Guidebook for Cape Town
Sightseeing
Each and every visitor has to get to the top of this World Wonder. Walk or ride up with the Cable Car. Book tickets online to skip queue
950 locals recommend
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg RdEach and every visitor has to get to the top of this World Wonder. Walk or ride up with the Cable Car. Book tickets online to skip queue
Boulders Beach
Kleintuin RoadPenguins are popular with people all over!
Our personal favourite way of finding peace and quiet from the madding crowd while viewing the Atlantic Seaboard from the water and meeting dolphins, whales, seals and more. Highly recommended.
56 locals recommend
Kaskazi Kayaks & Adventures | Sea Point, Cape Town
Our personal favourite way of finding peace and quiet from the madding crowd while viewing the Atlantic Seaboard from the water and meeting dolphins, whales, seals and more. Highly recommended.
Drive to view the coast and see where two Oceans meet (NOT - that's actually at Cape Aghulhas, but don't tell the millions of tourists who take picture here every day! :-)
Cape Peninsula
Drive to view the coast and see where two Oceans meet (NOT - that's actually at Cape Aghulhas, but don't tell the millions of tourists who take picture here every day! :-)
Take a drive to Gansbaai for a cage dive with Great Whites. Ideal for adventurers.
39 locals recommend
Shark Cage Dive · Marine Dynamics™
5 Geelbek StTake a drive to Gansbaai for a cage dive with Great Whites. Ideal for adventurers.
Take a ferry from the Waterfront to visit the former penal colony where Nelson Mandela spent many years before his release.
395 locals recommend
Robben Island
Take a ferry from the Waterfront to visit the former penal colony where Nelson Mandela spent many years before his release.
Drive here if you want the postcard view of Table Mountain, complete with Devil's Peak and Lion's Head for your Instagram account!
132 locals recommend
Bloubergstrand
Drive here if you want the postcard view of Table Mountain, complete with Devil's Peak and Lion's Head for your Instagram account!
Take a stroll through the Gardens and feed the squirrels some nuts.
602 locals recommend
Company's Gardens
Take a stroll through the Gardens and feed the squirrels some nuts.
Shopping
Upmarket mall with loads of shops - from Louis Vuitton to African curios. Lots of good restaurants and beautiful views of mountain and harbour.
33 locals recommend
V&A Waterfront Head Office
3 Dock RdUpmarket mall with loads of shops - from Louis Vuitton to African curios. Lots of good restaurants and beautiful views of mountain and harbour.
Woolworths Fort Road
Find all your daily grocery necessities, just down the road.
Food Scene
Trendy get-together place with wifi for cuppacinos and delicious Greek food.
32 locals recommend
Caffe Neo
129 Beach RdTrendy get-together place with wifi for cuppacinos and delicious Greek food.
A vineyard in a city! World-class wines and beautiful setting with tapas menu.
215 locals recommend
Constantia Glen
Constantia Main RoadA vineyard in a city! World-class wines and beautiful setting with tapas menu.
Same owner/chef for the last 30 odd years. Not big on atmosphere, but still faultless on steaks, cooked to perfection.
7 locals recommend
BuzBey Grill
3 Three Anchor Bay RoadSame owner/chef for the last 30 odd years. Not big on atmosphere, but still faultless on steaks, cooked to perfection.
Interesting menu with exotic tastes (ideal for inquisitive foreign visitors). Decent prices and great wines.
8 locals recommend
Karibu-South African Dining
Shop 156 Breakwater BlvdInteresting menu with exotic tastes (ideal for inquisitive foreign visitors). Decent prices and great wines.
Our favourite pizza delivery service. If you call from the landline, they know our address!
Butler's Pizza
141 Lansdowne RdOur favourite pizza delivery service. If you call from the landline, they know our address!
Buena Vista Social Cafe - Waterfront
Cuban menu/decor/vibes. No need to say more.
Everything Else
Take a tandem jump and land on the Promenade near the apartment! Perfect for adventurers
106 locals recommend
Parapax Tandem Paragliding - Cape Town
Signal Hill RoadTake a tandem jump and land on the Promenade near the apartment! Perfect for adventurers
If Van Hunks and the Devil aren't at their smoking competition, you'll love the walk up the mountain and the spectacular 360 degree views of the City, Peninsula, Robben Island and Table Bay.
10 locals recommend
Hike Table Mountain
37 Tafelberg RoadIf Van Hunks and the Devil aren't at their smoking competition, you'll love the walk up the mountain and the spectacular 360 degree views of the City, Peninsula, Robben Island and Table Bay.
Enjoy an 18 hole course with views of Table Mountain, the smell of the sea breeze and under the warm sun.
43 locals recommend
Metropolitan Golf Club
Fritz Sonnenberg RoadEnjoy an 18 hole course with views of Table Mountain, the smell of the sea breeze and under the warm sun.
Arts & Culture
Art lovers will enjoy this complex with permanent SA works and other exhibitions. Ask to see the eery yet fragile-looking sculpture by Jane Alexander, the Butcher Boys
190 locals recommend
Iziko South African National Gallery
Government AvenueArt lovers will enjoy this complex with permanent SA works and other exhibitions. Ask to see the eery yet fragile-looking sculpture by Jane Alexander, the Butcher Boys
For a drama production or even ballet. Book at Computicket.com
348 locals recommend
Artscape Theatre Centre
For a drama production or even ballet. Book at Computicket.com
Small, intimate theatre with colour local productions.
Book at Computicket.com
274 locals recommend
The Fugard Theatre
Small, intimate theatre with colour local productions.
Book at Computicket.com
Mainstream and student productions.
Book at Computicket.com
172 locals recommend
Baxter Theatre Centre
Main RoadMainstream and student productions.
Book at Computicket.com
Pieter Toerien Theatre has made a name for itself on the local scene. Book at Computicket.com
156 locals recommend
Theatre on The Bay
Link StreetPieter Toerien Theatre has made a name for itself on the local scene. Book at Computicket.com
Richard's Supper Stage and Bistro
229 Main RoadEntertainment just 350 m from our apartment!
Essentials
Grocery store just down the road. Walking distance for daily/weekly goods.
69 locals recommend
Pick n Pay Sea Point
277 Main RdGrocery store just down the road. Walking distance for daily/weekly goods.