Cape Town Essential Sights

The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is a working harbour defined by two historic basins, the Alfred Basin and the Victoria Basin, which sit between the Atlantic Ocean and the base of Table Mountain. The site takes its name from the royal…

Bo-Kaap is defined by its rows of brightly painted, flat-roofed houses and steep, narrow streets climbing the lower slopes of Signal Hill. Established in the seventeen sixties by Dutch colonist Jan de Waal, the area began as a collection…

The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is defined by the two large, circular cable cars that slowly rotate as they ascend the sheer face of the mountain. These cars travel along a double-cable system, rising seven hundred and sixty-five meters…

The white sands of the beach and the backdrop of the Twelve Apostles mountain range define this bay. Long before it became a destination for visitors, the area was home to San hunter-gatherers and Goringhaikona Khoi pastoralists who grazed…

Chapman's Peak Drive is defined by its one hundred and fourteen curves, winding for nine kilometers along the near-vertical cliff face between Hout Bay and Noordhoek. This coastal route skirts the western flank of the mountain for which it…

The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, distinguished by its rugged sandstone cliffs and the violent, unpredictable seas that churn against its base. It marks the southwesternmost point of the…

Boulders Beach is defined by its sheltered coves and large, rounded granite boulders that have sat on this shoreline for five hundred and forty million years. Located in Simon’s Town, the beach is part of the Table Mountain National Park…

Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden occupies the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, a location characterized by its steep, wild mountain backdrop. Established in nineteen thirteen, it became the first botanical garden in the world…