Cape Town Travel Forum

Hello, everybody!

I intend to spend some months in Cape Town by the end of this year. So, I decided to take advantage of this period to study some English. I made a research and found a school called LAL, in Sea Point.
Can any of you tell me anything about this school and/or the neighborhood (transportation, nice places to visit, nightlife etc)?

Thanks!

Hi, I was hoping to get some advice/help on car rentals from Cape Town Airport to Port Elizabeth Airport. Any recommendations on car rental agencies? Anything to look out for? What type of insurance is recommended? What is the "excess"? Is it advisable to get any of the additional coverages or is it better to get coverage under travel insurance?

Thanks very much!

We will be staying at Protea President Hotel in Capetown
How far is Boulders beach from the hotel
What is the best way to see the Penquins
By private car or public transportation

I'm looking for reasonably priced accommodation in the Cape Town region that is still (if possible) central to the area.

Is Durbanville a long way away?

In saying such, what is the Cape Town equivilent of Sandton in Jozy?

Thanks!

Hello!

I am going to Cape Town in July with a friend and we were thinking about booking tours through a company, but we do not know if it is legitimate or not and I do not send my credit card info over e-mail.

They are called Afruka Eco Tours. www.afrukaecotours.co.za

Hi -

can anybody please advise me on a cheap hotel around Cape Town < R300 ...preferably one which is clean and has a TV where I could watch DVD'S.

Thank you

i was wondering if anyone could refer me to a cheap transportation service to get from Cape Town to jbay? as it is cheaper to fly into cape town as opposed to port elizabeth

any help at all would be appreciated
thanks

have you ever been to cape cod?

Can someone please recommend a great place to go have a Surf&Turf dinner? Preferably somewhere that is easy to access from the city, e.g. the V&A Waterfront? Other suggestions welcome too though.
Price doesn't matter!

I am travelling with my boyfriend to Cape Town for the 2009 Lions Rugby Tour in June and the one thing he has requested is a yummy saffer surf&turf! :-)

Hi! I'm going to CT in May and really want to do a safari. Can anyone recommend several good ones? I really want the best experience possible, so am hoping for an overnight trip. And the more animals the better! Sadly, I also need something not so pricey. Thanks in advance for any tips!

Please can anyone tell me if you need an international driving licence to drive in South Africa (Cape Town & the Kruger). I already have a full UK driving licence (with 3 penalty points. Thanks

Hi there
can anyone out there advise of a person/school that teaches Spanish? I'm planning on going to South America and would like a head start on the language before I go.

Visiting Cape Town Jan 2010 and wanting to know how strenuous this walk is. I am fit but have had a successful hip replacement and enjoy cycling and cliff walks in Cornwall. Any advice would be welcome.
Also comparison between safari experiences at Botlierskop and Aquila.

Hi. I will be arriving in Cape Town tomorrow and wondering what standards tips i should be given for the following services:

1. Limousine Driver (i have a car service for the duration of my stay)
2. Bellboy
3. Waiters

Thank you so much.

I am posting this question both in the Knysna and the Cape Town Forum, because we are looking into different possibilities to experience a tiny bit of the Garden Route while visiting South Africa this coming March/April.

We do have a pretty tight schedule, staying with friends in Cape Town, planning various day trips from Cape Town, weekends with friends and hoping to find just a little bit of time to see a little bit of the Garden Route.

Our wish would be a 3 day/2 nights tour from Cape Town to whereever (Knysna) seeing as much as possible (or as different as possible). What we do NOT like all that much is all this commercial/artificial kind of stuff: Aloe Factory, Ostrich Eggs/Farm/Riding/Petting..... if you know what I mean! And, what seems to make it even more difficult: we do NOT drive, so we need some sort of transportation other than a rented car!

We were hoping to either find a 3 day tour to Knysna and back or go to Knysna, stay there for 2 nights and book (half) day trips from there....

Do you have any advice, if this is feasable? Any Knysna B&B recommendations? Bus recommendations? Tour operator recommendations?

Any advice is highly appreciated!

Thanks a lot!

We are staying at the Cape Grace Hotel, and are "foodies".
Would love to try local fare.
Inexpensive to expensive, just great food that will introduce us to African cuisine.
Thanks

Hi all,
I'll try and keep this short and simple. I'm 40 in 2010 and have already started to plan what I should do to mark the occasion. Top of my list is swimming with great white sharks, now SA seem the best place (if not the only) to do this. So is this possible all year round or just selected dates? My birthday is in July so would ideally like to travel then, but is it not winter in SA during July?

