Cape Town City, is a seaport and a legislative capital in South Africa surrounded by nature and a hub for both local and international tourists, adventurists, culturists and city life lovers. It is South Africa’s oldest city and popularly known for its extensive beauty. Many wonder if the city is the best in the world, and I tend to share the same sentiment. In this article, we will travel to Cape Town together through words, that will give you a glimpse of, what to do in Cape Town, South Africa, in the company of Adequate Safaris. Be more than a traveler who reads, that is playing it safe, be the one who lives it in reality too, because this is where life begins.
Fun Things To Do In Cape Town
Let’s dive in into what makes Cape Town fun, diverse and one of the best modern cities in the world you will ever make a conscious decision to visit with us. When you are searching for a city that absolutely spoils you for choice with the best things to do, it is by no accident that you have come across Cape Town. Cape Town is that city, where you can’t get bored, everyday it renovates itself to offer its residents and international tourists something interesting. Whether it is to learn something new, to visit a new place, to engage in night life adventures or to visit its beaches, your curiosity will never be fully matched with what this city offers. Here are the most interesting 32 things to do in Cape Town, South Africa:
- Table Mountain & Cableway
- Camps Bay Beach
- Robben Island
- Cape Of Good Hope
- Atlantis Sand Dunes
- Helicopter Ride
- Aquila Big Five
- Cobra Ride
- Catamaran
- Shark Cage Diving
- Roben Island Museum
- Nightlife At Long Streets
- Paragliding
- Cannabis Restaurants
- Penguins At Boulders Beach
- Lions Head From Signal Hill
- The Iconic Bo Kaap
- The V& A Waterfront
- Surfing At Muizenberg Beach
- Twelve Apostles
- Museum Of Illusions
- Learn About Ghost’s In Simons Tower
- Visit The Winelands
- Shopping At Oranjezicht Market
- The Cliffton Beaches
- Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
- District Six Museum
- DHL Stadium To Watch Rugby
- Afternoon Tea At Mount Nelson
- Safari At Inverdoorn Game Reserve
- Fish Hoek Beach
- Iziko Slave Lodge
- Chapman’s Peak Drive
Table Mountain & Cableway
Table Mountain & Cableway is one of the best thing that should be on top of your list when you visit Cape Town. You get to hike the mountain or take the cableway car, that costs 20$ per person for both ways. This activity is most ideal for romantic partners, especially in the sunset. You will enjoy breathtaking views of the mountain. This cableway at Table Mountain lasts for around 5 minutes 3,500ft above the city. You will enjoy nice views of the Cape Town city and also take adorable pictures worth to be posted on Instagram and great content for your YouTube Channel.
Camps Bay Beach
Touring Camps Bay Beach is free and one of the fun things to do in Cape Town. What makes this activity exciting and special is its beautiful mountains while enjoying the breeze around the Ocean. At Camps Bay Beach you will observe Twelve Apostles Mountain chain. The beach also offers a myriad range of playful activities such as volleyball tournaments and the popular Summer Beach Festival. Beaches found at the Camps Bay Beach include Bakoven Beach, Glen Beach, Theatre On The Bay and Act One Bar & Restaurant.
Rodden Island Museum
Rodden Island is a striking beauty of what used to shape South Africa’s political history. It is the Island where Nelson Mandela together with other political prisoners were imprisoned at. For 18 years, Nelson Mandela was kept here. The Island is easily accessible by ferry from the V & A Waterfront. Today, the Robben Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006 that operates as a museum and stands as beacon of home over the human population against the Apartheid oppression. In 1996 it was declared a South African National Monument and a National Museum.
Cape Of Good Hope
Cape Of Good Hope is an important and a prominent geographical landmark found on the Atlantic Coast of South Africa. It is only 30 miles south of Cape Town and part of the Table Mountain National Park. Its diverse plant life and wildlife population, has earned the Cape its World Heritage Site Recognition from UNESCO. Wildlife you will enjoy seeing at this place include baboons, the bontebok antelopes, 7 species of antelopes and the Cape Mountain zebras. Maintain a reasonable distance away from the baboons, they are known to attack humans in search of food, so remember to follow your guides rules.
Atlantis Sand Dunes
The Atlantis Sand Dunes in South Africa are one of the most fun things to do in Cape Town. Common fun exciting activities you will enjoy include quad biking and sandboarding. The Atlantis Sand Dunes are only 45 km away from Cape Town City. With an amazing ride from Adequate Safaris, you will reach the dunes faster and safely.
Helicopter Ride
The Helicopter Ride is an amazing luxury activity to engage in Cape Town. You will enjoy a 25-minute ride, getting a bird’s eye view of what Cape Town looks like from above. The departure points for most of these helicopter rides is the V & A Waterfront helipad, where you will take off. It is highly advised you bring along a good camera equipment or phone to take great videos of the Twelve Apostles and Table Mountain. You can have this ride from either luxury, mid-range or budget friendly.
Aquila Big 5
Aquila Big 5 is had at the Aquila Private Game Reserve located 2 hours from Cape Town City. You will spot the big 5 that is lions, elephants, buffalos, leopards and rhinos. The reserve is also known to be a malaria free safari destination; this makes this destination favorable for kids and families. Other wildlife you will encounter are hippos, antelopes, wildebeests, cheetahs, oryx, springbok and zebras. The reserve is mostly used as a rehabilitation center for birds, cheetahs, lions and rhinos.
Cobra Ride
The Cobra Ride activity is the best way to meet a high thrilling adventure activity in Cape Town. It offers you an adrenaline rush through out your body. You will rent a classic AC Cobra-style car for either half day or full day, and cruise around the city with it. The name cobra ride came from, the snaking routes you use while in this car. Popular routes you can take include the West coast route, the Stellenbosch wine region or the Cape Point route. All of them are quite fascinating. It is an unforgettable adventure to have, the car’s open-top design and its vintage charm add to the experience you will have.
Catamaran
This is a fun activity to do in Cape Town, one which we mostly see in films and movies. It is a cruising activity where you are in the Ocean for 30 to 90 minutes with your family and friends. This activity is mostly done at the V & A Waterfront and you can choose the type of cruise you want to have and experience. There is a private charter, a daytime sailing, an ocean safari and the most common one the sunset champagne cruise.
Shark Cage Diving
This is a bucket-list worth adventure to have in Cape Town, South Africa. It offers you close encounters with sharks such as the seven gill, the bronze whaler and the great white sharks. At Gansbaai is the best place where you will enjoy the shark cage diving. Other well-known spots known to offer this activity includes Port Elizabeth, Durban, Cape Town and Mossel Bay. In as much as it sounds dangerous, it is actually not. Your kids, young and old can tag along with you to enjoy this activity that lasts approximately 3 hours.
Nightlife At Long Streets
Cape Town’s night life is as vibrant and magnetic as you can imagine. You get to hop from one bar to the other, enjoying Amapiano and oontz music. Popular fan spot you can look forward to engage yourself in at Long Streets include Café Mojito, Joburg and Pretoria, Café Royale, the Lola’s and Pitzos. At Long Street, you will enjoy an eclectic blend of cultures from locals and international tourists. The Long Streets of Cape Town, is the best place to sample local cuisines, social gatherings, live music and dance performances from the South Africans.
Paragliding
Cape Town Tandem Paragliding activity is an exciting activity to engage yourself in as an adventurist. If you are afraid of heights, this is not the best activity for you. You will take off from either Lions Head or Signal Hill in Cape Town. You will have an instructor who will help you with landing and controls. The views of Atlantic coastline, sea point, city and Table Mountains will be memories that will last for a life time for you.
Cannabis Restaurants
When it comes to pushing lifestyle boundaries, Cape Town is known to be in the lead. Cannabis consumption is legalized in South Africa, since the constitutional amendments in 2018, however, public use of the drug or selling it commercially is still illegal. Places such as the Baked Cannabis Club and the CBD cafes, offer this activity without breaking the law. This is quite a common activity enjoyed in a healthy way in the country. For the most premium private luxury multi-level space, the Nirvana Cape Town is the best place to consider. Here you can freely relax, eat play and work while enjoying your joint in the company of other people.
Penguins At Boulders Beach
Relaxing and touring by the sea while watching the penguins makes your vacation trip to Cape Town quite interesting. Boulders Beach is the best place where you will interact with penguins at a close distance and swim with them too. It is the best place in the world, where you will play with the African penguins. Till today, the Boulders Beach is one of the Cape Peninsula’s most important beaches, you can also enjoy Simon’s Tower that is located just outside the beach.
Lions Head From Signal Hill
When it comes to hiking places in Cape Town, the Lions Head is the most preferred trail to do. The 669-meter iconic peak offers a beautiful 360-degree view of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean. This hike takes approximately one hour and is less than 3 km, especially if you prefer something shorter but quite interesting at the same time. In as much as the hike is short, once you start approaching the top, it becomes more harder with staples and ladders, since it is an uphill, it is best you prepare well for it. Once you get to the top, you will appreciate your hard work, as the top offers the most drop-dead spectacular views.
