Cape Town travel guide

Despite its huge historical importance and cosmopolitan cultural diversity, Cape Town wears its international city tag like a schoolboy in a blazer bought with 'growing room'. The aptly named City Bowl, between Table Bay and the imposing, 1,000-metre-high slab of Table Mountain, is compact, but the Mother City somehow manages to squeeze entire cultures and communities into a small surface area.


[Cape Town guide]

Online city guide
Introduction & sightseeing
How to get the most out of a visit to Cape Town.
Restaurants & bars
Cape Town's top restaurants, bars and cafes independently reviewed.
Nightlife
The best nightclubs, DJ bars and late-night hot-spots in the city.
Shopping
Fashion, food, pharmacies and much, much more.
Hotels
Whether high-class or hostel, match your needs here.
Transport
The best ways to transport yourself round the city.
 
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Cape Town visitors guide
Time Out Cape Town Visitors Guide

Cape Town Visitors' Guide will lead you from beaches to bars, mountains to museums and give you the low-down on where the locals go for the freshest seafood and unspoilt views. With sections on sightseeing, shopping, dining, outdoor activities, theatre, accommodation and much more. Published annually. [Buy now]

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The second edition of this annual guide takes in the best the Western Cape has to offer, all 1 to 7 hours' drive from Cape Town.
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Cape Town, Winelands & the Garden Route guidebook
Just as Cape Town is vibrant and colourful, so is this glossy guidebook. If you're planning a trip to the Mother City, this is the one thing you absolutely HAVE to bring to the Table (geddit?). The...
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