On Cape Town holidays, explore the stunning scenery of South Africa's oldest city. Among the top attractions is the wide range of excellent restaurants, bars, nightclubs, craft markets and luxury Cape Town hotels.
This magnificent city is framed by the awe-inspiring Table Mountain, which is best viewed from the Victoria and Albert Waterfront; here expensive yachts bob alongside luxury Cape Town accommodation, and the restaurants offer sumptuous seafood paired with wine grown in the local vineyards.
At Southern Africa Travel we specialize in tailor-made luxury Cape Town holidays and our experienced consultants will be more than happy to help you arrange your ideal holiday, whether it's a one-night stay in a Cape Town hotel that you're after or a 10-night twin centre break including Mauritius.
So call us today on 01483 425 533 and let us arrange tailor-made Cape Town holidays just for you.
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| Best of the Eastern and Western Cape, South Africa |
| 12 nights featuring the best the Western and Eastern Cape of South Africa has to offer - priced from £1240.00 per person sharing Mpumalanga, the Southern Cape, the Garden Route and Cape Town - all in one! |  |
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| Cape Town & Mauritius - 10 nights |
| Enjoy a luxury holiday in South Africa's premier city, coupled with a relaxing stay on the island nation of Mauritius. From £1,730.00 per person sharing, excluding flights (please contact us for honeymoon specials) | |
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| Family Fun Itinerary |
| South Africa is an incredibly child friendly destination and an excellent choice for a family holiday. Many properties throughout the country offer a wide range of family focused facilities and activities. | |
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| Grand Tour of South Africa (scheduled escorted tour) |
| 13 night itinerary with highlights including: Panorama Route, Kruger National Park safari,Swaziland & Zululand, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve safari, UNESCO World Heritage Site - iSimangaliso Wetlands Park, Durban, Garden Route, Route 62, Cape Peninsula & Winelands. Costs from: £2220.00 per person sharing | |
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| Kruger and City Lights |
| A 7 nights South Africa holidays option featuring a Kruger safari and Cape Town - from £820.00 per person sharing | |
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| Romantic Getaway |
| Luxury holiday on South Africa's Coastline, including the Winelands AND safari - from £1075.00 per person sharing | |
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| Winelands Discovery |
| South Africa and its beautiful wines are becoming world renowned, what is less known is that the setting in which the wine is produced is worthy of admiration as the wines themselves. This incredible itinerary takes in some of the most picturesque areas of the Cape and includes some exclusive estate tastings and tours! | |
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Table Mountain is Cape Town's premier attraction rising 1086m above sea level with magnificent views from its distinctive flat-topped summit. When covered by cloud tumbling over its northern face, it wears its spectacular 'tablecloth', a sight much loved by locals. The summit can be reached by several charted paths of varying difficulty, or via the cable car, which boasts a revolving floor and 360° views over the city. At the top there are short walks, a restaurant and a souvenir shop.
Visible from the summit of Table Mountain is Robben Island, where former-President Nelson Mandela was incarcerated for most of his 27-year imprisonment. The island has served as a sheep farm, a penal settlement, a leper colony, a pauper camp, an infirmary and a lunatic asylum, and was recently proclaimed a World Heritage Site. Trips to the island by modern ferry take in the tiny prison cells (including Mandela's) as well as other sites of importance.
The city center is best explored on foot. Notable sites include the Castle of Good Hope, the Old Slave Lodge, the National Gallery, Greenmarket Square, eclectic Long Street, the Houses of Parliament and the Company's Gardens.
Connecting the city and harbour is the ambitious Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a multi-billion dollar private development with numerous attractions that include the Two Oceans Aquarium, an IMAX cinema, and a wealth of restaurants, bars and retail stores.
You can take an afternoon tour of the townships of the Cape Flats, where entrenched poverty is juxtaposed with the new hope and energy of South Africa. Visitors will gain a glimpse of the past while experiencing the textures that make up township life ? shebeens (bars), spaza (informal shops), street markets, sangomas (traditional healers), musicians, activists and artists.
