Skaris Touring

Welcome to Skaris Touring

George Skaris has been hosting, guiding and entertaining people for the past 20 years locally and abroad, having had a business in Verbier, Switzerland for many years. George has decided to settle back in Cape Town and share his local knowledge, show off this beautiful part of South Africa, and show you the experiences of the Western Cape and surrounds.

As a registered Tourist Guide, he will personally offer you a Tour on his Harley Davidson or in his Mercedes Vito. The tours George offers include Mountain Biking, Hiking, Animal viewing, Marine life sightings, Historical, Cultural, Winelands, Township Tours or just beautiful views of the sea and mountains.

"SKARIS TOURING CC" is part of CTGA (Cape Town Guides Association), complete with a PDP (Professional Drivers Permit), R 10m Public liability and tracker with our vehicle.

  • Half Day / Full Day Touring

    Tours may be half day or full day depending on what you'd like to see and visit. Depending on your time available, we can combine tours to give you a full day in our city or spoil you for a half day to give you a good feel for what Cape Town and surrounds can offer.

  • 3 - 5 day Garden Route Touring

    This tour takes us up the East Coast. We follow Winelands, Lakes, Forest, Safari Parks and Reserves. We can drive to Knysna, Plett (500km) or as far as Port Elizabeth, Addo Elephant Park, (800km). It's an exciting trip with game viewing, sea life, wine, restaurants, views, walks in Forests, and for the more adventurous we can do mountain biking, bungee jumping etc.

  • Create your own Tour

    I will tailor make your tour to suit your needs. If you have any ideas, requests or tours you'd like to incorporate together, please contact me and I will put a special itinerary together for you. If you'd like to do East Coast, West Coast, Adventure, Animals, Sea, Relaxed, Historical, Cultural, Sporting, Beach, I can do it for you.

Latest Specials

  • Shark cage diving season is here

    Come see these beasts in their natural environment from the safety of a cage, 2 hours from Cape Town.
    R 1750 p/p transport from CT included
    R 1150 per child under 13, transport included
    Enquire Now!

  • MTB Rentals

    Take a guide and explore some of what the Western Cape has to offer on 2 wheels, or just rent a few bikes and hit the dirt.
    R 250 p/d
    R 500 p/d for a bicycle trailer
    Enquire Now!

  • Brett Hill & Family, Cayman Islands & San Francisco

    A large group of us have just visited the Cape from the Cayman Islands and San Francisco - 4 families in all. We engaged Skaris Touring to handle our accommodation, itinerary and additional drivers for our 9 nights in the Cape and I must say that George could not have been more helpful. There was no nickel and diming over the cost of his services and he was very flexible with daily timing. He also personally inspected our chosen accommodation and set up the appropriate sleeping arrangements - not an easy task when 4 families are sharing 3 apartments. Our group consisted of 18 people from 2 to 50 years of age so it was quite a diverse bunch and at various times, different people wanted to do different things. George made it happen with no fuss whatsoever and went way above our expectations in terms of booking restaurants, shark dives, mountain biking, etc. Nothing was too much trouble in spite of his having to deal with a constantly moving target as regards the itinerary. George has great interpersonal skills and is a fun guy to spend time with. And one little secret - he\'s also talented guitarist and singer. Make sure you arrange an evening around the braai (BBQ for those non-Saffers). I have absolutely no reservations recommending Skaris Touring. Cool, thanks and chat later

  • Chris, Switzerland

    Chris, Switzerland Nous venons de faire deux semaines de MTB avec George, un super guide, mais surtout une personne réellement EXCEPTIONELLE, qui nous a fait découvrir sa région dans une bonne humeur quotidienne, si vous chercher un guide c\'est celui là Tank you George

  • Chris, Switzerland

    We have just spent two weeks of MTB with George, a great guide, but especially someone with EXCEPTIONAL personal skills. We covered the Western Cape extensively. Fantastic positive attitude and good character daily was shown, if you need a guide, I can recommend George. Thank you for a great time George

  • Zohra

    A trip along the Atlantic Seaboard on the back of a Harley is a nicety; having George as your host is a must! We had to cut our trip short but George was extremely accommodating about this too. A definite to be repeated experience for me!

