Guidebook for Cape Town

Michael & Kirstin
Michael & Kirstin
Guidebook for Cape Town

Drinks & Nightlife

Hangout of the young and young at heart - the party goes on till 3am
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Café Caprice
37 Victoria Rd
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Hangout of the young and young at heart - the party goes on till 3am
Nightclub - rock all night on the beachfront
Nisha Nightclub
Victoria Road
Nightclub - rock all night on the beachfront

Food Scene

Restaurant for the jet-set, breathtaking views - relaxed atmosphere
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The Bungalow
3 Victoria Rd
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Restaurant for the jet-set, breathtaking views - relaxed atmosphere
The original open plan restaurant of Cape Town
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Blues
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The original open plan restaurant of Cape Town
Several breakfast, bar and spa options
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The Bay Hotel
69 Victoria Rd
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Several breakfast, bar and spa options
Great sushi - and probably celebrity sitings too
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Codfather Seafood & Sushi
37 The Dr
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Great sushi - and probably celebrity sitings too
Want a good steak? You can't go wrong.
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The Hussar Grill Camps Bay
108 Camps Bay Drive
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Want a good steak? You can't go wrong.
5 star dinning in a 250 year old national monument set in the depths of a wooded glade overlooking the bay.
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Round House Road
Round House Road
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5 star dinning in a 250 year old national monument set in the depths of a wooded glade overlooking the bay.
Magnificent setting and great menu
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Paranga Restaurant
Victoria Road
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Magnificent setting and great menu
It's name says it all - Grand
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THE GRAND CAFE
35 Victoria Road
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It's name says it all - Grand
Adjacent to the V&A Waterfront - knockout views with your feet actually in the beach sand.
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Grand Africa Café & Beach
Granger Bay Boulevard
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Adjacent to the V&A Waterfront - knockout views with your feet actually in the beach sand.
Pizza, Pool, Sport events on the big screen and dance all night - pick it right and it's Karaoke too
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Dizzy's
41 The Drive
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Pizza, Pool, Sport events on the big screen and dance all night - pick it right and it's Karaoke too
Beautiful, secluded, magnificent restaurants and bar - sun-downers overhanging the Atlantic
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12 Apostles Hotel & Spa
Victoria Road
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Beautiful, secluded, magnificent restaurants and bar - sun-downers overhanging the Atlantic
Position, position, position - built right onto the rocks it is the place for a sundowner and a dip in the rim-flow pool overhanging the Atlantic.
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Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town
100 Beach Rd
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Position, position, position - built right onto the rocks it is the place for a sundowner and a dip in the rim-flow pool overhanging the Atlantic.
Can you say "Gastronomical heaven"? Beautiful valley tucked between soaring peaks; "Fransch" in its name hints at its French heritage - a pedigree that lives on in fine dinning and spectacular wines.
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Franschhoek
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Can you say "Gastronomical heaven"? Beautiful valley tucked between soaring peaks; "Fransch" in its name hints at its French heritage - a pedigree that lives on in fine dinning and spectacular wines.
It's truly a sanctuary for our feathered and some furry friends - it's around the corner, and it is well worth a visit.
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Iziko Lokuhlala Lwezilwane Lwezwe Lwezwe Neziko Lokukhupha Amankonkco
Valley Road
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It's truly a sanctuary for our feathered and some furry friends - it's around the corner, and it is well worth a visit.
The centerpiece of an eclectic extent of pedestrian shopping streets that spoke out in every direction, packed with curios, restaurants, museums, bars and boundless nightlife.
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Greenmarket Square
Longmarket Street
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The centerpiece of an eclectic extent of pedestrian shopping streets that spoke out in every direction, packed with curios, restaurants, museums, bars and boundless nightlife.

