Travel Guide of Cape Town in South Africa by Influencers and Travelers

Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa after Johannesburg and also the legislative capital of South Africa.

The Best Things to Do and Visit in Cape Town

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1 - Table Mountain National Park

Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on 29 May 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.

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2 - Camps Bay

Camps Bay is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, and the small bay on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula after which it is named. In summer it attracts many South African and foreign visitors.

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3 - Hiking / Trekking in Cape Town

   7 km away

Witness Table Mountain's unique biodiversity on this hike through Kirstenbosch Gardens. A botanical garden on a grand scale, Kirstenbosch is home to some of South Africa's rarest and most interesting flora and fauna. Nestled against the e...

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4 - Table Mountain

Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top.

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5 - Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

   7 km away

Kirstenbosch is an important botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of ten National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.

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6 - Scuba Diving in Cape Town

Want to learn how to scuba dive in Cape Town but don't have the time to do a course with lessons that span over a number of days? Or, maybe you're thinking of taking up diving but you're just not sure if it's the thing for you? If so...

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7 - Lion's Head

Lion's Head is a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion's Head peaks at 669 metres above sea level.

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8 - Sea Point

Sea Point is one of Cape Town's most affluent and densely populated suburbs, situated between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, a few kilometres to the west of Cape Town's Central Business District.

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9 - Tours & Sightseeing | City Sightseeing Cape Town

Cruise through more of Cape Town with a Hop-on Hop-off bus ticket. Not only do you get a day ticket for the bus and its three routes – including a drive to three wine estates – but there’s a free walking tour, and a cable car journey to the top of Table Mountain! With so many options, make your own adventure. Enjoy an historic tour of the city, or see the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood. Discover the happening highlights, head down the peninsula, or wine-it-up at the vineyards. Finally, feast your eyes on the panoramas of the city from atop the mighty Table Mountain.

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10 - Newlands

   6 km away

Newlands is an upmarket suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located at the foot of Table Mountain in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and is the wettest suburb in South Africa due to its high winter rainfall.

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11 - Century City

   9 km away

Century City is a 250 ha suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Century City is structured as a mixed-use development including entertainment, residential, retail and office components.

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12 - Boat Tours in Cape Town

Enjoy an action-packed eco-adventure aboard a boat around Cape Town's unspoilt coastline! Departing from the V&A Waterfront cruise out into Table Bay and sense the expectation as you wait for the skipper's instruction. The Skippers wi...

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13 - Milnerton

   8 km away

Milnerton is a seaside suburb on Table Bay and is located directly north of Cape Town in South Africa. It is located 11 kilometres to the north of the city's centre.

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14 - Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa

The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a contemporary art museum located at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the largest museum of contemporary African art in the world. The museum opened on September 22, 2017.

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15 - Snorkeling in Cape Town

   16 km away

Take a once in a life adventure and swim with the seals in Cape Town South Africa! Join Seal Adventures on this bucket list trip. Hop in the cape and swim around with the Cape Fur seal. Although they weight between 100-300 kg and are the largest fur ...

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16 - Constantia

   11 km away

Constantia is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, situated about 15 kilometres south of the centre of Cape Town. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious suburbs in South Africa.

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17 - Hout Bay

   12 km away

Hout Bay is a seaside suburb of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is situated in a valley on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula, twenty kilometres south of the Central Business District.

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18 - Llandudno

   12 km away

Llandudno is a seaside suburb of Cape Town on the Atlantic seaboard of the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa. There are no street lights, shops or commercial activities, and the town has some of the most expensive residential property in South Africa.

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19 - Blouberg Kite Surfing Beach

   12 km away
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20 - Blouberg Sands

   13 km away

Tableview or Table View is a west coast suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, named after its view of Table Mountain. It has expanded rapidly since the 1970s and has extensions such as Flamingo Vlei, Sunridge, West Riding, Parklands and Killarney.

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21 - Bloubergstrand

   13 km away

Bloubergstrand is a seaside suburb of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, along the shores of Table Bay, 15 kilometres due north of the city centre of Cape Town.

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22 - Tafelberg

   13 km away
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23 - Robben Island

   14 km away

Robben Island is an island in Table Bay, 6.9 kilometres west of the coast of Bloubergstrand, north of Cape Town, South Africa. It takes its name from the Dutch word for seals, hence the Dutch/Afrikaans name Robbeneiland, which translates to Seal Island.

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24 - Hout Bay Beach

   15 km away

Sandy Bay is a nudist beach situated along the road between Cape Town to Cape Point and adjacent to Llandudno. Sandy Bay is not easily accessible.

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25 - Ou Kaapse Road

   18 km away

Noordhoek is a seaside town in the Western Cape, South Africa, located below Chapman's Peak on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula and is approximately 35 kilometres to the south of Cape Town.

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