Choose from 68 Fun Things to Do in Western Cape
Noon Gun
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Old Biscuit Mill
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Jordan Winery
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Cape Agulhas
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Cape Town Stadium
Today, visitors can catch a local Rugby match or even a live performance if the timing is right. But the stadium also offers daily tours for travelers on a budget—or those whose schedules don’t match up with the local calendar of events.
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Klein Karoo (Little Karoo)
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Chavonnes Battery Museum
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Oudtshoorn
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Paarl
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Greenmarket Square
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Cape Wheel of Excellence
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Rhodes Memorial
Cecil Rhodes' wealth, influence and fervent championing of the British Empire were integral in the formation of modern-day South Africa. He died in 1902, and a decade later, the Rhodes Memorial was built and dedicated at the start of the Cape-to-Cairo road he envisioned would unify British influence across Africa. Modeled after the Greek temple at Segesta, the memorial features 49 massive granite steps, quarried at nearby Table Mountain. Flanking them are eight bronze lions, and at the bottom of the stairs is the world-famous equestrian statue, Energy, dedicated to his memory.
Found within the Table Mountain National Park, the Rhodes Memorial offers sightseers breathtaking panoramic views of Cape Town, Cape Flats and Helderberg and Hottentots Holland Mountain range. Hikers can reach it on a 3-hour walk from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. It is also accessible by car.
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For hikers, the Rhodes Memorial is an excellent destination or waypoint and is a popular picnic spot. Additionally, the famous Rhodes Memorial Restaurant is located behind the memorial. Below the memorial is a small game preserve that is home to zebra, eland and wildebeest.
If you're not hiking to the memorial from Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, you can get there by following the M3 behind the University of Cape Town according to the signs (which are well-posted).
Heart of Cape Town Museum
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Cape Point Nature Reserve
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Cango Caves
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Khayelitsha Township
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens
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Groot Constantia
The property in Constantia was given to Simon van der Stel in 1685 by the Dutch East India Company, which had an outpost at the Cape of Good Hope. At the time, van der Stel was the Dutch East India Company’s Governor of this area, and it’s his name that later was used at Simon’s Town south of Cape Town. He built a manor house and began farming grapes for wine production.
In 1779, a wine-making family purchased the part of the Groot Constantia estate that included van der Stel’s manor house. It’s that family, the Cloetes, who is to thank for making Groot Constantia one of the area’s top wine estates, especially noted for its Constantia dessert wine. A fire in 1925 destroyed van der Stel’s original manor house, but it was rebuilt according to the original design.
Today, visitors to Groot Constantia can tour the wine-making facilities as well as the historic manor house (now a part of the Iziko South African Museum with rotating exhibits on display), the beautiful grounds, and enjoy a meal at one of the estate’s on-site restaurants. Groot Constantia is part of the scenic Constantia wine route, and the winery is also producing dessert wine again (it had stopped for more than 100 years) along with highly-rated red wines.
Chapman's Peak Drive
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Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve
- Not all tours include the entrance fee to Cape Point, so it’s best to check before you book.
- Many facilities, including the funicular, restaurant, and restrooms, are wheelchair accessible.
- Stairs lead to the lighthouse, making it inaccessible for wheelchair users.
- Cape Point offers a free, GPS-enabled audio tour that provides background information about your specific location.