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
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I-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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
Find all your daily grocery necessities, just down the road.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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I-Fugard Theatre
Small, intimate theatre with colour local productions.
Book at Computicket.com
Mainstream and student productions.
Book at Computicket.com
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I-Centre ye-Theatre ye-Baxter
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
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Itheatara ku-The Bay
Link StreetPieter Toerien Theatre has made a name for itself on the local scene. Book at Computicket.com
Entertainment just 350 m from our apartment!
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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.
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Pick n Pay Sea Point
277 Main RdGrocery store just down the road. Walking distance for daily/weekly goods.