Cape Town Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

45 places in this vlog

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1. 1:41

   Castle of Good Hope

   🏛️ Historic site · City Bowl

2. 2:01

   Company's Garden

   🌳 Park · City Bowl

   The Cape's first vines were planted here in 1655 to help sailors ward off scurvy.

3. 2:14

   Houses of Parliament

   🏢 Landmark · City Bowl · brief mention

4. 2:16

   National Library of South Africa

   🏢 Landmark · City Bowl · brief mention

5. 2:20

   Iziko South African Museum and Planetarium

   🏛️ Museum · City Bowl

   Located at the southern end of Company's Garden.

6. 2:33

   Iziko South African National Gallery

   🏛️ Museum · City Bowl

7. 2:46

   South African Jewish Museum

   🏛️ Museum · City Bowl

8. 2:59

   District Six Museum

   🏛️ Museum · City Bowl

   Billed as a don't-miss, just a few blocks from the Jewish Museum.

9. 3:27

   Bo-Kaap

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Bo-Kaap

   One of the neighbourhoods spared from demolition under apartheid.

10. 4:08

    Truth Coffee Roasting

    ☕ Cafe · City Bowl

    Recommended for an espresso, or two, before exploring Long Street.

11. 4:26

    Long Street

    🛍️ Shopping · City Bowl

    Tip: grab a cold beer on a balcony and watch street life below.

12. 4:54

    V&A Waterfront

    🏘️ Neighborhood · V&A Waterfront

13. 5:03

    Two Oceans Aquarium

    🏛️ Museum · V&A Waterfront

14. 5:22

    Robben Island

    🏛️ Historic site · Table Bay

    Tours include stories told by former inmates; boats depart from the V&A Waterfront.

15. 6:21

    Table Mountain

    🥾 Hike · City Bowl

    Trails lead up from Kirstenbosch; the cableway is the alternative to hiking.

16. 6:48

    Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

    🌳 Park · Newlands

17. 7:16

    Signal Hill

    🏢 Landmark · Green Point · brief mention

18. 7:16

    Devil's Peak

    🥾 Hike · City Bowl · brief mention

19. 7:19

    Lion's Head

    🥾 Hike · Atlantic Seaboard · brief mention

20. 7:48

    Cape Town Stadium

    🏢 Landmark · Green Point · brief mention

21. 8:13

    Clifton Beaches

    🏢 Landmark · Clifton

    Views of the Atlantic, Lion's Head and the Twelve Apostles.

22. 8:38

    Twelve Apostles

    🏢 Landmark · Atlantic Seaboard · brief mention

23. 8:47

    Camps Bay Beach

    🏢 Landmark · Camps Bay

    Over 20 restaurants and cafes line the beachfront.

24. 9:07

    Llandudno Beach

    🏢 Landmark · Llandudno

    No street lights, no restaurants and not a single shop.

25. 9:36

    Hout Bay

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Hout Bay

    Recommended as the place to go when hunger strikes after the beach.

26. 10:21

    Simon's Town

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Simon's Town

    Walk the 'historic mile' of St George's Street and greet the famous sea dog.

27. 10:41

    Boulders Beach

    🌳 Park · Simon's Town

    Called a must before leaving Simon's Town.

28. 11:07

    Fish Hoek

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Fish Hoek · brief mention

29. 11:15

    Kalk Bay

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Kalk Bay

    Reachable via the coastal walk from Fish Hoek.

30. 11:39

    St James

    🏘️ Neighborhood · St James

31. 11:56

    Muizenberg

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Muizenberg

    The place to learn to surf; the beach gets packed in summer.

32. 12:33

    Gordon's Bay

    🚆 Day trip · Gordon's Bay · brief mention

33. 12:44

    Kogel Bay

    🏢 Landmark · Kogel Bay

34. 13:15

    Constantia

    🏘️ Neighborhood · Constantia

35. 13:47

    Cape Winelands

    🚆 Day trip · Cape Winelands

    Offers 18 different wine routes centred on historic villages and towns.

36. 14:18

    Paarl

    🚆 Day trip · Paarl

37. 14:18

    Laborie Wine Estate

    🚡 Activity · Paarl · brief mention

38. 14:21

    Vrede en Lust

    🚡 Activity · Paarl · brief mention

39. 14:37

    Afrikaans Language Monument

    🏢 Landmark · Paarl

40. 14:52

    Stellenbosch Wine Route

    🚆 Day trip · Stellenbosch · brief mention

41. 15:00

    Waterford Estate

    🚡 Activity · Stellenbosch

    Offers a 2-hour wine safari through the estate.

42. 15:19

    Franschhoek

    🚆 Day trip · Franschhoek

    About 30 minutes from Stellenbosch and 50 from Cape Town.

43. 15:46

    Boschendal

    🚡 Activity · Franschhoek

44. 15:56

    Huguenot Monument

    🏢 Landmark · Franschhoek

45. 16:13

    Franschhoek Pass

    🚡 Activity · Franschhoek

    Suggested as a final stop before heading back to Cape Town.