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Things to do in Cape Town

37 ideas for a day or a night in Cape Town, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Walking tours · 12Outdoors · 5Arts & culture · 5Tours & day trips · 5Nightlife · 4Markets · 3Sport · 2Live music · 1

Walking tours in Cape Town

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Free✨Bo-Kaap Roots: Where Culture Paints the StreetsDaily · 2 hrs · ★ 4.9 on GuruWalkFreeCape Slavery Afrikaner Nationalism and Apartheid:Daily · 2.5 hrs · ★ 4.9 on GuruWalkFreeBest of Cape Town: Free TourDaily · 2 hrs · ★ 4.7 on GuruWalkFreeCape Town: From Colonialism to Democracy Daily · 2 hrs · ★ 5 on GuruWalkFree🌟 Cape Town's history and stories: From vines & markets to MandelaDaily · 2.5 hrs · ★ 4.9 on GuruWalkFreeCape Town /Bo-kaap walking tourDaily · 1.5 hrs · ★ 5 on GuruWalkFreeBo-Kaap Walking TourDaily · 1.3 hr · ★ 4.6 on GuruWalkFreeCape Town's Hidden Gems with a LocalDaily · 2 hrs · ★ 5 on GuruWalkFreeVictoria + Alfred Waterfront Walking TourDaily · 1.5 hrs · ★ 4.6 on GuruWalkFreeKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens Walking Tour Daily · 1.5 hrs · ★ 4.8 on GuruWalk

Outdoors in Cape Town

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FreeKirstenbosch Boomslang Tree Canopy Walkway0.13 km · about 2 hrsFreeCompany's Garden Precinct Self-Guided Walkabout 1 hrFreeCity Hall and Grand Parade Precinct Walkabout 1.5 hrsFreeSlave Heritage Walks of Cape TownRoute from City of Cape TownFreeGreen Point Heritage Displays TrailRoute from City of Cape Town

Arts & culture in Cape Town

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Our Bodies RememberThu 15 October, 7:30pm · Artscape Theatre CentreAlbie Sachs: Father, Sons and Soft VengeanceThu 15 October, 8pm · The Baxter Studio, Baxter Theatre CentreA Protea Is Not a FlowerThu 15 October · Zeitz MOCAAThe Cracked HouseWed 21 October, 6pm · Artscape Theatre CentreDon GiovanniThu 22 October, 7:30pm · Pam Golding Theatre, Baxter Theatre Centre

Tours & day trips in Cape Town

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Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope8 hrs · Self-drive; about 60 km from central Cape Town · From ZAR 110Table Mountain Aerial Cableway2.5 hrs · Lower cableway station, Tafelberg RoadFranschhoek Wine TramFranschhoek Terminal or Groot Drakenstein Terminal · From ZAR 350Shark Cage Diving, Gansbaai2 hrs · Kleinbaai HQ, or Cape Town pickup · From ZAR 1,800Kogelberg Nature Reserve5.5 hrs · Self-drive; permits from reserve office or CapeNature… · From ZAR 60

Nightlife in Cape Town

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Cafe Caprice, Camps BayCamps Bay · $$$Mama Africa, Long StreetCity Bowl · $$$Cafe ManhattanDe Waterkant · $$The Fireman's ArmsCity Bowl · $$

Markets in Cape Town

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FreeOranjezicht City Farm MarketSat 17 October, 8am · Oranjezicht City Farm MarketFreeNeighbourgoods MarketSat 17 October, 9am · The Old Biscuit MillFreeOranjezicht City Farm Wednesday Night MarketWed 21 October, 4pm · Oranjezicht City Farm Market

Sport in Cape Town

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DHL Stormers v Bristol BearsSat 17 October, 4:15pm · DHL StadiumNelson Mandela MarathonSun 18 October, 5:30am · Strand Street start

Live music in Cape Town

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NE-YO Live in South AfricaSat 17 October, 6pm · Grand Arena, GrandWest · From ZAR 990
What’s On Cape TownThis week in Cape Town, day by dayTonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights.Eat & drinkWhere locals eat in Cape TownThe restaurants, cafés and bakeries locals love.

Things to do in Cape Town, answered

What are the best things to do in Cape Town?

Right now: ✨Bo-Kaap Roots: Where Culture Paints the Streets (walking tours), Kirstenbosch Boomslang Tree Canopy Walkway (outdoors), Our Bodies Remember (arts & culture) and Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope (tours & day trips). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Cape Town?

✨Bo-Kaap Roots: Where Culture Paints the Streets, Cape Slavery Afrikaner Nationalism and Apartheid:, Best of Cape Town: Free Tour and Cape Town: From Colonialism to Democracy , and 16 more.

What's on in Cape Town this week?

What's On Cape Town has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.