For my mind there’s nothing better to gain an understanding of an unfamiliar city than to ride a bike. And what’s more rewarding is to be part of a tour whose guide leads the group to give a vivid explanation on the city’s landmarks and diverse neighborhoods. With AWOL Bike Tours in Cape Town, the company provided solid bikes to ride on while enjoying the sites, all the while its tour guide, Dave, gave us a unique perspective of his city, its history and its multifaceted culture. We not only received a colorful explanation from him about Cape Town’s past and present, but he led the way to each site explaining those historic events, answering each question fully. We had read about South Africa and the controversies surrounding Cape Town in the recent past, and to see with our own eyes where they took place is certainly a memorable experience. Dave’s passion describing these recent events was illuminating—and he left no stone unturned. The bike riding is easy and Dave always checked to make sure we were comfortable. He even provided a tasty treat midway through our ride to fill the calories we had expanded while peddling. Highly recommended.

We had a private cycling tour from Capetown to Chapmans Peak and back, under the guidance of Dave and Daniel. It was a great experience, must be the most beautiful cycling route in the world, and the good quality bikes and leadership made it a great experience.

I had a fantastic half day mountain ride in the Botterlary Hills with Bevan. Beautiful views to the mountains behind Stellenbosch and across to False Bay. Bevan got the level just right for me and my slightly dodgy back, so not very technical, but I still had to do some work up and down the switchbacks :) We had a good laugh too, Bevan is a proper expert in all aspects of mountain biking, but carries it lightly, offers advice gently and quietly attentive - you barely notice he's looking out for you. His love of the ride is contagious and I found myself doing things I wouldn't have done on my own (but no wheelies yet :D ). Also the office team (thank you!) are responsive, lovely and sort everything out effortlessly. Loved it, and will be a staple for every future visit to Cape Town.

A brilliant tour with Rodrigue as our expert guide whose knowledge of the city, its history and heritage was passed on to us with passion and humour - a really lovely guy !

Very interesting and hearttaking. Learned a lot and felt a lot. Fantastic work the organisation dos.

DlFun, informative, and good bike to boot, Great way to experience Cape Town from the ground. Helpful and knowledgeable staff.

We really enjoyed our cycling tour with Gareth. He knows a lot about South African history and kept us safe in the busy friday afternoon traffic! The tour also includes delicious local snacks. The bikes are really good quality.

I only had a short time to visit Cape Town and decided to schedule a private hike of Table Mountain with AWOL Tours. It was absolutely worth it!! The views were incredible and Bradley was an AMAZING tour guide! We discussed at the start of the hike which route I would prefer—with his advice, we ended up hiking Kasteelspoort and I had a blast! The views were incredible and he was very patient. I truly appreciated all the little details, from the pickup/drop off at my hotel to the snacks and lunch. Although the hike got a little bit difficult at times (some steep inclines/ladders), Bradley was very knowledgeable and helped me around. I felt safe the whole time! Would highly recommend this tour!

The guided cycling tour is a great way to get acquianted with the history of the city in a relaxed manner. Along the way we discovered it's dutch origins, the arrival of the british and the impact of apartheid on the city. In Bo-Kaap we got treated on some nice local delicacies.

Very nice guides..visited the township on the bicycle. Mixed feeding about this trip. The third part of the townships they had bettar left out, to be honest.

Amazing way to get to know the city Capetown. Gareth was a very nice guide and learnt us more about the history, culture, nature, the must visits and much more.

AWOL Tours assisted me in organising on very short notice two guided hikes in Cape Town. Everything was very professionally done, they replied always very quick and the guides were nice and knew the area very well.

I had a very nice time on this tour. It was my first day in Cape Town, so this was a great way to learn different parts of the city, some history, and get ideas for the rest of my time here. Lelo was a wonderful guide, very informative and friendly.

Very fun and interesting bike tour where you learn a lot about Cape Town's history and visit many important places. Tour takes place in relaxed atmosphere. Our guide (Rodriguez) gave plenty of room for questions and also gave pride for museums. The tasty snack in Bo-kaap was a nice bonus (provided by Awol)

This was the highlight of my visit - my guide Paul took me on the iconic ride out Chapman’s Drive. I got to climb the Suikerbossie after hearing about it on car tours! I wish I was staying longer so I could go out again.