Cape Town Things to Do

 84 Reviews  However often we visit Cape Town, we never tire of Boulders Beach. The main visitor centre with the wooden boardwalks down into the penguin colony are great, and lots of other tourists have written... 

 145 Reviews  Cape Point is a glorious location, especially if the weather is good. Actually it's probably even more impressive when the weather is foul and you get a real sense of what the first explorers had to... 

 50 Reviews  'Iconic' is one of my favourite words (as those who have read my travel pages will know) and there are few locations in Cape Town that better deserve this adjective than the Chapman's Peak Drive! The... 

 68 Reviews  This small town, situated about 40 km east of Cape Town, is worth visiting for a couple of reasons. Founded in 1679, it is the second oldest town in South Africa (the first one is Cape Town).... 

 81 Reviews  This is a very popular tourist attraction besides being a working port. You can sense the vibrancy of the area as soon as you get there. There just seems to be a lightness of mood as people wander... 

 91 Reviews  Kommetjie (pronounced "Kom-e-key") is one very laid back place, and arguably the New Age capital of the Cape Peninsula. Kommetjie is located on the Atlantic side of the peninsula, just south of... 

 85 Reviews  The Cape Town museum is located at the end of the Corporation Gardens just next to Parliament, and is a great natural history museum that doesn't seem to get the credit that it deserves. The building... 

 65 Reviews  A visit to a botanical garden in winter - is it worth paying an admission fee? If you are in Cape Town in winter, don't hesitate. They say that each season is good to visit Kirstenbosch Botanical... 

 68 Reviews  Making the pilgrimage to Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for the majority of his 27 years in prison features close to the top of most tourist's South African To Do list, and with... 

 27 Reviews  This neighbourhood, located on a hill south-west of downtown, is the area historically inhabited by mainly Islaminc descendants of slaves from South-East Asia (the area was known as - 'Malay Quarter'... 

 41 Reviews  The Slave House museum is located in the CBD, close to Parliament, the Anglican cathedral and the entrance to Company Gardens. The main attraction here is an exhibit on Nelson Mandela. It draws on a... 

 30 Reviews  The Two Oceans aquarium is quite simply the best aquarium I've ever visited, and is a brilliant way to entertain young and old for a couple of hours - always a good backstop option if the weather... 

 18 Reviews  Duiker Island is a small island with seals on it. The island is the main spot of interest in a 30 minute boat tour which is offered from Hout Bay. There’s no possibility to get off the boat to get... 

 31 Reviews  The vast majority of Capetonians live in townships and you'll pass some of them on your way from the airport to the city centre. For me it would have been quite ignorant not to visit at least one of... 

 26 Reviews  In a corner of Jubilee Square, Simonstown, you can say hello to the statue of Able Seaman Just Nuisance, a Great Dane who was the only dog ever to be officially enlisted in the Royal Navy! Kids love... 

 20 Reviews  I was there late November and there are many, many wonderful shops in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront Mall. Give yourself at least a full day to explore and roam through the various sections. I... 

 14 Reviews  Downhill Adventures runs the oldest surf school in Cape Town, using proven techniques to get absolute beginners standing on a wave by the end of a day. Expert guides will fill you in on surfers’... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  ... well, perhaps the person you are talking to didn't just have a holiday in South Africa!One of South Africa's most rapidly expanding tourism sectors is... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  OK, this is very obscure, and probably only for people like me who have a 'greater than average' interest in the history around the first heart transplant ...... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Ask people to name a famous surgeon, and chances are that they will only be able to come up with one: Dr Christiaan Barnard, who performed the world’s first... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Visitors to Cape Town who use the airport as their point of entry will probably be familar with the elegant proportions of Groote Schuur Hospital on their right... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  Following on from my prevous travel tip, this is the second statue of Jan Smuts in Cape Town - puzzlingly located less than a kilometre from the other.This... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  If you're travelling to Cape Town with kids and are looking for interesting, family-friendly things to do, then look no further than the fantastic Child...