Local Recos
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Restaurants (Book early!)
Salsify at Roundhouse (Camps Bay)
Shortmarket Club (City Centre)
Test Kitchen Fledglings (City Centre)
Chefs Warehouse (City Centre – no bookings required)
Fyn Restaurant
Belly of the Beast
Grand Pavilion (we have a group dinner here)
Wolfgat (Paternoster) (amazing restaurant that’s a bit of a drive up the coast. Make sure you have a reservation) -
Casual Restaurants
Bungalow - great views (Clifton)
The Grand Africa Beach (Waterfront)
Hemelhuijs (City Centre for breakfast)
The Athletics Club and Social (City Centre)
Tjing Thing (3 Options with rooftop bar)
Mojo food market in Sea Point (for casual post beach snack)
Duchess (for a great crazy vibe - mostly on Thursdays, but always fun in season)
Gorgeous George (rooftop is great for a drink)
La Perla in Sea Point (perfect for a post beach or late afternoon Aperol Spritz)
Giovanni's (pizza)
Roundhouse gardens for lunch. -
Vineyards
**There is an option of full day vineyard tour on January 2nd
*Stick to Stellenbosch and Franschhoek regions.
Le Petit Colomb
Delaire (drink only for the view)
The Werf @ Boschendal
Chefs Warehouse @ Maison
Protege
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Activities
Bike rentals from Camps Bay/Sea Point/ Waterfront
Lions Head hike (group hike on Dec 29th)
Kasteelspoort hike up and down the cable car for a longer hike (or down skeleton gorge to Kirstenbosch) [Group hike on January 3]
Kaskazi kayaking from Three Anchor Bay [Group booking for January 4]
Paragliding from Signal Hill [Group bookings]
Swim in the Sea Point swimming pool
Walk on the Sea Point promenade; Kirstenbosch picnic (and summer sunset concerts)
Penguins at boulders beach in Simons Town [this is part of the Cape Point Tour]
Beer at the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay + Chapman’s
Peak scenic drive on the way there or back + swim at one of the many false bay tidal pools
Oranjezicht Market (Sat, Sun and We evenings)
Waterfront - (Aquarium (shark feeding on Sundays)
Oranjezicht Food market
La Parada
Zeitz Mocca Art Museum
The Silo Hotel rooftop
Robben Island Jail (where Nelson Mandella was held)
Mount Nelson Hotel for colonial drinks or champagne
Helicopter rides over the Atlantic and Cape Town
Dune boarding
West Coast National Park for warmer water and beach on the lagoon -
Beaches
Clifton for great beaches
Clifton 3rd Beach is gay beach
Camps Bay for restaurants, bars and views
Bakoven is perfect for afternoon and sunset
Drive to Llandudno and short hike to naturist Sandy Bay beach. -
Gyms
Seapoint Virgin Active Gym. They usually sell weekly or monhtly packages. Trust me, stick to this gym for eye candy!!
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Weekend getaways
Cederberg (Wolfberg cracks hike, or stay at Bushmans Kloof)
Hermanus (Birkenhead)
Franschhoek (Akademie Guest House)
La Cotte cottages or Pnliel Rosefarm on AirBnB
Kalk Bay (Kalk Bay Manor House)
perfecthideaways.co.za is an amazing website for wonderful weekend homes -
Cape Town Accomodation
Would recommend renting an apartment or house but some great hotels:
TOP END:
Ellerman House (Bantry Bay)
The Silo (Waterfront)
Mount Nelson (City Bowl)
GOOD HOTELS:
The Marly (Camps Bay)
The Pod (Camps Bay)
Cape View Clifton (Clifton)
Georges (City Center)
O Two Hotel (Mouille Point)