The cosmopolitan nature of the people
that live in and around Cape Town combines into a melting
pot that Newsweek aptly described as 'one of the cultural
Mecca's in the world'.
This vibrant city with its many different suburbs, townships,
bays, restaurants, clubs, museums, beaches, nature and people
each present unique experiences. The Cape Peninsula provides
a floral kingdom with species unique to this region.
Outside Cape Town the desolated and picturesque West Coast
mix with the rugged Cederberg mountains in the north and
the renowned Wine lands in the north west are within a 30
minutes drive. The Boland and Overberg, together with the
Garden Route are within a small drive.
Come2capetown.com decided to give you a '30 first
things to see and do to get to know Cape Town'.
It is a general rundown with a few little secrets in there.
Several of them you will find in other city guides and some
of them are places that are sometimes even unknown by some
other Capetonians. Others you find just in a different way
of enjoying them. In the following months we will, more
specifically, address many more 'things to do' different
aspects in more detail.
In the future you will find that we will provide you with
an insider's view of the explored and less explored places
in Cape Town and its culture.
1. Take the rotating 'Rotair' up Table mountain and see
all the way to Cape Point
2. Take a sincere Township tour and stroll through Khayelitsha
or Gugs (Gugulethu)
3. Walk down Diaz beach at Cape Point to experience 'The
Cape of Good Hope'
4. Enjoy the sun and sea at Clifton's decadent four beaches
5. Visit the V&A Waterfront where Capetonians shop,
meet and are entertained in an exquisite environment
6. See Whales at Hermanus, Baboons around Cape Point, Penguins
by Boulders, Dassies at Table Mountain, Squirrels in Companies
Gardens, Seals in Waterfront or Seal Island and Lion's &
Zebra's at a game farm or Ostriches in Cape Point Ostrich
Farm
7. Drive up Signall Hill and take something for lunch to
eat with a bottle of wine
8. Visit District six museum to comprehend some of Cape
Town's original atmosphere and history
9. Indulge in a walk, lunch and tasting at the Vergelegen
wine estate
10. Visit authentic concerts at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
on the slopes of Table Mountain
11. Comprehend the essence of South Africa in a Footsteps
of freedom Walk in the city Centre
12. Walk on Scarborough beach at sunset for sheer magic
13. Find out why the smallest of the world 's seven floral
kingdoms is the largest and in the Cape
14. Experience an alternate way of a movie evening at the
Labia Theatre in Orange Street.
15. Climb up Lion's head for an Atlantic sunset and the
'lights' going on in Cape Town
16. Go for a high tea at the Mount Nelson Hotel on Sunday
or sundowners at the Radisson Hotel
17. Enjoy a drink at the 'Paris like' Dunkley square or
Jazz at Kennedy's Cigar Bar
18. Visit Muizenberg or Llandudno beach on a day of off
shore wind watching the surfers
19. Be swept of your feet by the drummers from Langa in
the Mama Africa Cafe
20. Drive the famous and exquisite Constantia Vineyards
and lunch at Uitsig
21. Kite or wind surf at Blaauwbergh, Big Bay with the classical
Table mountain views
22. Have a seafood dinner at the Codfather in Camps bay
or the stylish Beluga
23. Sail around the Cape or take a tour on a boat out on
the Atlantic at sundown
24. Enjoy Adamu playing in the only true no nonsense local
African place in Cape Town: Ganesh in Obs
25. Experience the immense Grand West Casino or the enormous
Canal walk shopping centre
26. Play Golf on one of the many beach or vineyard situated
golf courses around the Cape
27. Stroll along Longstreet, Greenmarket square, or the
Greenpoint craft market for African Crafts
28. 'Trek' into the rugged Cederberg mountains and stay
in your own valley
29. Retreat to the paradise beach of Church Haven in Saldana
Bay
30. Take time to visit award winning vineyards and taste
one of the over 11,000 wines produced
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