Cape Town, South Africa
Top places to visit in Cape Town
6 places worth your time in Cape Town, with what each is actually like and when to go.
Last updated 2026-08-09
1. Table Mountain
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A flat-topped massif above the city, by cable car or the Platteklip Gorge climb.
- Map: Open in Maps
- Best time: Early morning before the 'tablecloth' cloud forms
- Cost: Cable car ~ZAR 420 return
2. Robben Island
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Where Mandela was imprisoned for eighteen years, on a tour led by former political prisoners.
- Map: Open in Maps
- Cost: ZAR 600
- Tip: Ferry cancels in bad weather; book the first sailing.
3. Cape Point and Chapman's Peak
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The peninsula's tip and one of the world's great coastal drives to reach it.
4. Boulders Beach
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An African penguin colony you can swim alongside, on a boardwalked beach.
5. Bo-Kaap
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Brightly painted houses of the Cape Malay quarter, on the slopes below Signal Hill.
- Map: Open in Maps
- Tip: These are homes; ask before photographing people or doorways.
6. Kirstenbosch
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A botanical garden on the mountain's eastern slopes, with a canopy walkway.
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