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Action Paintball @ Area 51 Action Paintball Games, adventure entertainment at its best. Ideal for student entertainment and team building. Party goers why not consider having your bachelors/hen party or a special birthday you may be celebrating. It may just be the best way to get even with your friends. Minimum group of 30 players and booking 14 days in advance is required for your own field. Area 51 Info |
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Bloukrans Bungy The Bloukrans jump is the World’s Highest Commercial Bungy at 216 m high and is officially recognized by Guinness World Records. Also on offer is our newest adventure, a 200 m Flying Fox out onto the bridge. Try your hand at our “Double Rush” adventure! We also offer Bridge Walking Tours - explore the engineering feats of the incredible Bloukrans Bridge – the largest single span arch bridge in the world. Bloukrans Bungy Info |
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Butterfly World Butterfly World is a paradise for butterflies. In a closed garden environment they fly freely around you as you take a stroll through their world. There are many different species of butterfly with an array of colours that will catch your eye. You may spend as much time as you like getting to know the butterflies and learning to distinguish the different species. Butterfly world is located on Route 44, Klapmuts just off the N1 towards Paarl. |
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Cape Point Nature Reserve
The Cape Point or Cape of Good Hope, situated at the south-western tip of Africa, is a place well known for treacherous seas, troubling many a ship as they passed from Atlantic Ocean to Indian Ocean or visa-versa. Table Mountain National Park overseas this beautifully scenic area which is home to an entire floral kingdom and many populations of animals. |
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Point Ostrich Farm The Cape Point Ostrich Farm was established in 1996 and turned into an ostrich breeding farm by the vision of Angelika Coelle. The 65ha farm was undeveloped and only the ruins of the 19th century Cape Dutch style buildings were visible underneath the growth of many years. |
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Castle of Good Hope The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India Company, better known as the VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie), this pentagonal fortification replaced a small clay and timber fort built in 1652 by Commander Jan van Riebeeck, founder of the maritime replenishment station at the Cape of Good Hope. |
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City Sight Seeing
Experience the best way to see Cape Town in one of our open-top buses. Explore the heart of Africa's top tourism destination. With 2 buses doing 2 easy tours around the city it offers a casual day out with the family on the most convenient modes of transport. |
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Green Market Square The green market square was started by ships passing through Cape Town wanting to trade there goods and stock up on goods before they continued on their journey, the cobbled stone square now sells a wide variety of African curios, clothing, candles and specialty stands. The market is always full of people and an atmosphere of greatness with it's own unique sense of character. The market can be found at 54 Shortmarket Street, Cape Town. |
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Groot Constantia
Wine Tasting
Groot Constantia is nestled on Groot Constantia Wine Estate and is cradled in the breathtaking Constantia Valley, located within 20 minutes from Cape Town. A beautiful setting for light, outdoor, casual lunches or an excellent evening dining experience in our stunning new restaurant. |
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Iziko
Planetarium Be transported through the night skies at the Iziko Planetarium in Cape Town. The Planetarium can be found at the top of the Cape Town gardens in the buildings of the South African Museum. Sit back and relax as you gaze up at the dome roof where the night sky is projected. The shows are fascinating and have great appeal to people of all ages. |
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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a world famous garden which is home to indigenous flora to the Cape. The immaculately kept gardens and modern visitor centre are an incredible asset to the City of Cape Town. Allow yourself plenty time to walk around the gardens and relax in this natural, tranquil setting. The garden is great for picnics and people of all ages enjoy what the garden has to offer. |
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Oudtshoorn Ballooning Experience the unique sensation of Hot Air Ballooning in the Klein Karoo. Drifting on a gentle breeze, you will enjoy a sense of peace and tranquillity; Enjoying the panoramic view of Oudtshoorn and the majestic Swartberg Mountain range, which will stay with you forever. Oudtshoorn Ballooning Info |
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Boulders beach Boulders Beach is situated just after the naval port and picturesque village of Simons’s Town. The beach has a very healthy population of African Penguins who have chosen the beach as their home and breeding ground due to the fact that there are fewer predators on this part of the coast. There are walkways that enable you to view the penguins without disturbing them in their natural habitat. |
