Go For Boat a Cruise in Cape Town
A boat cruise Cape Town through Chartercraft is private and crewed: a yacht or catamaran along the Atlantic Seaboard, two-hour minimum, leaving the V&A Waterfront Marina. Twelve guests on a small motor yacht, up to one hundred and forty on the largest power catamaran. Out past Table Mountain, Clifton and Camps Bay, the Twelve Apostles, and back. Sunset, lunch, harbour, coastal: pick the version that suits your group and the weather.
Types of boat cruise Cape Town we book
The bookings tend to come in six forms:
Sunset cruise
Two to three hours. Out ninety minutes before sunset. Past Clifton. The sun goes down behind the Twelve Apostles. Sunset cruise details.
Lunch cruise
Three to four hours. Anchor off Clifton 4th or in Granger Bay. Lunch on board. Back via Green Point.
Coastal cruise
Two to four hours. Atlantic Seaboard, framed by Table Mountain and the Twelve Apostles.
Hout Bay and Duiker Island
Four to five hours. South via Chapman’s Peak. Close pass of the Cape fur seal colony on Duiker Island, about a thousand strong.
Full-day Cape Point
Eight hours plus. Weather-dependent. Motor yachts and the larger catamarans only.
Harbour cruise
Two hours inside Table Bay. Sheltered. The right call for families with small children or weather-iffy days.
Cape Town boat cruises fleet
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Princess Emma
Motor YachtPassengers: 12R22,400.00 per hour
Minimum 3 hours -
Tigger 2 Royale
Power CatamaranPassengers: 65R20,900.00 per hour
Minimum 2 hours -
Le Cat
Sailing CatamaranPassengers: 12R7,000.00 per hour
Minimum 2 hours -
The Only One
Motor YachtPassengers: 12R18,050.00 per hour
Minimum 2 hours -
Inala Antares
Motor YachtPassengers: 12R16,850.00 per hour
Minimum 2 hours -
Topaz
Motor YachtPassengers: 12R17,100.00 per hour
Minimum 2 hours
Private vs shared scheduled cruises
Most Cape Town boat cruises are shared. Set departure times, sixty to a hundred passengers on board, sixty- to ninety-minute itineraries you can’t change. A private booking through Chartercraft is yours: your group only, your time, your route, your music, two-hour minimum so nobody’s rushed.
For families, birthdays, bachelorettes, corporates, proposals, anniversaries: privacy isn’t an upsell, it’s the whole reason you’d book this way. If you specifically want the shared scheduled product (thirty-minute harbour tours, ninety-minute sunset sails on a fixed timetable), the editorial guide at boatcruisecapetown.co.za compares the operators.
Sunset boat cruise Cape Town options
The sunset cruise is the most-booked shape we run. Two-hour minimum, out ninety minutes before sundown, back as the city lights come on. The full-fat sunset cruise page covers vessel selection in detail: private sunset cruises. The short version: Le Cat (entry-level, 12 guests) for intimate, Enigma (mid-tier, 50 guests) for groups, Princess Skye (Premium, 12 guests) for luxury.
Lunch cruise routes
A lunch booking runs three to four hours, anchored off Clifton 4th or in Granger Bay. The deck becomes the dining room. Catering arranged separately through the yacht caterers we work with — canapés through to plated multi-course. The route on a typical lunch cruise: out past Green Point and Sea Point, anchor at Clifton, lunch with the Twelve Apostles to one side and Robben Island to the other, back via Camps Bay if there’s wind for it.
In the rate
- Private exclusive use of the vessel
- Skipper and crew
- Fuel
- Safety equipment and briefing
- Bluetooth sound system
Bar, catering, custom routing, photography and celebration décor are quoted separately.
What’s on the cruise route
- Table Mountain from sea level
- The V&A Waterfront’s working harbour and the Silo Hotel
- Robben Island silhouette to the north (a UNESCO site)
- The Atlantic Seaboard: Green Point, Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay
- The Twelve Apostles mountain range
- Duiker Island’s seal colony (four-hour cruise plus)
- Chapman’s Peak Drive from the water (four-hour cruise plus)
- Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope (full-day cruise)
Why book the cruise through us
- Private, crewed. No shared scheduled cruises.
- Choose your vessel and route. Fourteen-plus boats, four classes.
- Per-hour pricing. Two-hour minimum.
- Operator-vetted, SAMSA-licensed, annually inspected.
- One booking manager, start to finish.
Departure and how to book
V&A Waterfront Marina, Cape Town. Check-in thirty minutes before departure. Use the booking request form for your chosen vessel, or ring +27 (0)21 300 6180 for same-day availability.