Things to Do in Cape Town

Cape of Good Hope Hiking Trail

Hiking Trail in Cape Point

Breath-taking views and close encounters with wildlife and pristine fynbos typify the Cape of Good Hope Hiking Trail experience. Starting at the main entrance gate, the trail is walked in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction. Pick up keys for the overnight hut and leave your car here. Plan to make the most of the spectacular views from the overnight huts on Da Gama Peak. You can see the sunrise and sunset over sweeping ocean views on either side of the Peninsula. The overnight hut has hot showers, solar lighting, a gas cooker, rudimentary cutlery and crockery and an outdoor braai area. Order braai wood before starting the trail. Duration: 2 days Difficulty: Easy Distance: 23.3 km

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Simons Town Historical Mile

Hiking Trail in Simons Town

Experience the historical village of Simon’s Town since 1741 by doing the Historical Mile Walk. The walk captures the history from the days the Dutch East India Company declared Simon’s Town as the winter anchorage for their ships from 15 May to 15 August each year, to the Second British occupation of 1806, up to today. The town itself still resembles the high street of 100 years ago due to strict zoning and historical conservation. See the preserved historic buildings, and visit the Simon’s Town and Naval museums. Enjoy the waterfront with its interesting coffee bars, restaurants and shops.

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Josephine Mill

Galleries and Museums in Newlands

Have you ever wondered how the Mother City got flour for her daily bread? Visit the Josephine Mill Museum for a trip back to a bygone era. This darling of the Cape Town Historical Society was restored in 1988. The fine iron waterwheel turning once again supplying the surrounding community with freshly milled, stone ground flour, just as it had done, for so many years before. Today the Mill is a fun destination that not only honours a precious piece of Cape History, but also respects the traditions of the community, an awareness of natural and organic living and responsibility to the environment.Plans to turn the museum from a small display of recovered artefacts into a stimulating exhibition of the stone milling process are well underway. A major challenge is to recreate the original watercourses to supply the waterwheel and harness the power of the Liesbeek River. Mill pundits and scholars alike will be offered a rare insight into the methods and equipment devised to industrialise the production of flour. The Mill Museum will offer an intriguing exhibition of stone milling in process, and showpiece the history of power and its evolution from water to steam to electricity - and back again.

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City Sightseeing Bus

Popular Attractions in Cape Town

Jump on a big red bus and enjoy a lovely tour of Cape Town, hopping on and off at various stops. These bus tours are done in double decker, open-top buses, currently offering different tour routes around Cape Town. Other tours include boat cruises around the waterfront, and motor sidecar tours to Cape Point. Buses follow a timetable that can be found on the bus stop signs, brochures, and online. Tickets may be purchased online or at the main ticket office in the V&A Waterfront.

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Kalk Bay to the Amphitheatre

Hiking Trail in Table Mountain National Park

The path starts on Boyes Drive above St James – look for the Ou Kraal sign. Take the left-hand path and relish the sweeping views Kalk Bay, Seal Island and across False Bay to the Hottentots Holland mountains and Cape Hangklip. You should be able to see surfers at Kalk Bay Reef and fishing boats coming back to the harbour. Once on the jeep track, keep following the signs marked “Amphitheatre via Spes Bona Forest”. After an hour of walking, you’d enter this enchanting forest of old Yellowood, Cape Beech and Assegai trees. Keep walking up until you reach a four-way intersection and turn left towards the Amphitheatre. Choose a shady alcove here for a tea break. Continue across and turn left into Echo Valley and another magical forest, Amazon Forest, also called Kroon se Bos. After leaving the forest, head down to the little weir, Wandering Willy’s Weary Wait. Turn left here to reach the starting point. Duration: 3 – 4 hours Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 6 km

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Klein Constantia Wine Estate

Wine Estates in Constantia

One of Constantia's 'Big Five' wine estates, this grand daddy of the Cape Winelands lays claim to a fascinating history. At the gate of Klein Constantia Estate is the Kramat (shrine) of Sheik Abdurachman Matebe Shah, linked in oral traditional to the last Sultanate of Malacca. Banished to the Cape after capture by the Dutch in Sumatra in 1661, he and his companion Sheikh Mahmoud, were confined to the forests of Constantia. Situated on the eastern slopes and foothills of Constantiaberg, Klein Constantia Estate has idyllic conditions for producing grapes with ample fruit flavours. Klein Constantia produces an array of varietally labelled premium wines – Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, and small quantities of Semillon, Pinot Noir and Shiraz. Blends include flagship red Marlbrook and flagship white Mme Marlbrook. Try their most famous and admired wine – the Vin de Constance, a re-creation of the legendary sweet Constantia.

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Clovelly Wetland Walk

Hiking Trail in Clovelly

A wonderful example of restored wetlands in an urban setting, which is a haven for various forms of wildlife, most notably birds. Enjoy a nice walk amongst this natural ecosystem, and for birders, this walk is even sweeter. Easy enough for beginners and kids, well marked and fun. Don't forget to bring your binoculars.

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Atlantis Dunes

Four By Four Trails in Atlantis

Atlantis Dunes is located just outside Atlantis and is exactly what the name says, a hug sand dune – or sandpit. Adventurers are able to take their 4x4 vehicles and no low range is required. A high clearance vehicle is recommended. This is a great day activity when visiting Atlantis.

