Hop-On Hop-Off Buses: The 14 Best City Tickets

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

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

See Cape Town at your own pace on open-top buses covering the city, coast, and Constantia. Use the multilingual audio guide, hop off at Table Mountain, Camps Bay, Kirstenbosch, or the V&A Waterfront, and add a harbor cruise or sunset ride if available.

“the service was great. it was convenient and good value. it took me all around cape town, stopping at many major attractions. there was no guide but an audio description. thoroughly recommend it”

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

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

Use a one-day Cape Town bus pass on three routes, ride the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, and join guided city and Bo-Kaap walks. The red route stops beside the cable car, while the ticket lets you use the mountain ticket within 14 days if wind or cloud interrupts your plans.

“The timing of the bus. Even with pre-booked tickets we still waited for 3 hours to get the cable car.”

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3.Franschhoek Wine Tram Hop-on Hop-off

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

Travel from Cape Town by air-conditioned Xplorer coach, then use the Franschhoek Wine Tram and open-air tram buses to visit four to five estates. You set the pace, paying separately for tastings, meals, picnics, and cellar tours. Routes change by day, so check your departure email closely.

“The bus was clean and well air conditioned. We arrived 10 mins before departure and it was already busy so we would just recommend arriving early. The staff in Franschhoek on the trams were exceptional and super helpful. Just don’t lose your tram ticket as they can’t replace it - my wife lost one of ours but the staff were very helpful and resolved the situation for us.”

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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 1 or 2-day hop-on hop-off pass covering the city, coast, Kirstenbosch, Hout Bay, and Constantia wineries. Expect clear audio in 15 languages, free Wi-Fi, walking tours, and optional harbor or sunset trips. Wine-route guide Rico is praised for his local insight.

“Experience was the best to see most of Mother Nature.We will be doing it again towards end of the year”

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

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

See Johannesburg from an open-top double-decker bus with audio in eight languages, live tracking, Wi-Fi, and two sightseeing routes. Add a two-hour small-group Soweto tour with a local guide such as Happy, SK, or Keki, plus optional visits to Mandela House and the Apartheid Museum.

“It was a great experience and the weather was good too as we sat at the top of the bus. It was nice to go to the Soweto tour as well and visit Mandela house and see where Hector died. It was a great experience for my grandson who didn’t know the history”

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

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

Start in Rosebank and circle Johannesburg by open-top bus with eight-language audio, Wi-Fi, and flexible stops at Constitution Hill, the Apartheid Museum, Mandela Foundation, and more. Add a two-hour small-group Soweto tour for Orlando West, local history, and a guide such as Muhumutsi.

“The bus narration on the main bus was very informative. The Soweto tour was good, the guide was great but was very cramped on the smaller bus. For folks thinking to spend time at some of the stops it's tough. Both Constitution Hill and the Arpatheid museum need several hours each.”

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

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

Travel from Cape Town to Franschhoek by comfortable coach, then choose wineries along the hop-on hop-off tram and bus routes. You pay tasting and lunch costs separately, visit about four or five estates, and return to Cape Town the same day.

“the coach use to transport us to the wine area was very luxurious and comfortable. the day out we used the wine bus first in the morning and the tram in the afternoon. all the winerys were excellent and we stayed for lunch at one stop and stayed 2 hours (most stops you got 1 hour to enjoy). the day never felt rushed and we had all the information required to make the most of our day”

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

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

Combine a Johannesburg hop-on hop-off bus tour with a two-hour Soweto visit led by a local guide such as KG, DT, or Linda. See Mandela House, Hector Pieterson Memorial, Orlando Towers, Constitution Hill, and the Apartheid Museum. Entry fees are extra, so plan your stops and budget carefully.

“I booked online the red bus plus Soweto tour. If your details mention, 8am to 5pm that is office hours, just get there 10mins before your bus leaves ie 8.50am for the 9am. The commentary via headphones is very informative, easy to listen to, even if you wesr hearing aids. I got off at Constitution Hill and did the 1 hour tour (apartheid museum was closed,) and also did the 2 hr Soweto tour, again, informative. Managed this by catching the 9am bus, returning at 3.30pm.”

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

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

You choose the Southern Route estates that suit your taste, then ride between them in an air-conditioned vehicle with hotel pickup in central Stellenbosch. Visit places such as Blaauwklippen, Annandale, Alto, Peter Falke, Cavalli, and Kleine Zalze. Driver Lance has earned praise for friendly, reliable 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

Spend a day riding a wine tractor through Stellenbosch’s Golden Triangle, stopping at grand estates, boutique farms, and historic homesteads. English-speaking guides such as Melody and Lee share local wine stories, while 65-minute stops give you time for tastings, food, and scenery. Tastings cost extra.

“This was such a wonderful experience… we met so many people from different countries.. we got to seeing some wine farms we did not know existed, and our guides were lovely.. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who wants to taste and discover hidden gems in our beautiful backyard.”

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

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

Cruise Cape Town’s canals between Battery Park, the V&A Waterfront, hotels, and the Convention Center. Your full-day ticket allows one-way or round-trip travel, with multilingual commentary through provided headsets. It is a calm 30-minute ride with Table Mountain views and easy hop-on, hop-off stops.

“We have our own little Venice in the heart of Cape Town; water canal with stunning apartments. Loved it”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 64 reviews · from $25

Spend about eight hours on a flexible Stellenbosch wine circuit with guides such as Marshall, Jerome, and Keaneroy. Ride a minivan between six Southern Route estates, choose where to hop off, pay only for tastings you take, and rejoin the next Vine Hopper.

“An absolute cracker of a day. Our driver, Marshall was one in a million, a great sense of humour, and an amazing knowledge of the local history and culture. If your in Stellenbosch I would thoroughly recommend availing your self of this tour and Marshalls services.”

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13.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. Hop between six wineries on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays, with pickup in Stellenbosch. Marshall and Ronald can help shape your day, but tastings and food cost extra, and the service works more like scheduled transfers than a free-running bus.

“Our driver, Marshall was most welcoming and informative. We enjoyed the experience of hopping on/off. We particularly loved the REMHoogte Estate. We recommend the Wine Tour to anyone who would like to experience tasting excellent wines.”

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14.Franschhoek Wine Tram Hop-On Hop-Off Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 7 hours · from $130

Travel from Cape Town to Franschhoek in a small group of up to 10, then ride the Wine Tram through vineyard country. Your ticket and transfers are included, while tastings and lunch are paid separately. Guide Paul may help you stay on schedule between estates.

“The tour was great fun and our guide Paul was excellent. Very knowledgeable about the history of the Cape region and wine growing areas. Vineyards were beautiful and we enjoyed some delicious wine and food”

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