Things to do in Cape Town

Things to do

1. Table Mountain

   A rotating cable car, a thousand and eighty-six meters, and the “tablecloth” of cloud when the wind turns. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryViewpoint3 hr 30 min≈ €25best in the morning

2. Robben Island

   Mandela’s cell, and guides who were once imprisoned there. Book well in advance. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMuseum4 hr≈ €35best in the morning

3. The Cape of Good Hope

   Chapman’s Peak Drive, the penguins of Boulders Beach, and the tip of the national park. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryViewpoint7 hr≈ €45takes the whole day

4. The Bo-Kaap

   Houses painted by freed Malay slaves at the time of abolition, and the oldest minaret in the country. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Off the beaten trackMonument1 hr 30 minFreebest in the morning

5. Stellenbosch and Franschhoek

   17th-century estates founded by the Huguenots, and a wine tram going from cellar to cellar. On Wikipedia (in French)

   FoodNature8 hr≈ €70takes the whole day

6. Lion’s Head at sunrise

   A spiral path around the peak, ladders at the end, and the city lighting up below. On Wikipedia

   Adventure and sportsViewpoint3 hrFreebest in the morning

When to go

The most pleasant months in Cape Town: from November to March, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in November, where to go in December.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€35

Mid-range

€70

Comfort

€125

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

3.3 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

Partner links: if you book through them, Tripora may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you and without changing the order of these lists, which is alphabetical.

Good to know: South Africa

Plugs

Type C, D, M, N, 230 V

Emergencies

112, 10111 (police), 10177 (ambulance)

Driving

On the left

Near Cape Town

• Garden Route South Africa, 460 km
• Namibia — Windhoek and the Namib Namibia, 1,270 km
• Durban South Africa, 1,270 km
• Kruger National Park South Africa, 1,680 km
• Victoria Falls Zimbabwe, 1,930 km
• Madagascar Madagascar, 3,330 km

Elsewhere in South Africa

• Durban
• Garden Route
• Kruger National Park