Chauffeur’s guide
A local chauffeur's guide to arriving in Cape Town — airports, business districts, conference venues and the landmarks our clients ask for, with discreet black car and executive transfers.
In Cape Town, trips are driven by a vetted local affiliate chauffeur and coordinated by our 24/7 desk.
Where to eat
Contemporary · $$$$ · Constantia
Perennially— a refined tasting menu in a forest setting above Constantia.
Japanese-Cape · $$$$ · City Centre
A top-ranked city-centre restaurant marrying Japanese technique with Cape ingredients, with rooftop views.
Tapas · Contemporary · $$$ · Woodstock
Luke Dale-Roberts's buzzing small-plates restaurant atop the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock.
Eclectic · $$$ · Gardens
A romantic, bohemian restaurant in a candle-lit Victorian house with a magical garden, on buzzy Kloof Street.
Pan-African · $$$ · Green Point
A festive pan-African tasting-menu experience with drumming, dancing and dishes from across the continent.
Food market · $$
A restored mill in Woodstock hosting a Saturday food-and-craft market and design shops.
Places to go
Cape Town
The flat-topped mountain towering over the city — ride the rotating cableway to its summit for jaw-dropping views.
Cape Peninsula
The rugged tip of the Cape Peninsula, where the cold Atlantic meets sweeping cliffs and wild beaches.
Waterfront
A lively working-harbour district of shops, restaurants and the Zeitz MOCAA contemporary-art museum.
Simon's Town
A sheltered cove near Simon's Town home to a charming colony of African penguins you can watch from boardwalks.
Table Bay
The UNESCO-listed island prison where Nelson Mandela was held — tours are led by former political prisoners.
Newlands
A botanical garden on Table Mountain's eastern slopes, showcasing South Africa's unique flora.
The perfect chauffeured day
Where business happens
Meetings & events
Worth seeing
Cape Town · Local intel
Cape Town’s top executive stops include the V&A Waterfront for dining, shopping, Zeitz MOCAA, and harbour views, plus the Table Mountain area, Bo-Kaap, and Kirstenbosch for a polished half-day itinerary. For a more upscale coastal feel, add Camps Bay, Sea Point, and the scenic drive toward Chapman’s Peak and the Cape Peninsula. The CBD, De Waterkant, and Kloof Street are also worth a chauffeured visit for restaurants, boutiques, and a compact city-centre experience.
Cape Town is spread out, with key business and leisure areas separated by longer cross-city drives, so moving efficiently matters. Traffic, limited parking in the CBD, Waterfront, and beach districts, and paid street parking in busy zones make a private chauffeur the easiest option. A chauffeur keeps arrivals smooth, avoids parking delays, and lets an executive use travel time productively between meetings, dinners, and sightseeing.
Cape Town · Chauffyr operating model
A comparable vehicle class to our standard: Business Sedan for one or two passengers, Executive SUV for three to five with luggage, and Executive Sprinter or Jet Sprinter equivalents for groups. Vehicle class is chosen from your headcount and luggage count, and the price is confirmed in writing before you book. The chauffeur’s name, mobile and plate are confirmed by SMS and email the night before departure (or on dispatch for same-day rides).
Our 24/7 reservations desk watches the flight (commercial) or tail number (private aviation) from before block-out. Commercial arrivals carry 60 minutes of complimentary wait after wheels-down to clear immigration and baggage; private aviation includes 15 minutes of complimentary wait after actual landing time, and is met plane-side where the FBO permits, lobby-side otherwise. Non-airport pickups carry 15 minutes of complimentary wait at the quoted pickup time.
Every quote is in USD; your confirmed quote is locked when you book — no distance surcharge, no fuel surcharge. The 20% gratuity is added when you book; any wait time beyond the complimentary windows above are the only post-ride line items on the receipt. Written confirmation of chauffeur, vehicle and pickup follows by email. Our 24/7 desk responds right away.
The desk takes same-day and overnight requests by phone when the quote widget on this page isn’t enough — for multi-stop itineraries, late-night private arrivals, event-week movements or corporate billing changes. Call +1-833-457-5466.
Service · at a glance
Our 24/7 reservations desk watches the flight (commercial) or tail number (private aviation) from before block-out. Commercial airport arrivals get up to 60 minutes of complimentary wait after wheels-down to clear immigration and baggage, then extra wait is billed at the vehicle's hourly rate in 15-minute increments; private-aviation (FBO) arrivals get 15 minutes of complimentary wait after actual landing time, then extra wait is billed at the vehicle’s hourly rate in 15-minute increments; they are met plane-side where the FBO permits, lobby-side otherwise. Non-airport pickups carry 15 minutes of complimentary wait at the quoted pickup time.
You are dispatched a late-model Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Lincoln Aviator or similar executive sedan, a Cadillac Escalade / Chevrolet Suburban or similar SUV, or an Executive Sprinter van depending on headcount and luggage. The chauffeur’s name, mobile and vehicle plate are confirmed by SMS and email the night before departure (or on dispatch for same-day rides). Every chauffeur holds a current commercial licence, is background-checked, drug-tested, and carries the state-required commercial livery insurance.
Chauffyr quotes are in USD; your confirmed quote is locked when you book — no distance surcharge, no fuel surcharge. The only post-ride adjustments are the 20% gratuity added when you book any wait time beyond the policy windows above, both of which appear as explicit line items on your receipt. Billing to a corporate account is available on request; our desk invoices against a single credit card or ACH relationship.
Most rides can be booked up to a few hours before pickup through the live quote widget on this page; our 24/7 US-based desk handles same-day and overnight requests by phone. Every booking returns a written confirmation to your email, with the dispatcher’s direct line should anything on the day of travel change. Cancellation and no-show policy vary by vehicle class and are listed on our cancellation policy page.
Our own fleet serves Napa and the Bay Area; elsewhere, trips are run by vetted affiliate partners.
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