LANDMARK / 01
Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa · CC BY 2.0Table Mountain
A flat sandstone summit above the city, often wearing a cloud tablecloth, reached by paths or the cableway.
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Cape Town.
Follow the mountain. Find your own kind of adventure.
CALL IT HOMEWestern Cape
THE SKYLINE5 landmark stories
FOLLOW A LITTLE CURIOSITY19 places to discover
GET TO KNOW THE SKYLINE
Every landmark
has a story.
The shapes you recognise.
The stories you haven’t heard.
LANDMARK / 02
SkyPixels · CC BY-SA 4.0Bo-Kaap
Bright houses and Cape Malay history on the slopes above the city bowl, below Signal Hill.
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LANDMARK / 03
Ernmuhl at lb.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Cape Point
A rocky headland in Table Mountain National Park, with a lighthouse where the peninsula runs out to sea.
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LANDMARK / 04
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0Castle of Good Hope
The star-shaped fort of the Dutch East India Company, still standing in the middle of the city.
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LANDMARK / 05
South African Tourism from South Africa · CC BY 2.0Robben Island
The island prison in Table Bay where Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners were held.
Discover the storyBEYOND THE POSTCARD
Find your kind
of somewhere.
Art, green spaces, a good night’s sleep.
Make a little room for discovery.
19 places to discover
Entertainment
Two Oceans Aquarium
Meet the marine life of the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the heart of the Waterfront.
Entertainment
Zeitz MOCAA
Contemporary African art inside a spectacularly transformed grain silo.
Lodging
The Silo Hotel
A design-led hotel above the grain silo, with sculptural windows and harbour views.
Lodging
Mount Nelson
Cape Town’s pink hotel, set in gardens beneath Table Mountain.
Theatres
Artscape Theatre
Opera, dance, drama and new South African work in a major city arts centre.
Theatres
The Baxter Theatre
An acclaimed theatre at the University of Cape Town, with a lively programme of local performance.
Parks & zoos
Kirstenbosch
Indigenous plants, mountain paths and a treetop walkway beneath Table Mountain.
Parks & zoos
Green Point Urban Park
A relaxed city park with biodiversity gardens, play areas and picnic lawns.
Clubs
Modular
An underground electronic music venue focused on sound, dancing and a camera-free floor.
Clubs
Cabo Beach Club
Poolside dining and music events beside the harbour, with an open-air beach-club atmosphere.
Entertainment
Iziko South African Museum
Natural history, fossils and biodiversity collections beside the Company’s Garden.
Entertainment
Robben Island Museum
Travel by ferry to the island whose former prison tells a central story of South African history.
Parks & zoos
Company’s Garden
A leafy historic garden with shaded paths, monuments and museums around its edges.
Entertainment
Castle of Good Hope
Explore a historic stone fortress, its courtyards and museum collections.
Lodging
Cape Grace
A waterfront hotel on its own quay, framed by harbour views and Table Mountain.
Theatres
The Masque
An intimate community theatre presenting plays, music and local creative talent.
Parks & zoos
Arderne Gardens
A peaceful arboretum with towering heritage trees and shaded garden paths.
Clubs
Harringtons
An upstairs cocktail lounge where live performances and DJ nights meet.
Parks & zoos
Table Mountain
A flat-topped mountain above the city, with a cableway journey and wide views across the peninsula.
A DAY, YOUR WAY
A little plan.
Room for the unexpected.
A few ideas to get you going in Cape Town.
Pick a stop. Make it yours.
An editorial starting point. Check opening days, travel time and bookings before setting out.
Kirstenbosch
Indigenous plants, mountain paths and a treetop walkway beneath Table Mountain.
Plan a visitTwo Oceans Aquarium
Meet the marine life of the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the heart of the Waterfront.
Plan a visitZeitz MOCAA
Contemporary African art inside a spectacularly transformed grain silo.
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