V&A Canal Pedal Boats Cape Town are the most underrated R100 experience in the city

Have you ever used the pedal boats Cape Town? It feels like there’s red hearts everywhere we go, and love just seems to be in the air! But if you don’t want to overspend while still spending some time with your significant other, best friend, or by yourself, come experience the serene V&A canals as you have never done before on a self-padelled boat for only R100pp for 30 mins. Watch here.

Pedal Boats Cape Town

If you are looking for a romantic Valentine’s experience, the Pedal Boat has also released night rides at R200pp for 45 minutes. If you ask us, this is the perfect Valentine’s experience. The boats are all lit up with fairy lights, and you can also get a picnic basket for R200 or bring your own!

Starting at Battery Park, it’s one of those experiences that require no learning curve. After wearing your life jacket and signing a waiver (because you just have to), you hop on the boat with your pedaling partner and off you go.

The canals wind through the V&A’s hotels, offering stunning views of Hotel Sky and the city’s architecture before reaching the CTICC waterways.

You can go at a leisurely pace, resting at all the shaded bridges and enjoying the glittering water in all its glory. OR, you can opt for a gorgeous sunset ride for double the price.

If you go in the summer-y heat like us, you will need all the shade that you are going to get since you can’t swim in the canal water; apparently, you get fined R2000 if you do 🤯

You know Cape Town weather, and so booking with Get Your Guide means no stress!

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