Capetown, South Africa
Capetown Harbor
Sailing into Capetown harbor early in the morning. The famous "Table Mountain" or "Tafelberg" as it is called in Afrikaans, overlooks the city. A major tourist attraction, it draws millions of visitors each year that either use the famous cable-way or hike to the top. The view from the top of Table Mountain is a once in a lifetime thrill that shouldn’t be missed.
Capetown Harbor
Sailing into Capetown harbor early in the morning. The famous "Table Mountain" or "Tafelberg" as it is called in Afrikaans, overlooks the city. A major tourist attraction, it draws millions of visitors each year that either use the famous cable-way or hike to the top. The view from the top of Table Mountain is a once in a lifetime thrill that shouldn’t be missed.
At the pier.
There were several seals that made themselves at home right next to the ship.
There were several seals that made themselves at home right next to the ship.
Cape Town, South Africa Tourist Guide: get information here to plan your holidays in Cape Town within a reasonable budget. Visit the official site of Cape Town:
http://www.capetown.travel/
BY AIR:
There are multiple flights daily to Cape Town International Airport and all other major South African cities. The most used airlines for international flights from Europe, the US and Asia includes South African Airways, Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM, Singapore Airlines, Malaysian and Emirates.
Major local airlines include South African Airways, British Airways (Comair) and low-cost airlines Kulula.com and 1Time.
http://www.acsa.co.za/home.asp?pid=229
BY SEA:
Most of the larger cruise lines, such as Princess Cruises and RMS St Helena offer Cape Town as one of their
destinations:
RMS St Helena is a passenger/cargo ship which is also the last working Royal Mail Ship and stops at Cape Town on its way to St Helena. http://rms-st-helena.com/
Princess Cruises: http://www.princess.com/
BY RAIL:
All scheduled South African passenger trains are run by PRASA (the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa), which has different divisions for long-distance (inter-city) trains and commuter (suburban) trains.
Shosholoza Meyl operates inter-city trains and MetroRail operates commuter trains in major cities. Shosholoza Meyl has three classes of inter-city trains: Economy Class, Tourist Class and Premier Classe. There are inter-city trains too.
Cape Town MetroRail has two classes on commuter trains in and around the city: MetroPlus (also called First Class) and Metro (called Third Class).
http://www.prasa.com/
BY CAR:
There are numerous car rental companies located at the airport and throughout town. Cape Town also has a number of luxury chauffeur companies available that perform various services such as airport transfers, transport to corporate events as well as VIP bodyguards.
Cape Town chauffeurs companies:
http://www.chauffeurscapetown.com/
http://www.jaratpremier.co.za/
http://www.personaldriver.co.za/
http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/chauffeur-services
BY TAXI:
Metered taxis are controlled by the city council and can be considered safe and reliable.
Sainte Marie Taxis
((English/French Speaking), Cape Town Central, Ph.+27 (0)84 745-0312 ([email protected]).
Christo's Car Service (English/Dutch Speaking), Ph. +27 (0)83 877-2334. Small, family run car service based in Cape Town's city center. Very popular with tourists as they are known as an efficient and honest company. Safe for women traveling alone.
taxirank.co.za
(Local online metered taxi booking service). A free website that allows you to get comparative quotes and order taxis from the most commonly used and trusted metered taxi companies in Cape Town.
http://www.taxirank.co.za/
BY BUS:
There are two bus systems that run in parallel in Cape Town.
The older, slower and more extensive Golden Arrow network offers cheap connections connecting most of
the city. They run mostly during the day.
http://gabs.co.za/
The newer MyCiti Bus Rapid Transport System started operating in 2010. The central hub for the system
is the Civic Centre on the city centre foreshore.
