You’re  in Cape Town on a whistle-stop tour and want to try squeeze as much of the Mother City as possible into your 48 hours?
You could spend a year in Cape Town and still not have seen and experienced all it has to offer. We want to inspire you and make sure you don’t miss out on the “must-see” things in this beautiful city, especially for first timers.
The idea of this itinerary is to incite your appetite so that you return as soon as possible to do Cape Town!
Upon arrival at Cape Town International Airport, our on-site professional team will have a private driver waiting for you. From the moment you start exploring Cape Town you realise how unique this city is. The first stop will be in the Cape on Top of one of the world’s most famous and imposing landmark mountains. That could be at The Roundhouse Restaurant for a nice breakfast – Table Mountain where you can taste the South African fresh ingredients enjoying wonderful views of Camps Bay.
Don’t linger too long over that second cup of coffee cause you should not miss a midday visit into the CBD for a spot of shopping and exploring.
The Cape Town CBD is an eternal mishmash of activity and the very core of the city where all business ventures, social outings, and nightly excursions blend into one. With a diverse range of coffee shops, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, theatres, museums, craft markets, shopping malls, and hotels, the Cape Town CBD is the perfect central base from which to explore the Mother City.
Depending on your personal tastes you may enjoy browsing and gift-buying at the famous Green Market Square (open daily in the week and on Saturday mornings), or you might prefer to take in an exhibition at one of the local art galleries and museums. The New Contemporary Art Museum is going to open at the end of September 2017 check at Zeitz MOCAA article for more details.
 Next, head to the Victoria & Albert Waterfront for a luscious lunch at one of the many restaurants overlooking the harbour like the Balducci’s  perfect for a light meal. More shops beckon and you could spend all day exercising your credit card, but leave enough time for a late afternoon drive around the Atlantic Seaboard. Enjoy sundowners at trendy Camps Bay or beautiful Clifton or both have exquisite white beaches lapped by aquamarine waters, and numerous pavement cafes overlooking them. This is the area where most of our properties are located.  Our on-site concierge will assist you with the check in process.
Once you’ve checked in and freshened up, you can choose to arrange a private chef cooking for you or head out for a dinner and some gambling fun at Grand West Casino just a 15 minute drive from the CBD. If you prefer to dance, there are some great little clubs in town, or you could head back to the Waterfront and enjoy a movie or attend the Theatre on the Bay right in Camps Bay which almost always has an excellent production on the go. Once again, plan and book in advance or let our concierge service know about your plans.
No matter how tired you are when you finally fall into bed, set the alarm clock so that you’re on the road early. You can choose to have a private driver or you can have a luxury rented by us. If you’re really enthusiastic you may even catch the sunrise! In any event, take a leisurely drive, against the daily traffic, to Hout Bay. Here you can enjoy a delicious breakfast and perhaps browse around the harbour-side shops and market. Then get your camera ready for a spectacular drive over ChapmanÃs Peak which surely offers the most breath-taking sea and mountain views anywhere. At the end of the pass is Noordhoek. If you’ve planned ahead you can go for an hour’s horse ride along the wide expanse of the beautiful beach. Make sure youÃre back behind the wheel in time to take the winding coastal road past Kommetjie, via Scarborough. Here you can enjoy a delectable lunch followed by a walk up to the viewing point of the tip of the African continent.
Later, drive on into SimonÃs Town and be fascinated by the Jackass Penguin Colony at Boulders and Seaforth Beaches. The recently built Penguin Centre offers a mine of information on these curious and cute sea birds.
Next, head along the coastal road out of Muizenberg, along Strandfontein to Stellenbosch in the heart of the Cape Wine Route. Don’t miss the Spier Wine Estate and other wonderful experiences in Cape Town.
Okay, so we’re cheating and are adding a couple more hours, but really, can you blame us? You can’t leave before cramming in a visit to at least two of the local wine estates before driving back to Cape Town International Airport in time to bid the city a sad farewell.
As the plane takes off and you get a final glimpse of Cape Town we know you’ll be promising to be back as soon as you possibly can.
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