15 Bike Tours in Cape Town to Build a South African Day Around

1.Quad biking Atlantis Dunes Cape Town & Photo Shoot

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 393 reviews · from $28Our pick

Ride a quad bike across Cape Town’s Atlantis Dunes with a guide, safety gear, small groups, scenic photo stops, and a separate entry permit fee.

“Please don’t book quad biking online. Go onsite you will get great service providers with good bikes. Poor service, attitude, old bikes. Mine had smoke and I could not breathe the second one got stuck on the hills. I lost money for 3 reservations R1800. This is a scam and tRead more”

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2.Cape Town City Cycling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · from $77Top rated

Cycle Cape Town’s historic center, Bo-Kaap, Company’s Garden, Green Point, and Castle of Good Hope with a local guide.

“Lucas was our guide. Friendly and knowledgeable. Learnt loads of history about Cape Town. Would highly recommend .”

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3.Guided Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 193 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Cycle Cape Town’s historic center, Bo-Kaap, Company Gardens, and Green Point with a friendly local guide on this 3-hour tour.

“Excellent tour. Knowledgable and relaxed tourguide. Beautifull city. What a way to get to know the city and see so much while biking. We can recommend this to everyone.”

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4.Cape Town Quad Biking Atlantis Sand Dunes

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 110 reviews · from $28

Ride Cape Town’s white Atlantis Dunes by quad bike with a guide, safety gear, photos, and practical tips on fees, timing, and group size.

“They don’t tell you that you must be 30min early. You pay 250pp if you’re “late”. The ride is not an hour long, it’s about 40min Their quad bikes are old and so may break at any point of your ride. Worst experience If you can, book this with a different operator.”

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5.E-Bike City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 76 reviews · 3h 30m · from $93

Ride Cape Town by e-bike from the Waterfront to Signal Hill, Camps Bay, and Bo-Kaap with a small group guide.

“Guide was informative and interesting. The bikes were of very high quality making the ride a real pleasure even for us 60 year olds!”

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6.Guided eBike Tour with Signal Hill and Clifton …

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 71 reviews · 3h 30m · from $93

Ride Cape Town by eBike from Green Point to Signal Hill, Camps Bay, and Clifton with a small group guide in 210 scenic minutes.

“Entspannte Tour mit einigen schönen Foto Stopps. Verkehr teilweise herausfordernd”

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7.Quad Biking Tour , Atlantis dunes Capetown

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 70 reviews · 1 hour · from $37

Ride quad bikes across Cape Town’s Atlantis Dunes with guides, photos, safety training, and a small group, while planning for the extra R250 permit.

“I had so much fun. The guides were great, polite and so helpful. I am definitely coming back for the experience.”

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8.1 Hour Quad Biking with Quadzilla at the Dunes in Atlantis

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $54

Ride a quad through the towering Atlantis Dunes near Cape Town, with guides, photos, safety gear, and a small group capped at eight.

“We really had a good time very cool area our instructor was very gentle . Everything patience . Really helpful … Will definitely be going back .”

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9.E-Bike Cape Peninsula Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 54 reviews · from $170

Ride an e-bike through Cape Point, see penguins at Boulders Beach, and enjoy Chapman's Peak on a guided Cape Peninsula day tour.

“Byron picked us up from our accommodation 8.30am and dropped us back just before 6pm. We have had the most amazing day with him as our guide - he is extremely professional, friendly, engaging and his knowledge of South Africa and its history, culture, wildlife and biodiversity is just astounding. He made sure we were all comfortable and felt safe with our e-bikes before we set off, and kept an eye on us the whole day, allowing us to go fast when it was safe to do so but also advising us to get off and push on a steep t-junction to keep us safe. We biked apx 30km round…”

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10.Half-Day e-Bike City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 35 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $100

Explore Cape Town by e-bike, from Bo-Kaap to Camps Bay, with a local guide, photo stops, history, and easy Atlantic seaboard riding.

“Guide was extremely good. He managed to work out a route for us despite the CapeTown marathon/10k/5k races causing road closures. Only slight criticism is that he hasn’t been supplied with decent helmets. They were adequate but could do with upgrading”

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11.Cape Town Guided City Cycling Heritage Tour – Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 3 hours · from $67

Cycle Cape Town’s coast, parks, Bo-Kaap, Company Gardens, and Waterfront with a private guide, coffee, snacks, and local history.

“great passionate guide who shows you all the most beautiful places of Cape Town”

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12.Peninsula Road Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · 6 hours · from $70

Ride Cape Town’s Peninsula, Chapman’s Peak, Boulders Beach, and Cape Point on a private road cycling tour for fit riders.

“Absolutely stunning ride along the peninsula and through Chapman's Peak. Peter, the guide, is extremely friendly, patient and knowledgeable. Couldn't have asked for a better guide. My wife was quite nervous about doing this as she is a relatively inexperienced rider but she hasn't stopped talking about how amazing the day was. Very highly recommended.”

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13.Cultural Cycling Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $106

Cycle through Masiphumelele with a Xhosa guide, meet local people, enjoy African food, and support community projects in a small four-hour tour.

“Interesting story from our guide. The tour was beyond every expectation!”

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14.Mountain Biking Table Mountain to Constantia Morning Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $271

Review of Cape Town’s Table Mountain mountain bike tour, with Kirstenbosch trails, Constantia views, guide tips, fitness needs, and value.

“The tour was great and definitely the highlight of our stay in Cape Town. Patrick is a guide who not only made us feel completely safe- in every aspect-, but we had a spectacular tour with incredible views of Cape Town and the beautiful coRead more”

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15.Half-Day Winelands E-Bike Tour with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 13 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $110

Ride an e-bike through Cape Winelands vineyards, enjoy hilltop views and a wine tasting, with Cape Town pickup for $110.

“An absolutely amazing e-bike experience through the vineyards! Regan (aka “The President”) was an outstanding guide — so kind, helpful, and incredibly knowledgeable. He went out of his way to take great photos and videos, and made sure we were comfortable and happy throughout. Truly a one-of-a-kind experience — highly recommended!”

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