Cape Town

[Chrisgr31]

Off to Cape Town in a few weeks for a week. What are the things to do? Should we hire a car? What about a days safari?

What does anyone know about Cape Town?

[Motown Junk]

Table Mountain for sunset.

Bit of a slog (2 - 3 hours each way) but Hermanus and go cage diving!

[Pints]

Wine Route - Stellenbosch

[Big Al.]

Take a look at these threads they might throw up some ideas

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Any specifics just ask here or in the SA forum.

[z4emsee]

Only a week?!?!? You'll do well to scratch the surface but here are some pointers I provided for a friend who goes next week.

It is an amazing part of the world - I've just returned from my 5th visit.

South Africa/ cape town

Wine estates
Asara - lunch in their bar lounge - sit outside for fantastic views towards the mountains
Buitenverwachting (pronounced baytenvervachtung) pre order a picnic to eat in the grounds
Spier - bit touristy but you can pay to stroke a cheetah! They purr!
Tokara - excellent wine estate for the wine buff
There are LOADS more though

Must do drives
R44 from Strand to Betty's Bay
Chapmans Peak Drive (toll road)

Restaurants
Le Bon Vivant (Franschhoek)
Le Quartier Francais (book early!) (Franschhoek)
Willoughby's (V&A waterfront) lunchtime/informal
La Colombe - contantia uitsig wine estate (book early!)
Sevruga/Beluga - cape town/waterfront


Beaches
Boulders beach (penguins)
Nordhoek
Clifton
Blaauberg/table view


Culture
Maynardville open air theatre to 16th march mid summer nights dream - take a picnic for beforehand and go early.
Theatre on the bay (Camps Bay)


Things to do
Cape point and cape of good hope
Table mountain - of course!
Parascend off lions head!
Blaaubergstrand - walk the promenade - views towards table mountain then short drive north to blaauberg nature reserve and beach.
Sun downer / supper at camps bay. Paranga restaurant
Sun downer at the Radisson hotel - waterfront
Horse riding on nordhoek beach near a town called kommetjie (pronounced commikie)
Couple of days in Franschhoek - restaurants, wineries, views, bit arty
Garden route along south coast - few days to do this.


Tips
If interested in wine estates get the Platter Wine Guide 2013
Watch for speed cameras!
Stop at stop signs!
Only park on the left.

[Pints]

z4emsee said:

Tips
If interested in wine estates get the Platter Wine Guide 2013
Watch for speed cameras!
Stop at stop signs!
Only park on the left.

Good tips!

Don't forget to keep your car doors locked.
And you can watch for speed cameras but they're often hidden behind bushes or disguised. They don't paint them bright yellow like they do in the UK.

[Cheib]

To add to the tips if you are parking near the beaches you'll find unoffical "parking attendants" in neon vests helping you find spaces and look after your car. Best to just give them some shrapnel rather than not.

[Melman Giraffe]

High tea at the Mount Nelson

Dinner at Muma Africa on Long St

Dinner at the Revolving restaurant at the Hilton Sea Point

Go to the Sunday market at Green Point

Don't feed the Monkey's at Cape point

Enjoy

[Pints]

Melman Giraffe said:

Go to the Sunday market at Green Point

Is Green Point market still held on Sundays?
I thought it ended when they rebuilt the stadium.

[Melman Giraffe]

Pints said:

Melman Giraffe said:

Go to the Sunday market at Green Point

Is Green Point market still held on Sundays?
I thought it ended when they rebuilt the stadium.

I think it has been scaled down since the stadium was built

[Pints]

Melman Giraffe said:

Pints said:

Melman Giraffe said:

Go to the Sunday market at Green Point

Is Green Point market still held on Sundays?
I thought it ended when they rebuilt the stadium.

I think it has been scaled down since the stadium was built

That brings memories flooding back. I spent every Sunday there for a few years during my early teens. Tough times called for deperate measures.
A couple of lasses were also rather keen to go for strolls around the back of the old stadium.

[Melman Giraffe]

Pints said:

Melman Giraffe said:

Pints said:

Melman Giraffe said:

Go to the Sunday market at Green Point

Is Green Point market still held on Sundays?
I thought it ended when they rebuilt the stadium.

I think it has been scaled down since the stadium was built

That brings memories flooding back. I spent every Sunday there for a few years during my early teens. Tough times called for deperate measures.
A couple of lasses were also rather keen to go for strolls around the back of the old stadium.

It was a great place to wander around on a hot dusty Sunday morning munching on a boerewors.

[Chrisgr31]

z4emsee said:

Only a week?!?!? You'll do well to scratch the surface but here are some pointers I provided for a friend who goes next week.

In all reality its less than a week. Going out for my brothers wedding so that will day a day or two out the week. I would have liked to go for longer, but unfortunately the decision for him to get married in South Africa in April was only made at Christmas, and my wife couldnt get any longer off work.

Anyway thanks for the suggestions everyone.