Cape Town & Cape Penisula experiences
Cape Town & the Western Cape offer a wide range of experiences. I concentrate on all the popular attractions and those lesser known gems to ensure you maximise your opportunity.
Cape experiences include the Victoria Alfred Waterfront, Table Mountain, Cape Point, the Penguins either at Boulders or lesser known Stoney Point, Robben Island where Mandela was incarcerated, Authentic Townships, Kirstenbosch Gardens, adventures tourism, the Cape winelands, the whale trail & golf excursions.
Victoria Alfred Waterfronts
The V&A Waterfront is South Africa’s most visited destination – a combination of shops, restaurants,nightspots, tourist attractions and museums in the city’s historic harbour that attracts millions of visitors a year. Situated in the heart of the Mother City’s working harbour and set against the spectacular backdrop of Table Mountain, “the Waterfront” is a hub of varied activity and a CapeTown must-see.
Table Mountain
Take a 10-minute cable car ride and enjoy spectacular 360-degree views of Cape Town from the top of Table Mountain, the city’s most famous icon. Table Mountain is known for its rich biodiversity and is home to about 2 000 species of plants (more than the number found throughout the entire British Isles), most of them fynbos, which forms one of the world’s six plant kingdoms. The cableway is situated within the Table Mountain National Park.
Cape Point
Cape Point is a spectacular, narrow finger of land, covered in endemic fynbos and home to picturesque bays, beaches, rolling green hills and valleys.It is the most southerly point within the Good Hope section of Table Mountain National Park and one of the richest areas for plants in the world – it is home to nearly 20% of Africa’s flora.
Robben Island
Once “home” to South Africa’s most famous political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, the Robben Island World Heritage Site is one of South Africa’s most visited tourist attractions. Do not leave Cape Town without catching the ferry to the island and booking the tour – it is likely to be one of the highlights of your trip. Robben Island also has an interesting mix of flora and fauna and is home to African penguins.
Boulders Penguin Colony
See a breeding colony of African penguins at close range at Boulders, where you can also swim in the sea and enjoy the sandy beach. The wheelchair-friendly wooden boardwalk is a great way to see and get very close to the 3 000 African penguins (Spheniscus demersus).
Township Experiences
Gugulethu and Langa townships are colourful combinations of vibrant life and the problems associated with poverty, making a visit to the townships unforgettable. The communities have embraced the tourism industry.
Adventure Tourism
Visitors and locals are able to enjoy and experience a wide variety of outdoor adventures. Having so much on offer as a result of the incredible diversity of our natural wonders, adventure seakers are spoilt for choice. Experience Eco adventure such as quad biking, cycling, hiking, SCUBA, kayaking, parachuting, helicopter flights, Great White Shark experiences, whale watching, and many more!
Kirstenbosch Gardens
Kirstenbosch is South Africa’s world-famous national botanical garden, set against the backdrop of Table Mountain and Devil’s Peak, and home to over 22 000 indigenous plants. It was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2004 and visitors can enjoy rolling lawns, a conservatory, herb gardens, historic ponds and fountains, and a cycad garden that shows off a family of plants that dates back some 200-million years.
Cape Wine Tours
It was Jan van Riebeeck who first planted grape vines in the Cape. Since then this grape growing and wine producing area has recieved world recognition for it's outstanding and consistent quality. This region is blessed with the right climate, soils, rainfall and ocean cooling winds to achieve this continuity. With it's wonderful mountains ranges and exceptional beauty it has become a number one on visitors lists to visit. Enjoy the warmth of it's people, the unique architecture as well as the nurtured gift of the earth.
Cape Heritage & Culture
A host of museums on a huge range of the usual subjects like natural history, cultural history and just plain ordinary history complement the smaller ones like the District Six museum, a doll museum and a police museum
Whale Trail
Whale watching in the Cape is an exciting activity. It is here that you are able to do so from a beautiful coastline. Land-based viewing on the Southern African coast is world renowned. Hermanus is the self-proclaimed whale watching capital of the world. Enthrall in this experience during September to the end of December.
Golfing
Cape Town and the greater Western Cape Province offer golfing enthusiasts some of the most majestic and scenic championship-status courses in South Africa.
