OPTIONAL extras > Cape Town Optionals
See below for some of the main tourist attractions within Cape Town that we suggest you see to get the full Western Cape experience.
These activities need to be booked outside your HOTSPOTS2C tour and should not clast with the dates and times of your tours. OPTIONAL extras are weather dependent and confirmed bookings do not imply that the activity will take place.
Your ascent to the top of Table Mountain takes just under 10 minutes and offers you a 360 degree view of the city. Once on top there are over 2km of pathways leading you to views over Cape Town, Table Bay, Robben Island the Cape Flats and the Cape Peninsula. There are also short walks available or you can join one of free guided tours daily at 10h00 and 12h00. Table Mountain
TABLE MOUNTAIN TABLE CAR RIDE R 145-00 pp (Return Ticket)
As the cableway is weather dependent they do not take bookings. Purchase of tickets can be made, on the day of your visit, at our lower station ticket office.
Robben Island
ROBBEN ISLAND TOUR PRICE R 180-00 pp* (RETURN transport)
From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. The notorious prison on the Island was also used to exile political prisoners of the apartheid era (including Nelson Mandela) between the 1960s and 1991. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, a poignant reminder to the newly democratic South Africa of the price some paid for freedom.
* Ferries depart at 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm, weather permitting, from Nelson Mandela Gateway, at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. On the Island, visitors are transported by bus. Transportation costs from V&A Waterfront are included in the tour price. BUT need to arange extra transfer from accommodation to Waterfront. It is essential to pre-book your tour to Robben Island via their website as it can get fully booked weeks in advance.
V&A Waterfront
V&A Waterfront ENTRANCE R 0-00 pp (Free)
Situated between Robben Island and Table Mountain in the heart of Cape Town's working harbour, the V&A Waterfront has become South Africa's most visited destination. Set against a backdrop of magnificent sea and mountain views with exciting shopping, wonderful restaurants and entertainment venues.
Kirshtenbosch Botanical gardens
GARDENS ENTRANCE FEE R 32-00 pp
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is world-renowned for the beauty and diversity of the Cape flora it displays and for the magnificence of its setting against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain.
Kirstenbosch grows only indigenous South African plants. The estate covers 528 hectares and supports adiverse fynbos flora and natural forest. The cultivated garden (36 hectares) displays collections of South African plants and is beautiful to visit at any time during the year.
www.sanbi.org/frames/kirstfram
* These activities need to be booked outside your standard tour itinerary, not to clash with the dates and times of our tours. OPTIONAL extras are weather dependent and confirmed booking does not imply that the activity will take place. Prices can change without prior notice. Only while still available. Terms and conditions apply.
