Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tours in South Africa: 15 Sorted by What You Get

1.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with Optional Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 3,929 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $23Our pick

Use a one or two-day City Sightseeing pass to explore Cape Town on red, blue, and purple routes. Audio commentary comes in 15 languages, buses offer panoramic views and Wi-Fi, and optional extras include a harbour cruise and sunset tour. Hop off for Table Mountain, Camps Bay, Kirstenbosch, District Six, or Groot Constantia.

“It was perfect. Nice ride, good info in ears and nice drop at Tablemountain”

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2.Table Mountain Cable Car, Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3,157 reviews · 1 day · from $45

Pair a one-day, three-route City Sightseeing bus pass with a Table Mountain return cable car ticket and guided walks through the city and Bo-Kaap. The red route stops at the cableway, while the blue route reaches Constantia and Kirstenbosch. Your cable car ticket remains valid for 14 days after the bus pass is first used.

“Well organised, very friendly staff, the driver was excellent manuvering that bus through the traffic! loved Table Mountain. overall, excellent! can highly recommend this experience.”

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3.Franschhoek Wine Tram Hop-on Hop-off

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,972 reviews · 8h 30m · from $50

You’ll ride from Cape Town in a clean, air-conditioned Xplorer coach, then use vintage trams and open-air tram buses to visit four or five Franschhoek wine estates. Choose tastings, cellar tours, lunches, picnics, or simply the views. Routes change by day, so plan around the estates that interest you most.

“The driver and guides were fabulous, gave us lots of advice and were very caring. We do think that clients staying in the city should have a pick-up point much closer than the V & A waterfront because it meant using a taxi to get to our only meeting point Superb”

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4.Cape Town Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Optional Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,793 reviews · from $20

See Cape Town at your own pace on a one or two-day hop-on hop-off pass covering the city, Atlantic coast, Kirstenbosch, Hout Bay, and Constantia wineries. You get multilingual audio commentary, Wi-Fi, free walking tours, and frequent buses. Add a harbor cruise, sunset ride, or township tour for a fuller day.

“Fantastic day wine tasting. Our guide, Rico was excellent. He was very knowledgeable and told us about the areas visited.”

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5.Johannesburg: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus with Optional Soweto Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 985 reviews · 1 day · from $23

Use a one-day open-top bus ticket to see Rosebank, Melrose Arch, Constitution Hill, downtown Johannesburg, the Apartheid Museum, Gold Reef City, Newtown, the Zoo, and more. Add the two-hour Soweto trip for live guiding, Vilakazi Street, Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Memorial, Orlando Stadium, and local history.

“The optional Soweto tour is a must. The guides for that portion were fantastic.”

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6.Johannesburg Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour with Soweto Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 768 reviews · from $16

Use Johannesburg’s open-top bus to connect Rosebank, Constitution Hill, the Apartheid Museum, Gold Reef City, Newtown, Braamfontein, and more. Audio commentary comes in eight languages, with Wi-Fi and a hotel shuttle from selected Sandton hotels. Add the two-hour Soweto extension for a closer look at Orlando West and East with a local guide such as Muhumutsi.

“Excellent tour. Time well spent. The driver was very nice. Dropped me back to the hotel. The commentary was nice.”

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7.Full-Day Franschhoek Hop On Hop Off Wine Tram Tour from Cape Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 579 reviews · from $28

Take a comfortable coach from Cape Town to Franschhoek, collect your tram ticket at Groot Drakenstein, then choose estates on the operating route. Visit about four or five wineries in seven hours, paying separately for tastings and lunch. The Navy line includes Boschendal, Plaisir de Merle, Bartinney, and five other estates.

“You get on and off either a tram or open bus and visit multiple wineries for about an hour each. Very well organised and everything runs on time. We went to 4 wineries, ate well drank some very good wine. They offer the wine tram guests good value deals.”

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8.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus, City Tour and Apartheid Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 250 reviews · 1 day · from $50

Spend a full day combining Johannesburg’s open-top hop-on hop-off bus with a two-hour guided Soweto tour. A local guide takes you past FNB Stadium, Orlando Towers, Mandela House, and Hector Pieterson Memorial. The bus also reaches Constitution Hill and the Apartheid Museum, with audio commentary in eight languages.

