Russell Jarvis

42 Things To Do In Cape Town Under R200

things to do in Cape town

• Acrobatic, juggling, trapeze, comedy … family fun at the Zip Zap Dome

• Live and eat cake at Charly’s Bakery

• City Sightseeing made easy with the Hop On, Hop Off Bus 

• Old school movie viewing at the Labia Theatre 

• Release your inner Sherlock at HintHunt in Woodstock 

• Beerhouse – got 99 bottles and a barbie ain’t one! 

• Browse Bree Street, meet Cape Town cool

• Sweet & savoury indulgence at Earth Fair Market 

• Celebrate creativity and culture at Bay Harbour Market 

• First Thursdays – your (free) ticket to artsy emancipation 

• Clear with a chance of Kreef at Die Strandloper 

• Cape Town becomes Boktown at the Springbok Experience Museum

• Market on the Wharf – dockside marketplace merriment at the V&A Waterfront 

• Kick back with a cocktail at Café Caprice in Camps Bay 

• Follow your nose on a Bo Kaap Cooking Tour 

• Colonial confectionery occasions at the Mount Nelson High Tea

• SUP Cape Town – Your Stand Up Paddling dreams have never been close 

• MoonlightMass – the Mother City’s biggest social bike ride 

• The undisputed Truth about Cape Town coffee culture 

• Two for the price of one at HQ on a Monday night 

• Alcoholic alchemy at The Orphanage Cocktail Emporium

• Lions Head – Take a hike

• Browse and buy vinyl at Mabu 

• Perfectly located coffee in Khayelitsha

• Marketplace meandering with the locals in the Mother City’s historic centre 

• A riotously good time at the Rumbullion in Camps Bay 

• Sea Point Putt Putt – Sink a few balls on the Atlantic Seaboard 

• Cinephilia under the stars with The Galileo Open Air Cinema 

• Pedal yourself merry among the vineyards with a Bike and Wine tour 

• City Bowl Market – Cape Town’s “indulge and don’t feel bad” bazaar 

• Catch a free concert in the park 

• Pub quiz, hotshot. What do you do? 

• Turn a chop against the best backdrop in the Cape 

• Learn the significance of District Six in South African history 

• Experience a new and improved Kirstenbosch Gardens with the Boomslang Aerial Walkway 

• Oranjezicht City Farm – small scale organic agriculture in the heart of the city 

• Explore the Winelands on the Franschhoek Wine Tram Read more: 

• Kiss and cuddle creatures at DARG in Hout Bay 

• Step into the most magical garden at Babylonstoren 

• Blue Peter, Bloubergstrand – Where the locals go

• Visit Africa’s largest Bird Park in Hout Bay 

• Go strawberry picking at Polkadraai Farm