Sightseeing

One of the greatest Waterfront developments in the world - overflowing with restaurants, shops, boat rides and entertainment. Your jump off point for fishing, yachting and helicopter flips
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V&A Waterfront
19 Dock Rd
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One of the greatest Waterfront developments in the world - overflowing with restaurants, shops, boat rides and entertainment. Your jump off point for fishing, yachting and helicopter flips
Forget the Algarve and Big Sur in California - There is nothing quite as beautiful as Chapmans Peak - gateway to Cape Point.
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Chapmans Peak Drive
Chapmans Peak Drive
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Forget the Algarve and Big Sur in California - There is nothing quite as beautiful as Chapmans Peak - gateway to Cape Point.
"Quaint" doesn't begin to describe this tiny gem of a beach - with its colony of endangered penguins.
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Boulders Beach
Kleintuin Road
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"Quaint" doesn't begin to describe this tiny gem of a beach - with its colony of endangered penguins.
You could drive right past it - and most tour-guides probably will. Stop, take a look at this weekend getaway just adjacent to Cape Point entry gate - you'll want to buy a bungalow down there.
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Smitswinkel Bay
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You could drive right past it - and most tour-guides probably will. Stop, take a look at this weekend getaway just adjacent to Cape Point entry gate - you'll want to buy a bungalow down there.
You can't come to Cape Town without seeing this.
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Cape Point
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You can't come to Cape Town without seeing this.
You're on the slopes - you simply have to go up and take a look. Heck, if you get it on the wrong day they'll just about be parking down to where you'll be living (in my cottage).
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I-Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg Rd
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You're on the slopes - you simply have to go up and take a look. Heck, if you get it on the wrong day they'll just about be parking down to where you'll be living (in my cottage).
If you want a lovely amble up or around (contour path) a beautiful 2,000 foot / 600m mountain; Lion's head will take your breath away. Ask me and I'll help you out - even accompany you if I can.
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Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill Road
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If you want a lovely amble up or around (contour path) a beautiful 2,000 foot / 600m mountain; Lion's head will take your breath away. Ask me and I'll help you out - even accompany you if I can.
Pitched at the foot of the towering Table Mountain range, 3 hours is not enough to see these magnificent gardens.
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Isityalo SesiNkululeko SaseKirstenbosch
Rhodes Drive
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Pitched at the foot of the towering Table Mountain range, 3 hours is not enough to see these magnificent gardens.
You're in Cape Town - yet you can still visit a game park on a day-trip... can you believe it?
Aquila Safari Animal Rescue Center
You're in Cape Town - yet you can still visit a game park on a day-trip... can you believe it?
Great view of the local sea-life without getting your feet wet.
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I-Aquarium Yezintaba Ezingaphambili
Dock Road
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Great view of the local sea-life without getting your feet wet.
Lions - close-up - and a very knowledgeable staff to put you in the picture.
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I-Drakenstein Lion Park
Old Paarl Road
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Lions - close-up - and a very knowledgeable staff to put you in the picture.
Butterflies like you didn't even know existed.
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Butterfly World
R44
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Butterflies like you didn't even know existed.
Ground Zero to book an encounter with... Jaws. Yep - we're on a peninsula - you're living on the Atlantic; embrace the relative chill - because that other coast has warm water and some big uptails!
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Shark Diving
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Ground Zero to book an encounter with... Jaws. Yep - we're on a peninsula - you're living on the Atlantic; embrace the relative chill - because that other coast has warm water and some big uptails!
The premium property in all of Africa - it's "wind safe" - even when the rest of the city has wind, Clifton's world class beaches remain untouched.
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Clifton
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The premium property in all of Africa - it's "wind safe" - even when the rest of the city has wind, Clifton's world class beaches remain untouched.
Smack in the middle of Table Bay; with the city wrapping its arms around this 3km x 2km low-slung island 10km off the coast, Robben Island has been a prison that housed Madiba - Nelson Mandela.
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Robben Island
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Smack in the middle of Table Bay; with the city wrapping its arms around this 3km x 2km low-slung island 10km off the coast, Robben Island has been a prison that housed Madiba - Nelson Mandela.
The end of a 5km mountain road that terminates 400m above the city, harbour, and beach suburb. It's steep slopes are perfect for updrafts and the hangliders and paragliders who leap and soar
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Signal Hill
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The end of a 5km mountain road that terminates 400m above the city, harbour, and beach suburb. It's steep slopes are perfect for updrafts and the hangliders and paragliders who leap and soar

