Today we're taking you around one of our favourite cities: Cape Town, South Africa.
We first visited Cape Town in 2015 as the final stop on a monthlong trip across South
Africa.
However, by the time we arrived, we only had a couple of days to spare and the weather
was less than ideal, so we didn't get to see very much.
We knew we had to return to do the city justice and also film a proper Cape Town travel guide
for you guys.
This time around, we gave ourselves a full week to spare.
Our days were packed with sightseeing, and with visits to restaurants, chocolate shops,
wineries and gin distilleries, so without further delay, let us show you 30 things do
in Cape Town, South Africa:
Let's start with the attraction that should be at the very top of your itinerary: riding
the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway.
Any Capetonian will tell you to do this at the first sign of clear weather.
When the mountain is shrouded in clouds, also known as the tablecloth effect, or experiencing
high winds, the cable car shuts down.
This can happen from one moment to the next, so you don't want to leave this attraction
to your final day, just in case!
Table Mountain forms part of Table Mountain National Park and it has been voted one of
the New 7 Wonders of Nature.
Whether you choose to ride the cable car or hike to the top, it's worth a visit for
the views you get of Cape Town and Robben Island.
Speaking from personal experience, do not underestimate how cold and windy it can get
atop Table Mountain, even on the sunniest of days.
There's a shop that sells jackets and fleeces as soon as you get off the cable car, and
for good reason, so save yourself the cash and bundle up!
So last night we were researching some rooftop bars here in Cape Town and we found one called
Cloud 9.
It is on top of a boutique hotel and the views are seriously amazing.
It is like 360 degree views and you've got Table Mountain right there.
Well, I think officially we are having the most scenic pizza of our lives.
Oh, yes.
Check that out.
Here we go.
So I got Siciliana.
So let's see.
Apparently this has anchovies, black olives.
Yeah.
Tomato.
It looks good.
.And something I've got to mention is we've had pizza in South Africa a few times on this
trip.
So good.
It is so good.
They make amazing pizzas here.
Thin crust pizza and capers.
Yeah, most of the time they are thin crust pizza and they have really cool ingredients
like I've had pizzas with bacon, feta, avocado.
And Sam got?
Which one did you get?
I got the Mediterranean.
Oh, and that includes I think I've got spinach, I've got feta, I've got mushrooms.
Chorizo.
I've got chorizo.
So there is a lot going on in this pizza.
Yours looks really good.
Mmm.
We'll have to swap a few slices.
One for one.
A bite for a bite.
A slice for a slice.
Says who?
Says I.
Says the wife.
Hahaha.
I can really taste that feta.
Yeah.
So nice.
And yeah like the thin crust pizzas are nice and light and that is kind of good because
today is a really hot day.
I wouldn't want to be having a big thick pizza.
So this morning we are going scootering around Table Mountain.
Check out our rides.
I've never ridden one of these scooters before so it should be a fun adventure.
So this is what Table Mountain looks like at the moment.
So we're going to go scootering on Signal Hill instead.
Feeling famished from that ride, we made our way to Honest Chocolate on Wale Street.
They're a small artisanal chocolate company that not only makes delicious chocolate using
organically produced ingredients, but they also brew a nice cup of coffee to go along
with their sweet treats.
It's the perfect stop for anyone with a sweet tooth.
Alright guys so this afternoon we're at Hope On Hopkins and it is going to be a fun gin
tasting.
All about the gin.
Gin, gin, gin.
And we've found out last year in Edinburgh that you are a big fan of gin.
Oh, we love gin.
I think the last time we had it was when we were there.
We were in a gin den.
So this is going to be great.
We're going to be doing a tasting here and yeah let's get started with that.
We had a total of 4 gins on our tasting: London Dry Gin, Salt River Gin, Mediterranean Gin,
and a pink one called Lucy's Last of the Summer Wines.
It was a really fun way to spend the afternoon, especially considering it was a bit chilly
out.
Alright, Sammy boy.
Starting with the London Dry.
That is some seriously good stuff.
I to think we have 3 more to go.
Haha.
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront sits on Table Bay Harbour with views of Table Mountain looming
in the background.
The complex is home to shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, and a few tourist attractions,
so it's a good spot to add to your Cape Town itinerary.
(Live Music)
While you're down by the V&A Waterfront, you can also do a harbour cruise.
