LAL Cape Town Excursions
Every week LAL Cape Town runs a programme of excursions. Below are an example of a typical programme, and descriptions of each of our excursions.
Example excursion programme
Morning/Afternoon | Afternoon/Evening | |
Monday |
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An introduction to Cape Town and a tour of the main districts. |
Tuesday | Table Mountain and Signal Hill Incredible views of the city, Robben Island and all the way to Stellenbosch. | Sunset Cruise Sail the Atlantic, sip champagne and enjoy the sunset. |
Wednesday | Surfing Learn to surf and become a 'pro'. | Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Visit our internationally famous gardens. |
Thursday |
Visit District 6 museum – learn about apartheid and meet local African people. |
Eat Xhosa food, watch a Zulu choir sing and dance, dance with the locals to African Hip Hop. |
Friday |
(Friday to Sunday) |
Filled with eclectic shops, galleries, fantastic restaurants and a picturesque harbour. |
Saturday |
Gallop along the beautiful Noordhoek beach, splash through the surf and feel the wind rush through your hair. Beginners welcome. | |
Sunday |
See lions, cheetahs, rhinos, giraffes & more! | |
New! Pre-request tours
After you have browsed our selection of excursions, you can let us know which tours you are interested in before you come to South Africa. There's a simple form to express your interest in LAL Cape Town's excursions here.
City Tour
This tour is a must for all new arrivals! Get orientated in Cape Town and see the sights of the city. Visit Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay, the Company’s Garden, the Castle, Parliament, the Bo-Kaap and much more.
Helicopter Flight - The Hopper
This gentle taster of Cape Town from the air features the V&A Waterfront, the famous four beaches of Clifton, Camps Bay, the towering Twelve Apostles and the City Bowl below Table Mountain.
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
World-renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape flora it displays, and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain. Kirstenbosch grows only indigenous South African plants. The cultivated garden (36 hectares) displays collections of South African plants, particularly those from the winter rainfall region of the country.
Township Tour
Come and experience the magic and mysteries of the townships. Learn about South African history and what the effects of apartheid had on the people of SA. You’ll be taught a little bit of Xhosa, the local African language, to help you interact with the local community. Includes the District Six Museum, Langa, community projects, a Sangoma (healer), Bonteheuwel, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, the smallest hotel in Africa, and drinks in a Shebeen.
Spier Wine Estate & Cheetah Farm
The first stop for visitors at Spier is the Wine Welcome Centre. It is home to all the information visitors need. It is also the heart of Spier Wines, where the award-winning wines are informally tasted and sold. Spier has made land available to a group of hand-raised cheetahs in the care of the Cheetah Outreach Programme. Learn more about these incredible cats from a distance, or get up close and personal and even step inside an enclosure. Entrance donations help fund the Cheetah Outreach Programme.
Full Day Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point
Penguins at Boulder’s Beach, hiking, swimming, seals. See False Bay, South-Western tip of AFRICA and much more! Understand why Sir Francis Drake named it the fairest Cape of all.
Blouberg Beach
Blouberg Beach is situated between Big Bay and Table View Beach. The corner of the beach has some great rock pools to explore. Many photographs are taken of Table Mountain from here, with the waves splashing over the rocks and the mountain in the background. From the beach you can look out into Table Bay as well as look back down the beach at Table View and Milnerton.
When the beach is windy, the surf is dominated by the tricks and aerobatic skills of kites surfers and boardsailors. The conditions here are ideal for these sports as it’s often quite windy and there is plenty of space along the beach to accommodate all the sailors. When the wind is calm this is a great place to relax and work on your tan.
