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Visit Robben Island Museum, apartheid-era maximum security prison, where Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for 18 years and the District Six Museum, testimony to the people of District Six who had their houses bulldozed when the area was declared a’white’ suburb by the apartheid government.

Tour the historical Groot Constantia Wine Estate, one of the finest surviving examples of Cape Dutch architecture, dating back to 1685.
www.grootconstantia.co.za Tel: +27 (0) 21 794 5128

The Heart of Cape Town Museum at Groote Schuur Hospital, the drama of the world’s first heart transplant on 3 December 1967, led by Professor Christiaan Neethling Barnard, played out within the walls of the original theatre at Groote Schuur Hospital.
www.heartofcapetown.co.za Tel: 27 (0) 21 404 1967


Evita se Perron in Darling on the Cape West Coast, about 45 minutes from Cape Town, home of famous South African satirist Tannie (Auntie) Evita Bezuidenhout. Here, in a bright pink old railway station, you can enjoy boboties, bredies and koeksisters combined with drag, satire and hilarious political commentary.
www.evita.co.za Tel: 27 (0) 22 492 2831

!Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre, 70 km north-west of Cape Town offers the unique experience of being introduced to the descendents of the first indigenous people of southern Africa. The San themselves will take you on a journey into their history, languages, customs and current affairs. www.khwattu.org
Tel: 27 (0) 22 492 2998

Worcester Living Open-Air Museum at Kleinplasie, about 1km outside Worcester in the Cape Winelands (1 hours drive through the spectacular Du Toits Kloof Tunnel) on the way to Robertson. This living museum offers a glimpse into the life of early Cape pioneeers. Activities include tobacco rolling, milk tart baking, and witblits (a local moonshine) distilling. www.kleinplasie.co.za Tel: 27 (0) 23 342 2225

Cederberg Mountains on the Cape West Coast hosts over 2 500 known San Rock Art sites. The Sevilla Rock Art Trail is 34 km from Clanwilliam (N7 North 2.5 hours drive from Cape Town) on the Wupperthal road, over the spectacular Pakhuis Pass with ruggedly beautiful landscapes and fascinating rock formations. Get a permit at Travellers Rest across the road.
www.travellersrest.co.za Tel +27 (0)27 482 1824 or www.clanwilliam.info

Cape Agulhas (2.5 hours from Cape Town) at the southernmost tip of Africa in the Agulhas National Park, just 45 kilometres from the popular shark cage diving village of Gansbaai – all in the Cape Overberg. This might be the meeting place of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, but there is much more to see here, including whale watching, visiting the nearby Moravian Mission town of Elim (est.1824) and the tiny seaside village of Arniston/Waenhuiskrans. www.tourismcapeagulhas.co.za Tel +27 (0) 28 435 7185


Tour the Castle of Good Hope, built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a maritime replenishment station, the pentagonal Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. www.castleofgoodhope.co.za Tel: + 27 (0) 21 787 1249

Take a trip to the Noon Gun, the source of the blast that thunders through Cape Town every day to signal noon (excepy Sundays and public holidays). Back in the 1800’s it was used to tell passing ships the time.
Get there at 11:30 to join the motley crew of canon enthusiasts who watch the gun get loaded and fired.
Tel: + 27 (0) 21 787 1257



Cape Town has seen the rise of many jazz legends over the years, including the late Basil Coetzee and the immortal Dollar Brand, Abdulla Ibrahim.
Major venues:
Kennedy’s Cigar Bar Tel: + 27 (0) 21 424 1212 www.kennedys.co.za
Marimba Restaurant Tel: + 27 (0) 21 418 3366 www.marimbasa.com
Dizzy’s Jazz Café Tel: + 27 (0) 21 438 2686 www.dizzys.co.za
Green Dolphin Tel: + 27 (0) 21 421 7471 www.greendolphin.co.za


Mercury Live and Lounge Tel: + 27 (0) 21 426 6325 www.mercuryl.co.za
Purple Turtle Tel: + 27 (0) 21 423 6194
Rafiki’s Tel: + 27 (0) 21 426 4731 www.rafikis.co.za


Artscape Theatre Centre Tel: + 27 (0) 21 421 7839 www.artscape.co.za
Baxter Theatre Tel: + 27 (0) 21 685 7880 www.baxter.co.za
New Space Theatre (Contemporary) +27 (0) 21 422 5522 www.newspacetheatre.co.za
Theatre on the Bay Tel: + 27 (0) 21 438 3301 www.theatreonthebay.co.za
Independent Armchair Theatre (Comedy) Tel: + 27 (0) 21 447 1514 www.armchairtheatre.co.za
On Broadway (Comedy and Cabaret) +27 (0) 21 418 8338 www.onbroadway.co.za


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• Score an adrenaline hat trick [outdoor/active]
• Cheer a killer pass on and off the field [natural beauty]
• When your craving demands more than a burger [gourmet]
• Take in a bit of Cape culture as your team goes for glory [culture and heritage]
• When the sound of the vuvuzela starts getting to you [body, mind and spirit]
• Living it up when the final whistle blows [cosmopolitan vibe]