V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels.
The V&A Waterfront, often referred to as The Waterfront and The V&A, is a mixed-use suburb in Cape Town, South Africa, featuring upmarket residential apartments, a major shopping mall, a marina, and multiple large hotels.
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Worth seeing in and around V&A Waterfront
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.
- 01Cape 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.
1.1 km · sports stadium in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 02Castle 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.
2.6 km · 17th-century bastion fort in Cape Town, South African · Wikipedia - 03Lion'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.
4.7 km · mountain in South Africa · Wikipedia - 04Signal 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.
2.5 km · mountain in Cape Town · Wikipedia - 05Iziko 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.
2.9 km · museum in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 06Two Oceans Aquarium
The Two Oceans Aquarium is an aquarium located at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The aquarium was opened on the 13 November 1995 and comprises several exhibition galleries with large viewing windows: The aquarium is named for its location, where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean meet.
700 m · aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 07Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa is a public non-profit museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Zeitz MOCAA opened on September 22, 2017 as the largest museum of contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora.
600 m · museum of contemporary art in South Africa · Wikipedia - 08South African National Gallery
The Iziko South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa located in Cape Town. It became part of the Iziko collection of museums – as managed by the Department of Arts and Culture – in 2001.
2.9 km · art museum spread over several locations · Wikipedia - 09Auwal Mosque
The Auwal Mosque, alternatively spelled Awwal, Owal or Owwal, is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa. It was completed in 1794 and was the first mosque established in South Africa.
2.3 km · mosque in Cape Town, South Africa · Wikipedia - 10Palm Tree Mosque
The Palm Tree Mosque, or the Church of Jan van Bougies, or the Dadelboom Mosque, is a former residence and current mosque in Long Street, Cape Town, South Africa. It is the oldest substantially unaltered building in Long Street.
2.5 km · mosque in South Africa · Wikipedia
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Getting to V&A Waterfront
- Airports
- Cape Town (CPT), 19 km
- Stations
- Cape Town railway station, 2.2 km
- George → V&A Waterfront373 km · quickest by road, 6h 24m · R390–520
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) → V&A Waterfront664 km · quickest by air, 4h 42m · R1,300–2,020
- Kimberley → V&A Waterfront833 km · quickest by air, 5h 11m · R1,500–2,340
- 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 V&A Waterfront
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 V&A Waterfront. 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 V&A Waterfront
V&A Waterfront is 3 km from Cape Town, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Cape Towncity in the Western Cape, South Africa2.5 km
- Bo-Kaapneighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa2.2 km
- District Sixlocality in Cape Town, South Africa3.5 km
- Sea Pointsuburb of Cape Town, South Africa3.1 km
- Cliftonsuburb of Cape Town, South Africa6 km
- Tamboerskloofneighbourhood in Cape Town, South Africa3.4 km