Cape Town, South Africa is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, and for good reason. It’s a city with something for everyone, from stunning natural scenery to vibrant culture to world-class cuisine.
Here are some of the things you can do on a vacation to Cape Town:
- Visit Table Mountain. Table Mountain is one of the most iconic landmarks in Cape Town, and it’s a must-see for any visitor. You can take a cable car to the top, or hike up for a more challenging experience. From the top, you’ll have stunning views of the city, the harbor, and the surrounding mountains.
- Go on a safari. Cape Town is a great base for going on a safari. There are a number of game reserves within a few hours’ drive of the city, where you can see animals like lions, elephants, rhinos, and leopards in their natural habitat.
- Visit Robben Island. Robben Island is a former prison island where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 18 years. Today, it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a museum dedicated to the history of the anti-apartheid movement.
- Explore the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront. The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is a popular tourist destination with a variety of shops, restaurants, and attractions. You can also take a boat trip from the waterfront to Robben Island or to see whales and dolphins.
- Visit the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a beautiful garden with a variety of plants and flowers from all over South Africa. You can also take a walk through the tree canopy on the Boomslang Treetop Walkway.
- Go wine tasting in the Cape Winelands. The Cape Winelands is a region just outside of Cape Town that is known for its beautiful vineyards and delicious wines. You can visit a number of wine farms for tastings and tours.
- Enjoy the beaches. Cape Town has a number of beautiful beaches, where you can swim, sunbathe, or surf. Some of the most popular beaches include Camps Bay, Clifton, and Llandudno.
- Try the local cuisine. Cape Town has a diverse culinary scene, with influences from all over the world. You can try everything from traditional South African dishes to international cuisine. Some of the most popular dishes include braai (barbecue), bobotie (a minced meat casserole with a custard topping), and biltong (dried cured meat).
This is just a small sample of the things you can do on a vacation to Cape Town. With its stunning natural beauty, vibrant culture, and delicious cuisine, Cape Town is a city that has something to offer everyone. See South Africa Cape Town Vacations
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- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherICYMI: More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherICYMI: More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherICYMI: More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherICYMI: More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherICYMI: More than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewICYMI: Ade Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewICYMI: Ade Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewICYMI: Ade Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewICYMI: Ade Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewICYMI: Ade Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- Which Zuma Is the Right Zuma for Me?[Daily Maverick] We have been blessed with not one, but two Zumas to possibly lead us after the elections. One nation, two Spears! What a time to be alive?!?!http://dlvr.it/T4ZXCP
- ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop moodHer song Water made the South African a global star, while her undulating dance moves inspired TikTok challenges. Now the 22 year old is ready to take her ‘popiano’ sound to the next level Tyla may have 4.3 million followers on Instagram (called the Tygers), but she isn’t yet used to the equivalent real-world level… Read more: ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop mood
- ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop moodHer song Water made the South African a global star, while her undulating dance moves inspired TikTok challenges. Now the 22 year old is ready to take her ‘popiano’ sound to the next level Tyla may have 4.3 million followers on Instagram (called the Tygers), but she isn’t yet used to the equivalent real-world level… Read more: ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop mood
- ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop moodHer song Water made the South African a global star, while her undulating dance moves inspired TikTok challenges. Now the 22 year old is ready to take her ‘popiano’ sound to the next level Tyla may have 4.3 million followers on Instagram (called the Tygers), but she isn’t yet used to the equivalent real-world level… Read more: ‘It’s sunny, with music bumping, and everyone in ripped clothing’: how Tyla set a new pop mood
- ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higherMore than 100 countries impose levies on sugar, but should tariffs increase to improve wellbeing and generate revenues to help tackle related illnesses? Lying in the shadow of Table Mountain, a short drive from the sprawling vineyards that help generate so much of South Africa’s tourism revenue, is Langa. In the city of Cape Town,… Read more: ‘The cost of dealing with disease is growing all the time’: why experts think sugar taxes should be far higher
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewAde Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The Truth… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewAde Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The Truth… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – reviewAde Adepitan makes a brave attempt to understand South African racial separatists; GoT’s creators deliver a mind-blowing sci-fi epic; Kristen Wiig tries to infiltrate a Palm Beach elite; and vaping goes under the microscope Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure Channel 4 | channel4.com 3 Body Problem Netflix Palm Royale Apple TV+ Jordan North: The Truth… Read more: The week in TV: Whites Only: Ade’s Extremist Adventure; 3 Body Problem; Palm Royale; Jordan North: The Truth About Vaping – review
- DA Tables a Formal Motion of No Confidence in Mapisa-NqakulaICYMI: [DA] Note to editors: Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.http://dlvr.it/T4VNwK
- South Africa’s ANC Pushes to Keep Zuma’s Party Out of ElectionsICYMI: [VOA] Johannesburg — South Africa’s governing party has gone to court to try stop a newly created rival party from contesting May elections.http://dlvr.it/T4Rjty
- DA Tables a Formal Motion of No Confidence in Mapisa-Nqakula[DA] Note to editors: Please find attached a soundbite by Siviwe Gwarube MP.http://dlvr.it/T4RjKf
- Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter HainICYMI: A bill now in the Lords is intended to protect Israel from any criticism. It goes further than Thatcher ever did when she tried to stop us protesting to free Nelson Mandela Historic change was brought about in my home country thanks in no small part to the anti-apartheid protests and campaigns around the… Read more: Rishi Sunak’s government would ban the very boycotts that helped to end apartheid | Peter Hain
- The Lawyers and Auditors Who Cashed in On Corruption At PrasaICYMI: [GroundUp] Audit firm to be investigated by regulatorhttp://dlvr.it/T4Nwn8
- South Africa’s ANC Pushes to Keep Zuma’s Party Out of Elections[VOA] Johannesburg — South Africa’s governing party has gone to court to try stop a newly created rival party from contesting May elections.http://dlvr.it/T4NwG7
- Lee Harris obituaryICYMI: My father, Lee Harris, who has died aged 87, ran what is believed to have been London’s first “headshop”, selling cannabis-related accoutrements. He established the business in the early 1970s in London, and called it Alchemy. Attracting customers from all over the world, it was a popular institution for more than four decades, until… Read more: Lee Harris obituary