“The bus tour was excellent in terms of what it showed us. I’ve lived in joburg my whole life and thought it would be cool to try it out and I was pleasantly surprised. Even I learnt a few things and got to see parts of the city that I hadn’t glimpsed in a while.”

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9.Hop-On Hop-Off Wine Tour Southern Route

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 105 reviews · 1 day · from $29

You’ll ride an air-conditioned shuttle from central Stellenbosch to Southern Route estates including Kleine Zalze, Blaauwklippen, Annandale, Alto, Peter Falke, and Cavalli. Choose your stops, pay tasting fees separately, and plan around early closing times. Driver Lance has earned special praise for friendly, dependable service.

“Was a very nice tour to fantastic wine estates with trustful shuttles on the way. Perfect, thank you!”

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10.Stellenbosch Hop-On Hop-Off Tractor Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 93 reviews · 1 day · from $24

Ride a tractor through Stellenbosch’s Golden Triangle, stopping at working wine farms, grand estates, and small producers. English-speaking guides share local wine history while you get about 65 minutes at each farm. Tastings and meals cost extra, and a Cape Town shuttle must be arranged ahead.

“Tour was great value. Met lots of interesting people. Recommend buying the food and wine tasting vouchers - but beware Eikendal restaurant closes at 4pm - so use the food voucher beforehand”

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11.Hop-On Hop-Off Cape Town Canal Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 78 reviews · from $4Best value

Cruise between Cape Town’s central business district and the V&A Waterfront on a 30-minute canal boat ride. Use a one-way or round-trip ticket all day, listen through supplied headphones, and hop off at five stops near Battery Park, hotels, the convention center, and the aquarium.

“I thought it would be something new to do. Ended up loving it, planning to take the rest of my family”

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12.Stellenbosch Wine Tractor hop-on-hop off wine tasting tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $22Top rated

You ride a hop-on hop-off tractor through Stellenbosch’s Helderberg wine farms, choosing a few estates from eight possible stops. A welcome taster is included, but estate tastings, meals, and the Cape Town shuttle cost extra. Plan on 3 to 10 hours, with about 65 minutes at each stop.

“We didn’t go the weather didn’t allow it- they had to cancel it. It sounds like a great time for the region”

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13.Vine Hopper: Hop-On Hop-Off Wine Tour – Southern Route

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 64 reviews · from $25

You’ll ride the Vine Hopper through Stellenbosch’s Southern Route, stopping at six wineries including Kleine Zalze, Annandale, Alto, Peter Falke, Cavalli, and Blaauwklippen. Choose from five departure times, hop off for tastings at your own cost, then catch the next minivan. Drivers such as Marshall and Jerome add local stories and practical help.

“Awesome Awesome stuff!!! Marshall was very friendly and knowledgeable. Me and my wife met some a crazy group of ladies and she enjoyed her birthday immensely.”

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14.Vine Hopper: Hop-On Hop-Off Wine Tour – Northern Route

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 62 reviews · from $25

Spend about eight hours touring Stellenbosch’s Northern Route by air-conditioned minivan, with pickup in town or at 47 Church Street. Hop off at estates such as Simonsig, Beyerskloof, Delheim, Warwick, and Marianne, then rejoin the Vine Hopper. Marshall and the other drivers help shape the day around your choices.

“Splendid way to spend a day. Well looked after by our guides who were very helpful. Being picked up from your accommodation is a real bonus. Would highly recommend.”

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15.Eastern Route Hop-On Hop-Off Wine Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 51 reviews · 8h 30m · from $29

Spend up to 510 minutes exploring Stellenbosch’s Eastern Route with an English or Afrikaans-speaking driver-guide. Visit as many as five estates, including Lanzerac, Boschendal, Zorgvliet, Le Pommier, and Neil Ellis. Choose where to linger, pay tasting fees separately, and enjoy pickup from Stellenbosch Central.

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