Cape Town Attractions
Khayelitsha Township Tour 
Take a township tour to Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. See the world from Look-Out Hill, buy crafts… Read more View all attractions
Culture And Heritage
Church Square and the Slave Lodge
Photo courtesy Mervyn Hector
Church Square and Slave Lodge, at the top corner of Adderley Street, bear witness to the turbulent past of the Cape of Good Hope. … Read more
Featured culture and heritage attractions
- New Space Theatre
- Creative Cape Town
- Khayelitsha Craft Market
- Robben Island
- University of Cape Town
- Die Hoenderhok Theatre
- African Experience (eat, drink, dance and drum)
- Theatres
- St George’s Cathedral and Groote Kerk
- Simon’s Town
- Adderley Street Flower Sellers
- African Experience (eat, drink, dance and drum)
- Air Force Museum
- Amy Biehl Memorial
- Art galleries
- Battle of Blaauwberg
- Bo-Kaap and De Waterkant
- CAFDA & Stables Craft and Culture Centre
- Cape Minstrel Carnival
- Cape Town shipwrecks
- Church Square and the Slave Lodge
- City Hall and Grand Parade
- City Walks
- Company’s Garden
- Creative Cape Town
- Die Hoenderhok Theatre
- District Six Museum
- Fish Hoek Man
- Fugard Theatre
- Gugulethu
- Heart of Cape Town Museum
- Het Posthuys and Rhodes Cottage Museum – Muizenberg
- Historic buildings and architecture
- Iziko Planetarium
- Iziko South African Museum
- Josephine Mill
- Khayelitsha Craft Market
- Khayelitsha Township Tour
- Langa
- Language Schools
- Lighthouses of Cape Town
- Lwandle Migrant Labour Museum
- Mamre Moravian Mission Station
- New Space Theatre
- Observatory
- Parliament Buildings
- Places of worship
- Responsible Tourism
- Rhodes Memorial
- Robben Island
- Rust-en-Vrede Gallery
- Sheikh Yusuf Kramat
- Simon’s Town
- South African Jewish Museum
- South African National Art Gallery
- St George’s Cathedral and Groote Kerk
- The Castle of Good Hope
- The Western Cape Provincial Archives and Records Service
- Theatres
- University of Cape Town
- University of the Western Cape
- Voluntourism
- William Fehr Collection housed in Rust en Vreugd
- Woodstock
Nature And Environment
Intaka Island
Intaka Island, photo courtesy Ian Junor
The word “intaka”, which means “bird” in isiXhosa, is a fitting name for an island that offers a safe haven to many feathered species. … Read more
Featured nature and environment attractions
- Bellville
- African Wildlife
- Cape Point
- Somerset West
- Edith Stephens Wetland Park
- Chapman’s Peak and Noordhoek
- CitySightseeing Bus Tours
- Cape Garden Centre
- St James
- Wagon trail, Sir Lowry’s Pass
- African Wildlife
- Baboons and baboon walk
- Bellville
- Bikini Beach, Gordon’s Bay
- Birding
- Boulders Penguin Colony
- Camps Bay
- Cape Flats Nature
- Cape Garden Centre
- Cape Point
- Chapman’s Peak and Noordhoek
- CitySightseeing Bus Tours
- Clara Anna Fontein
- Clifton
- Constantia Vineyards
- Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary
- Durbanville
- Durbanville Nature Reserve
- Durbanville Rose Garden
- Edith Stephens Wetland Park
- Fynbos and the Cape Floral Kingdom
- Giraffe House Wildlife Awareness Centre
- Gordon’s Bay
- Green Point
- Intaka Island
- Kalk Bay Harbour, Main Road and Boyes Drive
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
- Kogelberg biosphere
- Kommetjie and Kommetjie Lighthouse
- Kuils River
- Llandudno and Sandy Bay
- Macassar Dunes Project
- Melkbosstrand
- Milnerton
- Muizenberg
- Rondevlei Nature Reserve and hippos
- Signal Hill and the Noon Gun
- Somerset West
- Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB)
- Southern Line Railway Route
- St James
- Strand
- The World of Birds
- Tokai Arboretum
- Two Oceans Aquarium
- Tygerberg Nature Reserve
- Wagon trail, Sir Lowry’s Pass
- West Coast Ostrich Show Ranch
- Zandvlei Estuary Nature Reserve
Health And Wellness
Tsoga Centre and Philani Project
Photo provided by the Philani Project
A green oasis in the heart of Cape Town’s Langa township, the Tsoga Environmental Resource Centre located in Washington Street is responsible for organising programmes aimed at improving the lives of township youngsters. … Read more
Outdoor And Adventure
Golf
Westlake Golf Course, photo courtesy Aubrey Kilian
Cape Town and the greater Western Cape Province offer golfing enthusiasts some of the most majestic and scenic championship-status courses in South Africa. … Read more
