Cape Town Explorer Cape Town Tourism tel 021 426 4260; Topless Tours tel 021 556 0700, . Cape Town Tourism's official bus tour is a two-hour circular ride in an open-top double-decker bus that follows a fixed route around the main central sights with a running commentary. It's also a useful, if expensive, form of transport for getting around the centre. See "Buses" for times and route details; R60. They also run an all-day tour of the whole Peninsula as far as Cape Point, leaving Cape Tourism's city-centre office on the corner of Burg and Castle streets on Tues, Thurs & Sat at 9.30am and returning at about 6pm. Booking essential; R210.

City Walking Tour tel 021 426 4260. Operated by Cape Town Tourism (Mon-Fri 11am), this departs from their visitor centre, on the corner of Burg and Castle streets. The roughly two-hour strolls don't go into any of the sites, but are good for orientation. R50.

Day Trippers tel 021 531 3274, . Cycling from Scarborough into the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, with hikes down to Cape Point, as well as tours to the usual sights such as the Winelands. R265.

Hylton Ross Tours tel 021 511 1784, . Covers all the popular sights along the Cape Peninsula, and also scheduled guided day-tours to Hermanus (Wed & Sun), which cost R260.

Mother City Tours tel 021 448 3817, fax 021 448 3844. Half- and full-day tours of the city, Cape Point, Table Mountain and the Winelands. Half day from R245, full day R335. Also whale-watching trips in season, which is mainly from August to October (R350).