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Drumbeat Charters Boat Trip

Popular Attractions in Hout Bay

Enjoy a variety of boat trips including visits to Seal island, Chapman's Peak, a variety of shipwrecks and even the V & A Waterfront and Llandudno for private cruises. Functions can be organized on request. Booking is advised.

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Green Point Urban Park

Popular Attractions in Mouille Point

The multipurpose Green Point Urban Park functions as an inner city “people’s recreation park” for relaxation, education and amusement – beckoning jaded urbanites to get outdoors and play. Energetic types can make use of the fitness park with cycling, outdoor training and gym facilities. Along with these exercising features, the venue includes a play park, an adventure park, learning park for functions and seminars, art exhibition and craft park, concert arena, outdoor markets and more. Areas for relaxation and enrichment include a biodiversity garden celebrating the region’s unique natural heritage and picnic spots. Well-behaved pooches on a leash are welcome in certain areas – make sure you take a poop scoop along. Water features and benches provide pleasant pit stops. Open seven days a week from 07:00 to 19:00.

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Kalk Bay Books

Shops in Kalk Bay

Described as the book shop with the best view in the world, Kalk Bay Books is a gathering place for locals and visitors alike, who browse and buy books, share a glass of wine or two with visiting authors, and gather for new book launches or discussions. The leather sofa invites customers to spend some time considering the books on offer, and to catch up on international book news with the New York Review of Books and other reading matter provided for their interest.Today, instead of tall tales being told around the bar counter, tales are sold at a shop counter, which was specially designed with a nod to the history of the building. Kalk Bay Books occupies premises that have a varied and interesting history. As recorded by author and historian Michael Walker in Kalk Bay: An Historical Booklet and Walk (Kalk Bay Historical Society), the building that now houses the bookshop was originally known as Die Klipkantienjie and was designed by architect John Parker in 1913.'The saloon and public bar formed part of an overall extension to the Old Masonic Hotel. Beside die Klipkantientjie, this single-storey extension had seven bedrooms, a storeroom and a large billiard roon, and was in fact larger than the Masonic Hotel. After the Masonic Hotel was demolished in 1916 the extensions became knows as The Annex to the Kalk Bay Hotel, which was later renamed the Majestic Hotel. The external façade of The Annex has changed little since Parker’s design of 1913.’Need to know? Winter trading May - September: 9am to 5pmSummer trading October - April: Monday to Sunday 9am to 6pmPeak summer season 16 - 31 December: 8am to 7pmChristmas Eve: 8am to 9pm(Closed: 25 & 26 December, 1 January)If getting to the book shop is a problem, you can browse their online books selection, which includes hand-selected fiction and non-fiction books, and many book lists offering their suggestions on a wide range of themes in the Open Books section of the website.

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Jubilee Square

Popular Attractions in Simons Town

Jubilee Square, located in the central part of Simons Town, provides a myriad of activites for keen visitors. You'll have a pick of restaurants and shops, with harbour views to boot. Saturdays you can browse the craft market in the main parking area. Photo by Planetina, some right reserved.

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Kenilworth Racecourse

Racecourses in Kenilworth

Backed by the dramatic slopes of Table Mountain, Kenilworth Racecourse looks out on the spread of the Hottentots Holland range – a setting unrivalled in the country. But it has not rested on its geographical good fortune; it has done everything possible to make the racecourse physically and aesthetically more appealing. It has built a second round course and today the two round courses, bisected by a 1 200-metre sprint course – the three converging in front of the main grandstand – make Kenilworth unique. They also offer what many consider to be the best going in the country. The courses are complemented by the new Club Stand and the Grandstand, which is constantly being renovated. Set in park-like surroundings, each provides excellent viewing and luxurious betting and catering facilities close to the horses.

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De Grendel

Wine Estates in Tygerberg

Synonymous with quality, De Grendel has established themselves as a key player in the South African wine industry. Using Feng Shui principles, the cellar is magnificently designed to blend old with new. The tasting room itself spills out onto the verandah, where you can indulge in the beautiful views of Table Mountain while enjoying a delicious glass of wine. Visitors are guided by expert tasting presenters, 7 days a week. Tasting Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 17:00; Saturday, 10:00 – 16:00; Sunday, 10:00 – 16:00.

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Silvermine River Walk

Hiking Trail in Table Mountain National Park

Explore the watercourse of the Silvermine River along a short trail up or down from Silvermine Dam. If you intend going up the river, turn left directly after paying at the entrance and park on the grassy parking section. The trail passes through dense Palmiet reeds, natural pools, marshlands and a dense canopy of Keurboom trees before reaching the reservoir. Once here, don't miss doing the loop around Silvermine Dam. Here there are wonderful spots for a picnic, braai facilities and ablutions. Duration: 1 hour Difficulty: Easy Distance: 2 km (one way)

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Things to Do in Cape Town

Cape Town

Things To Do

Cape Town Overview

Cape of Good Hope Hiking Trail

Simons Town Historical Mile

Josephine Mill

City Sightseeing Bus

Kalk Bay to the Amphitheatre

Klein Constantia Wine Estate

Clovelly Wetland Walk

Atlantis Dunes

Drumbeat Charters Boat Trip

Green Point Urban Park

Kalk Bay Books

Jubilee Square

Kenilworth Racecourse

De Grendel

Silvermine River Walk

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