30 Things to do in Cape Town, South Africa Travel Guide
Join us as we visit Cape Town, South Africa in this travel guide on a mission to find the best things to do in Cape Town city.
The Mother City is a melting pot of cultures, cuisines, landscapes to tickle your every fancy. From imposing Table Mountain to colorful Bo-Kaap to pristine Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens you'll find Cape Town appeals to the culture vulture, foodie and outdoor enthusiast in ways few other cities can.
Cape Town is one of our favorite cities in the world and we're thrilled to show you why in this travel guide covering 30 things to do in Kaapstad / iKapa.
30 Things to do in Cape Town City Tour | South Africa Travel Guide
Intro - 00:01
1) Table Mountain Aerial Cableway - cable car ride to Table Mountain - 00:38
2) Table Mountain National Park for views of Cape Town - 01:01
3) Rooftop Views of Table Mountain - 01:28
4) Scootour of Signal Hill - 03:01
5) Honest Chocolate for Coffee and Chocolate - 03:30
6) Gin Tasting at Hope on Hopkins Distillery - 03:48
7) Victoria & Alfred Waterfront for eating and shopping - 04:38
8) V&A Waterfront Harbour Cruise - 05:05
9) Silo Hotel + Museum for lunch at The Granary Café - 05:15
10) Bo-Kaap for Cape Malay culture and food - 05:38
11) Cape Malay Food at Biesmiellah Restaurant - 05:56
12) City Sightseeing Cape Town Bus Tour - 08:33
13) Camps Bay for beaches, food and entertainment - 09:08
14) Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens - 09:32
15) Beau Constantia Wine Tasting - 10:11
16) Castle of Good Hope bastion fort - 11:28
17) District Six Museum - 12:27
18) Slave Lodge Museum - 12:57
19) South African National Gallery - 13:10
20) The Company's Garden park & heritage site - 13:22
21) Breakfast Brunch at The Company's Garden Restaurant - 13:50
22) Sidecar Tour of the Cape Peninsula - 15:03
23) Cape Point - Cape of Good Hope - 15:56
24) Penguins at Boulders Beach - 16:10
25) Greenmarket Square shopping in Cape Town - 16:28
26) Gatsby Sandwich at Miriam's Kitchen - 17:11
27) Bunny Chow Curry at the Eastern Food Bazaar - 20:28
28) International Cuisine in Cape Town (Peruvian Food at Charango) - 23:04
29) Street Art Tour of Cape Town with Juma's - 23:15
30) Nightlife on Kloof Street and Long Street - 23:30
Outro - 24:40
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Our visit Cape Town travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide (best attractions within the city limits and Western Cape), top adventure recreation and the city by day and night. We also cover off-the-beaten-path outdoor activities you won't find in a typical Cape Town tourism brochure, Cape Town itinerary or Cape Town, South Africa city tour.
30 Things to do in Cape Town, South Africa Travel Guide Video Transcript:
Today we’re taking you around one of our favourite cities: Cape Town, South Africa.
We first visited Cape Town in 2015 as the final stop on a monthlong trip across South Africa. However, by the time we arrived, we only had a couple of days to spare and the weather was less than ideal, so we didn’t get to see very much.
We knew we had to return to do the city justice and also film a proper Cape Town travel guide for you guys. This time around, we gave ourselves a full week to spare.
Our days were packed with sightseeing, and with visits to restaurants, chocolate shops, wineries and gin distilleries, so without further delay, let us show you 30 things do in Cape Town, South Africa.
And that’s a wrap for our week in Cape Town, South Africa. We hope you enjoyed following along and that this guide gave you a few ideas of things to see, do and eat in Cape Town. As always, if you have any other suggestions for fellow travellers, feel free to share those in the comments below. In the meantime, wishing you happy travels and see you next time!
This is part of our Travel in South Africa video series showcasing South African food, South African culture and South African cuisine.
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Tree Tunnel #Ellecom, Gelderland in The Netherlands - Middachter Allee - Oude #Bomen -
Middachter Allee lane in Ellecom. This amazing tree tunnel in Steeg/Ellecom in The Netherlands (Gelderland province) has an even more amazing story. The beech trees once stood almost 50 meters or 150 feet high! That is till WW2 got in the way. Then the Nazi Germans cut down every single tree… Not replanted till recently, the two, double rows of European or Common Beech trees, form a nice tunnel, even in the winter… Also note, this lane or avenue is one of the oldest in Dutch history. Hence, one well travelled road, over the centuries!
