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City Sightseeing Waterfront Canal Cruise

Normal Price: Adult – from R70 | Child – from R35
What you get: Free entry onboard the boat

Cruise the V&A Waterfront’s canals & explore some hidden gems

Whether you’re looking for an easy way to get from point A to point B or a fun outdoor experience, City Sightseeing’s Canal Cruise water taxis tick all the boxes.

City Sightseeing Waterfront Canal Cruise Highlights

  • 20-minute cruise between Cape Town’s Foreshore area and V&A Waterfront
  • On-board commentary in 15 languages (English, Afrikaans, Arabic, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Zulu)
  • A special audio channel for kids to enjoy

HISTORY

City Sightseeing is a worldwide operation, with a hop-on, hop-off network that covers almost 100 cities worldwide. The concept of offering a design-your-own sightseeing experience came about in 1999 with the first tour offered in Seville, Spain. Today, the company is one of the most recognised brands in travel, with its well-known red and yellow double-decker buses attracting hundreds of visitors each year across the globe.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

City Sightseeing South Africa
Dock Rd, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, 8005 (Opposite the Two Oceans Aquarium)

Hours: Monday to Sunday from 9:15 am to 5 pm

WEATHER

Weather in the V&A Waterfront

THINGS TO KNOW

ADVISE FOR VISITORS

The cruise departs every 20-minutes and lasts for about 30-minutes. While there’s no hopping off available, the tour is so packed with useful and historic information you’ll want to stay for the whole ride. Once you have completed the cruise, hop-on the red bus tour that picks you up outside the V&A Waterfront City Sightseeing office to see more of the city’s best attractions.

DID YOU KNOW

You can use this as a canal cruise or water taxi to get from the CBD to the V&A Waterfront. You can hop-on hop-off anywhere along the canal.