Top Bachelor Party Ideas in Cape Town

Stag parties for every budget, style and personality

Last updated: 6 February 2024

From your quintessential strippers-and-sports evening to your laidback braai day, this overview of stag party ideas suits any personality type, any budget and any time frame out there.

SCOOT, BIKE OR TRY ARCHERY

Monster Mountain Scooters, purpose-built tracks, traditional archery, wine farm bike tours and mountain biking trails. Sounds like the perfect combo for a day with the lads (even your grandpa can join). And it’s all located in a hidden valley outside Stellenbosch. Plus, you can pop by next door to Banhoek Chilli Oil for lunch. Find out more about the outdoor adventure at Scootours Banhoek.

Cost: R590 pp
Book: via bookings@scootours.co.za or scootours.co.za 

Swart Street | Kylemore | @scootoursbestdayever | Image: Scootours 

TAKE A ROAD TRIP ON A VIBEY KOMBI 

Best mate getting married? Kiff Kombi Tours has epic bachelor parties to choose from. Road trip through Cape Town with the coolest tunes blaring from the speakers during a Wine, Beer & Biltong Safari or a Craft Beer Safari. There's also a Clayshooting & Craft Beer tour, or if you're looking for something more active, a Kayaking & Craft Beer tour. No matter what you choose, it'll be the most talked about party for years to come.

Cost: Tours start at R1 330pp, depending on group size 
Book: Online at kiffkombitours.co.za

Kiff Kombi Tours | 072 213 3888 | bookings@kiffkombitours.co.za | Kiffkombitours.co.za

ESCAPE FROM PRISON WITH YOUR SQUAD

What’s the most fun you can have with your friends in 60 minutes? HintHunt escape rooms. Hands down! In HintHunt escape rooms, you can play the hero (or villain) in your own movie. The decadently dressed rooms are a thrill to be in and play, and it injects just the right energy for your bachelor or bachelorette party wanting to make a night of it. Hint: The venue is at the V&A Waterfront and closes late on Fridays (last game slot at 8.30pm). 

Open: Tuesdays to Thursdays, 10am - 5.30pm; Fridays + Saturdays, 10am - 8.30pm; Sundays, 10am - 4pm.
Book online: at HintHunt.co.za

HintHunt | Watershed | 17 Dock Road | V&A Waterfront | 076 187 2764 | capetown@hinthunt.co.za | Instagram: @hinthuntafrica

CELEBRATE WITH RUM, BRANDY AND STEAKS

Is the groom also your favourite drinking buddy? Treat him to brandy, rum or tequila tastings at this bucket list steakhouse by the sea. Char’d Grill & Wine Bar is an experience for the senses, with interactive gin atomisers and tasting trays. Taste everything from Oude Molen, Joseph Barry or assorted brandies as well as a Leonista and Espolon tequila. Why drink on an empty stomach? Pair your tastings with a meat appreciation platter or one of the delectable small plates.

Cost: Varies
Book: Via Dineplan

Char’d Grill & Wine Bar | Village Square | Hermanus | 028 312 1986 | info@chardhermanus.co.za | @chardhermanus | Image: Char’d Grill

 

SEND OFF THE BACHELORS + BACHELORETTES

Make your pal walk the metaphorical gangplank into her or his marriage with a party on the Jolly Roger Pirate Boat. It’s South Africa’s only pirate ship and you can board it and party all night – even better, book it exclusively and you get to choose the music for the night. Plus a themed party can be arranged.

Open: Summer, 9am-7pm; winter, 9am - 5pm
Book: Call 021 421 0909 or book on webtickets 

Yacoob Yachts | 7A 5 W Quay Road | V&A Waterfront | 021 421 0909 |info@yacoobyachts.co.za |Instagram

GO PARTY AT A CLASSY STRIP CLUB

Mavericks is Cape Town’s premium strip club on three floors. The Empire Lounge, on the ground floor, is quieter and perfectly set up for bachelor or bachelorette parties. It features its own bar and areas which can be curtained off that feature a private dance pole. This is what a night out at Mavericks looks like.

Open: from 3pm on Fridays
Book: on Dineplan or whatsapp 063 261 2312.

68 Barrack St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000. Credit: mavericks

CRAFT BEER, BRAAI OR WINE TASTING

An epic road trip through Cape Town, going from one hot spot to the next, in a colourful, painted minibus with your best friends and the coolest tunes blaring from the speakers – Kiff Kombi Tours is perhaps the city’s ultimate bachelor party experience. Kiff Kombi Tours offers loads of tour options, but the Craft Beer Safari and Wine, Beer & Biltong Safari that takes you from Cape Town to picturesque Stellenbosch are recommended. They offer perfect bachelor-party activities such as clayshooting, paintball and bubble soccer. Their website offers a section for Bachelor/ette-Events specifically. Or, custom-make your tour by choosing your own route, sites and pick-up and drop-off spots – perfect for creating that bachelor party that everyone will be talking about for years to come.

Cost: Kiff Kombi Tours' Craft Beer Safari, as well as the Wine, Beer & Biltong Safari, is from R1100pp - R2100, depending on the size of the group. 
+27 (0)72 213 3888 | bookings@kiffkombitours.co.za | Kiffkombitours.co.za

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