We did a short 30-minute tour with City Sightseeing.
You can buy tickets on the spot for 40 rand, which was around $3 USD at the time.
If this isn't your first time to Cape Town, you'll notice that there's a new landmark
on the waterfront, and that's the Silo Hotel.
This was considered a bit of a concrete eyesore for many years, but the historic grain silo
now houses a luxury hotel, a bar, a restaurant, and the new Museum of Contemporary Art Africa,
which is set to open in September 2017.
We ate at the Granary Cafe and the food was delicious!
For a big splash of colour, you need to make your way to Bo Kaap.
Also known as the Malay Quarter, this Cape Town neighbourhood sits on the slopes of Signal
Hill and is known for it's bright painted houses that come in every shade under the
rainbow.
It's a fun place to wander around, and you're bound to come across a few Instagram shoots
going on.
While you're in Bo Kaap, you can't miss the chance to sample some Cape Malay food.
This type of cuisine combines Malaysian, Indonesian, and African flavours.
We went to Biesmiellah, which is an institution in this part of town, and we had one of the
tastiest meals ever.
So all the food is here and it smells and it looks amazing.
But we're going to be trying something new.
We're having something called bobotie.
At least I think that is how you say it and I'm going to read you the description because
this sounds tantalizing.
A sweet sour flavored lean beef mince, stir-fried with fresh herbs, spices topped with a milked
egg glaze served with sweet yellow rice.
How is it?
That is nice.
It is kind of sweet.
Is it?
Yeah.
Is it sweet minced meat?
A bit?
Yeah.
I don't know if there is cinnamon or nutmeg or something.
I wonder if there is any raisins in there?
Hhhmmm.
Raisins would go really well with this.
Okay.
It is kind of it has got like a Christmasy flavor in a way.
Oh, wow.
Mmmm.
So enjoying that huh?
It does have raisins.
There you go.
There you go.
My wish has been granted.
Haha.
My food wish.
My food wish.
I make food wishes with an imaginary genie.
Mmmm.
That is good stuff.
Time for dish number two.
So the next one that we got is a mutton curry and it says skewers of mutton cooked gently
and slowly with a blend of traditional spices and herbs to produce a tantalizing curry.
Check that out.
That does look like a tantalizing curry.
It does look tantalizing and it comes with roti.
Yes.
So I'm just we ate like an insane amount of roti when we were in Malaysia and Singapore.
So that is a very familiar bread for us.
Oh yeah.
You know what?
I don't even think I got any mutton in that bite.
It is just sauce but let's just go with that.
How is the curry?
Mmmm.
Savory?
Mmmm.
Alright, grabbing a bit of roti and going in for my first bite.
I am going in with my hands.
Oh nice.
I was able to scoop out a piece of the mutton.
Right?
Wow.
Oooh.
Wow.
That is some tender mutton and then when you combine it with just like a really rich savory
sauce and then a really nice roti.
Yeah, that is a winning combo for sure.
So this morning we are doing the City Sightseeing Tour.
It is a hop on, hop off and I think they have like 3 different loops so we're just going
to ride the bus and get off whereever we think a place looks interesting.
Yeah, it is going to let us to explore a lot more of the outskirts of the city as opposed
to just the downtown area so we're really looking forward to that.
One of the best things we did in Cape Town was make use of the City Sightseeing bus.
This allowed us to explore different parts of the city, including a few places that would
have been hard to reach without a car.
The whole journey is narrated via audio headsets, plus it was a great way to get an overview
of Cape Town.
So new up we're at Camps Bay beach and I don't think I've ever been so bundled up for the
beach before.
The views are incredible but the water is ice cold so I don't think we're going to be
going in but we will show you the views.
One of the stops on the bus tour was Camps Bay Beach.
It was a bit early in the day, so we had the whole place to ourselves, but it's easy
to see why this is one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in Cape Town.
The mountain backdrop is breathtaking!
Another place we visited during the hop-on-hop-off tour was Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
Set against the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, this is yet again another beautiful spot worth
visiting.
If you do make it all the way out here, don't miss the tree canopy walkway, named Boomslang,
meaning tree snake.
So last time we were in Cape Town we didn't make it to the Kirstenbosch Gardens and I
was really sad because this was the one place I really wanted to see and now we're finally
here and we're doing the canopy tree walk.
