 CAPE TOWN
Table Mountain
This magnificent sandstone mountain in the centre of Cape Town offers sprawling views of the city and beyond from its 3 kilometre flat “table top”. You can hike to the top of the mountain or take the scenic cable car ride. At the top you’ll find a restaurant, souvenir shop and viewing platforms and “dassies” (the common term for the Cape hyrax or “rock rabbit”, a small rodent-like mammal) lazing in the sun on the surrounding rocks.
Robben Island
12 kilometres out to sea, opposite Cape Town’s bustling harbour is the slightly eerie Robben Island, which served as a place of banishment and imprisonment for over 400 years. It was here that Nelson Mandela spent many of his years in prison here. Take a boat to the island from the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and visit the fascinating Robben Island Museum.
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront
Set between Table Mountain and Robben Island, this is the heart of Cape Town’s working harbour. Here you’ll find many of Cape Town’s plushest hotels and apartments, luxury yachts moored in the marina, a range of cafes and restaurants and plenty of things for the visiting family to see and do. From here you can visit historic buildings and museums, catch a movie at the IMAX theatre, visit the craft market, board a boat or sea plane ride or take a scenic helicopter tour. There’s also a resident population of Cape fur seals.
Two Oceans Aquarium
On the Waterfront you’ll find South Africa’s largest aquarium, Two Oceans Aquarium, featuring stunning educational exhibits displaying the marine life of the warm Indian Ocean and the icy Atlantic. Large sharks cruise in the predator tank in a forest of five-foot high kelp. Kids activities include a touch pool and face painting, drawing and puzzles in the aquarium’s Alpha Activity Centre.
Planetarium
Adjoining the SA Museum is the delightful Planetarium, a domed auditorium in which is housed a stunning recreation of the night sky. Audio-visual shows simulate panoramic terrestrial landscapes and celestial subjects.
Cape Point Nature Reserve
Cape Point Nature Reserve gives you the chance to spot mammals and birdlife and wildflowers only 35 minutes away from the centre of Cape Town. Sitting at the South Western tip of Africa the park encompasses some truly breathtaking scenery, with rugged coastal cliffs, 18 wild and beautiful beaches and plenty cool, crisp sea air to invigorate you as you hike or mountain around the park’s many spectacular trails.
TOP TEN THINGS TO DO ON SAFARI 
1. Check the “Big Five” off your wildlife spotting list – elephant, lion, leopard, Cape buffalo and rhinoceros.
2. Go for a night drive and see some of Africa’s nocturnal animals in their element
3. Set out on foot on a guided bushwalk
4. Listen to tall tales around your lodge’s campfire
5. Look out for littlies – there’s more to a safari than just the Big Five. Learn to find and identify the smaller creatures like hyrax, squirrels, birds and insects.
6. Go for a leisurely self-drive excursion in Kruger National Park
7. Enjoy a traditional bush barbecue under the wide African sky
8. Watch the sun go down – they say in all your travels that few things can compare to an African sunset.
9. Look out for crocodiles and hippos from the safety of a boat.
10. If you’re there at the right time of year, witness the Serengeti Migration – The Greatest Show on Earth!
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