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Action Paintball - Area 51 in Kommetjie

Action Paintball - Area 51

Popular Attraction in Kommetjie
Feel the exciting and adrenalin-pumping action of paintball. Dive through bushes, cover behind trees, and take out the enemy using tactics and team coordination; a thrilling experience of real-time combat. Markers and paintballs are rented and purchased onsite, as well as heavy army jackets if you require them. Avid regulars and social players are all welcome to enjoy themselves. Age limit: players must be above 11 years of age to play. Cost: R120 per player, and R50 per marker. Camouflage gear and the face mask are included. Please note that the use of your own paintballs is not allowed.
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Adderley Street Flower Market in City Centre

Adderley Street Flower Market

Popular Attraction in City Centre
Keeping a century-long tradition alive, the friendly Adderley Street flower sellers bring vibrancy and character to the inner city.Known for their cheeky wit and striking array of blooms – it’s always a worthwhile stop on a walkabout of the city. You’ll be coerced to grab a bunch or two but their wares are typically inexpensive, fresh and make a great gift for someone special or just yourself.The happy sight of freshly cut flowers includes numerous exotic blossoms as well as fynbos species such as king and pincushion proteas, depending on the season.Situated in the old market place in Cape Town’s main road, you will find the flower sellers between Strand Street and Darling Street. The market is within easy walking distance of Greenmarket Square.
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Amakhaya Harley Davidson Tours and Rentals in Hout Bay

Amakhaya Harley Davidson Tours and Rentals

Popular Attraction in Hout Bay
If you want to cruise through Cape Town on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, we offer Harleys for rental or chauffeured rides throughout Cape Town, the peninsula or wine areas. There are optional trips from half an hour to a day ride. Tours can also be arranged to suit individual's requirements. All you need is long pants, enclosed footwear and a camera or video to capture the experience. We provide a jacket and a helmet. Treat yourself to the ride of your life on a top of the Harley Davidson motorcycle.
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Artscape Theatre Centre in City Centre

Artscape Theatre Centre

Popular Attraction in City Centre
The Mother City's 'One-Stop-Shop of Creative Excellence' is situated between Table Mountain and Table Bay. The Artscape Theatre Centre is home to the Artscape performing arts company and includes the Opera House, Theatre, Arena, Piazza and News Café. Originally established 40 years ago as the official performing arts council for the Western Cape, Artscape has today developed into a vibrant, multi-functional creative arts centre, offering exceptional venue facilities and specialist theatrical services. With its close proximity to Cape Town's central business district, the new International Convention Centre and the V&A Waterfront, Artscape is ideally situated to serve the Cape's performing arts, film, tourism, entertainment, conference and exhibition industries. Artscape Opera House auditorium is the largest theatre in the Western Cape and seats 1187 and offers a variety of productions from contemporary opera to ballet, large scale musicals to semi-staged orchestral performances. Artscape Theatre auditorium seats 540 if the pit is not utilised. The size of the orchestra pit determines the number of seats. The Artscape Arena theatre was originally the right side of Artscape Theatre. The raked auditorium can seat up to 140 people. A cosy bar at street level offers opportunities for intimate art exhibitions and private parties. DF Malan Street, Foreshore, Cape Town +27 (0) 21 410 9800
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Atlantic Rail Steam Train in Fish Hoek

Atlantic Rail Steam Train

Popular Attraction in Fish Hoek
Every second week on a Sunday, this majestic old steam train makes its way from Cape Town to Simon's Town and back again. Scores of people gather along the route to watch or have their photograph taken with the train. This train stops (but doesn't collect passengers) at Fish Hoek Station - a great place to get up close and personal with this classic engine.
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Bo Vlakte in Barrydale

Bo Vlakte

Popular Attraction in Barrydale
Bo Vlakte is about 2 hours away from Cape Town and just 22 km from Barrydale on the R62. This venue is rapidly gaining a reputation as an excellent place to fish. The two dams are spring fed and stocked with trout, bass and Tilapia.
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Bokkom Laan in Velddrif

Bokkom Laan

Popular Attraction in Velddrif
Wander along the oldest road in Velddrif where time seems to stand still. Watch the tide come in while the local fisherman ply their trade in the age old way. Sip a cocktail at one of the restaurants or amble along and buy a piece of West Coast art from the local art gallery.
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Bosluiskloof Pass in Seweweekspoort

Bosluiskloof Pass

Popular Attraction in Seweweekspoort
The magnificent and majestic route down the Bosluiskloof Pass traverses from Seweweekspoort down to the Gamkapoort Dam. This is a scenic drive with breathtaking views and sights that are hard to forget. The route is about 25 kilometres long, and winds between the Swartberg and the Elandberg mountain ranges, defining the border between the Great and Klein Karoo.
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Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn

Cango Caves

Popular Attraction in Oudtshoorn
Visit a sparkling ancient African cave system in the Karoo. One of the major attractions in the Garden Route and Oudtshoorn area is the Cango Caves, which extend for kilometres into the extensive limestone hills. Situated in the Swartberg Mountains, 30km north of Oudtshoorn are the 20 million year-old Precambrian caves. Africa's largest show cave system is definitely worth a visit just to see the beautiful crystal and flow structures alone. Although the massive system of tunnels and chambers stretch for over four kilometres, only a quarter of this is open to visitors. You can do a guided standard one hour tour or tackle the more adventurous one and a half hour tour, which includes some tight squeezes.
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Cape Agulhas in Agulhas

Cape Agulhas

Popular Attraction in Agulhas
Yes, it’s official, this is the spot to get your photo taken at the southernmost tip of Africa. Ocean currents between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point may be constantly moving and mingling, however, the official meeting place of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, according to the International Hydrographical Organisation, is Cape Agulhas. This demarcation is cast in stone! This wild and treacherous coastline known as the Graveyard of Ships only adds to the dramatic and remote beauty of the area. Pearl-like winter days, between the wild storms that lash this Cape, are gentle, peaceful, and windless. A fascinating historic and cultural legacy has been left here by the Khoikhoi beach nomads, who lived along the Cape Agulhas coastline for many centuries. The well preserved shell middens and fish-traps are of interest to many a historian and archaeologist.