#treetunnel #trees #oldtrees #oudebomen #boom #bomen
We read some more on the history of this here:
The Middachter Allee was famous until the Second World War for its beautiful double rows of European beech trees. This allee was often mentioned as the most beautiful beech lane in the Netherlands. The beech trees were planted around 1767 and had reached a phenomenal height of more than 40 meters after more than 170 years. According to old data, some beeches would have reached 47 m. In the last period of the Second World War, however, the German troops had blown up the avenue to block the passage for the deceased. In the fifties of the twentieth century the avenue was renewed in two phases. The newly planted beeches have now reached a considerable size and the crowns form another dome. Only around 2100 will they be able to equal the allure of the old avenue. The fact that the avenue had sustained it without the premature destruction until 2003 is unlikely: the beech trees on the transitional driveway of Middachten originate from the same period and have not been cut down, but in a decaying state. One would not have tolerated this along the main road and, because of the danger of traffic, would have passed the lane around 1980.”
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European Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), see:
Fact - The largest tree in all of The Netherlands is also located in Gelderland, near Laren. It is an oak tree, a very big oak tree!
Here is another site with a lot of historical facts on this lane and it’s cool tree tunnel.. First in Dutch, then in English:
De Middachter Allee, een van de oudste en bekendste lanen van ons land. Stadhouder Frederik Hendrik liet de Allee aanleggen om zijn troepen beter te kunnen verplaatsen.
Aan beide zijden stond een rij eikenbomen. In de Amsterdamse Courant, 17 september 1767 stond de volgende advertentie:
Word mits deezen bekend gemaakt, dat op Woensdag 28 Oktober 1767 in de herberg den Engel op de Steeg publicq zal worden verkogt een considerabele partij extra swaare Eike Boomen van ongeveer 1400 stuks, staande in de Allee of laan bij Huize Middachten op den gemeene wegh van Arnhem na Zutphen.
In English that says;
De Middachter Allee, one of the oldest and most famous avenues in our country. Stadholder Frederik Hendrik had the Allee built to better move his troops.
There was a row of oak trees on both sides. In the Amsterdam Courant, 17 September 1767 the following advertisement was published:
Be informed, however, that on Wednesday, October 28, 1767, in the inn the Angel on the Steeg publicq will be sold a considerate lot extra Eike Boomen of about 1400 pieces, standing in the Allee or lane at Huize Middachten in the common from Arnhem after Zutphen. “
Written by Hans Rijnbende - source:
Hans also wrote this -
So there is much to tell about this beautiful avenue and it is therefore unfortunate that the Second World War put an end to the existence of this Allee. By the end of the war, on the night of 5 to 6 April, the residents in the vicinity of the Middachter were all startled by heavy explosions and dull strokes. The German occupiers had begun to cut the beech of the inner row with trotyl. On 10 April, the demolition began again. From the part of the Allee between the village De Steeg and the driveway of the castle the southeastern row was felled. Of the approximately 1500 trees that had been planted around 1770, the Germans had destroyed 145.”
We stayed at a lovely hotel, right at the end of this road of trees in Ellecom called The Fletcher Hotel. Lovely place to stay. See:
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A Beech tree tunnel from 1767 in The Netherlands. The Great War may have gotten in it’s way, but the people of the region made sure the tree tunnel lived to see another day.
N348 tunnel Dieren, NL
Provincial road N348 in the Netherlands, the new tunnel in the town of Dieren.
Efteling Park - De vliegende Hollander - Onride - Full HD & Nightshot [POV]
An exciting onride trip with nightshot in The flying dutchman, an attraction located in the Efteling park in the netherlands. Here you can also watch the dark parts filmed with a special nightshot lamp reaching several meters away.
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Eine aufregende Fahrt im Fliegenden Holländer, die Top-Attraktion im Efteling Park in den Niederlanden. Die Dunkelszenen wurden unter Verwendung der Nightshot-Funktion aufgenommen, die einige Meter weit reichte.
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Een spannende Onride reis met nacht schot in De Vliegende Hollander op aantrekkingskracht ligt in het Efteling park in Nederland. Hier kun je dus kijken naar de donkere delen gefilmd met een speciale nightshot lamp op enkele meters afstand.