A leisurely drive around the Cape Peninsula's coastline is highly recommended. Stops include the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens and Hout Bay with its resident Cape fur seal colony, accessible by boat, the southern fishing villages of Kommetjie and Scarborough, and the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve at Cape Point, where a funicular takes visitors up the hill to the lighthouse, which offers panoramic views of the entire peninsula and False Bay coastline.
Visit the penguin colony at Boulder's Beach, the naval base at Simon's Town and could end with a tasting or two at the award-winning wines estates of the Constantia Valley.
During the long, hot summer months, the beaches of Bantry Bay, Clifton, Camps Bay and Llandudno are particularly popular. White, sandy beaches washed by the azure waters of the cold Atlantic Ocean attract holidaymakers from the city and abroad, who turn up in their thousands to soak up some African sun.
Cape Town offers a wealth of shopping opportunities, ranging from craft markets and antique fairs to the sophisticated V & A Waterfront, Cavendish Square and Canal walk shopping emporiums. Those looking for contemporary African art and artifacts, curios and ethnic jewellery would do well to pay a visit to the Pan African Market.
For the more active traveler, Cape Town also offers a wide variety of experiences that include world-class golf courses, abseiling, acrobatic flips, coastal cruises, caving, cycling, scuba diving, sport fishing, helicopter flights, horse riding, jet skiing, kayaking, surfing, kloofing, micro-lighting, paragliding, quad biking, sand boarding, kite-surfing, sky diving, wind surfing and much more.
Provincial economic growth exceeds the national average, the literacy rate is the highest and the unemployment rate is the lowest in South Africa. Afrikaans is the predominant language, followed by English.
The region enjoys a Mediterranean climate with long summer days and cold, sometimes wet winter months.
See our day tours available below or click here to see the Adventure Tours for persons with disabilities
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Beach Holidays
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Cultural
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Honeymoon in Africa
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Shark Cage-Diving
Great white shark cage diving will provide you with the thrill off a lifetime. Our shark cage dive takes place in shark alley Gansbaai - just outside Cape Town, where an abundance of great white...
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Whale Watching
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Wine Connoisseur
The excellent wines of the Cape are not to be missed. Guests will have an opportunity to meet the winemakers at selected award-winning estates and go on a cellar tour before tasting their wines!...
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The Long Beach
The Long Beach, a Last Word retreat, is a special place to stay in Cape Town. It offers a rare and rewarding alternative to the conventionalholiday experience. Read More | |
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The Andros Boutique Hotel
The Andros is a lovingly restored Cape-Dutchhomestead, dating back to the early 1900's. This elegant boutique hotel is set in mature, parklike gardens in the heart of Claremont, one of Cape Town's beautiful Southern Suburbs. Read More | |
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Constantia Uitsig
Set amongst the vineyards of a private wine estate in the shadow of Cape Town's Table Mountain, are the highly acclaimed hotel and restaurants of Constantia Uitsig. Read More | |
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The Commodore
Known to some as 'The Tavern of the seas' and to others 'the Fairest Cape in all the world'. Whatever one wishes to call it, South Africa's Mother City is charming and friendly and continuously welcomes visitors from all corners of the globe. Read More | |
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Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Framed by the ocean and Table Mountain, the elegance and luxury of the Victoria & Alfred Hotel is rivalled only by it's relaxed atmosphere and warm personal service. Read More | |
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Cullinan Hotel
This stylish hotel is situated between the V&A Waterfront and the Cape Town International Convention Centre with majestic views of Table Mountain and the bustling harbour, 25km from Cape Town International Airport. Read More | |
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Mountain Manor Guest House
This beautifully resorted Colonial mansion, dating back to 1852, is situated above the hustle and bustle of the city centre, yet still within walking distance of many tourist attractions and restaurants and 19km from the Cape Town International Airport. Read More | |
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City Lodge V&A Waterfront
Situated at the entrance to the V&A Waterfront and close to the city centre and the International Convention Centre, this City Lodge is only 22km from the Cape Town International Airport. Read More | |
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Holiday Inn Garden Court De Waal
Located in the tranquil suburb of Gardens, at the foot of Table Mountain, 20km from CPT International Airport. The modern hotel offers easy access to many of the scenic and historic attractions of the Cape. Read More | |
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