Featured outdoor and adventure attractions
- Whales, sharks and seals
- Table Mountain National Park and Hoerikwaggo Trail
- Great rides
- Fish Hoek
- Hout Bay
- Killarney Race Track
- Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
- Horse riding
- Microlighting
- Sandboarding
- Blaauwberg Beach and Kite Surfing
- Boat and yacht charters
- Cape Hunt and Polo Club
- Caves
- Cycling and mountain biking
- Erinvale Golf Course
- Fish Hoek
- Fishing
- Golf
- Great rides
- Helderberg and Nature Reserve
- Helicopter and aeroplane trips
- Horse riding
- Hout Bay
- Indoor Rock Climbing Gym
- Killarney Race Track
- Lion’s Head
- Microlighting
- Milnerton Waterpark
- Newlands Sports Grounds
- Noordhoek Beach Horse Riding
- Paragliding
- Quad biking
- Ratanga Junction
- Sandboarding
- Scarborough
- Scuba diving in the Cape
- Sea kayaking
- Silvermine Nature Reserve
- Skydiving in Cape Town
- Steenbras River Gorge Hiking Trail
- Surfing
- Swimming in Cape Town – beaches and pools
- Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
- Table Mountain National Park and Hoerikwaggo Trail
- walks
- Whales, sharks and seals
Entertainment
Maynardville Open-Air Theatre
Images from a production of William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. Photo courtesy Maynardville
One of the best-loved outdoor theatres in the Cape is Wynberg’s Maynardville Open-Air Theatre, where around 20 000 patrons attend a variety of performances each year. … Read more
Featured entertainment attractions
- Milnerton Playhouse
- Maynardville Open-Air Theatre
- Theatre on the Bay
- Night clubs
- Spoken Word at Zula Bar
- Athlone and Galaxy Disco
- Cape Town kids
- City Centre
- Celebration House
- Tobogganing
- Athlone and Galaxy Disco
- Cape Town kids
- Cape Town Stadium
- Celebration House
- City Bowl Suburbs
- City Centre
- Coffee and people watching
- GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World
- Live music
- Long Street at Night
- Maynardville Open-Air Theatre
- Milnerton Playhouse
- MTN Sciencentre
- Night clubs
- Noordhoek Farm Village
- On Broadway Theatre
- Photography
- Sea Point and Mouille Point
- South African National Circus
- Spoken Word at Zula Bar
- The Playhouse Theatre
- Theatre in the District
- Theatre on the Bay
- Tobogganing
- Zip Zap School of Circus Arts
Shopping
Iziko lo Lwazi Craftworkers
Photo courtesy Steve Wampler
Hout Bay’s informal settlement, Imizamo Yethu, is home to approximately 20 000 people who live mostly in shacks in overcrowded, impoverished conditions. … Read more
Featured shopping attractions
- Willowbridge Slow Market
- Alphen Antiques and Collectables Fair and Kirstenbosch Craft Market
- Nitida Food Market
- Factory shopping
- Local designer stores
- V&A Waterfront
- Hout Bay craft market
- Porter Estate Produce Market
- Willowbridge Shopping Centre
- Church Street by day (Antiques)
- Alphen Antiques and Collectables Fair and Kirstenbosch Craft Market
- Book shops
- Canal Walk Shopping Centre
- Cavendish Square Shopping Centre
- Church Street by day (Antiques)
- Constantia Village
- Diamonds and jewellery
- Factory shopping
- Hout Bay craft market
- Iziko lo Lwazi Craftworkers
- Local designer stores
- Markets
- Montebello Craft and Design Centre
- Nitida Food Market
- Porter Estate Produce Market
- Somerset Mall
- Tyger Valley Shopping Centre
- V&A Waterfront
- Willowbridge Shopping Centre
- Willowbridge Slow Market
Wine And Dine
Wembley Square
Sinns Restaurant in Wembley Square. Photo courtesy garybembridge
If you’re looking for wining, dining, fashion and style, venture no further than Wembley Square in the heart of town Cape Town’s Gardens suburb, where you’ll find a number lifestyle experiences under one roof. … Read more
Featured wine and dine attractions
- Bakeries and delicatessens
- Cape Malay cuisine
- Constantia Wine Route
- Gold of Africa Museum and Gold Restaurant
- Top Restaurants
- Wembley Square
- Wine farm restaurants, Morgenster olive oil
- Helderberg Wine Route
- Cape winelands tours
- Durbanville Wine Valley
- Bakeries and delicatessens
- Cape Malay cuisine
- Cape winelands tours
- Constantia Wine Route
- Crayfish, mussels and more
- Durbanville Wine Valley
- Gold of Africa Museum and Gold Restaurant
- Helderberg Wine Route
- Mariner’s Wharf
- Top Restaurants
- Vergelegen Wine Estate
- Wembley Square
- Wine farm restaurants, Morgenster olive oil
