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Cape Town

3 Days in Cape Town

7Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumV&A Waterfront

Robben Island

Nelson Mandela's prison island, with a former prisoner as guide.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    3.5 h

    Robben Island

    UNESCO

    Robben Island

  3. 19:00
    1 h

    Sunset on Signal Hill

    Signal Hill

Good to Know

  • Book ferries ahead; trips are cancelled in rough seas

Day 2Day TripFullCape Point

Cape Point and Boulders Beach

The cape cliffs and the penguin beach on the peninsula drive.

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Day 3City DayMediumTable Mountain

Table Mountain · Kirstenbosch

Cableway or hike to the top. The botanical garden and its treetop walkway.

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Day Trip

Stellenbosch and Franschhoek

Wine estates an hour inland.

Half Day

Bo-Kaap

The coloured houses of the Cape Malay quarter.

Half Day

V&A Waterfront and Zeitz MOCAA

African contemporary art in a grain silo.

Half Day

Camps Bay

The beach under the Twelve Apostles.

When to Go

This version is for Dec–Mar. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jun (135 mm), driest Feb (15 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER