Guidebook for Cape Town

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Guidebook for Cape Town

Food Scene

Spoil yourself with the famous afternoon tea in this classic colonial hotel. A great Planet Bar for a classy evening drink. Many of the big time celebs stay here.
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Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel
76 Orange St
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Spoil yourself with the famous afternoon tea in this classic colonial hotel. A great Planet Bar for a classy evening drink. Many of the big time celebs stay here.
This is my local go to place for breakfast - I send all my guests here. Great food, beautiful view, tasty affordable food, free internet. Sit outside in the sunshine and take in the stunning view of Table Mountain. It is just around the corner from my place. The perfect place to start the day or meet up with friends.
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Will's Cafe & Deli
22 Upper Orange St
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This is my local go to place for breakfast - I send all my guests here. Great food, beautiful view, tasty affordable food, free internet. Sit outside in the sunshine and take in the stunning view of Table Mountain. It is just around the corner from my place. The perfect place to start the day or meet up with friends.
Fun, quirky decor - part of the Madame Zingara family of restaurants - you need to book ahead to get in. This is the start of Kloof street - head down the hill and you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to restaurants.
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The Bombay Bicycle Club
158 Kloof St
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Fun, quirky decor - part of the Madame Zingara family of restaurants - you need to book ahead to get in. This is the start of Kloof street - head down the hill and you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to restaurants.
Lovely food market here on saturdays - great vibe - very popular
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The Old Biscuit Mill
375 Albert Rd
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Lovely food market here on saturdays - great vibe - very popular

Parks & Nature

Great local park - safe and well maintained. They have free concerts with well known local groups here on summer sunday evenings. Great for picnics, walking, skateboarding, jogging or just meeting the local community out walking their dogs in the evening. Very child friendly. There a trees from all around the world.
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De Waal Park
Molteno Road
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Great local park - safe and well maintained. They have free concerts with well known local groups here on summer sunday evenings. Great for picnics, walking, skateboarding, jogging or just meeting the local community out walking their dogs in the evening. Very child friendly. There a trees from all around the world.
You can't come to Cape Town and not go up Table Mountain - amazing views from the top. Plenty of walks up there as well as a restaurant. If you are feeling strong, continue 400 metres down the road and you will find the start of the pathway where you can walk up. There are great city views looking over the city all along this road
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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
5821 Tafelberg Rd
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You can't come to Cape Town and not go up Table Mountain - amazing views from the top. Plenty of walks up there as well as a restaurant. If you are feeling strong, continue 400 metres down the road and you will find the start of the pathway where you can walk up. There are great city views looking over the city all along this road
A lovely beach with amazing mountain views behind. Plenty of palm trees, restaurants, quirky art installations and bars. It is the best place for sundowners. The secret local beach is Glen beach hidden behind the rocks at the end. Sit on the warm rocks and watch the sun go down.
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Camps Bay Village
32 Camps Bay Dr
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A lovely beach with amazing mountain views behind. Plenty of palm trees, restaurants, quirky art installations and bars. It is the best place for sundowners. The secret local beach is Glen beach hidden behind the rocks at the end. Sit on the warm rocks and watch the sun go down.
This is the beach where the cool people hang out - it is actually 4 beaches in one. It tends to be much more wind free than the other beaches. Get there in the morning and it is often beautifully empty.
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Clifton 4th Beach hotel
Fourth Beach Promenade
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This is the beach where the cool people hang out - it is actually 4 beaches in one. It tends to be much more wind free than the other beaches. Get there in the morning and it is often beautifully empty.
Sit on a beach whilst penguins waddle around you. Swim in the ocean with them. Lots of fun. Go at low tide for best access to the inner, more hidden beaches.
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Boulders Beach
Kleintuin Road
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Sit on a beach whilst penguins waddle around you. Swim in the ocean with them. Lots of fun. Go at low tide for best access to the inner, more hidden beaches.
The sea this side of the peninsular is much warmer than the other side. Muizenberg has shallow waters with good, consistent waves, making it the perfect place to hire a surf board and wetsuits and learn to surf. Surf stores and schools are along the beach.
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Muizenberg
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The sea this side of the peninsular is much warmer than the other side. Muizenberg has shallow waters with good, consistent waves, making it the perfect place to hire a surf board and wetsuits and learn to surf. Surf stores and schools are along the beach.
A fun family beach which the locals love but which the tourists never really know about because it is a bit hard to find the correct route down the hill to the beach. Explore the rocky outcrop at the end. A wonderful family beach.
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Bajja ta 'Llandudno
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A fun family beach which the locals love but which the tourists never really know about because it is a bit hard to find the correct route down the hill to the beach. Explore the rocky outcrop at the end. A wonderful family beach.
This is the long beach where the iconic photos with Table Mountain on the horizon are taken. It is also the go to place for kite surfing. Take lessons … or just walk along the beach and watch the fun
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Bloubergstrand
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This is the long beach where the iconic photos with Table Mountain on the horizon are taken. It is also the go to place for kite surfing. Take lessons … or just walk along the beach and watch the fun

Essentials

Local hospital with a good emergency out patients - just down the road should you have any medical concerns.
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Mediclinic Cape Town
21 Hof St
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Local hospital with a good emergency out patients - just down the road should you have any medical concerns.

Everything Else

This has a jogging track around it, if that is your thing. 4 mins walk away.
Molteno Reservoir
This has a jogging track around it, if that is your thing. 4 mins walk away.

Sightseeing

This is the site of the local organic market on Saturday mornings - all the locals turn up. 5 mins walk from me.
Homestead Park
Homestead
This is the site of the local organic market on Saturday mornings - all the locals turn up. 5 mins walk from me.
A great walk in the mornings or in the evenings to catch the sun going down over the ocean.
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Pipe Track
Pipe Track
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A great walk in the mornings or in the evenings to catch the sun going down over the ocean.
Some amazing trees from all around the world, the national art gallery, a museum and Planetarium and a quirky restaurant right in the middle of the forest.
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Company's Gardens
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Some amazing trees from all around the world, the national art gallery, a museum and Planetarium and a quirky restaurant right in the middle of the forest.
You can walk up it - fantastic views from the top I can also show you a great walk that goes around it - 3 different views of the city Or you can tandem paraglide from it and land in Seapoint
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Signal Hill
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You can walk up it - fantastic views from the top I can also show you a great walk that goes around it - 3 different views of the city Or you can tandem paraglide from it and land in Seapoint
Sea Point promenade is a very popular place to stroll along in the mornings and evenings. You can hire a bike for an hour or 2 at the swimming pool if walking is not your thing. Plenty of things for the kids to do. Many restaurants along the way. My favourite for sundowners is the Winchester Mansions.
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Sea Point
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Sea Point promenade is a very popular place to stroll along in the mornings and evenings. You can hire a bike for an hour or 2 at the swimming pool if walking is not your thing. Plenty of things for the kids to do. Many restaurants along the way. My favourite for sundowners is the Winchester Mansions.
Sounds a bit boring but it is actually magnificent. Worth spending an afternoon here.
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Il-Ġnien Nazzjonali Botaniċi Kirstenbosch
Rhodes Drive
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Sounds a bit boring but it is actually magnificent. Worth spending an afternoon here.
If you have a car it is worth doing this drive along the cliff side road at Chapmans Peak. Some spectacular views over Hout Bay. You may be lucky to see Whales during the season.
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Chapmans Peak Drive
Chapmans Peak Drive
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If you have a car it is worth doing this drive along the cliff side road at Chapmans Peak. Some spectacular views over Hout Bay. You may be lucky to see Whales during the season.
A working fishing harbour. Beautiful views. The local fishermen put fish scraps in their mouths and the wild cape fur seals leap from the water and grab the fish. Take a boat ride to view Seal Island
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Harbour Road
Harbour Road
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A working fishing harbour. Beautiful views. The local fishermen put fish scraps in their mouths and the wild cape fur seals leap from the water and grab the fish. Take a boat ride to view Seal Island
This used to be a place I regularly went to when I lived in Hout Bay. Well worth visiting for a couple of hours.
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World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary & Monkey Park
Valley Road
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This used to be a place I regularly went to when I lived in Hout Bay. Well worth visiting for a couple of hours.

Shopping

My local supermarket - easy parking and open till nine every night.
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Checkers Kloof Street
Weltevreden Street
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My local supermarket - easy parking and open till nine every night.
This is a great healthy-living store - it has a cafe serving health foods and great views of Table Mountain. In the same shopping centre there is a Woolworths supermarket - they specialise in food for the more upmarket buyers.
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FNB Bank ATM Lifestyle On Kloof
60 Kloof St
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This is a great healthy-living store - it has a cafe serving health foods and great views of Table Mountain. In the same shopping centre there is a Woolworths supermarket - they specialise in food for the more upmarket buyers.
A lovely small local shopping centre - good parking - on the bus route. Has a PicknPay supermarket, Cape Union Mart, Clicks, Woolworths, and some popular coffee shops. 15 mins downhill walk from me.
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FNB Bank ATM Gardens Shopping Centre
22 Mill Street
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A lovely small local shopping centre - good parking - on the bus route. Has a PicknPay supermarket, Cape Union Mart, Clicks, Woolworths, and some popular coffee shops. 15 mins downhill walk from me.
The Waterfront is a great, safe place to wander around - it is still a working harbour - there is always something interesting going on. There is a fascinating aquarium, plenty of bars and restaurants, great shops, 3 leading hotels, a wonderful craft market, art galleries (they are presently building Africa's biggest art gallery) and so much more.
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V&A Waterfront
19 Dock Rd
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The Waterfront is a great, safe place to wander around - it is still a working harbour - there is always something interesting going on. There is a fascinating aquarium, plenty of bars and restaurants, great shops, 3 leading hotels, a wonderful craft market, art galleries (they are presently building Africa's biggest art gallery) and so much more.

Entertainment & Activities

My favourite cinema - very old school, shows mainly art movies. Grab your favourite drink at the bar and take it in with you to the movie. Very classy and attracts the film buffs.
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The Labia
68 Orange St
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My favourite cinema - very old school, shows mainly art movies. Grab your favourite drink at the bar and take it in with you to the movie. Very classy and attracts the film buffs.
Fun day out at an amusement park. Kids and the young at heart love it.
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Ratanga Junction
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Fun day out at an amusement park. Kids and the young at heart love it.
A fun metal tube track that zig zags down a hill - you ride down on toboggans with wheels, then a cable tows you back up. Lots of fun. All kids love it … the small ones can share a ride with a parent. You have a brake so you can adjust your speed.
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Toboggan Family Park (Pty) Ltd., t/a Cool Runnings
Off Carl Cronje Dr
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A fun metal tube track that zig zags down a hill - you ride down on toboggans with wheels, then a cable tows you back up. Lots of fun. All kids love it … the small ones can share a ride with a parent. You have a brake so you can adjust your speed.