# Best things to do in Cape Town

Mountains, penguins, history and wine: the Cape Town experiences Lonely Planet, TripAdvisor and travel blogs recommend most.

- 1732 votes · 14 items
- Nov 26, 2022 · Jessica van der Merwe
- https://even.best/en/l/173/best-things-to-do-in-cape-town

## Top 10

1. **Table Mountain** (178 · ▲203 ▼25) — Flat-topped mountain reached by rotating cable car or the Platteklip Gorge hike. <https://www.tablemountain.net/>
2. **Robben Island** (153 · ▲167 ▼14) — Prison island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years, toured with former inmates; World Heritage Site. <https://www.robben-island.org.za/>
3. **Boulders Beach** (145 · ▲157 ▼12) — Protected colony of African penguins near Simon's Town, seen from boardwalks.
4. **Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point** (124 · ▲137 ▼13) — Rocky tip of the Cape Peninsula in Table Mountain National Park, with a funicular to the lighthouse.
5. **V&A Waterfront** (99 · ▲122 ▼23) — Working harbour with the Two Oceans Aquarium, Zeitz MOCAA and the Watershed market. <https://www.waterfront.co.za/>
6. **Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden** (95 · ▲120 ▼25) — Garden on Table Mountain's slopes with the Boomslang canopy walkway. <https://www.sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch/>
7. **Bo-Kaap** (78 · ▲96 ▼18) — Historic Cape Malay quarter of brightly painted houses on Signal Hill's slopes.
8. **Chapman's Peak Drive** (75 · ▲98 ▼23) — 9 km toll road carved into the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
9. **Zeitz MOCAA** (72 · ▲84 ▼12) — Museum of contemporary African art in a converted grain silo, opened in 2017. <https://zeitzmocaa.museum/>
10. **Cape Winelands** (69 · ▲92 ▼23) — Stellenbosch and Franschhoek wine estates, under an hour from the city.
11. **Lion's Head** (69 · ▲89 ▼20) — Sunrise or full-moon hike with chains and ladders to a 669 m summit.
12. **Camps Bay** (62 · ▲84 ▼22) — Palm-lined beach below the Twelve Apostles range, popular at sunset.
13. **Muizenberg Beach** (25 · ▲37 ▼12) — False Bay surf beach famous for its colourful Victorian bathing huts, great for beginner surfers.
14. **Signal Hill** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Hill next to Lion's Head with sweeping views over the city and Table Bay, popular at sunset; the Noon Gun is fired nearby.

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