In Cape Town - typical tourist stuff:
- Cable car up Table Mountain (or hike up, advise going in a group and plan ahead, be safe)
- ferry to Robben Island
- 'Red Route' city tour on topless red bus
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens
- Cape Point (to see Cape of Good Hope, good hikes, baboons in the national park)
- Boulder for the penguins (near Cape Point and Simon's Town)
- Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, Simon's Town - nice coastal towns to walk around, have lunch/coffee along False Bay on way down to Cape Point
- Drive along Chapman's Peak road (check if road open before setting off: http://www.chapmanspeakdrive.co.za/)
- V&A Waterfront (shopping, eating, pubs, boat trips into Table Bay, helicopter tours, Aquarium)
- Neighbour Goods Market at the Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock (Saturday mornings only)
- Cable car up Table Mountain (or hike up, advise going in a group and plan ahead, be safe)
- ferry to Robben Island
- 'Red Route' city tour on topless red bus
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens
- Cape Point (to see Cape of Good Hope, good hikes, baboons in the national park)
- Boulder for the penguins (near Cape Point and Simon's Town)
- Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, Simon's Town - nice coastal towns to walk around, have lunch/coffee along False Bay on way down to Cape Point
- Drive along Chapman's Peak road (check if road open before setting off: http://www.chapmanspeakdrive.co.za/)
- V&A Waterfront (shopping, eating, pubs, boat trips into Table Bay, helicopter tours, Aquarium)
- Neighbour Goods Market at the Old Biscuit Mill, Woodstock (Saturday mornings only)
Other places in Cape Town surrounds for beaches, nice to see etc:
- Hout Bay
- Camps Bay
- Clifton
- Blaauwberg (beach closest to my house)
Great for kids:
- Monkey Land (near Somerset West)
- World of Birds (near Hout Bay)
- Butterfly World (near Stellenbosch)
Other destinations just a few hours away that are worth a visit and short stay:
- Hermanus
- West Coast National Park
- Cedarberg Mountains
- Ceres
- Riebeek Kasteel
- Langebaan
- Paternoster
Golf Courses (there are loads):
- Milnerton
- Atlantic Beach
- Stellenbosch
- Pearl Valley
- Parow
http://www.sa-venues.com/western_cape_golf_courses.htm
Car Rental:
Active Car Rental (local to where I live and cheaper than big names)
http://www.bestebeetle.co.za/ (to hire a cool old VW Beetle!)
Avis
Imperial
Hertz
Thrifty
etc
Other websites to check out accommodation etc:
www.sa-venues.com
www.wheretostay.co.za
www.safarinow.com
http://www.sabookonline.com/
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