Activities in Cape Town and beyond

Cape Town icons

• Table Mountain cableway
• Table Mountain or Lion’s Head hike
• Robben Island tour
• Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
• V&A Waterfront
• Groot Constantia wine estate
• Signal Hill at sunset

History and culture

• District Six Museum
• Castle of Good Hope
• Bo-Kaap walk and museum
• Iziko Slave Lodge
• Zeitz MOCAA
• South African National Gallery
• Cape Town Holocaust Centre
• Langa township walk with a local guide

Nature and wildlife

• Boulders Beach penguins
• Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope
• Seal Island boat trip, Hout Bay
• Two Oceans Aquarium
• World of Birds, Hout Bay
• Silvermine forest and dam walk

Ocean and beaches

• Camps Bay and Clifton beaches
• Surf lesson in Muizenberg
• Sea kayaking
• Sunset cruise from the V&A
• Shark cage diving, Gansbaai
• Boat-based whale watching (in season)

Food and wine

• Stellenbosch wine estates
• Franschhoek Wine Tram
• Constantia wine route
• Paarl and Wellington
• Cape Malay cooking class, Bo-Kaap
• Weekend food markets

Adventure

• Tandem paragliding
• Sandboarding on the dunes
• Abseiling on Table Mountain
• Quad biking
• Horse riding on Noordhoek Beach
• Mountain biking
• Ziplining

Wellness

• Spa day in the Winelands
• Sunrise hike
• Beach yoga

Markets and shopping

• Greenmarket Square
• The Watershed, V&A Waterfront
• Bo-Kaap spice shops
• Local craft and design markets

West Coast

2–3 hours north

• West Coast National Park and Langebaan
• Spring wildflowers (August–September)
• Paternoster fishing village
• West Coast Fossil Park

Cederberg

3 hours north

• San rock art trails
• Stargazing
• Clanwilliam and rooibos tea

Overberg

1–3 hours east

• Hermanus cliff path whale watching
• Stony Point penguins, Betty’s Bay
• Cape Agulhas, southernmost tip of Africa
• Stanford village

Garden Route

5–6 hours east

• Knysna lagoon cruise and the Heads
• Sunset cruise with oysters and wine, Knysna
• Forest quad biking, Knysna
• Whale and dolphin cruise, Plettenberg Bay
• Swim with seals, Plettenberg Bay
• Robberg Nature Reserve hike
• Monkeyland, Birds of Eden and Jukani
• Canyoning, Plettenberg Bay
• Tsitsikamma canopy zipline
• Storms River suspension bridge
• Blackwater tubing, Storms River
• Bloukrans Bridge bungy jump
• Wilderness and Sedgefield

Karoo and Route 62

3–5 hours

• Cango Caves
• Ostrich farm, Oudtshoorn
• Meerkat sunrise experience
• Swartberg Pass drive
• Horse riding near De Rust
• Route 62 drive
• Robertson wine valley
• Montagu hot springs

Safari and wildlife

2–4 hours from Cape Town

• Big Five game drive at a private reserve
• Overnight safari stay
• Big Five safari on the Garden Route
• Elephant sanctuary visit (no riding)
• Birds of prey and wildlife rehab centre

Events

Ask us about dates

• Cape Town Cycle Tour
• Two Oceans Marathon
• Cape Town International Jazz Festival
• Cape Town Fringe