When moving your home or belongings from Cape Town, it's essential to ensure your furniture and valuables are handled by seasoned professionals who prioritise safety and care.
Our movers and packers in Cape Town undergo thorough vetting and training, excelling in all types and sizes of removals. They collaborate with you to accommodate your specific needs and expectations, expertly managing each item from loading to unloading. This is the hallmark of the Wise Move experience.
Crucially, our team adapts to evolving circumstances, always prioritising the security and protection of your items, regardless of any challenges that arise. Your satisfaction is our commitment, and we’re dedicated to delivering on it.
Booking with Wise Move ensures a comprehensive service. Our moving companies are at your disposal throughout the entire process.
If you need packaging materials, we’ll supply them well in advance, enabling you to start the moving process promptly. Whether you seek advice or guidance on preparation and expectations, we're just a phone call or email away, ready to assist.
As for packing, we advise keeping box weights under 20kg to allow for safe stacking without causing damage. If you prefer a larger box, be sure to mark it as heavy to ensure correct placement in the truck.
Also, place a clear and visible FRAGILE sticker on boxes containing glass, ceramics, or other breakables to guarantee careful handling throughout the move.
Please note that we cannot move certain items due to legal and safety reasons. This includes explosives, illegal drugs, firearms, hazardous chemicals, jewellery, frozen goods, and cash. For a seamless move, contact us in advance with any questions or concerns about your items so we can provide tailored solutions.
On moving day, our specialists will take charge of loading large furniture and heavy items, carefully organising everything in trucks to maintain the integrity and safety of your possessions. Every mover is skilled in efficiently stacking and securing items to ensure safe transit.
Once at your new location, our movers will assist with unloading, following your instructions for placing boxes, furniture, and installations. Should you have any questions or concerns post-unloading, they will be happy to assist you in any way they can.
It's that simple! Choose Wise Move for trustworthy removals every time.
Achieving successful removals in Cape Town entails a blend of expertise and equipment, working in harmony to transport your belongings to your desired location. The professional movers on Wise Move possess the necessary expertise, and each team is supplied with top-tier professional tools to complete the task efficiently.
With our advanced equipment, we make moving bulky and awkward furniture much simpler, even items that other teams might struggle with. Whether navigating staircases or multi-storey buildings, we adeptly lift, manoeuvre, and position your items exactly where you need them.
To pack in as much as possible, your movers have access to reliable, heavy-duty vehicles suitable for both long and short-distance bookings. Each vehicle is furnished with harnesses and clips to secure your items, ensuring their safety as they journey across Cape Town.
Upon reaching the destination, our movers take every precaution to shield your home during the move. This includes securing floors, bannisters, and carpets to guard against rips, tears, and other damages.
For moving furniture to higher floors, Wise Move teams can expertly employ hoist hire to effortlessly lift your possessions inside or outside the building. All details will be confirmed and communicated with you beforehand for your peace of mind.
If you have any concerns or particular requirements for your move in Cape Town, simply let us know in advance, and we will plan accordingly to provide you with the smoothest and most straightforward moving experience possible.
Securing a mover in Cape Town that suits your timetable can be challenging. Perhaps you need an item collected on a specific day or require a swift move, with only a single day fitting your schedule. Whatever your situation, we are here to assist.
We collaborate with a variety of movers in Cape Town who are available throughout the week, including weekends and public holidays.
With Wise Move, there’s no need to spend time calling multiple movers to meet your needs. With just one enquiry, you can bypass hours of research or endless phone calls. Instead, you'll receive bookings from movers who are available on the days you select.
Our professional movers in Cape Town handle every aspect of your relocation—from packing and loading to transporting, unloading, and unpacking your items. We manage everything, allowing you to concentrate on the most important aspect: enjoying your new home or belongings.
While our movers can assist with tasks such as disconnecting washing machines, we advise that appliances are prepared ahead of moving day. Ensure fridges and freezers are unplugged, defrosted, and cleaned before being loaded into a van or truck. If you face any issues or are unsure how to prepare an item for your move, please inform our movers. On packing day, our team can arrive equipped with the necessary tools and handle it for you before the scheduled move.
For significant tasks like disconnection or reconnection of mains, we recommend engaging a qualified electrician or plumber.
If you require a clearance and decluttering service in Cape Town to tidy up rooms, garages, and lofts, we can organise this for you and seamlessly incorporate it into your booking.
We understand how challenging moving a single item can be. Some moving companies in Cape Town may not prioritise quick relocation of smaller items, while for others, it's not cost-effective. Yet, sometimes you need assistance with transporting a large wardrobe, bed, antique, piano, or a hefty sofa.
For our professionals in Cape Town, no job is too minor or too major. Regardless of your delivery requirements, our team will ensure your items are transported Door-to-Door at a reasonable cost.
Our movers will assist you with packing, loading your item into the vehicle, and transporting it anywhere across South Africa.
