Klipgat Caves
Where? Gansbaai
Gansbaai in the Western Cape is not only popular as a shark cage diving destination; it is also home to the historically relevant Klipgat Caves.
These caves were once home to ancient humankind. In fact, ...
Visit Rhodes Memorial
Where? Rondebosch
On the northern flank of Table Mountain on the slopes of Devils’ Peak looking out across Rondebosch and the Cape Flats towards the distant sea and the Helderberg and Hottentots Holland Mountains stands Rhodes ...
Paradise Lady Anne Barnard's cottage
Where? Newlands
Paradise - the remains of Lady Anne Barnard's cottage: Deep in Newlands Forest are the remains of a little stone cottage and garrison that once belonged to a woodcutter and then, briefly, Lady Anne Barnard. ...
Transcending History Tours
Where? Cape Town City Bowl
Lucy Campbell gives refreshingly personal Cultural Heritage tours aimed at revealing the historical diversities that is Cape Town.
With her enthusiastic and captivating presence, she weaves stories through ...
Visit the SA Jewish Museum
Where? Cape Town Central
The South African Jewish Museum was officially opened by Nelson Mandela in 2000. Standing proud in the 'Museum Mile' in central Cape Town the entrance to the museum is situated in the Old Synagogue which is ...
Just Nuisance
Where? Simons Town
Just Nuisance was a likable resident in Simons Town and a statue of him stands in Jubilee square in his memory. After birth he was sold to a man who ran the United Services Institute in Simons Town. Most of ...
Visit the Amy Biehl Memorial
Where? Gugulethu
The Amy Biehl foundation was created in remembrance of American exchange student Amy Biel who was a gifted student at the University of the Western Cape who wanted to make a difference in South Africa.
Amy ...
Calitzdorp Dutch Reformed Church
Where? Calitzdorp
The small town of Calitzdorp is perched conveniently along the R62, a popular tourist route that highlights the cultures, vistas and stunning wines for which South Africa is acclaimed. Calitzdorp has a long ...
Jetty 1 Museum
Where? V&A Waterfront
Used today as the departure point for visitors leaving for Robben Island, Jetty 1 also has a little museum that used to be a prison. The nondescript white brick building is easily missed by the thousands who ...
Tour the Castle of Good Hope
Where? Cape Town Central
The Cape of Good Hope, South Africa's version of America's Pentagon, is a five point, star shaped fortress, and South Africa's oldest building built between 1666 and 1679. A surviving Colonial building it was ...
Visit Nobel Square
Where? V&A Waterfront
Nobel Square honours South Africa's four Nobel Peace laureates: the late Chief Albert Luthuli, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and former presidents Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk.
The sculptures of the four ...
The Wreck of the SS Kakapo
Where? Noordhoek
The SS Kakopo, a 665 ton schooner rigged steamship, wrecked herself on the peninsula’s Long Beach on the Atlantic coastline on 25 May 1900 - one of many ships to litter South Africa’s treacherous, rocky ...
Victoria Mxenge Project
Where? Athlone
Just south of where Lansdowne and Ottery Roads meet in Cape Town is the community of Victoria Mxenge, named after one of the heroes of the freedom struggle in South Africa, and one of the places to visit on ...
Montagu Museum
Where? Montagu
The Montagu Museum comprises three elements; namely the Old Mission Church, the KWV Building Complex and Joubert House. Montagu Museum showcases the history and heritage of Montagu and, particularly, its ...
Green Point Lighthouse
Where? Mouille Point
Ever had that dream where you follow an old man clutching a rusty key dangling loosely on weathered key ring along a stormy beach crashing with waves. Then you push open a heavy door and follow the light of ...