Private Tour Guides In Cape Town

Tailoring each tour to your wishes by locals who love their city

Tourists walking along a Cape Town beach with their local guide

Top private tours in Cape Town

From exploring cool neighborhoods to eating with the locals to seeing iconic sites, these are some of our favorite experiences

When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

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When in Osaka
make sure to try
“kushikatsu”!

See the city like
you would with a friend who lives there

The best private guides and local insiders in Cape Town

The most beautiful city in the world is waiting, and our Cape Town private tour guides can’t wait to show it to you. Our network of handpicked local guides in South Africa’s Mother City come from all ages, backgrounds, and careers, but they have one thing in common: they’re incredibly passionate about Cape Town and eager to share their city’s secrets with travelers like you. There’s nobody better than our Cape Town private tour guides to show you the best of the city. What are you waiting for? Book a personalized experience with one of our knowledgeable local hosts and experience Cape Town’s hidden gems and local haunts along with its top tourist sights.

Meet some of our Cape Town private guides

Like the people who travel with us, they have different backgrounds and interests – but they’re all so passionate about the place they call home, they choose to spend their free time sharing it with the like-minded travelers matched to them.

We’ve handpicked them and we’ll match you to your perfect one!

The V&A Waterfront with Table Mountain in the background on a sunny day in Cape Town

Highlights and hidden gems

Cape Town is known for its incredible natural beauty, from the iconic Table Mountain to the sparkling beaches and leafy Winelands. But on our private tours in Cape Town with local guides, you’ll quickly learn that several of the most incredible places to see and things to do in the city aren’t even in your guidebook. It won’t be difficult to spend weeks exploring top tourist sights like the Castle of Good Hope and the V&A Waterfront, but only with Cape Town private tour guides by your side can you discover the local haunts and lesser-known landmarks no tourist could find alone.

The iconic colorful huts along the peninsula of Cape Town

Itineraries tailored to you

No two travelers are the same. That’s why our Cape Town private tour guides take the time to get to know you – your passions, your personality, and your travel style. With this valuable information, they’re able to create 100% personalized tours tailored to you. Whether you want to see perfectly preserved examples of Cape Dutch architecture, spend a lazy afternoon tasting world-class wines on sprawling estates, or head out on a hiking trail with sweeping views of the sea and city below, you can rest assured our private tour guides in Cape Town will plan a day with you in mind.

Local guide walking the streets of Cape Town with a tourist

A conscious way to see Cape Town

Personalized tours with private tour guides in Cape Town help you build a deep cultural understanding of South Africa’s Rainbow Nation that wouldn’t be possible if you were traveling alone. Our Capetonian hosts offer unique insights into their society, and happily point out the local vendors, chefs, and artisans that deserve your support. Private tours in Cape Town led by our local hosts let you travel as consciously as possible and connect with the city on another level. Book a personalized experience with us, and feel the soul and spirit of Cape Town in a way you never imagined.

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Latest reviews from our guests

Poor Karin had her work cut out with me! I was ill with a tummy bug for most of my South Africa trip, and rocked up in Cape Town both starving and terrified to eat. Karin instantly understood, shifted gears, and tailored the experience to my slower pace, patchy appetite and possibly dramatic and sudden need for a toilet (which luckily didn't arise). I loved getting a 'proper' city tour in and among the food stops, and Karin was so knowledgeable about everything. We visited Bo-Kaap, the Company Gardens, Prins and Prins and all around this central area. Karin was great company and very sympathetic and easy to chat with. I managed some (but not all) of the nosh (as I recall a koesister featured), which was a tragedy really, because it's clear that Cape Town has so much amazing cuisine to try. So my photos attached do not show me eating but rather just enjoying CT in the sunshine. Clearly I will have to come back, and try again! My experience really shows how great City Unscripted experiences are in how flexible, personal and unique they can be, regardless of the circumstances. The hosts like Karin are so knowledgeable about their home turf that they can pivot instantly. As a traveller who is often going solo, also, the fact the guides I have had are so companionable makes a huge difference, and I feel like I have acquired a new friend for the day. I also certainly echo a previous reviewer in how thorough Karin was in getting in touch early on once I had booked, and keeping in touch periodically until our tour. That was very reassuring and it was lovely to chat with her in advance over WhatsApp. Thanks to Karin for saving my day and making it memorable for all the right reasons!

March 2023

Kris H
Tafadhali (Tafa) was a brilliant host/guide, and my experience really demonstrates how City Unscripted's uniquely-designed and personal tours can come into their own. I was unfortunately very unwell for most of my South Africa trip, and hit a new low on the morning of my tour. How was I going to see something of the city and actually enjoy it in my present state? Tafa had already found the solution: knowing I was ill, he had changed the walking tour to driving, and incorporated ALL the pharmacies into our sightseeing! I was so grateful I nearly cried. It meant that I could sit in comfort, stop if I needed to, and still see everything. Tafa's gentle and sympathetic company, and his flexibility and quiet insistence on making the experience exactly what I needed, from moment to moment, made all the difference to my Cape Town visit. He was also excellent company, and we had some great discussions about all kinds. I even managed some walking around the Waterfront and to the Mocaa Gallery, but shall have to save the Diamond Museum for another time! My grateful thanks to Tafa for saving the day and making it memorable for all the right reasons.

March 2023

Kris H
Tafadhali (Tafa) was a brilliant host/guide, and my experience really demonstrates how City Unscripted's uniquely-designed and personal tours can come into their own. I was unfortunately very unwell for most of my South Africa trip, and hit a new low on the morning of my tour. How was I going to see something of the city and actually enjoy it in my present state? Tafa had already found the solution: knowing I was ill, he had changed the walking tour to driving, and incorporated ALL the pharmacies into our sightseeing! I was so grateful I nearly cried. It meant that I could sit in comfort, stop if I needed to, and still see everything. Tafa's gentle and sympathetic company, and his flexibility and quiet insistence on making the experience exactly what I needed, from moment to moment, made all the difference to my Cape Town visit. He was also excellent company, and we had some great discussions about all kinds. I even managed some walking around the Waterfront and to the Mocaa Gallery, but shall have to save the Diamond Museum for another time! My grateful thanks to Tafa for saving the day and making it memorable for all the right reasons.

March 2023

Kris H
My tour was excellent! Thanks to Tafadhali, my host guide. He was very knowledgeable and made sure I had a fantastic day in the City of Cape Town. In addition to great selected places for a food and drinks tour, he went an extra mile to give me a city tour. Time and money were well invested! I recommend Tafadhali as a great network in the city if Cape Town. I hope to take a different tour with him in the future.

February 2023

Kelechi A