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  • By PEE-WEE on January 18, 2005
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  • MOTOR CAR. - Cape Town
    MOTOR CAR.
    by PEE-WEE
    Self-drive is very common in South Africa with generally good quality roads and they drive on the left (good for Brits, not so good for other Europeans & Americans). Cape Town and the Peninsula are quite easy to get around with distances allowing day trips from Cape Town across the Peninsula. The roads outside of the city are generally spacious and virtually empty.

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    Car / Taxi: A car is a must
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  • Updated By AndreSTGT on May 29, 2004
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  • Chapman's Peak Drive - Cape Town
    Chapman's Peak Drive
    by AndreSTGT
    Cape Town is one of those cities where you really need your own transport. Even within city limits there is no extensive or useful public transport system and getting to and around the peninsula, the Winelands or the Atlantic coast would be next to impossible without a car.
    Car rental is not expensive in South Africa, petrol is cheap and driving is a pleasure, even in the cities.

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    Car / Taxi: Smile, you're on Candid Camera!
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  • By Bunsch on December 29, 2006
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  • Aside from the shock of finding that the right-hand lane in South Africa is the passing lane, the biggest surprise to me has been the kamikaze-like fervor of the drivers, not just on the interstate-analogs (N1, N2) but even on tiny suburban streets that barely allow two
    vehicles to pass if both have one set of wheels up on the curb. Traffic enforcement, at least in Cape Town, is almost exclusively by camera. There are periodic signs along the autoroute with a speed listed and a camera icon. However, many of these are not operational cameras. You need to know which are -- because the rental car companies generally charge an "administrative fee" on top of whatever traffic fine is assessed if you're caught doing 120 in an 80 zone.

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    Car / Taxi: Getting around with a VW bus
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  • Luchonda
  • Updated By Luchonda on April 22, 2003
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  • Take a break - Cape Town
    Take a break
    by Luchonda
    Make a reservation via "CAPE PURSUITS". They are registrated tour guides.(Safety)
    Kobus is a great guide speaks many languages - he just forgot to fill petrol - so we had to stop in the middle of CT-but the view on Table Mountain was exceptional !
    Tx Kobus

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  • Other Contact: E-mail : Kobus@alacarte.co.za
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    Car / Taxi: Transport
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  • camilo74
  • By camilo74 on January 17, 2005
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  • Texis - Cape Town
    Texis
    by camilo74
    Although i didn't see buses in Capr Town i did see other kind of transports, such as usual taxis, and also some more interesting. The are big minibuses where local people use to travel , you can catch them in the street and they will charge you about R3 , also there are some cars calles Rikki's, you can call them by phone and they catch you. they transport a lot of people to different places , so you can get to know other areas of teh city they charge you about R15

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    Car / Taxi: Black Taxis
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  • By jo104 on March 3, 2005
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  • Be warned when people speak of black taxis in South Africa they do not mean reputable black cabs as in London.

    These taxis are usually beaten up minibuses which hold maybe 12 people but they cram 20+ inside. I heard of a case where the driver was steering the car with a lead pipe.

    Someone hangs out of the sliding door yelling destinations whilst the driver cuts up everyone in his path, hand on the horn. Not suprising there are many accidents and fatalitys involving black taxis.

    To be avoided at all costs I think its fair to say.

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    Car / Taxi: Great Beatleeee!
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  • By Zoe_bcn on September 18, 2002
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  • Car / Taxi - Cape Town
    by Zoe_bcn
    If you are planning a trip to Cape Town I think you will need to rent a car to move around the city. The public transport is not good. There are metro (its like a train, a little bit old and a little bit.... difficult to move with it), busses and taxis (you will find a lot of taxis in the main touristic places like Waterfront, Table Mountain, in the city centre... not very expensive and safety), but could be the best way it will be if you drive your own car. Remember that you should drive in the left side!!!
    In the pic.... the car that moved me around Cape Town!!!! Great!!! isn't it???

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    Car / Taxi: Without car
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  • Updated By LysDor on April 15, 2004
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  • Car / Taxi - Cape Town
    by LysDor
    You can survive in Cape Town without a car, but it is a very stretched out city, being wrapped around the mountain, so a car helps. There are good freeways, but there can be traffic jams at rush hours. Otherwise, there are buses and a suburban railway which are fine provided they go where you want to.

    Oh and one more thing you have to know how to drive on the LEFT!

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    Car / Taxi: Taxi around Cape Town
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  • By rcsparty on September 20, 2006
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  • If you are planning on taxi'ing around Cape Town, I would recommend getting one called from your hotel, and then provided you are happy with the driver, keeping his number for future needs. After my initial taxi ride, I was able to arrange drop offs/pick ups with the same driver, saving the hassle of trying to find a cab later. You do not want to be stuck without a taxi and have to walk any significant distance at night.

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    Car / Taxi: Taxis
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  • By IIGUANA on March 22, 2004
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  • There are plenty of taxis all around Cape Town. They're cheap and ver comfortable. You can even tell the taxi driver to pick you up at a certain hour if you're coming back from some party. And always ask for their telephone number, just in case. We did, and it saved us from walking quite a lot of kilometers!!!
    Do not travel on those mini vans. There are a lot, but I was told that they're not very safe. They're cheaper, but not safe.

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