Cape Agulhas Lighthouse in Agulhas

Cape Agulhas Lighthouse

Popular Attraction in Agulhas
Visit the lighthouse on the southern-most tip of Africa! Built in 1848, the Cape Agulhas Lighthouse was only the second one to be built in South Africa. Today the lighthouse is a national monument, housing the unique lighthouse museum and a small rustic restaurant. The coastline here is a graveyard of shipwrecks. The sea off Cape Agulhas has long been notorious with sailors for winter storms and massive rogue waves, which can even sink large ships. The Arniston (1815), Cooranga (1964), Elise (1879), European (1877), Federal Lakes (1975), Geortyrder (1849), Gouritz (1981), and Gwendola (1968) are just a few of the vessels lost along this coast. Showpieces from some of these shipwrecks are on display at the Bredasdorp Shipwreck museum. Owing to the hazards and following the loss of numerous vessels, notably the Arniston, the lighthouse was built. Seventy-one steps lead up to the top of what is now the second oldest working lighthouse in southern Africa. Stone mined from an adjacent limestone quarry provided the raw materials for its construction. Visitors to the area can still see the Meisho Maru 38 wreck on the shores of Cape Agulhas. Remains of ancient stone fish traps used by the Khoisan people can be seen to the east of the lighthouse. Need to know? The entrance fee to the lighthouse is R15 for adults and R7.50 for kids (2 – 11 years). This entrance fee is in line with other Transnet National Ports Authority’s lighthouses which are open to visitors.
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Cape Columbine Lighthouse in Paternoster

Cape Columbine Lighthouse

Popular Attraction in Paternoster
Trip up the spiral staircase of Cape Columbine Lighthouse and gaze at jaw-dropping views of the formidable Britannia reef and Atlantic Ocean. Fortress-like and spectacularly situated on a windswept headland, Cape Columbine Lighthouse is usually the first lighthouse sighted by ships coming from South America and Europe. The prominent rocky point is just five kilometres from the quaint fishing village of Paternoster and is definitely worth a visit. Not only to explore the lighthouse, but also for the stark beauty of the surrounding Columbine Nature Reserve. In spring the reserve is strewn with wild flowers and the coastline is renowned for its sea life, particularly crayfish and abalone. Built in 1936, Columbine was the first South African lighthouse to receive all three navigational safety features – a light, a fog signal and a radio beacon. The impressive lens system was also the first designed to use a 4kW incandescent electric lamp instead of wick or petroleum burners. Today it is one of the last manned lighthouses on the South African coast and offers interesting guided tours. Mondays to Fridays: 10:00 – 15:00 Weekends and public holidays: October to April 10:00 – 15:00; May to September by reservation only Entrance fee: adults R13.70; children under 12 R6.90.

Cape Sidecar Adventures in Cape Town

Cape Sidecar Adventures

Popular Attraction in Cape Town
Experience a one-of-a-kind tour of the beautiful Cape in vintage World War II sidecars. A fleet of 25 sidecars are available for chauffeured tours, transfers, fun events and much more. Take your pick from a variety of itineraries, ranging from a spin around the Peninsula, to a meander through the Winelands. Drivers are well qualified and fully licensed. Groups of all sizes are welcome, so phone in to book your adventure.
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Cape St Blaize Lighthouse in Mossel Bay

Cape St Blaize Lighthouse

Popular Attraction in Mossel Bay
Mossel Bay lies on the other side of the protruding peninsula of Cape St Blaize, a rocky headland that has long been a danger to ships at night. This dramatic spot houses the elegant white Victorian lighthouse that still functions as a beacon to navigators. Built in 1864, Cape St Blaize Lighthouse was one of the only two lighthouses manned 24 hours daily on the South African Coastline. Until the late 1970s a clockwork system turned the lens and required a lighthouse keeper to wind it up every three hours. Now fully automated, a team of lighthouse keepers are still employed to keep a constant radio watch and undertake regular meteorological duties. Open to visitors Monday to Friday from 10:00 – 12:00 and again from 12:30 – 15:00, closed on weekends and public holidays. Montagu Street (The Point), CBD, Mossel Bay +27 (0) 44 690 3015
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Cape Town Tandem Paragliding in Camps Bay

Cape Town Tandem Paragliding

Popular Attraction in Camps Bay
Cape Town Tandem Paragliding offers tandem paragliding flights from the famous Lion's Head and Signal Hill. You fly with safe, experienced and fully certified tandem flight instructors using only the best paragliding equipment. They offer tandem flights, cross country adventures, videos and souvenirs. No experience is required for tandem flights. Please call for bookings and further information.
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