Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the capital and largest city of the Western Cape, and the country's second-most populous city, after Johannesburg. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
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Worth seeing in and around Cape Town
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Table 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 either using the cableway or hiking to the top.
4.2 km · mountain in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 02University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university status in 1918, making it the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest university in Sub-Saharan Africa in continuous operation.
4.9 km · public university in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 03Cape Town Stadium
The Cape Town Stadium is a football and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the older stadium on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage.
2.7 km · sports stadium in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 04Castle of Good Hope
The Castle of Good Hope is a 17th century pentagonal bastion fort in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally located on the coastline of Table Bay, following land reclamation in the Foreshore area, the fort is now located inland.
400 m · 17th-century bastion fort in Cape Town, South African · Wikipedia - 05Table 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. The park contains two well-known landmarks, Table Mountain, for which the park is named, and the Cape of Good Hope, the most southwestern extremity of Africa.
4.6 km · national park on Cape Peninsula, South Africa, which protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain · Wikipedia - 06Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Kirstenbosch is a botanical garden nestled at the eastern foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The garden is one of 10 National Botanical Gardens covering five of South Africa's six different biomes and administered by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.
7 km · botanical garden · Wikipedia - 07Lion'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.
3.4 km · mountain in South Africa · Wikipedia - 08Signal Hill
Signal Hill, or Lion's Rump, is a landmark flat-topped hill located in Cape Town, next to Lion's Head and Table Mountain. The hill was also known as "The Lion's Flank", a term now obsolete.
2.1 km · mountain in Cape Town · Wikipedia - 09Athlone Stadium
The Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for soccer matches, but is sometimes used for Currie Cup rugby matches.
9.5 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 10Iziko South African Museum
The Iziko South African Museum, formerly the South African Museum, is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country.
900 m · museum in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Although the legislative capital of South Africa, Cape Town doesn't seem like part of Africa, in fact, the city provides a natural backdrop and Cape Dutch architecture.
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Things to do
The easiest way to get an overview on things to do, nice restaurants, clubs, tours etc. is to walk into one of the visitors centres which are in several areas (V&A Waterfront, City Bowl, Green Point, etc.)
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Where to eat
Food in Cape Town is generally of high quality. The wines are much celebrated, but the surrounding region is also a major fruit producer, and the Karoo lamb is widely regarded. Seafood caught locally is superlative, but ironically much of it goes internationally (e.g., tuna for sushi) because of the prices that can be achieved.
- 01Eastern Food Bazaar
South Asian food court offering high quality meals for a fair price.
- 02Best Of Asia Green Point
105 Main Rd, Green Point.
- 03Randy Warthog Bar & Grill
107 Main Rd, Green Point.
- 04Vasco da Gama Taverna
Schiebe St, De Waterkant.
- 05Lusitania Fisheries
Waterkant St.
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Getting to Cape Town
- Airports
- Cape Town (CPT), 18 km
- Stations
- Cape Town railway station, 400 m
- George → Cape Town373 km · quickest by road, 6h 20m · R385–520
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) → Cape Town664 km · quickest by air, 4h 39m · R1,290–1,990
- Kimberley → Cape Town834 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · R1,490–2,310
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Cape Town
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Cape Town. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundMinibus taxis are used widely by locals but tourists are usually discouraged from using them, except for the Green Point - Sea Point - Clifton - Camps Bay route that is frequently used by tourists.
- Get aroundSome minibus taxi operators have noticed the upsurge in the tourist market and are starting to provide safe and legal alternatives to the traditional minibus taxis.
- Get aroundThey are more expensive than traditional minibus taxis, but still far cheaper than metered taxis.
- Go nextCape Town is perfectly placed for many one or two day trips, which offer a variety in experiencing fresh landscapes and cultures.
- Go nextThe tour takes 3½ hours including the ferry ride to and from the island.
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If you know how people move in Cape Town – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Cape Town
- Bo-Kaapneighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa1.2 km
- Newlands Stadiumsports venue in Cape Town, South Africa6.5 km
- District Sixlocality in Cape Town, South Africa1.3 km
- Camps Baysuburb in Cape Town, South Africa4.6 km
- Sea Pointsuburb of Cape Town, South Africa3.1 km
- V&A Waterfrontquarter of Cape Town in South Africa2.5 km