Have you bought a heavy or large item on Gumtree that is ‘Pickup Only’? We offer a specialised service to cater to the needs of online shoppers. Our comprehensive, friendly courier service spans across South Africa. We will deliver items to your doorstep on the same day or the next day, as per your request.
We are one of the most recommended moving companies in South Africa. Our customers are the driving force behind everything we do, and we constantly strive to improve our service based on the feedback we receive.
If you’re looking for a trusted mover, you’ve come to the right place. Our skilled professionals from all over South Africa are consistently rated highly by our customers.
With over 11,249 reviews on our website and a 9.4-rating you can ensure a quality, trusted service.
In addition, our business is rated 5-stars with over 1,700 reviews on Google Reviews.
Over 85% of our service clients have referred us to their families and friends. We are proud to have a stellar reputation in the community and are grateful for every referral we receive.
When moving house, professional packing isn't simply advisable—it's essential. Even with highly experienced moving teams managing your belongings, the packing process itself plays a crucial technical role in preventing damage or breakage. Proper packing provides essential cushioning, structural integrity, shock absorption, and secure containment, all of which are critical during transportation.
At Wise Move, we have assembled a network of South Africa’s premier packing specialists, thoroughly trained in advanced and technical packing methodologies tailored specifically for diverse household items. Our moving teams have extensive knowledge of packing materials, methods, weight distribution, and transport dynamics, enabling them to safely handle everything from fragile antiques and fine ceramics to sophisticated electronics, musical instruments, bulky furniture, and household appliances.
For fragile and highly sensitive items, such as fine china, glassware, artwork, or antiques, our teams employ an intricate Fragile Packing procedure. Each item undergoes a technical multi-step packing process beginning with acid-free tissue paper to guard against scratches, chemical reactions, or surface damage. This is followed by individual wrapping in multiple layers of high-density, industrial-grade bubble wrap designed specifically for superior shock absorption and vibration dampening. Items are then securely packed into reinforced double-wall corrugated boxes. The boxes are systematically arranged and clearly marked for identification, ensuring careful handling throughout the entire relocation process.
For furniture and larger household items such as cabinets, sofas, tables, and kitchen appliances, our teams utilise Blanket Packing—a highly technical method leveraging thick, durable, professional-grade moving blankets. Each item is expertly wrapped and secured using robust strapping or stretch film to prevent shifting, friction, or abrasion during transport. The technical approach employed by our moving teams ensures not only physical protection but also breathability, reducing potential moisture build-up that could otherwise damage surfaces.
Beyond packing, Wise Move's moving teams consistently apply precise handling and vehicle loading procedures. Items are meticulously arranged within moving trucks according to weight, size, and fragility, using advanced loading strategies to balance loads and optimise space utilisation. Securely strapped and braced to minimise shifting, items remain stable throughout transit, significantly reducing the potential for damage due to movement or vibration.
With Wise Move, your relocation is managed with technical precision and care, ensuring every item arrives safely and securely at your new home.
From the smallest rural community to the biggest city, Wise Move provides reliable moving teams ready to deliver your furniture and possessions anywhere in South Africa.
Once you send us your delivery details, our team coordinates everything. We organise the right moving teams in Cape Town to reach both you and your destination, handling the route planning and logistics from start to finish.
If you’re managing the move remotely, we can work directly with your family, friends, or employees to ensure packing, loading, transport, and unloading all happen smoothly. You don’t need to be present at either location—our movers complete the job professionally and to the standard you expect.
That’s a Wise Move guarantee.
When you need to move, we understand how frustrating it can be to expect to pay one price, only for extra costs to add up as the process drags on.
At Wise Move, we’ve done away with all that thanks to our strict ‘no hidden fees’ policy. Whatever quote we give you for your moving job will be final, no ifs or buts. We’re proud to offer value-driven moving for you, your family and your business that never takes you for granted.
Our charges are fully inclusive of petrol and any other charges the removal process might incur – including VAT, the goods and service tax levied by the government.
If you have any questions or queries about the quote you’ve been given, you can always get in touch and our friendly support team will be happy to help.
It's simple and easy to create a moving request on Wise Move.
Describe, add photos and the dimensions of your shipment in your request — anything that you think will make a difference, will make a difference.
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Book your preferred mover and arrange collection and delivery.
Prepare your package for collection or if you are moving home, get ready for moving day.
Meet and greet your chosen movers on your booking day.
Sit back and relax while your professional mover takes care of your delivery.
Wise Move’s expert moving teams deliver exceptional quality and care, optimising routes to keep costs low and your move on time.
Clear rates, no surprises.
Know what you pay upfront—no hidden fees or last-minute changes.
Our fixed prices give you confidence and control over your booking.
With one enquiry, book a team from the biggest network of movers in South Africa.
We’re dedicated to providing customers with the most efficient and cost-effective moving services in South Africa, whether for local moves or nationwide relocations.
Founded in 2017, Wise Move has grown under the leadership of CEO Chante Venter, with a clear focus on reliability, affordability, and quality service from start to finish.
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