On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 14:01:37 +0100, "Red Lorakeet"
wrote:
>We are considering a 2 week holiday in Cape Town. We think we might go from
>5th October this year.
>
>So, what are the things we "must do"?
>
>We are taking a flight only from Uk and we will require budget
>accomodation - possibly self catering. Any tips on good places/areas to
>stay?
>
>Any help would be good.
>
>Thanks
>
The following places are what most seem to consider obligatory when
visiting Cape Town:
Robben Island, Castle of Good Hope, the cable car to Table Mountain's
summit, Hout Bay and Chapmans Peak Drive, Cape Point, Kirstenbosch
Botanical Garden, Constantia Wine Route, the penguins at Boulders
Beach (on the False Bay coastline route to Cape Point) and shore-based
whale watching at several sites (e.g. Glencairn) along the False Bay
coastline.
BTW, October is peak whale watching season for southern right whales
that come close to shore at many places.
The V&A Watefront in Cape Town is very popular but very commercialised
IMHO. However the Two Oceans Aquarium and Telkom Exploratorium in the
waterfront should be worthwhile. There's also a bewildering array of
arts & crafts, curios, restaurants and much more at the Waterfront.
I notice you have two weeks so you'll have time to look around
properly and not rush through your itinerary like so many
unfortunately do. October 5th is an excellent date as schools re-open
on the 4th and the crowds will be less!
Dave Patterson's reply has excellent ideas, the places he talks about
are a way from Cape Town past Hermanus which is called the whale
watching capital of South Africa with good reason.
Towns like Paarl, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands
are all relatively close and an easy drive from Cape Town. There are
literally hundreds of wine farms & estates to visit and e.g. in Paarl
you'll find the KWV cellar with some of the largest wine vats in the
world. At Stellenbosch there are many wine farms & estates to visit as
well as a Brandy Route if you're interested.
Learn more about the history of apartheid at Robben Island as well as
the Bo-Kaap and District Six museums. More museums include the South
African Museum in the VOC Company Gardens, the Old Slave Lodge, Rhodes
Cottage etc.
You don't mention what interests you have (e.g. hiking, surfing,
diving or whatever) so I don't really know what else to recommend. If
you want to contact me just remove the obvious for my email in my sig
below.
Daniél Palm - South Africa
Disability is not inability
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