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Adventure and Activity Tours
Price range: R 250 pppn – R 500 pppns

AWOL Tours is a leading outdoor specialist in hiking and cycling tours in Cape Town, South Africa. This environmentally friendly style of travelling opens doors for genuine and real interactions between locals and tourists. Since 2002, AWOL has a excellent track record with past guests and responsible tourism awards. The experienced AWOL Team have achieved the balance between expert trip planning and freedom, so that there is space for breathtaking adventure.

Whether it's a half-day cycling tour in Masiphumelele township, a day tour of the Cape Peninsula or Winelands, a hiking trip along the lush Garden Route, a wildlife safari in a national park or a month-long excursion around Southern Africa, we have the travel expertise to design a flexible itinerary to suit you. AWOL Tours strives to practice responsible tourism, which can benefit local communities significantly by providing income, encouraging positive cultural exchange, and protecting the natural environment. AWOL Tours is fully insured with the Safari and Tourism Insurance Brokers (SATIB), and is an accredited member of the Southern African Tourism Services Association (SATSA) and Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa (FTTSA). Go AWOL today and get away from the hustle and bustle, experience scenic beauty, meet local people and discover unexplored regions with our experienced tour guides. Table Mountain Hiking Discover the magic of Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain while hiking with our experienced nature guides, who will interpret the wonders of the unique Cape Floral Kingdom, a World Heritage Site, and regale you with stories of local legends. Routes can be tailor-made according to your hiking experience and preferences. Choose from a range of routes, from a gentle meander on the table plateau to Maclear’s Beacon, the highest point on the mountain, to a challenging scramble up Nursery Ravine or India Venster. Enjoy spectacular views of Cape Town and surrounds before descending on foot or, if legs are weary, in the revolving cable car. This half- or full-day tour includes transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with a registered South African tour guide, entrance fees, equipment and lunch (on full-day trips) or tea (on half days). Cape Peninsula Adventure The Cape Peninsula, where sea, sky and mountain meet, is a unique world waiting for you. Feel the exhilaration of exploring the peninsula by bicycle, accompanied by your own nature guide. Wildlife, including eland, zebra and bontebok can be seen in the unique vegetation of the Cape Floral Kingdom. A 25km bike ride along undulating roads takes you down to the Cape of Good Hope, the most southwesterly point of the African continent, from which point you can enjoy a leisurely hike to Cape Point, where a picnic lunch awaits. Visit the remarkable African penguin colony at Boulders Beach on your return home where, weather and time permitting, you can enjoy sundowners on the beach, sipping on the Cape’s best wine. This full-day tour includes a 25km on- and off-road ride, with an optional hike. All tours include transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with a registered South African tour guide, entrance fees, equipment and lunch. Cultural Bicycle Tour This international award-winning socially responsible bicycle tour in Masiphumelele is run in conjunction with the Bicycling Empowerment Network (BEN), a non-profit organisation that promotes low-cost non-motorised transport and as such facilitates the importation of second-hand bicycles to Southern Africa. A qualified guide will escort guests around the township, showing them interesting places and explaining isiXhosa customs. Highlights of the tour include traditional dancing by a sangoma (an African traditional healer) and a visit to a local preschool. Enjoy tea or lunch in the home of one of the locals, where you will experience the taste of authentic African cuisine. This half- or full-day tour includes transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with a registered South African tour guide, entrance fees, equipment and lunch (on full-day trips) or tea (on half days). Winelands Cycling Adventure Experience Stellenbosch, home to the oldest wine route in the Cape, and ride in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, one of the most beautiful valleys in the Cape, which offers a varied off-road experience for beginner bicyclists and hardened mountain bikers alike. Enjoy a picnic lunch with award-winning wines on one of the many vineyards, after which you can visit the Stellenbosch Village Museum and meander along oak-lined avenues, exploring Cape Dutch architecture and taking in breathtaking scenery, all from your bicycle seat. This full-day tour includes a 10 to 40km on- and off-road ride. All tours include transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with a registered South African tour guide, entrance fees, equipment and lunch.

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Facilities

  • Languages spoken
  • english

Contact Details

Address

  • 11 Yarmouth Road
  • Muizenberg
  • Cape Town
  • 7945

Cape Town City Cycle Tour

Explore the city

Leaving daily at 10am from the V&A Waterfront Information Centre, our city cycle tours, lead by our experienced local guides, make cycling the only way to really experience this incredible city.
Learn about Cape Town’s heritage while you ride from the vibrant Waterfront to the bustling inner city, getting up close and personal with the city and its inhabitants. Our guided tour combines the old and the new
of Cape Town’s urban landscape, with visits to:

Adderley Street,
The Bo-Kaap,
The Company Gardens,
St. George’s Mall and
Green Point Stadium and Eco-Park
The Castle of Good Hope * (On request)

We visit the Green Point Stadium, the impressive newly built sports venue that co-hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The newly landscaped Green Point Biodiversity Eco-Park is a must see for green enthusiasts and the Green Point Lighthouse happens to be the oldest working lighthouse in South Africa!
Lead by experienced guides, our bicycle tours are relaxed and prove that cycling is the only way to truly experience this incredible city.
Professionally guided tours depart from outside the Information Centre at the V&A Waterfront on a daily basis and last for 3 hours (tours may be shortened or extended on request).
Tours cost R350 per person (min 1 and max 10 guests) and are suitable for all ages and fitness levels.

Pick-up Points

V&A Waterfront

Departures

Daily

10:00

Duration: 3

Rates

Rate: R250 - R500


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