The Iconic Bo Kaap
The Bo Kaap is one of Cape Town’s most vibrant culturally rich areas. The Bo Kaap is among the best things to do in Cape Town that will intimately connect you to a complete safari with a bit of history if you want to understand South Africa’s past in a better way. During the racist apartheid regime, people of color to be specific the Cape Malays were forced to relocate. This is why when you visit Bo Kaap, most of their houses are painted in bright colors. It is symbolic and a reminder of things that should never happen again in South Africa. The Bo Kaap neighborhood is more than just a photo stop; it is a place that offers a unique lens int the city’s multicultural heritage.
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront
The V & A Waterfront is ranked as one of the prettiest waterfront areas in Cape Town, South Africa. The waterfront offers views of seals, museums around the place, building inspired by the Dutch, and musical artists performing on the boardwalk. This place truly offers numerous activities to enjoy, where it is entertainment, shopping or dining, you will not run out of things to do here.
Surfing At Muizenberg Beach
Muizenberg Beach is the best place for adventurists and tourists who want to learn how to surf in Cape Town. For a beginner, the professionals working at this area will assist you to join the mid-level surfers, because of the beach’s friendly waves. The long, sandy beaches found on False Bay, made learning surfing at this place an official surf school. This beach is also considered to be the birthing place of surfing in South Africa.
Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles is one beautiful peak of mountains you will ever see, your entire life. The peaks are named from North to South. Their names include Kloof, Fountain, Porcupine, Jubilee, Barrier, Valken, Kasteel, Postern, Wood, Spring, Slangolie, Corridor, Separation, Victoria, Grove, Llandudno Peak and Corridor and Hout Bay Corner. All these mountains peak stretch along the Cape Peninsula South of Cape Town and offers distinct and dramatic views. This remains as the top things you will see in Cape Town.
Museum Of Illusions
Museum of Illusions will low your mind in how fun, educational and interactive the place is. It is one of the best things to do in Cape Town. It is ideal for kids, friend groups and as a date location for romantic partners in the company of Adequate Safaris. It has impressive holograms and optical illusions located at Kloof Street. To create a playful a playful environment, the museum uses visual tricks and hands-on interactive displays, which makes tourists flock to experience this place. Tickets start from 200 rands.
Learn About Ghost’s In Simon’s Town
The Simon’s Town Ghost walk lets you dive into one of the most rumored haunted places in Cape Town. You will explore hidden cannons and tunnels with possibility of encountering wildlife. According to the place’s past, the Simon’s Town has a mass grave that was discovered on a construction site. It is located 35 km from Cape Town and offers a gateway to the Marine Big 5 of False Bay. It is one of South Africa’s oldest towns where the Dutch settled in the mid-1700s.
Visit The Cape Winelands In Stellenbosch / Franschhoek
Within the towns of Stellenbosch just 30 minutes from Cape Town, is where you will enjoy this activity. If you are a wine enthusiast, the Stellenbosch is the most popular area to enjoy wine tasting in Cape Town. This fun thing to do in Cape Town, can be enjoyed in either Franschhoek or Stellenbosch. Both are a great pick and offer something unique for every wine lover. Ensure you try the Plaisir wine, the Quoin Rock or the Bartinney wines, quite impeccable taste, these wines have.
Shopping At Oranjezicht Market
The Oranjezicht Market is one of the best places in Cape Town, where you can enjoy purchasing your favorite farm produce, from flowers, vegetables, fruits to plants. It is found at Waterfront and usually takes place in Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. You can shop artisanal trat and handcrafted fashion clothing here. The market is more than just a shopping place; it is where you will exchange ideas and interact with like minded people as well. Here at Adequate Safaris, we enjoy offering our guests this place as part of their itinerary, where they will see another side of Cape Town, that is not often talked about.
The Cliffton Beaches
The Cliffton Beaches is a combination of four exciting beaches naturally divided by rocks and boulders. They are mostly popular for their white sandy beaches and mesmerizing cobalt blue water. The 1st Cliffton Beach is most ideal for watersport lovers, it is also tucked away from large crowds of people. The 2nd Cliffton Beach is the most popular among all of them, it is full of sports such as volleyball, beach bats and frisbee. The 3rd Cliffton Beach is the prettiest and loved by the Capetonian gays and lesbian’s crowd. The last one is the 4th beach; it is full of yachts and most ideal for parties.
