The Best Free Tourism Guides to Cape Town and the Western Cape
including all the top tourism and historical sights to visit.
Click on the brochures below or visit one of our printed guides outlets.
The Best Free Tourism Guides to Cape Town and the Western Cape
including all the top tourism and historical sights to visit.
Click on the brochures below or visit one of our printed guides outlets.
Pick up a FREE printed guide from these distribution outlets
• The Table Mountain Tourist Info Office • Sanparks Office Lions Head • 2 sites at the Waterfront
•This project is supported by Iziko Museums and these guides are found at all their sites
• • The Cape Town Tourism Offices: Burg Street, Canal Walk
• The Wild Card Office in Tokai • Domestic Arrivals at Cape Town International
• International Arrivals at Cape Town International Airport • 3 Sites at the Groot Constantia Wine Estate
• Cape Town Tourism stands at the airport
• The Cape Agulhas Tourism Office • The Cango Caves – Oudtshoorn
• The Tourist Information Centre – Oudtshoorn
• 2 sites at the passenger liner terminal in the Cape Town Harbour
• The SA Tourism Office in London • Go That Way Tourist Information Centre
Contact Information
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Design and content: Richard Smith: richard@redzone.co.za
Table Mountain
• 1 of the 7 wonders of the world
•Aerial Cableway to the summit
•Hiking and rock climbing
•One of the richest floral kingdoms in the world
•One of the oldest mountains in the world
Lion’s Head
• Most walked peak in South Africa
•Unrivalled views of Cape Town
•Famous chain ladder
•Silver Tree forest
•3 different rock formations
•Watch the paragliders up close
•Full moon summit hike
Cape Town sites
• 80 places of interest in Cape Town
•Historical sites and museums
•Tourist sites in Cape Town
•Natural wonders
•Beaches and walks
•Cultural sites
• Places that are unusual
Kirstenbosch Garden
• Top botanical garden in Africa
•UNESCO World Heritage Site
•2,500 different species of flora
•Picnic lawns, restaurants, shops, sculpture gardens and kilometres of walkways
•Nursery
The Cape Castle
• Oldest building in South Africa
•Castle Military Museum
•William Fehr Collection
•Changing of the guard at noon and the Key Ceremony
•Best preserved 17th century VOC architecture in the world
The West Coast
• Unsurpassed flower season
•West Coast National Park
•Langebaan Lagoon
•Home to thousands of species
of unique plants
•Largest and deepest natural port in the Southern Hemisphere
Overberg
• Southern tip of Africa
• Rugged mountain and coastline
•Whale watching
•Shark cage diving
•Penguin Sanctuary
• Historical towns and villages
•Bontebok National Park
More Cape Town sites
• 80 more places in Cape Town
•Historical sites and museums
•Tourist sites in Cape Town
•Natural wonders
•Beaches and walks
•Cultural sites
• Places that are unusual
V&A Waterfront
• The harbour dates back to 1860
•Oldest working harbour in SA
•More than 23 million visitors a year
• One of Cape Town’s Big 6
• Two Oceans Aquarium
•Zeitz MOCAA
• Chavonnes Battery (1714)
Cape Winelands
• South Africas premier wine area
•Largest number of historical settler buildings in the world
•Historical Stellenbosch
•Beautiful Franschhoek
•Paarl Rock, one of the world's largest granite outcrops
The Garden Route
• Top tourist destination in SA
•Mountains, sea and forests
•Outdoor adventures
•Unique towns to visit steeped in fronter history
•18 Blue Flag beaches
• Highest commercial bungee jump
Groot Constantia
• Most iconic wine farm in SA
•Simon van der Stel was granted the farm in 1685
•Napoleon's favourite wine came from Constantia
•Museum, restaurants and walking
•Wine tasting
Cape Point
•The most South Western point
of Africa
•Dramatic landscape
•One of Cape Town’s Big 6
•Shipwreck trail
•Funicular ride
•Game, whale + bird-watching
Devil’s Peak
•1000 m high peak
•Hike to the top
• Spectacular views of Cape Town
•One of the oldest mountains
• Rich geological history
•Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
•Home to the Van Hunks legend
Rhodes Memorial
• Dedicated to Cecil John Rhodes
•Dedicated in 1912 by the citizens of Cape Town
•Designed by Herbert Baker
•The memorial is based on the temple of Segesta
•Restaurant and tea room
Garden Route sites
•50 interesting places
•Historical sites and museums
•Tourist sites
•Natural wonders
•Beaches and walks
•Cultural sites
• Places that are unusual
50 places: Overberg
•50 interesting places
•Historical sites and museums
•Tourist sites
•Natural wonders
•Beaches and walks
•Cultural sites
• Places that are unusual
Kenilworth Racecourse
•Premier horse racecourse
in Cape Town
•History of horses in South Africa
•History of racing in Cape Town
•A day at the races and understanding everything from silks to horses
19 SANParks
•In 1927, the first national park
was opened in South Africa
•SANParks protects 3 751 113 hectares of land in South Africa
•The parks offer some of the best African game viewing in
the world
NEW
Hikers Pocket Guide
•A pocket guide to hike the summits of the Cape Peninsula
•Waterproof jacket
The best and most informative
walking guides to Table
Mountain and the Cape
Peninsula