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Best day trips in Cape Town

10 places from 7 Cape Town travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

10 places

  1. Cape of Good Hope

    Day trip ยท Cape Point

    Storm-battered headland with breathtaking views, first rounded by Bartolomeu Dias in 1487, who named it the Cape of Storms.

  2. Stellenbosch Wine Route

    Day trip ยท Stellenbosch

    South Africa's oldest wine route, with more than 150 tasting rooms across 200 vineyards.

  3. Cape Winelands

    Day trip ยท Cape Winelands

    Wine region of vast vineyards and Cape Dutch manor estates with restaurants and tasting rooms.

  4. Paarl

    Day trip ยท Paarl

    300-year-old Winelands town with acclaimed wineries and historic streets and architecture.

  5. Franschhoek

    Day trip ยท Franschhoek

    Valley settled by French Huguenots, considered South Africa's food and wine capital and home to perhaps its most beautiful wine route.

  6. Stellenbosch

    Day trip ยท Stellenbosch

    Village-like university town in the Winelands, full of cafes and coffee shops. It has a different vibe from Cape Town.

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4 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

  1. Gordon's Bay

    Day trip ยท Gordon's Bay

    Historic town at the far end of over 12 miles of sand stretching around False Bay from Muizenberg.

  2. Hermanus

    Day trip ยท Hermanus

    Charming coastal town famous for whale watching, with some of the freshest seafood around.

  3. Cape Agulhas

    Day trip ยท Agulhas

    The true southernmost tip of Africa, often described as where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet.

  4. Cape Peninsula

    Day trip ยท Cape Peninsula

    Dramatic stretch of coast south of the city with varied scenery, easily explored by car.