Volunteer South Africa Tours

Cape Point with Hiking and Biking
This is a full Cape Peninsula tour. We follow the Atlantic coast past Clifton, Camps Bay & Llandudno, to the fishing village at Hout Bay. Here you have the option if doing a half hour scenic boat ride to visit an impressive seal colony.

Then it's on over Chapman’s Peak Drive, to the Cape Of Good Hope Nature Reserve. We take mountain bikes along for those who wish to get out of the bus and smell the sea air and the many flowers. You can cycle as much or as little as you like as the support van is always nearby.

For real fresh air fiends there is also a half-hour clifftop hike from Cape Point to the Cape Of Good Hope. We have a picnic lunch somewhere in the reserve (on a sunny day, bring your swimming costume) and return home via a rare colony of jackass penguins at Boulders Beach on the Indian Ocean.

• Daily - includes entrances & picnic lunch

NOTE: route may be reversed depending on wind direction

Winelands 1
This is a truly mellow day spent absorbing the rich beauty and history of the greater Cape Winelands. We visit Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschoek, with a cellar tour in one and tasting in each region.
Enjoy spectacular views during a sumptuous picnic lunch - by the time you return you should be feeling pretty rosy!

• Mon, Wed, Fri – includes picnic lunch & tastings.

Winelands 2 with Bicycles
As above, but with the addition of some cycling amongst the vineyards – nothing too taxing, just enough to get a little exercise and make you even more thirsty.

• Tues, Thurs, Sat – includes picnic lunch & tastings

Township Tour
We begin in the Bo-Kaap with a drive through the Malay Quarter and a visit to the District Six Museum, then on to the Cape Flats where we go to Langa, Nyanga, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha and Crossroads, including a visit to a local shebeen for a taste of sorghum beer, the meat market, the men's hostels, a herbalist and the Philani women's centre.

This is an interactive tour and you will have the opportunity to speak to the local residents and may be invited into their homes.

• Monday - Saturday

Whale Tour with Bicycles (July to November)
We drive 130km to the popular whale breeding ground in Hermanus, where it is not unusual to see whales from 20m off the rocks. Enjoy a picnic lunch while you observe mating, the antics of newborn calves and the sheer size of these magnificent mammals.

For wider viewing and a little exercise you can choose to cycle along the coastal road and smell the fresh sea air.

• Tues, Fri & Sun – includes transport, bicycles, guide and picnic lunch

Mountain Bike Table Mountain (half day)
We begin with a warm- up ride along Table Mountain road, then go off-road along a dirt track and up to the King's Block House for sweeping views across the city and the southern suburbs.

We then cycle downhill to the imposing Rhodes Memorial, where you can choose to enjoy some refreshments in the beautifully situated tea garden, before heading back via Deer Park with some exhilarating downhills and a few challenging climbs back to the bus.

• By arrangement - min 4 people
• Includes transport, bicycles, helmets, guide, entrance fees, drinks and snacks
• Suitable for beginners and experienced riders
• Duration: approx 5 hours total

Mountain Bike Tokai Forest (half day)
We cycle the trails of the Constantiaberg Mountains with stunning views across the southern suburbs to the Hottentots Holland Mountains and beyond.

We cool off afterwards with drinks and snacks in the shade of the forest - probably the Peninsula's finest off-road trail and a must for mountain biking enthusiasts. Includes some excellent single track.

• By arrangement - min 4 people - includes transport, bicycles, guide, entrance fees, drinks & snacks
• Not suitable for beginner cyclists
• Duration: approx 5 hours total

Hike Table Mountain
Pick-up at approx 0900 and transfer to Table Mountain, where we hike up India Venster with stunning panoramic views from both the front and back faces of the mountain, across the city & the ocean.

Enjoy a packed lunch on top of the mountain, then hike down Platteklip Gorge and transfer back to pick up point. (Or take the cable car down – optional – extra cost)

• Tues and Fri or by arrangement – min 4 people
• A medium level of fitness is required