Many thanks,
Neil.

Hi all,

my partner and I are planning to visit South Africa in December next year. We'd like to have some whale watching nearby Hermanus, but we're reading on the internet whale watching in South Africa is done from June to November.

Is that right? Do you think it would not be possible to see whales on late December?

Thank you!

Valeria

We are hoping to come to Cape Town again in 2009 but we don't know when is the best time. We are thinking of 2 dates: End of September (for 2 weeks) or middle of November (for 2 weeks). We have been to SA before and very much enjoyed whale watching in Hermanus. What is the temperature like in September and November? when would be the best time to travel between these 2 dates? We will also be going to the Kruger, so again what is the best time? I have been given a brief itinerary which includes staying at Arniston (near Cape Augulhas) and then Dolphin Dunes - Wilderness - can anyone comment on this? From here we would fly George/JNB/Kruger - I presume George is an airport? can anyone tell me about this please. All of your help would be great, thanks.

Hiii everyone...

I am planning to visit Cape town with my son which is 8 yrs old. Do you think it would be dangerous for us to be alone? And could you advise me about a national park not far from the city...

Thank you :)

I want to contact Ruth & Sarah Moore who sell paintings in the market in, I believe, St George's Mall. I bought once and wish to do so again by e-mail and would appreciate an e-mail address. I have moores@icon.co.za and mail is returned so no good. I would appreciate some help and a contact e-mail address. thanks..David Mills

I have heard bad things about wildlife reserves which are accessable by driving from Cape Town we would like to go to one but now I am reluctant because most are described as big ZOOs we dont mind driving for a few hours any suggestions we are also going east to Knysna for 4 days so if one was on the way that would help, Thanks and see you on weds

Hi

I was wondering what the best place(s) would be for watching fire works and whether there are any street parties on NYE in Cape Town?

Appreciate any advice,
Cheers, Sim

Best route Capteown-Nairobi (in 30 days for scenary)?

I'm planning a Capetown-Nairobi trip (approx. 30-45 days) this winter. What train options do I have? Is there a route that goes all the way, or do I need to catch buses/planes at some point? I want to include Namibia (and the skeleton coast, highest sand dunes in the world up along the Atlantic coast of Southern Africa before turning inland via Botswana to Zimbabwe/Zambia, connecting to Tanzinia, and finally Kenya. Highlights of interest must include Capetown, Namibia, (via Botswana/Zambia/Zimbabwe) to Victoria falls, Serengeti, Ngorogno, Zanzibar, Kilamanjaro, and finally Nairobi.

What are the best connections, and how are the international, and national transportation services?

The point here is to capture as much scenary as possible, while at the same time covering the distance between Capetown-Nairobo (along the specified route) in 30 or so days.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a 'fun' wine tour departing from Cape Town.

I have looked at Hylton Ross, Cape Escape Tours, Ferdinand Tours and Daytripper, but don't really know how to decide? If anyone has been on any of the tours, what were your thoughts?

Thanks

We are driving to CT along Garden Road, so after seeing everything east of CT (Hermanus and such), will 2 days for CT be sufficient? Say, 1 day for Table Mountain and 1 day for wineries. Is there any other "must see" places?
Is is realistically to combine Table Mountain with drive to Cape Park on the same day?

If we take a chairlift to the Table Mountain, how long will it take us to hike down?

I am in the Capetown area and looking for a bar/pub where American expats would be likely to congregate to watch the Presidential Election returns on Tuesday, Noevmber 4, 2008. Any ideas?

Thanks you for your time and attention.

Andrew Herman

HI i am looking forward to my trip to cape town for a few days ..I would like to do some Adventure sports for 3 to 4 days...
I would be coming end of oct ...
1: Sky Diving ( My Top Priority )
2: Shark cage diving ( Can i also view penguins and seals in the same trip ? )
3: Whale watching
4: Bungee Jumping
5: Paragliding or Hang Gliding
6: Abseiling
7: Quad Biking
8: Paint ball

I know i wont be able to do all these activities , I would like to know which of these activities can easily be combined so i can do the most in my limited time..
And also could i please have a contact of a good local tour agent or a good website to do my bookings for the following..
Thank you

We would like to have our Christmas meal or a meal on the 24th December 2008 at Strandlopertjie Outdoor Restaurant.
What are the rates pp for Christmas or Christmas Eve.
Judith Coetsee

Any ideas where I can watch EPL in Capetown please, preferably around Camps Bay.

Thanks VT's