Things To Do
Things To Do In Cape Town Near Our Cottage
Aquila Game Reserve
Welcome to Aquila Game Reserve, where we offer the ultimate African wildlife experience. Situated only 2 hours from Cape Town, the reserve spans over 10,000 hectares and is home to the big 5: lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Our reserve is surrounded by dramatic Karoo mountains and infused with indigenous flora and fauna. We pride ourselves on offering an eco-friendly resort for guests to connect with nature and enjoy unforgettable game drives.
Cape Point
At the tip of the Cape Peninsula 60 km south-west of Cape Town, lies Cape Point, a nature reserve within the Table Mountain National Park; a declared Natural World Heritage Site. Encompassing 7 750 hectares of rich and varied flora and fauna; abounding with buck, baboons and Cape mountain zebra as well as over 250 species of birds, Cape Point is a nature enthusiast’s paradise.
Table Mountain
Cable Car
The best views of Cape Town are seen from the top of Table Mountain. The Cableway takes you to the summit in under 5 minutes and the cable car's rotating floor ensure that all visitors get a 360 degree aerial view of the city.
The 65-passenger cable car runs from Tafelberg Road to the top of Table Mountain.
To date the Cableway has transported more than 26 million visitors to the summit.
900 000 visitors from all over the world use the Cableway annually.
Kirstenbosch
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lives up to its reputation as the most beautiful garden in Africa and one of the great botanic gardens of the world. Few gardens can match the sheer grandeur of the setting of Kirstenbosch, against the eastern slopes of Cape Town’s Table Mountain.
Robben Island
Robben Island is a complex, sensitive eco-system and as such is protected by South African Law as a nature conservation area. In addition to this it is designated a World Heritage Site and has to balance additional stringent conservation requirements in line with RIM’s mission of ensuring public access to the Island’s heritage
Two Oceans Aquarium
The southern tip of the African continent is the meeting place of two mighty and bountiful oceans, the Indian and the Atlantic. The Two Oceans Aquarium on the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town is ideally positioned to showcase the incredible diversity of marine life found in these two oceans
