Bo-Kaap
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A historic Cape Malay neighbourhood on Signal Hill's slopes known for brightly painted houses and a museum of Muslim…
Out & About SA lists 18 things to do in Cape Town, in the Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard. They span Culture / Art, Family / Leisure and Landmark / Sightseeing. Every listing is hand-checked and kept current — browse them below, or open the full Western Cape things to do guide.
Camps Bay Beach
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A palm-lined white-sand beach beneath the Twelve Apostles, popular for sunbathing and sundowners
Cape Town Ostrich Ranch
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
Ostrich farm on the West Coast road with guided tours and farm-stall dining
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A 55,000-seat stadium built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in Green Point that hosts football, rugby and concerts
Visit website ↗Castle of Good Hope
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A star-shaped fort built by the Dutch East India Company between 1666 and 1679, the oldest surviving colonial building…
Visit website ↗City Sightseeing Cape Town
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
The red hop-on hop-off bus linking Table Mountain, the Waterfront, Camps Bay and the winelands
Visit website ↗Company's Garden
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A historic public garden in the city centre begun as a vegetable plot for passing ships in the 1650s
District Six Museum
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A memorial museum recording the forced removal of residents from District Six under apartheid
Visit website ↗Greenmarket Square
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A cobbled city-centre square hosting a daily open-air craft and curio market
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A world-renowned botanical garden on Table Mountain's eastern slopes famous for indigenous fynbos and its Tree Canopy…
Visit website ↗Robben Island
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
UNESCO World Heritage prison island where Nelson Mandela was jailed, reached by ferry
Visit website ↗Robben Island Museum
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
The UNESCO-listed prison island where Nelson Mandela was held, toured by ferry from the V&A Waterfront with former…
Visit website ↗Signal Hill & Lion's Head
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A popular sunset viewpoint and hiking peak beside Table Mountain, with the daily Noon Gun fired from Signal Hill
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A rotating cable car carries visitors to the flat-topped summit of Table Mountain for panoramic views over the city and…
Visit website ↗Two Oceans Aquarium
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A V&A Waterfront aquarium showcasing marine life of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, including a large kelp forest and…
Visit website ↗V&A Waterfront
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A working harbour precinct with shops, restaurants, museums and ferry departures set against Table Mountain
Visit website ↗Zeitz MOCAA
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in a converted grain silo at the V&A Waterfront
Visit website ↗Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA)
Cape Town City & Atlantic Seaboard
A major contemporary African art museum housed in a converted grain silo at the V&A Waterfront
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