Cape Town is quite unlike any other city. It is a fishing village and metropolitan city, all rolled into one adventure play-ground. It is a place where people come to do business in-between hiking up the mountain and playing on the beach. It is a city rich in history, culture and heritage and is bursting at its seams with creativity, and entrepreneurial energy.
Some great things you can do in Cape Town:
- Take a cable car ride up world renowned Table Mountain and be inspired by the breath-taking view from the top.
- Catch the open-top double Decker Cape Town City Sightseeing Bus and enjoy a Hop-on-Hop-off Bus tour of the city.
- Stop to shop, have a bite to eat or explore the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront.
- Follow the steps of freedom on World Heritage Site Robben Island.
- Explore Cape Town’s floral kingdom at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and take in some live music while you are there.
- Picnic alongside a colony of African penguins at Boulders Beach.
- Visit Cape Point, part of the Table Mountain National Park, take a funicular ride to the point and a guided walk with baboons.
- Wondering about township life in Cape Town? Take a guided township tour to our vibrant and colourful communities.
- Visit the District Six Museum and immerse yourself in the memories of a community stemming from the apartheid era.
- Experience a wine tasting tour through the Constantia Winelands in a Rolls Royce or by vintage sidecar motorcycle.
Unique Experiences in the Mother City:
- A Cape Malay Cooking Safari involves a visit to the Bo-Kaap museum, tour through this historical area and cooking course and lunch in a local resident’s home.
- Get into the groove on a Cape Town Jazz Safari.
- Abseil of the top of Table Mountain or stay over in a tented camp.
- Party the night away at a she been and stay over in a local bed and breakfast in the townships.
- Sand boarding in Atlantis.
- Get up close and personal with whales.
- Horse riding at sunset on Noordhoek beach.
- Visit the new Green Point stadium, in the run up to the 2010, and take in the Greensman theatre production.
- Relax and unwind in one of the city’s luxurious spas enjoying treatments with quintessentially Cape elements like fynbos.
- Experience a walking tour of Cape Town; whether it is a modern Creative Cape Town or Historical City tour.
- Go on a culinary exploration of Cape Town, visiting the city’s countless top restaurants as Africa’s gourmet capital.
- Visit one of the city’s characteristic theatres for a local production with music ranging from opera, to swing, jazz, kwaito and hip-hop.
- Let the Cape Town Design Route map guide you to explore our city’s top design shops and incorporate spell binding art galleries in your tour.