Note that in order to use the MyCiti network you'll need to use a MyCiti cash card which can be purchased at their stations or participating outlets. Once you've loaded cash onto the card you can also use it as a debit card for small
purchases.
https://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MyCiti/Pages/default.aspx
There is another kind of bus system in Cape Town called Minibus taxis. These are used widely by locals but tourists are usually discouraged from using them, except for the Green Point - Sea Point -Clifton - Camps Bay route that is frequently used by tourists. They cover most of the Cape Town Metropolitan Area and are very cheap but unfortunately, they do not take reservations.
https://www.capetown.gov.za/EN/TRAVELSMART/Pages/Minibustaxis.aspx
ACCOMODATION:
Visit this site for budget rate accommodations:
http://www.capetown-direct.com/
http://www.hotelscombined.com/Place/Cape_Town.htm
http://www.capetown.travel/
BY AIR:
There are multiple flights daily to Cape Town International Airport and all other major South African cities. The most used airlines for international flights from Europe, the US and Asia includes South African Airways, Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM, Singapore Airlines, Malaysian and Emirates.
Major local airlines include South African Airways, British Airways (Comair) and low-cost airlines Kulula.com and 1Time.
http://www.acsa.co.za/home.asp?pid=229
BY SEA:
Most of the larger cruise lines, such as Princess Cruises and RMS St Helena offer Cape Town as one of their
destinations:
RMS St Helena is a passenger/cargo ship which is also the last working Royal Mail Ship and stops at Cape Town on its way to St Helena. http://rms-st-helena.com/
Princess Cruises: http://www.princess.com/
BY RAIL:
All scheduled South African passenger trains are run by PRASA (the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa), which has different divisions for long-distance (inter-city) trains and commuter (suburban) trains.
Shosholoza Meyl operates inter-city trains and MetroRail operates commuter trains in major cities. Shosholoza Meyl has three classes of inter-city trains: Economy Class, Tourist Class and Premier Classe. There are inter-city trains too.
Cape Town MetroRail has two classes on commuter trains in and around the city: MetroPlus (also called First Class) and Metro (called Third Class).
http://www.prasa.com/
BY CAR:
There are numerous car rental companies located at the airport and throughout town. Cape Town also has a number of luxury chauffeur companies available that perform various services such as airport transfers, transport to corporate events as well as VIP bodyguards.
Cape Town chauffeurs companies:
http://www.chauffeurscapetown.com/
http://www.jaratpremier.co.za/
http://www.personaldriver.co.za/
http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/chauffeur-services
BY TAXI:
Metered taxis are controlled by the city council and can be considered safe and reliable.
Sainte Marie Taxis
((English/French Speaking), Cape Town Central, Ph.+27 (0)84 745-0312 ([email protected]).
Christo's Car Service (English/Dutch Speaking), Ph. +27 (0)83 877-2334. Small, family run car service based in Cape Town's city center. Very popular with tourists as they are known as an efficient and honest company. Safe for women traveling alone.
taxirank.co.za
(Local online metered taxi booking service). A free website that allows you to get comparative quotes and order taxis from the most commonly used and trusted metered taxi companies in Cape Town.
http://www.taxirank.co.za/
BY BUS:
There are two bus systems that run in parallel in Cape Town.
The older, slower and more extensive Golden Arrow network offers cheap connections connecting most of
the city. They run mostly during the day.
http://gabs.co.za/
The newer MyCiti Bus Rapid Transport System started operating in 2010. The central hub for the system
is the Civic Centre on the city centre foreshore.
Note that in order to use the MyCiti network you'll need to use a MyCiti cash card which can be purchased at their stations or participating outlets. Once you've loaded cash onto the card you can also use it as a debit card for small
purchases.
https://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MyCiti/Pages/default.aspx
There is another kind of bus system in Cape Town called Minibus taxis. These are used widely by locals but tourists are usually discouraged from using them, except for the Green Point - Sea Point -Clifton - Camps Bay route that is frequently used by tourists. They cover most of the Cape Town Metropolitan Area and are very cheap but unfortunately, they do not take reservations.
https://www.capetown.gov.za/EN/TRAVELSMART/Pages/Minibustaxis.aspx
ACCOMODATION:
Visit this site for budget rate accommodations:
http://www.capetown-direct.com/
http://www.hotelscombined.com/Place/Cape_Town.htm