We have arrived at Beau Constantia.
Why are we here Sam?
Wine, wine and more wine.
Wine tasting time.
We just spent a full week in Stellenbosch drinking wine.
Clearly that was not enough.
I'm hooked.
I'm hooked.
I would do this probably every weekend if I lived in this area.
Alright, let's go in.
While riding the city sightseeing bus, we also discovered that there was a wine loop,
so naturally we decided a wine tasting was in order, and made our way to Beau Constantia.
Beau Constantia is a boutique wine farm located at the top of Constantia Nek overlooking False
Bay.
It was a beautiful setting and their wines were also really good!
Let the wine tasting begin.
We are starting with a glass of white.
Pas de Nom is the name.
That means it has no name.
Hahaha.
You've gotta like that.
That is so clever.
So clever.
Anyways, we've ordered food.
We got ourselves a cheese box.
Ooh.
Cheese and meat box.
Look at this.
Look at all of that cheese and meat.
Look at how big that is.
Fancy.
Okay, that is meant to be shared Sam.
That is just for me.
Moving on to the red.
On to the red.
And I'm definitely more of a fan of the red.
Oooh.
Spooky.
So today we are visiting The Castle Of Good Hope but unfortunately we've chosen a day
when there is some kind of event happening here.
So there is going to be no firing of the canon and we can't go into the museum so we'll just
show you the grounds and make the most of it.
This place is a maze of yellow.
It is so bright and cheerful and we're just wandering around the Governor's Quarters.
He had a fancy home.
The Castle of Good Hope was built by the Dutch East India Company between 1666 and 1679,
and it is the oldest colonial building in South Africa.
The fort was built as tensions rose between Britain and the Netherlands and rumours of
war began to swirl.
Today, the building houses the Castle Military Museum.
Now let's dive into museums.
First up, we visited the District 6 Museum.
District 6 was once a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, labourers and
immigrants.
It was a vibrant community, however, by the beginning of the twentieth century, the process
of removals had begun.
In total, more than 60 000 people were forcibly removed to the Cape Flats, and their houses
in District Six were flattened by bulldozers.
This museum is a memorial that shares individual stories of former residents.
We also visited the Slave Lodge, which as the name suggests, was a building used as
a lodge for slaves of the Dutch East India Company.
Like the District 6 Museum, this is a must-visit to better understand South Africa's history.
And if art is your thing, there's the South African National Gallery which is located
in the Company's Garden.
The gallery houses works by South African, African, British, French, Dutch and Flemish
artists.
So this afternoon we're taking a little wander through The Company's Garden and we lucked
out with an AirBNB that is directly across the park.
So it is pretty cool.
You have a few different museums and galleries within the park itself and Sam is off chasing
albino squirrels at the moment.
And while you're at the The Company's Garden, we'd also recommend grabbing a bite at their
restaurant.
We went there for breakfast and had a bit of a feast.
Well you're looking pretty happy over there.
With coffee and food in front of your face.
Another cappuccino and look at the size of this.
This is the full English or the complete breakfast or whatever you want to call it here.
Well, give us the tour then.
This thing is massive.
Like this plate.
Look at this.
It is more like a platter.
It is a platter.
It is a double hand platter.
Double hand platter.
Oh man.
So over here we've got what appears to be some fried mushrooms.
I love mushrooms We have a hashbrown.
We have a grilled tomato, we have toast.
We have bacon and that will please any Canadian guy.
And over here we have like a thin.
A long thin sausage and then we have two eggs well done.
Okay, so for my breakfast I ordered Eggs Benedict with Salmon.
Eggs Benedict is probably one of the breakfasts items whenever it is available like we're
kind of all over that.
It is probably one of our favorite things to have.
Mmmm.
What do you think?
Mmmhmm.
It gets the thumbs up.
The Cape Peninsula is an easy day trip from Cape Town.
You could do a bus tour, but why would you want to sit in a bus all day when you could
be riding a sidecar?
This was one of the funnest tours we've done in a while and it was a blast thanks
to our guide Bradley who had a great sense of humour.
I'm going to make you look gangster for a second.
Hahaha.
Leave it there for me.
Gangster.
My Gangsta look.
There you go.
Almost there.
Suits you well.
Yeah.
