 6 Museum. The Hands Off District Six Conference of 1988 led to the formation of the District Six Museum Foundation in 1989. The Foundation worked towards the establishment of the Museum which was launched on 10 December 1994 with its inaugural exhibition called Streets: Retracing District Six. Leading up to this, the Museum existed as a peripatetic movement between 1989 and 1994, building...

Kirstenbosch with a botanist

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore the resplendent beauty and biodiversity at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, which is home to over 8,500 species of indigenous plants. Depart from the Cape Town pier and travel 45 minutes towards Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, skirting the slopes of Devil's Peak. One of the world's most famous Botanical Gardens, Kirstenbosch Gardens is spread over 560 hectares that invite you to take a leisurely stroll through...

Hiking up table mountain

  • Cruise line: Silversea
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark and what better way to experience it with a hike up the mountain, fantastic bird's eye views from the top, followed by a cable car trip down. Depart from the quayside and travel up Kloof Nek, the saddle between Table Mountain and Lions Head, to the Platteklip Gorge Route. The Platteklip Gorge route is the most direct and popular route up Table Mountain, starting...

Hiking on the summit of table mountain

  • Cruise line: Silversea
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark. What better way to experience it with a hike at the top of the mountain, fantastic bird's eye views from the top, including a cable car trip up & down. Depart from the quayside and travel up Kloof Nek towards Table Mountain. Take the Cable Way up the mountain and hike the summit including the Highest Point, Mclairs Beacon. This hike is easier and...

Panoramic cape town, table mountain & signal hill (tour & airport transfer)

  • Cruise line: Silversea
This tour and airport transfer is offered to guests with flights that depart Cape Town International Airport after 5:00pm only.Cape Town Panoramic TourDiscover Cape Town's "Mother City" with its meticulously preserved Edwardian and Victorian buildings en-route to Table Mountain. Proceed up Adderley Street, the principal thoroughfare of Cape Town, passing notable buildings which include the Groote Kerk and St. George's Cathedral. Also pass by Castle of Good Hope and the City Hall, before...

Cape town & table mountain (tour & airport / hotel transfer)

  • Cruise line: Silversea
This tour and airport transfer is offered to guests with flights that depart Cape Town International Airport after 06:00pm and to our guests with hotel reservations at the Victoria & Alfred Hotel. No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark. Panoramic Cape Town Depart quayside and enjoy a sightseeing tour of the "Mother City" with its meticulously preserved Edwardian and Victorian buildings....

Cape town & table mountain

  • Cruise line: Silversea
No visit to Cape Town is complete without a trip up Table Mountain, the city's most celebrated landmark. Depart from the pier and travel up Kloof Nek, the saddle between Table Mountain and Lions Head, to the Lower Cableway Station. Here, board the Swiss-engineered Rotair cable car and ascend from the Valley Station 1,190 feet (363 metres) to the Mountain Station. The journey from the base to the summit takes just under 4 minutes and there are spectacular views as the floor of...

Belmond mount nelson high tea & diamond dazzle

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Your scenic drive takes you through the city centre, passing the houses of Parliament along the way. Your destination is the imposing entrance to the Mount Nelson Hotel where you will be invited into the elegant lounge and terraced gardens, and you can relax in comfort and style. The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is the most iconic luxury hotel in Cape Town situated within a sprawling lush garden estate in the heart of the city's vibrant cultural centre and close to the bustling...

Bo-kaap cape malay cooking & lunch experience

  • Cruise line: Silversea
The guided walking tour begins outside the Bo-Kaap Museum, where guests escorted on a walking tour through the masala route and visit a spice shop. At the spice shop they will be introduced to the mysteries of eastern spices. A brief stroll through the historic colourful streets and cobbled roads of Bokaap ends at the host's home where a hands-on experience takes place in the kitchen. Guests will discover the secrets of mixing masala, making dahltjies (chilli bites), making and...

Historical walk & zeitz mooca museum

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Note Please note: This tour involves a moderate amount of walking on paved surfaces with some inclines. It is not suitable for guests with limited walking mobility.  Comfortable clothes and walking shoes, as well as a sun hat, are recommended. The tour order may vary. The description is a sample of the tour program.

Mid-voyage land adventure: etosha national park - onguma reserve, the fort lodge

  • Cruise line: Silversea
After your flight from Cape Town to Namibia, dinner and overnight, embark on a four day Fly safari leaving Windhoek early with a flight to Sossusvlei, which is reputed to have the highest sand dunes in the world. From there, following the Skeleton Coast via Conception Bay to the Huab Valley during the first day. The second day continues up the coast as far as the Hoarusib Valley and the third day as far as the Kunene River, being the northern border of Namibia. The safari ends in Walvis Bay...

Helicopter experience - over two oceans

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Note Please note: Seating in the helicopter is at the discretion of the pilot based on weights. Guests must be at least 21 years old to consume alcoholic beverages. This tour is extremely limited, book early to avoid disappointment.

Silo high tea & diamond dazzle

  • Cruise line: Silversea
An approximately 30 minute scenic drive takes you through the city centre, passing the houses of Parliament along the way. Your destination is the imposing entrance to the Mount Nelson Hotel where you will be invited into the elegant lounge and terraced gardens, and you can relax in comfort and style. Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel and High Tea ExperienceDepart the pier and take a scenic drive to Belmond Mount Nelson. The Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel is the most iconic luxury hotel in Cape Town situated...

Mid-voyage land adventure: schoeman skeleton coast fly safari

  • Cruise line: Silversea
After your flight from Cape Town to Namibia, dinner and overnight, embark on a four day Fly safari leaving Windhoek early with a flight to Sossusvlei, which is reputed to have the highest sand dunes in the world. From there, following the Skeleton Coast via Conception Bay to the Huab Valley during the first day. The second day continues up the coast as far as the Hoarusib Valley and the third day as far as the Kunene River, being the northern border of Namibia. The safari ends in Walvis Bay...

Mid-voyage land adventure: victoria falls, the smoke that thunders

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Mid-Voyage Land Adventure: Victoria Falls, the Smoke That Thunders Victoria Falls Town astones with its own flair. Exploring one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World is always a highlight. FULL DESCRIPTION: 02MIDCPT-B Mid-Voyage Land Adventure: Victoria Falls, the Smoke That Thunders Duration: 3 Days/ 2 Nights Departs from: Cape Town at approximately 08:00 a.m. Re-join ship: Port Elizabeth at approximately 6:00 p.m. Reserve: At least 90 days prior to sailing Victoria...