  • Loo Naylor, UK

    George was a fantastic, entertaining and informative guide on his Harley around the Cape. Riding a Harley is so exhilarating I'm no biker chick, but I'm sorely tempted to get my own licence and bike now as it was so much fun (and there's just something about the throaty noise they make)! I can't recommend him highly enough and in fact I've been singing his praises to so many people you'll need to get in quick before he's booked forever more!

  • Harry Yaffe, USA

    We had a fabulous bicycle tour with George. The trip ,60km, included a great workout, fabulous vistas, delicious lunch, and most of all George's knowledge of the area, his enthusiasm for the sport, and his terrific wit. This was a most enjoyable event.

  • Samantha, UK

    Cannot recommend highly enough!! I did both the Harley tour and Mountain Biking and both experiences made my holiday. The Harley touring was an amazing way to see the Cape and the Mountain Biking was just great great fun! George is a total joy - and looked after me beautifully - in my opinion you would be hard pressed to better it. SR :)

  • Chris, Gisela, Peter, Robert, Willi and Agnes from Germany - May 2011

    Dear Friends of South Africa, A family event led us go to South Africa. The destinations were Cape Town and its immediate surrounds, a Game Farm in the Swartberg and Knysna, then along the Garden Route, in and around Plettenberg Bay. Our expectations were high, but from that, what we were seeing, we were overwhelmed by. A contributing factor, our guide George. He drove us to the most beautiful places, showed us and told us alot about the country, on game drives, brought us close to the animals and in organizing, he is a true champion. We had a lot of fun, plenty of laughter, great food and drink, and spent so many wonderful days together. For us, this holiday will be unforgettable. Thank you George for all! And when we visit this beautiful country once again, of course, with you as our guide.

  • Chris, Gisela, Peter, Robert, Willi and Agnes from Germany - May 2011

    Liebe Freunde von Sudafrika, uns fuhrte ein Familienfest nach Sudafrika. Die Reiseziele waren Kapstadt, eine Farm in den Swatbergen und Knysna an der Gardenroute. Unsere Erwartungen waren grob, doch von dem was wir zu sehen bekamen waren wir uberwaltigt. Und dazu beigetragen hat unser Reiseleiter George. Er hat uns an die schonsten Platze gefahren, viel gezeigt, erzahlt, bei Pirschfahrten uns nahe an die Tiere gebracht und ist ein wahrer Meister im organisieren. Wir hatten viel Spab, haben reichlich gelacht, toll gegessen und getrunken, unzahliges unternommen und so zusammen wunderschone Tage verbracht. Fur uns wird dieser Urlaub unvergesslich bleiben. Dir George vielen Dank dafur! Und wenn wir einmal wieder dieses wunderbare Land besuchen, dann naturlich mit Dir als Guide.

  • King family Australia

    From the moment he picked us up from the Airport we knew George Skaris was not an ordinary kind of tour guide. George made us feel totally at home in Cape Town and in his beloved Camps Bay. We missed out on nothing as George took us on a local's tour of his beautiful city. His knowledge of the wine region was unsurpassed and he was the BEST guy to have on safari that you can imagine. But more than that - George is funny, smart, generous and has a knack of getting on with everyone, especially the kids (all important) and getting that extra out of every situation. When holiday time is short, you want it to be perfect. And George does his best to make that happen. Our family holiday to South Africa was unforgettable and Skaris Touring had a lot to do with that. Try it - you'll LOVE IT!

  • Mel and family, Auzzie

    We had the most fun ever, our family found George extremely entertaining, fantastic with kids (and us older kids). We saw George's Whale (it's a must see), the baboons, some Penguins and played with the Ostriches (we weren't even in a reserve). He knows everyone around the Cape...I can highly recommend that if you are in Cape Town, you definitely need to tour with Skaris Touring. It's a owner driven, toured company, extremely well priced & lots of fun...(that's the difference)

  • Family Austria-South Tyrol: Tony & Helga, Julia, Anton

    George Skaris was the best guide we've ever had! He knows very much about Cape Town and its sourroundings. Not only the children adored him from the first moment on, but also we liked his entertaining personality! We had a lot of fun with him - but he also knows very well when it is time to be serious. We saw loads of gorgeous things such as whales, penguins, cheetas.....and really breath-taking places! It is worth to go on a tour with George when you are in Cape Town - and I'm sure it will be an unforgettable experience and therefore we all send you an enormous hug and we really hope to see you again!