Car Hire Cape Town - Mini guide to Cape Town

Blessed with incredible beauty, a vibrant culture and excellent tourism network, Cape Town is one of Africa’s most popular destinations.

The city centre is a harmonious blend of old and new architectural styles, and a potpourie of the many ethnic groups that have forged this city’s 300 year old history. The ‘city bowl’ is a mix of modern high-rise office blocks and outstanding examples of Edwardian and Victorian buildings, mingled with unique Cape Dutch architecture. A stroll down Long street is charming and remains of the old town, with its cobbled lanes are found around the colourful Greenmarket square. Historically, the District Six and Bo Kaap museums are a good place to discover the city’s more curious past. The oldest remains of early Dutch and British occupation is the Good Hope Castle Fort, situated across the huge open area in front of the imposing neo-classic city hall. Other attractions include the Parliament buildings and Tuin huis (President’s residence). The city’s distinctive Islamic suburb, Bo-Kaap, adds spice to the city’s cosmopolitan character.

Regular 10-minute shuttles run to the recently restored Victoria and Albert Waterfront. With its aquarium, historic features and sailing charters, it’s an exciting tourist drawcard for diners, shoppers and party-seekers alike. This is also launching point for trips to Robben Island, infamously home to the incarcerated Nelson Mandela.

By car you can see Table Mountain and Camps Bay, Kirstenbosch botanical garden, Chapman’s Peak drive and Cape Point reserve, the vineyards around Stellenbosch and the Franschoek valley.