Rondebosch
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa.
Rondebosch is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa. It is primarily a residential suburb, with shopping and business districts as well as the main campus of the University of Cape Town.
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Worth seeing in and around Rondebosch
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.
5.8 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.
1.6 km · public university in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 03Table 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.
4.8 km · national park on Cape Peninsula, South Africa, which protects the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain · Wikipedia - 04Kirstenbosch 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.
4.9 km · botanical garden · Wikipedia - 05Athlone 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.
3.7 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 06Table Mountain Fire (2021)
The 2021 Table Mountain fire was a major fire that started on 18 April 2021 in and around Table Mountain National Park and the neighbourhoods of Newlands, Rosebank, Mowbray and Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa. The damage to sites in the Table Mountain area included the Rhodes Memorial, where a restaurant burned down; the upper campus of the University of Cape Town, where the Special Collections library was gutted; and Mostert's Mill, a historic windmill that burned down.
1.8 km · Wildfires in Table Mountain · Wikipedia - 07Newlands Cricket Ground
Newlands Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in Newlands, Cape Town. One of the oldest sporting stadiums in South Africa, the ground is owned by the Western Province Cricket Association and is the home of Western Province and MI Cape Town.
1.3 km · cricket ground in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 08Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak is part of the mountainous backdrop to Cape Town, South Africa. When looking at Table Mountain from the city centre, or when looking towards the city across Table Bay, the skyline from left to right consists of Devil's Peak, the flat summit of Table Mountain, the peak of Lion's Head, and Signal Hill.
3.6 km · mountain · Wikipedia - 09Jagger Library
The Jagger Library was the main reading room of the University of Cape Town Libraries. The building was constructed in the 1930s, named after John William Jagger, a major benefactor of the University of Cape Town Libraries.
1.6 km · library in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 10African Gender Institute
The African Gender Institute is a feminist research and teaching group that studies issues related to gender in Africa. It has become a department at the University of Cape Town, administered within the School of African and Gender Studies, Social Anthropology and Linguistics.
1.6 km · research institute · Wikipedia
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Getting to Rondebosch
- Airports
- Cape Town (CPT), 12 km
- Stations
- Salt River railway station, 4.1 km
- George → Rondebosch368 km · quickest by road, 6h 15m · R380–510
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) → Rondebosch659 km · quickest by air, 4h 23m · R1,220–1,900
- Kimberley → Rondebosch833 km · quickest by air, 4h 52m · R1,420–2,210
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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 Rondebosch
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 Rondebosch. 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.
From Wikivoyage: Cape Town, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Rondebosch
Rondebosch is 6 km from Cape Town, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Newlands Stadiumsports venue in Cape Town, South Africa1.1 km
- City of Cape Townmetropolitan municipality in Western Cape, South Africa4.6 km
- District Sixlocality in Cape Town, South Africa5.2 km
- Claremontsuburb of Cape Town, South Africa2.2 km
- Vredehoekneighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa5.5 km
- Salt Riversuburb of Cape Town3.8 km