Guidebook for Cape Town
Drinks & Nightlife
Hangout of the young and young at heart - the party goes on till 3am
312 locals recommend
Café Caprice
37 Victoria RdHangout of the young and young at heart - the party goes on till 3am
Nisha Nightclub
Victoria RoadNightclub - rock all night on the beachfront
Food Scene
The Bungalow
3 Victoria RdRestaurant for the jet-set, breathtaking views - relaxed atmosphere
Blues
The original open plan restaurant of Cape Town
The Bay Hotel
69 Victoria RdSeveral breakfast, bar and spa options
Codfather Seafood & Sushi
37 The DrGreat sushi - and probably celebrity sitings too
The Hussar Grill Camps Bay
108 Camps Bay DriveWant a good steak? You can't go wrong.
5 star dinning in a 250 year old national monument set in the depths of a wooded glade overlooking the bay.
13 locals recommend
Round House Road
Round House Road5 star dinning in a 250 year old national monument set in the depths of a wooded glade overlooking the bay.
Paranga Restaurant
Victoria RoadMagnificent setting and great menu
THE GRAND CAFE
35 Victoria RoadIt's name says it all - Grand
Adjacent to the V&A Waterfront - knockout views with your feet actually in the beach sand.
275 locals recommend
Grand Africa Café & Beach
Granger Bay BoulevardAdjacent to the V&A Waterfront - knockout views with your feet actually in the beach sand.
Pizza, Pool, Sport events on the big screen and dance all night - pick it right and it's Karaoke too
39 locals recommend
Dizzy's
41 The DrivePizza, Pool, Sport events on the big screen and dance all night - pick it right and it's Karaoke too
Beautiful, secluded, magnificent restaurants and bar - sun-downers overhanging the Atlantic
84 locals recommend
12 Apostles Hotel & Spa
Victoria RoadBeautiful, secluded, magnificent restaurants and bar - sun-downers overhanging the Atlantic
Position, position, position - built right onto the rocks it is the place for a sundowner and a dip in the rim-flow pool overhanging the Atlantic.
28 locals recommend
Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town
100 Beach RdPosition, position, position - built right onto the rocks it is the place for a sundowner and a dip in the rim-flow pool overhanging the Atlantic.
Can you say "Gastronomical heaven"?
Beautiful valley tucked between soaring peaks; "Fransch" in its name hints at its French heritage - a pedigree that lives on in fine dinning and spectacular wines.
317 locals recommend
Franschhoek
Can you say "Gastronomical heaven"?
Beautiful valley tucked between soaring peaks; "Fransch" in its name hints at its French heritage - a pedigree that lives on in fine dinning and spectacular wines.
It's truly a sanctuary for our feathered and some furry friends - it's around the corner, and it is well worth a visit.
178 locals recommend
World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary & Monkey Park
Valley RoadIt's truly a sanctuary for our feathered and some furry friends - it's around the corner, and it is well worth a visit.
The centerpiece of an eclectic extent of pedestrian shopping streets that spoke out in every direction, packed with curios, restaurants, museums, bars and boundless nightlife.
244 locals recommend
Greenmarket Square
Longmarket StreetThe centerpiece of an eclectic extent of pedestrian shopping streets that spoke out in every direction, packed with curios, restaurants, museums, bars and boundless nightlife.
Sightseeing
One of the greatest Waterfront developments in the world - overflowing with restaurants, shops, boat rides and entertainment.
Your jump off point for fishing, yachting and helicopter flips
1951 locals recommend
V&A Waterfront
19 Dock RdOne of the greatest Waterfront developments in the world - overflowing with restaurants, shops, boat rides and entertainment.
Your jump off point for fishing, yachting and helicopter flips
Forget the Algarve and Big Sur in California - There is nothing quite as beautiful as Chapmans Peak - gateway to Cape Point.
69 locals recommend
Chapmans Peak Drive
Chapmans Peak DriveForget the Algarve and Big Sur in California - There is nothing quite as beautiful as Chapmans Peak - gateway to Cape Point.
"Quaint" doesn't begin to describe this tiny gem of a beach - with its colony of endangered penguins.
562 locals recommend
Boulders Beach
Kleintuin Road"Quaint" doesn't begin to describe this tiny gem of a beach - with its colony of endangered penguins.
You could drive right past it - and most tour-guides probably will.
Stop, take a look at this weekend getaway just adjacent to Cape Point entry gate - you'll want to buy a bungalow down there.
13 locals recommend
Smitswinkel Bay
You could drive right past it - and most tour-guides probably will.
Stop, take a look at this weekend getaway just adjacent to Cape Point entry gate - you'll want to buy a bungalow down there.
Cape Point
You can't come to Cape Town without seeing this.
You're on the slopes - you simply have to go up and take a look. Heck, if you get it on the wrong day they'll just about be parking down to where you'll be living (in my cottage).
950 locals recommend
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg RdYou're on the slopes - you simply have to go up and take a look. Heck, if you get it on the wrong day they'll just about be parking down to where you'll be living (in my cottage).
If you want a lovely amble up or around (contour path) a beautiful 2,000 foot / 600m mountain; Lion's head will take your breath away. Ask me and I'll help you out - even accompany you if I can.
725 locals recommend
Lion's Head Hike
Signal Hill RoadIf you want a lovely amble up or around (contour path) a beautiful 2,000 foot / 600m mountain; Lion's head will take your breath away. Ask me and I'll help you out - even accompany you if I can.
Pitched at the foot of the towering Table Mountain range, 3 hours is not enough to see these magnificent gardens.
1765 locals recommend
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Rhodes DrivePitched at the foot of the towering Table Mountain range, 3 hours is not enough to see these magnificent gardens.
