Owner guided · Cape Town, South Africa
The Cape, shown to you properly.
No bus, no crowd, no script. Silmon plans the day around you, drives you himself, and shows you the Cape Town he has spent a lifetime getting to know, from Chapman's Peak at golden hour to the quiet corners of the Winelands.
Signature Journeys
Three trips most guests never forget
The Peninsula
Chapman's Peak Drive, the penguins at Boulders Beach, Cape Point at the tip of the peninsula, and lunch in a fishing village on the way home.
From R2,500 / vehicleView day → № 06, 2 to 4 daysThe Garden Route
Knysna's forests and lagoon, the beaches of Plettenberg Bay, the canopy heights of Tsitsikamma and the Cango Caves at Oudtshoorn, taken slowly over several days.
From R3,000 / dayView trip → № 03, Half or full dayCity & Table Mountain
The cableway before the queues, the painted streets of the Bo Kaap, the Company's Garden, and sundowners on Signal Hill if the weather plays along.
From R1,500 / vehicleView day →A sense of the Cape
Where your days will take you
A taste of the Cape, photographed by the Unsplash community. Silmon's own photographs from your day can take their place.
Why one guide matters
You deal with Silmon.
Start to finish.
Most tour companies sell you a seat. Silmon gives you his day. The person who answers your message is the person who plans your route, meets you in the lobby, and drives you home after sunset.
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Weather read, not weather ruined
The Cape has four seasons in a day. Silmon reorders your itinerary on the morning itself, mountain when it's clear, Winelands when it isn't.
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A local's address book
Tables at restaurants that don't take walk ins, tastings with the winemaker rather than the counter staff, viewpoints the buses can't reach.
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Registered & insured
A licensed tourist guide with full passenger liability cover, driving a comfortable air conditioned vehicle serviced for the mountain passes.
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Your day, not a schedule
Linger an hour longer at Boulders. Skip the museum. Stop for photographs whenever the light does something worth stopping for.
“We booked one day with Silmon and ended up spending three. He didn't show us Cape Town, he introduced us to it.”
Beyond the tours
Shuttles, done the same way
Airport meet and greet with your name on a board, restaurant runs so nobody has to drive after the wine, golf day transfers, and full days with Silmon on call as your private driver.
See Shuttle Services & RatesTell Silmon when you land.
He'll plan the rest.
A short message is all it takes, dates, party size, and what you'd love to see. Silmon replies personally, usually within a few hours.