Arts & Culture

Endless live Theatre
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Itheatara ku-The Bay
Link Street
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Endless live Theatre

Shopping

Quick and convenient supermarket
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Pick n Pay Camps Bay
Victoria Road
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Quick and convenient supermarket
Too many restaurants, shops, bars, nightclubs and other attractions to begin to name them... but it's about 200m from my cottage, so... explore at will.
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The Promenade
Victoria Road
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Too many restaurants, shops, bars, nightclubs and other attractions to begin to name them... but it's about 200m from my cottage, so... explore at will.

Everything Else

Nightclub with 80's music and a young crowd - doing it like we used to
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DecoDance Night Club
19 Main Rd
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Nightclub with 80's music and a young crowd - doing it like we used to
Working fishing harbour, fabulous food market, dozens of eateries and bars, seals, curios and a magnificent setting.
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Hout Bay Harbour
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Working fishing harbour, fabulous food market, dozens of eateries and bars, seals, curios and a magnificent setting.
Want to do lengths? 5 pools filled with ocean water right on the ocean give you endless options for depth and lenght - take the whole family and enjoy the grass verges and diving boards into 10m pool.
Sea Point Bathing Pavilion
Beach Road
Want to do lengths? 5 pools filled with ocean water right on the ocean give you endless options for depth and lenght - take the whole family and enjoy the grass verges and diving boards into 10m pool.
Want to take a leisurely paddle in a safe organized kayak tour of the ocean? See Dolphin, whales, penguins, seals... schools of fish, sunfish. It'll be a highlight of your trip.
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Kaskazi Kayaks & Adventures | Sea Point, Cape Town
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Want to take a leisurely paddle in a safe organized kayak tour of the ocean? See Dolphin, whales, penguins, seals... schools of fish, sunfish. It'll be a highlight of your trip.
The original wine farm of the Cape - magnificent manor house dates back to the 1600's - cool breezy vineyard slopes stretch on forever over the city and toward the Indian Ocean. Great Restaurants.
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Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia Road
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The original wine farm of the Cape - magnificent manor house dates back to the 1600's - cool breezy vineyard slopes stretch on forever over the city and toward the Indian Ocean. Great Restaurants.
Restaurant, Coffee Bar, Tennis pros for hire, day Spa - All set in a wooded glade overhanging the beach.
The Glen Apartments
10 Chilworth Rd
Restaurant, Coffee Bar, Tennis pros for hire, day Spa - All set in a wooded glade overhanging the beach.
Beginner surfer? When the North-West wind blows, this is where you want to be.
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Muizenberg
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Beginner surfer? When the North-West wind blows, this is where you want to be.
Want to windsurf? Kiteboard? Surf? It's about as good as it gets anywhere in the world.
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Big Bay
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Want to windsurf? Kiteboard? Surf? It's about as good as it gets anywhere in the world.
It's the northern tip of Camps Bay Beach - and it's a great spot for a surf if you now what you're doing on a hard fast beach break.
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Glen Beach
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It's the northern tip of Camps Bay Beach - and it's a great spot for a surf if you now what you're doing on a hard fast beach break.
Forbid that police are ever needed - but if they are you're living about 250m from them. We have a fantastic bunch of local policemen who work very closely with our Neighbourhood Watch.
South African Police Service Camps Bay
97 Victoria Rd
Forbid that police are ever needed - but if they are you're living about 250m from them. We have a fantastic bunch of local policemen who work very closely with our Neighbourhood Watch.