There we go.
And the coolest thing I have to say about this helmet is just the sunglasses.
They are kind of like sunglass goggles.
Yeah, goggles.
They are goggles.
There we go.
There you go.
So for now you can take this down but if you need it when you're on the bike if you're
behind another car or fumes or a lot of wind in your face just pop it up.
Okay, so now Sam.
Good.
Alright, are you all set?
All set.
Now your turn.
Ready to go.
We rode all the way down to the Cape of Good Hope, which is the southwesternmost point
on the African continent.
Sam had an encounter with an ostrich and we saw baboons.
We also climbed to the top of the lighthouse for views of what looks like the ends of the
Earth.
Next up we have made it to Boulders Beach where the main attraction is penguins, penguins
and more penguins.
There is a colony of penguins here and we're going to go check them out.
For a little bit of shopping, we hit up Greenmarket Square, where there is no shortage of choice
when it comes to souvenirs.
We saw everything from beaded jewelry and wire art, to bright dashikis and carved wooden
sculptures.
Now if you had to choose one thing to take back home what would it be?
Well, that is a tough decision because a lot of really cool artwork and like tapestry and
all of these other things but I've got my eye on this skinny giraffes and I've seen
them sold all over South Africa but that would definitely not fit in my suitcase.
I think I'd like to break them in 3.
They are like really tall.
They are like six feet tall.
Like wooden giraffes.
I'd have to break its neck off and then its legs and then throw it in the suitcase and
then glue it back together but that wouldn't be very cool.
So I guess, I guess I'd have to explore shipping.
Just a short walk from there, we found Mariam's Kitchen.
Here you can order the famed Gatsby, a popular South African sandwich, which is a behemoth
of a meal.
What have we done?
Oh, what have we done?
Oh my gosh.
Okay, so today we're in Cape Town and we wanted to try the Gatsby.
This is a dish that apparently originated in the Cape Flats.
It is fast food so we thought hey let's order two half portions and then this behemoth of
a meal arrived and I'm not entirely sure how we're going to eat all of this.
I don't think we can accurately portray just how big this is.
It is huge.
Put your hand out.
My hands.
Tada.
Like this thing is enormous.
It is like bigger than my head.
This is the half portion.
This is way bigger than your head.
Imagine if we had gotten the full one.
Like the bread would be out to here.
Like, this is to feed a family.
It is enough food to feed a group of friends and we're going to eat all of this.
Just the two of us.
Arggh!
Okay, so it is time introduce you to the Gatsby.
Time to tuck into it but first basically it is just if you can imagine it is a massive
submarine sandwich.
Yeah.
You can see it is shaped like a submarine.
If we actually went like that you can see that is probably what a large one looks like.
Yes, that would be one large basically.
Maybe one large one.
And anyways yeah.
Let's take a look and see what is inside.
So it is filled with chips.
That is the key ingredient.
Every Gatsby has chips.
Woah, look at how many chips there are.
And then the one that I got here is the Steak Masala so you can see there is a big generous
chunk of steak.
Big hunk of steak.
I noticed some lettuce at the bottom.
There is a bit of salad in there as well.
Yeah, there is a little bit of salad but is obviously at the very very bottom.
You can barely see it.
Yeah, and we noticed on the menu they had a whole bunch of fillings.
You can get it with hotdog, sausage, eggs.
They had one with curry as well too.
So many options.
You can get anything you want really.
Alright, so let's actually go in for the first bite.
Actually they just told us we're supposed to be eating this with our hands.
Okay.
No cutlery allowed.
Alright.
So good luck.
Alright, good luck with that.
Woah.
This is just like oh my gosh I can't even hold it.
Oh my gosh.
Hahaha.
Woah!
Mmmm.
That is so so so good.
Mmmm.
And also you got your chips coated in barbecue sauce?
You know what?
I got mine, I think there is barbecue and maybe like a bit of piri piri.
That is like really spicy so you really taste the chips, you taste the steak and then of
course there is not a lot of salad in there.
I have to say.
I do think there is some onions but my gosh.
You know what this is like hangover food.
Time for the first bite.
That is insane.
That is just so big.
So so big.
Mmmmm.
Isn't it good?
Yours must be spicy?
It is good.
Well the tomato sauce is sweet so it balances out but seriously this is like carb overload.
