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Asoka. The food was delicious and there was a live band playing the night we went.
The peninsula tour and shopping at The Old Biscuit Mill and The Watershed.
Give yourself plenty of days to stay and be open to try plenty of restaurants.
Visited Cape Town in September
Photo Shoot Location: Cape Town Waterfront & Attractions
Bascule Bar & Lounge ... amazing atmosphere and service!
Lunch at Harbour House after visiting Cape Point.
Bo-Vine in Camp Bay Delicious steak house for a great price and $5 Canadian Uber ride from hotel near waterfront.
Truth Cafe is a must. The coolest coffee shop you’ll ever go to.
We loved the tours provided from Illio. We booked private tours and even did wine tours with ATV’s for our teen to be included.
Visited Cape Town in July
Photo Shoot Location: Cape Town Waterfront & Attractions
Cod-Father for excellent sushi and sea food and Truth Cafe (steampunk theme) for the good food, great coffee and charming ambience.
For Americans, if you combined San Diego with San Fran and add the coolness of the Wild West - that is Cape Town!! Everything is fabulous! One of our favorite cities on earth!
Visit the markets! Souvenirs and local provisions are our favs.
Visited Cape Town in May
Photo Shoot Location: Clifton 4th Beach
Foxcroft Constantia because we love the chef tasting menu. We also love the Hussar Grill for the many steak options and Cattle Barron in Stellenbosch also well known for their steaks!
Take a tour of the cape winelands and go to as many of the wine farms as possible! My favorites are Babylonstoren, Boschendal, Hazendal, and of course Webersburg because that is where we got married!
Take advantage of all the amazing restaurants and food that Cape Town has to offer! Foxcroft Constantia is one of our favorites and so is La Colombe if you are looking for an elevated fine dining experience but you need to book ahead! Also, The Codfather is a great seafood option and provides a fun and different experience!
Table Mountain, Private Family Wine Tour, Cage-diving with Sharks, Doubledecker bus tour, Boulder Beach
The doubledecker bus was a great way to see lots of sights without too much walking and allows for you to stop and go as you wish based on the kids' schedules and interests.
Potluck Club, Kloof Street House - great food and amazing vibes
Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Franshhoek wineries
Get out there and explore the town and take in the scenery. Cape Town is a beauty!
La Petite Colombe - incredible dining experience. Best meal of our life! Gorgeous restaurant and fantastic wine. The dishes are a work of art!
Cellar tour at Babylonstoren. Amazing, amazing wine! It is a gorgeous property. Farm to table. Great food, wine, and gardens!
Make sure to book enough time because there is so much to see! Need to visit wine country (Stellenbosch).
Groot Constantia has a great restaurant with outdoor seating overlooking the vineyards. Get the tasting plate to try a variety of Cape Malay dishes, and of course the wine!
If you love wine, I recommend visiting the Franschhoek wine region. They have a double decker wine tram that you can take and hop on and off at various wineries and vineyards. All the wine tastings you can handle and none of the hassle of a driving or Ubers.
My favorite birthday to myself— a spa and wine day! Bougie on a budget? The hotels in Stellenbosch are gorgeous and luxurious with incredible views of vineyards, but can be quite expensive! But some hotel spas offer day passes. With a day pass at Delaire Graff Estate, you get spa services of your choice, a 7 course lunch, and access to their infinity pool and hot tub overlooking the vineyards!
Visited Cape Town in September
Photo Shoot Location: Signal Hill
Mojo Market!
Hiking Lions Head at sunrise
Salsify restaurant for the views!
Lion's Head
Visited Cape Town in February
Photo Shoot Location: Signal Hill
Doing the wine tram in Franschhuk. So much fun and such a unique experience.
Cape Town is extremely child friendly. Everyone offered high chairs, wanted to talk to my baby, and was just very accommodating. Don't shy away from Cape Town if you have kids.
Visited Cape Town in February
Photo Shoot Location: Maidens Cove
Culture Wine Bar had not only a wonderful selection but an extremely friendly and knowledgeable staff that made our trip there well worth it,
Culinary tour and Safari allowed for a lot of learning as well as enjoying some awesome food and experiences.
Go during the summer!
Visited Cape Town in January
Photo Shoot Location: Clifton 4th Beach
The Waterside. Amazing food and service
Everything about the coastline!
Salsify - great views, delicious food, friendly staff
Oranjezicht City Farm and Market Day was super fun with a lot of delicious food
Do it
Visited Cape Town in September
Photo Shoot Location: Clifton 4th Beach
The Pot Luck Club - food was amazing!
We loved driving along Chapman’s Peak. Such a beautiful sight!
Join a local hiking or trail running group to experience the incredible trails and views in the mountains that surround the city.
Rent bikes from the V&A Waterfront, then cycle along the promenade to play in the big waves that crash over the seawall at Mouille Point.
The Gin Bar, Potluck Social Club, Truth Coffee, Kloof Street House
Cape Point Lighthouse, Boulder Beach
Babel at Babylonstoren was exquisite!! We also really enjoyed the Kloof Street House. The food, ambiance and wines were all phenomenal!
Driving on the cape, doing a walking tour of the city, exploring some breweries and just sitting outside at Kensington Place and sip some champagne!
Climb table mountain together. It is a great bonding experience as a couple :) Eat and drink your way through the city...there is so much fresh seafood and amazing wine to be had. Definitely head to wine country and Babylonstoren...it was one of our favourite experiences!
Willoughby’s at the waterfront, waiters very attentive.
Sunset on the beach at Clifton
Visited Cape Town in September
Photo Shoot Location: Cape Town Waterfront & Attractions
Do your research before you come! There’s so much to do, so the second you arrive you need to hit the ground running. Absolutely beautiful place!
You don't have to go far to experience the best wines of South Africa- the Constantia wine route is accessible and you'll find some of the best restaurants in the city!
Visited Cape Town in October
Photo Shoot Location: Maidens Cove
Hike the peaks! Achieving that hike to the top of devils peak and lions head was amazing! Cape point is also something to see. And the Victoria Warf is perfect modern addition to the city!
Make sure that you partake in a Cape Town on a plate tour; it allows you to experience the city on several levels. Also, you must visit Clifton Beach at sunset. That is where these stunning photos that our Flytographer Alicia took!
We hired a guide to hike Lions Head on our first day, we did this because we were told that people sometimes get mugged when hiking the mountains in Cape Town, so we figured having a local with us would make for a bigger group, and hopefully he could deescalate any encounters (which luckily we didn't have) It was great because he told us a lot about Cape Town and gave us recommendations for things to do, and places to eat. We loved our guide so much we hired him for a full day tour to take us to some places he thought we would enjoy, which we did. Highly recommend visiting the Constantia Windelands- (we went to Groot Constantia, and Glen Constantia) both had absolutely amazing wines that we purchased to bring home with us. All the restaurants we went to were fantastic, but our favorite was The CodFather (in Camps Bay) hands down the best seafood I've ever had. The experience is unique too, you go up to a counter to select our fish (you can get many kinds) and how much of it you want, then they prepare it and bring it to your table. We saw some amazing animals on our safari to Aquila, the food was not great there though so pack many snacks.
Visited Cape Town in July
Photo Shoot Location: Cape Town Waterfront & Attractions
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