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Alphen Dr, Constantia, Western Cape, 7848, South Africa
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Hello !
My name is Marie, I am 29years old.
My boyfriend and I are coming for 10 days of vacation in Cape Town.
We arrive the 2nd of November 2009 and leave the 11th of November.
We haven’t decided yet what we are going to do once we will be there but we are thinking about renting a car to be able to visit parks, wine road and so one.
Any suggestion/advice is welcome!
We haven’t yet book a place to stay in. We are not interested by going in a hotel, we would rather be interested to rent a small house or a room in somebody’s home, would you have some advices? Or suggestions? Or maybe do you offer that kind of service?
When you have the car, drive down the Cape of Good Hope all the way to Cape Point. It's a great drive, great scenery, interesting wildlife. Also relatively close by is the Bloukrans Bridge (the highest bungi jump in the world, depending on who you talk to). Of course do the Robben Island tour, hike Table Mountain. You'll have a great time!
Hi Marie,
With regards a place to stay, have a look at Carol of the Cape: http://www.capecarol.com/
We stayed in a very comfortable guest room and Carol has a lot of tips and ideas of things to do while in Cape Town. You may find it to your liking...
Cape Town has LOTS of things to do:
Cable car to the top of Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, Two Oceans Aquarium, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Castle of Good Hope, Boulders Beach (with the penguins), Cliffton Beach (for people watching), Llandudno beach (because it's so pretty), and many other beaches!
You'll love the Cape Wine Routes, regarded by many as the most picturesque in the world. Look out for the Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, Paarl and Tulbach Wine Routes.
Head up and down the coast. Going north you can visit the West Coast National Park and perhaps even see some flowers at Postberg Nature Reserve (may be a little too late though). On the East Coast, visit the lovely town of Hermanus, and you may be able to spot whales from the land!
Have a great time!
I have been checking out info on Capetown too (still looking!)
Being that I know nothing about CT, I thought this site had some interesting info. Maybe it will help you,too...
http://www.travelersanonymous.com/capetown
Hi Mlalo
I tried to email you but kept getting it rejected. A friend has a lovely small flat (very nice for 2 people) in a town called Strand, about 40 mins by car out of Cape Town between the winelands and the beach. Very reasonably priced, as it's off the usual beaten track. It might suit you. Please email me if you're interested and I can give you more details.
My daughter had an apartment directly above First Beach at Clifton. It was a truly magical place to set down a rug on the sand, open a bottle of well-chilled Chardonnay, and watch the sun go down. On Christmas Eve, 1998, I went to midnight mass in Camps Bay, and the service was held on the lawns outside the church. The night was warm, the scent of flowers heavy in the air - an unimaginable contrast with Christmas Eve in the UK
Initiation still takes place amongst the Xhosa people. Girls sometimes get circumcised too (which is largely frowned upon!), but boys are mainly circumcised. There has been an outcry for this practice to stop as there have been accidents and things have gone wrong, scalpels aren?t sterilized so infection sets in etc. But it does still go on, but mostly in the rural areas.
The boys are taken away from their village and go and live in the bush together for a few days. They partake in traditional bush dances, one being the 'Amakwetha', paint their bodies with a white clay substance and wear headdresses.
www.siyabona.com has some lovely detail about exactly what happens at one of these gatherings. Definitely worth a read!
Porcupine Ravine is the second ravine on the Camp's Bay side of Table Mountain. When you look at it from the bottom it seems impossible that you can walk up there! But there is actually a path!
I recommend to park the car just when you turn into the road that takes you up to the Cable Car station. From the parking spot there is a path that leads around the mountain. After maybe about 30 minutes there is a path that turns up the mountain. Just follow it and you'll get to Porcupine ravine. The way goes straight up. Don't turn left or right. When you are on top there is a little bit of climbing to do, but not too bad! And then there should be a path leading to the left over that little hill towards a sign post. Well, we missed that one and got a bit lost but luckily saw a different sign post and found the way again!
Porcupine ravine is very steep! But the views are so exeptional, special and spectacular that it's definately worth it!!
Down town is best at wednesdays and fridays - FEZ and 169 (colourds) are the best clubs I have been to, you find them right at long street. Green Point is cool too, specially NEWS CAFE and BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB. A must at sundays is LA MED inbetween Cliffton and Camps Bay.
"The Tank" is a very exicting restaurant in the Cape Quater. The blue light and the huge aquarium give a deep sea atmosphere. The food is very, very good and the service is perfect. Spaghetti with local mussels and clams.
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