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Few gardens in the world can match the sheer grandeur of this botanical garden that boasts of having over 22,000 plant species. Nestled at the Eastern foot of Table Mountain, 13 km from Cape Town, is where you will find the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. This garden is one of 11 National Botanical Gardens in South Africa and one of the world’s largest botanical gardens in the world. Tourists exploring the garden, can enjoy a number of hiking trails, blind visitors are also welcome where they can feel plants and trees. Right in the heart of Cape Town, this garden offers an unforgettable beauty, whether you are there as a casual visitor, a hiker of a nature lover.
District Six Museum
This museum hosts a collection of historical materials that was destroyed during apartheid in the 1960s. They include artefacts, paintings, news articles, infographics, photographs and physical remains alike. It is nestled in the District Six neighborhood of Cape Town. It features two interconnected buildings, the District Six Museum Homecoming Centre and the Museum. Today, the District Six Museum stands as a visible wound of apartheid in South Africa and a site of cultural heritage and memory of what South Africa should never allow itself to go through again.
DHL Stadium To Watch Rugby
The DHL Stadium is a world class stadium and a multi-purpose venue used as a land mark destination among the South Africans. It is located in Green Point between the Atlantic Ocean and Signal Hill in the heart of Cape Town. It is known to host sport events such as rugby and football. It is where the 2010 World Cup FIFA was held. While at the DHL Stadium you will also enjoy breathtaking and refreshing views of Table Mountains. The stadium can hold a maximum of 60 000 people per event. Watching live performances and musical artists taking the stadium in the company of Adequate Safaris is one of the best things to do in Cape Town, that I would recommend for you.
Afternoon High Tea At Mount Nelson
Come rain or shine, this is the most remarkable thing you will that will linger in your memory for a really long time. You will enjoy views of the manicured garden, while sipping a decadent sweet and savory high tea that is in accompaniment with sandwiches and a wide variety of pastries.
Safari At Inverdoorn Game Reserve
A safari game drive in a 4×4 Adequate Safaris land cruiser at this reserve ensures you see the big five, located less than 2.5 hours from Cape Town. The Inverdoorn Game Reserve is a malaria free zone found in the Klien Karoo. It is one of the most untouched, unpopular and beautiful places in South Africa. Other wildlife you will spot are hippos, wildebeests, zebras, giraffes and springboks. After a tiresome morning and afternoon game drive, you can relax at the swimming pool and finally feel the tranquility you have been looking for.
Fish Hoek Beach
Fish Hoek Beach is among the unique beaches in Cape Town, because of the warm water along the coastal suburb. It is known to offer tourists water sport adventures such as swimming, whale watching, shark cage diving, surfing and paddle boating. This spot is increasingly becoming a hot hut for families and groups of friends or colleagues. Fish Hoek Beach makes thousands of travelers to search for it, not just because of its warm waters, but also its Victorian huts, its peacefulness and the family friendly ambience it provides.
Iziko Slave Lodge
This museum tends to reflect more on human rights and slavery. It has an exhibition space of commemorative objects that holds spaces for tourists to view. In 1966 is when it was made a cultural historical museum. This is one of the oldest buildings Cape Town has. This lodge museum is a reminder of 180 years of slavery that took place decade of years ago.
Chapman’s Peak Drive
The Capman’s Peak in Cape Town is a scenic route to go cobra driving in. The route takes you on a 9 km route from Hout Bay to Noordhoek in the Cape Peninsula. In the book of every film maker, photographer and an adventurist, this place is the most visited by them, often listed as a “black book” by them. It has a reputation of having 114 curves that twist and turn. Between 1915 to 1922 was when the Chapman’s Peak Drive was constructed. It was named after John Chapman who was a ship’s pilot on the English Ship.
Cape Town Things To Do & Why Choose Adequate Safaris
Cape Town is one of the most beloved cities in Africa and the world. It is a city where curiosity knowns no end. A city with collection of multi-layered experiences and lots of things to do. You are definitely spoilt for choice. From its beautiful mountains, its wine vineyards, vibrant city life, the list is endless. Choosing the best travel and tour company like Adequate Safaris ensures you experience Cape Town in the best way possible. If you are planning to visit Cape Town, I hope this guide has given you a glimpse of some of the best things to do in Cape Town.
It is hard to do all these things at a go, but if you contact us at Adequate Safaris, we will match your expectation to be a reality by giving you the best itinerary that is suited for your budget, duration spent in Cape Town and adventures that go hand in hand with your taste. We don’t just plan, we do it right. Email us at de***@*************is.com or call us on our WhatsApp at +254711 711 498