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Ratanga Junction A full scale theme park, located next to the Canal Walk shopping mall at Century City, Ratanga Junction offers hours of fun for the whole family. Of the over 30 rides, perhaps the most challenging is the Cobra, a suspended lopping roller coaster that hurls riders along the 910 metre track at speeds of up to 100 km an hour. The park is well served with restaurants and live entertainment. There are also rides for younger children. Ratanga Junction Info |
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Robben Island
For nearly 400 years, Robben Island, 12 kilometres from Cape Town, was a place of banishment, exile, isolation and imprisonment. It was here that rulers sent those they regarded as political troublemakers, social outcasts and the unwanted of society. The Robben Island Museum Tours Department includes some ex-political prisoners who act as tour guides on Cape Town's World Heritage Site. |
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Scratch Patch
Southern Africa is often considered the “gemstone capital of the world” as almost half of the world’s gemstones are found in this part of the world. For this reason, experiencing the amazing beauty and variety of gemstones is an absolute “must” for visitors to Cape Town. One of the most popular and convenient places to see and buy gemstones in Cape Town visitors can also take a guided tour through one of the largest gemstone factories in the world. |
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Shark Cage Diving Shark Adventures offer the total Great White Shark experience including natural predation, breaching "Flying" white sharks, cage diving and surface viewing. We provide the best opportunity for white shark encounters, taking you either to Seal Island in False Bay or Dyer Island at Gansbaai depending where shark numbers, conditions and type of activity required are best. |
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Skydive Cape Town To do a tandem skydive in Cape Town is one of the “must do” things while on holiday or just visiting. Skydive Cape Town operate 7 days a week weather permitting. On arrival at the drop zone you will get a 15 minute briefing from your instructor and after being fitted with a harness you will take off in the plane for an adventure of a life time. Skydive Cape Town Info |
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Table Mountain Cableway There is something very special about Table Mountain; it leaves a majestic and powerful impression on all that have visited the amazing City of Cape Town. From the top of the mountain you are treated to panoramic views of Cape Town and Table Bay. The mountain adds so much character to the City of Cape Town and its no wonder that it is such a famous landmark. Weather permitting, the modern cable car which revolves as it climbs offers you the chance to reach the summit within 6 minutes. |
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Two Oceans Aquarium The Two Oceans Aquarium is a window into the spectacular oceans surrounding the southern African coast. Situated in the V&A Waterfront, the Aquarium offers its visitors the amazing opportunity to explore below the waterline. Through displays ranging from the small and almost fantastical Knysna seahorses, to large ragged-tooth sharks, the Aquarium holds wondrous discoveries around every corner. |
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Tygerberg Zoo
Tygerberg Zoo is Cape Town’s only zoo. With 24 hectares of land it is situated roughly 40 minutes from Cape Town central. The Tygerberg Zoo is home to lions, tigers, zebra, cheetah, chimpanzees and marmosets. The types of animals include: 61 mammal species, 160 bird species and 63 reptile species. A visit to the zoo is definitely worth it; with a wide range of animals to view the zoo offers a great day of entertainment. Tygerberg Zoo Info |
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V&A Waterfront Situated in the working harbour of Cape Town the vibrant V&A Waterfront is South Africa’s most visited attraction. The waterfront has so many activities and attractions which make it a very interesting and exciting place. People visit for numerous reasons; to shop, dine, sip on cocktails, to listen to music, go on boat trips and visit the Two Oceans Aquarium… the list goes on. |
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Wine Cellar and Cellar Tours
The Cape Dutch architecture and one of South Africa’s foremost historical monuments and tourist attractions, dates back to 1685. In that year Simon van der Stel, the popular commander and later governor of the Cape, was granted land for a farm, which he named Constantia. When he died in 1712, the property was divided and a smaller farm created around the homestead and its outbuildings. |
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Wine Route Tour Enjoy an enchanting drive through vineyard valleys of the historic wine-lands of Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek. Relax whilst we meander through spectacular mountain ranges and sample the best Cape wines in white-gabled Cape Dutch homesteads. In Stellenbosch we taste the products of a fermentation and maturation art passed on from one generation to the other on at least 2 Wine Estates. Witness the wine-making process from the vineyard to bottling and spoil yourself with lunch in one of many French Restaurants |
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World of Birds The World of Birds is the largest bird park in Africa and one of the few large bird parks in the World. Over 3 000 birds (and small animals) of 400 different species are uniquely presented in more than 100 spacious landscaped walk through aviaries, allowing you the most intimate closeness with nature. Situated in the heart of Hout Bay the natural surroundings are perfect for these magnificent birds and animals. |