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Plan a day at the V&A Waterfront ↗ · Opening days and times appear with each place.
8 places
Simondium, Winelands
A working farm garden an hour from town: fruit trees, prickly pears and clipped hedges under the Simonsberg. Come for the garden and the farm shop. Under-18s go free.
Opening: Daily in summer 9am to 6pm, last entry 5pm; winter 9am to 5pm, last entry 4pm.
Simon's Town
A colony of African penguins on a sheltered beach an hour down the peninsula. Boardwalks take you within a metre of them. Pair it with Cape Point.
Opening: Daily: April to September 8am to 5pm; February, March, October and November 8am to 6.30pm; December and January 7am to 7.30pm.
Cape Peninsula
The end of the peninsula, the Atlantic on one side and False Bay on the other, baboons on the road and a lighthouse you climb to. Drive one way via Chapman's Peak: a detour, and worth every minute.
Opening: Daily entry: October to March 6am to 6pm; April to September 7am to 5pm.
Touws River, 2 hours by road
The Big Five two hours from the city, with a salah room and wudhu facilities on the reserve and halal-certified suppliers in the kitchen. A long day, and worth it once.
Opening: Full-day safari bookings typically arrive at 9am, with the game drive at 10.15am.
Kramat Road, Faure
The shrine of the scholar who arrived in 1694, on a hill above Macassar forty kilometres from town. Open to all, quiet on weekdays, easiest by car or with us.
Opening: Confirm visiting access and the day’s prayer or caretaker arrangements before travelling.
Pick-up in Bo-Kaap
An afternoon with Shafiq Morton, from Bo-Kaap to Signal Hill, the Mowbray cemetery and the Constantia kramats, and back.
Opening: Trip: Tuesday 3 November 2026, 2pm to 5.30pm, with pick-up in Bo-Kaap.
Hout Bay to Noordhoek
Follow the cliff road from Hout Bay to Noordhoek, stopping at the picnic areas and viewpoints when the road is open.
Opening: Plan your visit in daylight and check conditions before leaving.
31 Harbour Road, Hout Bay
Browse craft and food stalls inside a former fish factory at Hout Bay’s working harbour.
Opening: Friday 9.30am to 9pm; Saturday and Sunday 9.30am to 5pm; public holidays 9.30am to 5pm.
Halal arrangements vary by stall. Confirm with the individual kitchen.
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