Bread and potatoes.
Yeah, there is no way we each needed our own half one.
We could have shared a half.
We will try our best.
Had we known.
Had we known.
Another dish we'd recommend trying is Bunny Chow.
For this meal, we made our way to the Eastern Food Bazaar.
We're going to introduce you to a dish called Bunny Chow.
And we first had Bunny Chow when we came to South Africa about two years ago.
We had it on safari and the first time we heard bunny chow we were like woah they're
eating baby bunnies that is a little sad.
I'm not sure I can.
But this dish has nothing to do with Bunnies.
Nothing to do with rabbit.
It is actually a curry so it is a hollowed out loaf of bread stuffed with curry and this
is a dish that actually originated in Durban where there is a large Indian population.
Yeah, so first up I am having the chicken bunny chow and before I have that I'll point
out that the one you got is vegetarian and there was also lamb on the menu.
So yeah, lots of options.
Lots of options and just look at how big this is.
This is my hand.
It is seriously like half a loaf of bread.
Right there.
So I'm just going to dig right in.
I'm going to try and get.
Oh, wow look at that.
Nice big piece of chicken.
I'm going to try and get a little bit of bread and try to get a bit of chicken.
Should that piece of chicken is so big I think I'm just going to go for some sauce.
Oh la lah.
Oh, that is nice.
Yeah?
Oh yeah?
It smells so good.
I can smell the curry.
That is a wonderful curry.
It is rich it is a little bit spicy but not overpoweringly spicy and it kind of reminds
me a bit of a masala.
Of a masala curry.
It has just kind of got that rich tomato base.
Yeah.
Oh my gosh that is good.
I'm going in for a second bite.
You know it is good when I go in for round two.
And I did get a little bit of bread from the side as well.
Cool.
Mmmmm.
Oh yeah.
It is now my turn so I got the vegetarian bunny chow.
And here is the bread that was hollowed out from inside the loaf.
So I'm going to use this for dipping.
Ype.
So here we go.
I should mention if you compare yours is more of a brown color.
Yeah.
Whereas mine is orange.
So yours should taste different.
Mmmm.
That is good.
How is that?
It is good.
Woah.
I'm spraying everywhere.
We've got some lentils, potatoes, green beans.
Not lentils.
I mean peas.
I mean peas.
Peas.
But yeah, it is so spicy.
Oh my gosh.
It burns in the throat.
Yours is obviously spicier than mine.
Mine is spicy but just kind of mildly spicy.
Mmmm.
This is such a fun meal as well.
Like look at this.
I have a tower of bread on my plate.
Like how often do you eat out of a tower of bread?
Not very.
And if you feel like sampling some international cuisine, Cape Town has that too.
We were in the mood for Peruvian, so we had dinner at Charango, where they make a mouthwatering
ceviche and tiradito.
For a look at Cape Town through a different lens, you can also do a street art tour with
Juma, who is a guide and local street artist.
He runs a few different tours through Woodstock and the township of Khayelitsha, where you
can see murals done by national and international artists.
It is time to hit up Kloof street.
Kloof.
Yes, and I'm in search of Pinotage which is a unique wine to South Africa.
Yes, so let's see if we can find a wine bar.
Oh la lah.
If you're looking for a taste of Cape Town's nightlife, Kloof Street and Long Street are
your best bets.
These two streets are lined with bars and late night dining spots.
We kept things pretty tame, but if you stick around long enough this area really comes
to life.
So we didn't end up at a wine bar.
We ended up at a cool hostel that has a bar and they serve wine so we got some house wine.
This is an official Baz bus stop.
Oh.
So this is a bit of a reminder of our trip in 2015.
Alright, so yeah anyways going back to the pinotage.
So this is the local grape of South Africa.
And it is a red grape and it is known for its smoky and fruit flavors.
Oh mister wine connoisseur getting fancy over here.
Yeah, and I love my wine so time to try it.
Good stuff?
Oh yeah.
And I'm having the white.
Cheers!
Clink.
And that's a wrap for our week in Cape Town, South Africa.
We hope you enjoyed following along and that this guide gave you a few ideas of things
to see, do and eat in Cape Town.
As always, if you have any other suggestions for fellow travellers, feel free to share
those in the comments below.
In the meantime, wishing you happy travels and see you next time!
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