You're in Cape Town - yet you can still visit a game park on a day-trip... can you believe it?
Aquila Safari Animal Rescue Center
You're in Cape Town - yet you can still visit a game park on a day-trip... can you believe it?
Great view of the local sea-life without getting your feet wet.
419 locals recommend
Two Oceans Aquarium
Dock RoadGreat view of the local sea-life without getting your feet wet.
Lions - close-up - and a very knowledgeable staff to put you in the picture.
29 locals recommend
Drakenstein Lion Park
Old Paarl RoadLions - close-up - and a very knowledgeable staff to put you in the picture.
Butterfly World
R44Butterflies like you didn't even know existed.
Ground Zero to book an encounter with... Jaws. Yep - we're on a peninsula - you're living on the Atlantic; embrace the relative chill - because that other coast has warm water and some big uptails!
14 locals recommend
Shark Diving
Ground Zero to book an encounter with... Jaws. Yep - we're on a peninsula - you're living on the Atlantic; embrace the relative chill - because that other coast has warm water and some big uptails!
The premium property in all of Africa - it's "wind safe" - even when the rest of the city has wind, Clifton's world class beaches remain untouched.
143 locals recommend
Clifton
The premium property in all of Africa - it's "wind safe" - even when the rest of the city has wind, Clifton's world class beaches remain untouched.
Smack in the middle of Table Bay; with the city wrapping its arms around this 3km x 2km low-slung island 10km off the coast, Robben Island has been a prison that housed Madiba - Nelson Mandela.
395 locals recommend
Robben Island
Smack in the middle of Table Bay; with the city wrapping its arms around this 3km x 2km low-slung island 10km off the coast, Robben Island has been a prison that housed Madiba - Nelson Mandela.
The end of a 5km mountain road that terminates 400m above the city, harbour, and beach suburb. It's steep slopes are perfect for updrafts and the hangliders and paragliders who leap and soar
609 locals recommend
Signal Hill
The end of a 5km mountain road that terminates 400m above the city, harbour, and beach suburb. It's steep slopes are perfect for updrafts and the hangliders and paragliders who leap and soar
Arts & Culture
Theatre on The Bay
Link StreetEndless live Theatre
Shopping
Pick n Pay Camps Bay
Victoria RoadQuick and convenient supermarket
Too many restaurants, shops, bars, nightclubs and other attractions to begin to name them... but it's about 200m from my cottage, so... explore at will.
35 locals recommend
The Promenade
Victoria RoadToo many restaurants, shops, bars, nightclubs and other attractions to begin to name them... but it's about 200m from my cottage, so... explore at will.
Everything Else
Nightclub with 80's music and a young crowd - doing it like we used to
69 locals recommend
DecoDance Night Club
66 Main RdNightclub with 80's music and a young crowd - doing it like we used to
Working fishing harbour, fabulous food market, dozens of eateries and bars, seals, curios and a magnificent setting.
168 locals recommend
Hout Bay Harbour
Working fishing harbour, fabulous food market, dozens of eateries and bars, seals, curios and a magnificent setting.
Want to do lengths? 5 pools filled with ocean water right on the ocean give you endless options for depth and lenght - take the whole family and enjoy the grass verges and diving boards into 10m pool.
Sea Point Bathing Pavilion
Beach RoadWant to do lengths? 5 pools filled with ocean water right on the ocean give you endless options for depth and lenght - take the whole family and enjoy the grass verges and diving boards into 10m pool.
Want to take a leisurely paddle in a safe organized kayak tour of the ocean? See Dolphin, whales, penguins, seals... schools of fish, sunfish. It'll be a highlight of your trip.
56 locals recommend
Kaskazi Kayaks & Adventures | Sea Point, Cape Town
Want to take a leisurely paddle in a safe organized kayak tour of the ocean? See Dolphin, whales, penguins, seals... schools of fish, sunfish. It'll be a highlight of your trip.
The original wine farm of the Cape - magnificent manor house dates back to the 1600's - cool breezy vineyard slopes stretch on forever over the city and toward the Indian Ocean. Great Restaurants.
334 locals recommend
Groot Constantia
Groot Constantia RoadThe original wine farm of the Cape - magnificent manor house dates back to the 1600's - cool breezy vineyard slopes stretch on forever over the city and toward the Indian Ocean. Great Restaurants.
Restaurant, Coffee Bar, Tennis pros for hire, day Spa - All set in a wooded glade overhanging the beach.
The Glen Apartments
10 Chilworth RdRestaurant, Coffee Bar, Tennis pros for hire, day Spa - All set in a wooded glade overhanging the beach.
Beginner surfer? When the North-West wind blows, this is where you want to be.
197 locals recommend
Muizenberg
Beginner surfer? When the North-West wind blows, this is where you want to be.
Want to windsurf? Kiteboard? Surf? It's about as good as it gets anywhere in the world.
82 locals recommend
Big Bay
Want to windsurf? Kiteboard? Surf? It's about as good as it gets anywhere in the world.
It's the northern tip of Camps Bay Beach - and it's a great spot for a surf if you now what you're doing on a hard fast beach break.
43 locals recommend
Glen Beach
It's the northern tip of Camps Bay Beach - and it's a great spot for a surf if you now what you're doing on a hard fast beach break.
Forbid that police are ever needed - but if they are you're living about 250m from them. We have a fantastic bunch of local policemen who work very closely with our Neighbourhood Watch.
South African Police Service Camps Bay
97 Victoria RdForbid that police are ever needed - but if they are you're living about 250m from them. We have a fantastic bunch of local policemen who work very closely with our Neighbourhood Watch.