Western Cape Miscellaneous

Museums

View a Crazy Peg Collection

Overnight? Stay in Century City
Mike Burton has an unsual hobby ... collecting pegs. Mike started his collection one day when his wife was given a peg from her grandmother. He has since ...

Family Entertainment

Try A Yoghurt And Cheese Making Course

Overnight? Stay in Plettenberg Bay
Get to the stunning farm at The Crags and learn how to make your own cheese and yoghurt. You don’t need to have any prior knowledge or experience, this course is ...

Bake Your Own Bread

Overnight? Stay in Baardskeerdersbos
Take part in a chilled out two day class where you can learn all about bread. Fill up your glass of wine and find out more about wholegrain ingredients and slow ...

Museums

Stanford Public Library

Overnight? Stay in Stanford
When last did you enter a public library or borrow a book from one? Visit the Stanford Public Library, if not for the books then to admire the pretty building that ...

Astronomy / Sight Seeing

South African Astronomical Observatory

Overnight? Stay in Observatory
Up on what passes for a hill, just across the Liesbeeck River from the southern suburb of Observatory, is SAAO (South African Astronomical Observatory) – the reason ...

Parks & Gardens

Prestwich Memorial Garden

Overnight? Stay in De Waterkant
It is no secret that South Africa has had a somewhat dappled history, plagued at one time by slavery and the unfair treatment of fellow man. Harnessing the lessons ...

Cafés & Eateries

Alpaca Loom Coffee Shop & Weaving Studio

Overnight? Stay in Paarl
Alpacas have long been farmed for the beautiful wool that they produce; which is soft, warm and luxurious. The Alpaca Loom has been farming these interesting and ...

Family Entertainment / Parks & Gardens

City Walk Saturdays

Overnight? Stay in Cape Town Central
Every month, the city of Cape Town and the people that feel a passion and commitment to its development, are part of a City Walk that is all about having fun ...

Family Entertainment / Parks & Gardens

Oranjezicht City Farm

Overnight? Stay in Oranjezicht
Cape Town is a bustling metropolis, one of the world’s top tourist destinations, and the capital city of the Western Cape Province in South Africa. Added to this, ...

Sight Seeing / Walks & Hiking

Kanna Biodiversity Route

Overnight? Stay in Start in Calitzdorp
The Kanna Biodiversity Route is a rural tourism route created by Open Africa as a way to draw attention to the lesser-known gems, and old favourites, of the Klein ...

Family Entertainment

Tunnel and Dungeon Tour

Overnight? Stay in Cape Town Central
Be part of the mystery and history of the Mother City in a new and very exciting experience called the Tunnel and Dungeon Tour. This is an underground tour that ...

Museums

Shimansky Diamond Experience

Overnight? Stay in V&A Waterfront
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town is dedicated to showcasing so many of the things that make South Africa a unique, beautiful and intriguing ...

Extreme Sports

Diving with the Sharks

Overnight? Stay in Gansbaai
Gansbaai is the unofficial home of shark cage diving in South Africa, thanks to the proliferation of magnificent great white sharks that skirt its coastline. Many ...

Family Entertainment / Picnic

Full-Moon Picnics

Overnight? Stay in Paarl
The Taalmonument in Paarl is a fascinating piece of South African history and heritage, providing a peek into what makes this diverse country so colourful. On 24 ...

Cruises

Malgas Pontoon Ferry

Overnight? Stay in Malgas
Do not expect anything romantic from the pontoon ferry that gets you, and your car, to Malgas. It is not a ferry in the traditional sense. Instead the pont is ...