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Things to do in Cape Town
Follow the mountain. Find your own kind of adventure. Discover 19 researched places in Cape Town, Western Cape, with addresses, photographs and source links.
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Explore Cape Town
Meet the marine life of the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the heart of the Waterfront.
Dock Road, V&A Waterfront · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
Contemporary African art inside a spectacularly transformed grain silo.
Silo District, South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
A design-led hotel above the grain silo, with sculptural windows and harbour views.
Silo Square, V&A Waterfront · Cape Town
Official website
Sources checked 2026-10-08
Cape Town’s pink hotel, set in gardens beneath Table Mountain.
76 Orange Street, Gardens · Cape Town
Official website · Wikipedia
Sources checked 2026-10-08
Opera, dance, drama and new South African work in a major city arts centre.
D.F. Malan Street, Foreshore · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
An acclaimed theatre at the University of Cape Town, with a lively programme of local performance.
Main Road, Rondebosch · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
Indigenous plants, mountain paths and a treetop walkway beneath Table Mountain.
Rhodes Drive, Newlands · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-15
A relaxed city park with biodiversity gardens, play areas and picnic lawns.
1 Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point · Cape Town
Official website
Sources checked 2026-10-08
An underground electronic music venue focused on sound, dancing and a camera-free floor.
34 Riebeek Street, Cape Town City Centre · Cape Town
Official website
Sources checked 2026-10-08
Poolside dining and music events beside the harbour, with an open-air beach-club atmosphere.
12 South Arm Road, V&A Waterfront · Cape Town
Official website
Sources checked 2026-10-08
Natural history, fossils and biodiversity collections beside the Company’s Garden.
25 Queen Victoria Street, Gardens · Cape Town
Official website · Wikipedia
Sources checked 2026-10-08
Travel by ferry to the island whose former prison tells a central story of South African history.
Nelson Mandela Gateway, V&A Waterfront (ferry departure) · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
A leafy historic garden with shaded paths, monuments and museums around its edges.
Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town City Centre · Cape Town
Official website · Wikipedia
Sources checked 2026-10-08
Explore a historic stone fortress, its courtyards and museum collections.
Corner Darling Street and Buitenkant Street, Cape Town · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
A waterfront hotel on its own quay, framed by harbour views and Table Mountain.
West Quay Road, V&A Waterfront · Cape Town
Official website
Sources checked 2026-10-08
An intimate community theatre presenting plays, music and local creative talent.
37 Main Road, Muizenberg · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
A peaceful arboretum with towering heritage trees and shaded garden paths.
Main Road, Claremont · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
An upstairs cocktail lounge where live performances and DJ nights meet.
61B Harrington Street, Cape Town · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-08
A flat-topped mountain above the city, with a cableway journey and wide views across the peninsula.
Lower Cable Station, Tafelberg Road, Cape Town · Cape Town
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Sources checked 2026-10-15