#Hollander #Efteling #Onride
Netherlands Castle Chateau Marquette Noord-Holland Heemskerk Landgoed Château Marquette
Around the Chateau Marquette is a beautiful country estate where you can walk. Six acre estate, surrounded by a protected nature reserve. This protected breeding meadow birds, but also Nile geese and Canadian geese favorite place to stay. There have even been spotted spoonbills. Foxes visit this area is really like .Chateau Marquette has a wonderful long driveway with trees and stately in the distance you see the castle lie. It is unfortunately not to visit. The estate is a hotel located in an old farmhouse (expanded and modernized) in the direct vicinity of the castle. It is possible to enter the castle to marry and then the party there to celebrate. The guests can then stay overnight at the hotel. The gate of the Chateau Marquette is on the left to see a beautiful coach house with shutters .
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Rondom het Château Marquette ligt een prachtig landgoed waar je heerlijk kunt wandelen. Zes hectare landgoed, omgeven door een beschermd natuurgebied. Hier broeden beschermde weidevogels, maar ook Nijlganzen en Canadeze ganzen verblijven hier graag. Er zijn zelfs lepelaars gesignaleerd. Vossen bezoeken dit gebied dan ook erg graag.Château Marquette heeft een prachtige lange oprijlaan met statige bomen en in de verte zie je het kasteel liggen. Het is helaas niet te bezichtigen. Op het landgoed is een hotel dat zich bevindt in een oude boerderij (uitgebreid en gemoderniseerd) in de directe nabijheid van het kasteel. Het is mogelijk om in het kasteel te trouwen en daarna het feest daar te vieren. De gasten kunnen dan in het hotel blijven overnachten.Voor de poort van het Château Marquette is aan de linkerkant een prachtig koetshuis te zien voorzien van luiken.
Princess Hotel Victoria - Hoenderloo, Netherlands - Amazing place!
Princess Hotel Victoria - Book it now! -
Golden Tulip Victoria is a 5-minute drive from the Hoge Veluwe National Park. Guests can use indoor and outdoor pools and a fitness with sauna for a charge and the surroundings are ideal for walking and hiking.
The main building is surrounded by the rooms. When you return to this 'home away from home,' you can enjoy the luxury, the atmosphere and the gourmet delights at this unique hotel.
The hotel also includes bowling alleys, 2 all-weather tennis courts and a volleyball court. The private park and the picturesque woods and meadows of the Hoge Veluwe are ideal for long walks or bike rides.
The A50 highway is a 5-minute drive from the hotel. Utrecht, which features the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Rietveld Schroder House, is a 35-minute car ride away.
Tulip Inn Dam Square Amsterdam
Прогулка по декабрьскому Амстердаму. Совсем не холодно, только немного шумно. В самом центре города обнаружился отель Tulip Inn Dam Square Amsterdam. Здание этого отеля - одно из старейших в цепочке Golden Tulip Hospitality Group (представительство в России - IFK Hotel Management). Оно было построено в далеееком 1628 году!
Так для справки: в тот год кардинал Ришелье жил, здравствовал и угрожал Габсбургам, чтобы предотвратить их вторжение в Данию; в междуречье Качи и Енисея казаками был основан острог Красный, впоследствие ставший городом Красноярск...
... а здание гостиницы Tulip Inn Dam Square в Амстердаме уже функционировало.
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De Schotse Hooglanden ontdekken... van A tot Z ;-)
3 dagen verken ik de Schotse Hooglanden. De stad Inverness wordt ook wel de hoofdstad van de hooglanden genoemd, vanuit daar ga ik hiken, dolfijnen spotten met een RIB, kanoën, fietsen, een cruise maken over Loch Ness, whiskey proeven en natuurlijk.... de kilt van een heuse Schot omhoog tillen...
Rondje Velserbeek, Oud Velsen en Beeckestijn.
Rondje op de scootmobiel door historisch Oud Velsen, landgoed Velserbeek en landgoed Beeckestijn. Gefilmd met een Iconntechs AT-45 actiecamera.
Bélgica - Antuérpia
Conhecendo a Antuérpia:
Passeamos pela estação, fomos comer alguns waffles (delícia) e terminamos numa feira internacional.
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