A mountain on the skyline
Table Mountain gives Cape Town its distinctive backdrop.
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Cape Town
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GET TO KNOW THE PLACE
Three reasons to discover Cape Town.
Along the coast
Explore a city whose beaches and ocean are part of its identity.
Official visitor guide ↗Penguins at Boulders
The Boulders area near Simon’s Town is known for its African penguin colony.
Official visitor guide ↗- Country / area
- South Africa
- Time zone identifier
- Africa/Johannesburg
- Currency reference
- ZAR
- Geographic source
- GeoNames ↗
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Cape Town / Airports
Cape Town Airport to City Centre: Taxi, Uber or Shuttle
The MyCiTi airport bus is still suspended, so from Cape Town Airport you choose an authorised taxi, a shuttle, or Uber or Bolt from Parkade 1. Hours, safety and driving.
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Renting a Car in Cape Town: Licence, Tolls and Fines
Which foreign licences work in South Africa, what Cape Town rentals cost in tolls and fees, how Chapman's Peak and SANRAL plazas take payment, and how fines reach renters.
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Table Mountain Cableway and Cape Point Fees, Cape Town
Foreign adults pay R515 at Cape Point, R245 at Boulders and R475 online for a Cableway return. Who pays which rate, when a Wild Card pays off, and what to do on a windy day.
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Cape Town Without a Rental Car: What MyCiTi Can and Cannot Solve
Plan Cape Town without driving by checking MyCiTi corridors, card rules and first-to-last-mile gaps before choosing accommodation or booking day trips.
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KEEP YOUR CURIOSITY GOING
If you like Cape Town, try…
A few places with shared interests, each with a character of its own.
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
For parks & nature and beaches.
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