Car Hire Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa and is famous for the cape harbour and iconic table mountain. It is essential for any traveller who truly wishes to see the Cape to the fullest that they consider a Car Hire Cape Town solution. South Africa’s world-famous Cape Winelands around Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek all of which are accessible by car.
In the city itself a car hire cape town solution will afford you acess to the following Popular attractions:
- Robben Island.
Robben Island is located just off the coast from Cape Town, this was the location used during the apartheid days to hold political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela and the late Walter Sisulu. Some of the tour guides were themselves political prisoners so they have plenty of insight about what went on there. - The Castle of Good Hope.
Popularly called ‘The Castle’ by locals, it has extensive displays of historical military paraphernalia, a history of the castle, an art collection and the William Fehr Collection (including old Cape Dutch furniture). You can eat inside the Castle at the restaurant or café, as well as buy wine. - Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens.
View the hugely diverse and beautiful plants and flowers of the Cape flora in one of the most stunning botanical gardens in the world. Plants from all of the regions of South Africa are on display, including rare succulents from the Richtersveld, a giant baobab tree, and interesting medicinal plants. Numerous paths wander through the grounds situated on the back side of Table Mountain. Art is frequently on display, including large Shona stone sculptures from Zimbabwe. - Two Oceans Aquarium.
An excellent modern aquarium. - Bo-Kaap. T
his neighbourhood, located on a hill south-west of downtown is the area historically inhabited by mainly Muslim descendants of slaves from South-East Asia (hence an older term for the area - ‘Malay Quarter’. It’s a common location for film shoots, as there are some very colourful buildings, quaint streets, mosques. views over Cape Town and some great food sold on the side of the street. - Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
A huge shopping and entertainment area at the slopes of Table Mountain, next to the harbour. It is very popular with tourists, because of the high density of shops, restaurants and amusement possibilities dor example: helicopter flights to the Cape Peninsula. The V&A Waterfront has more or less full wheelchair access