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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
2 km · about 5 min drive
Western Cape, South Africa · Africa
Cape Town works well as a base: 10 minutes from Rosebank, 5km from Camps Bay Beach.
Cape Town is a major city located in Western Cape, South Africa. With a population of 4,772,846, it is one of the largest urban centers in Africa.
On a road trip, Cape Town sits in South Africa, where you drive on the left. It's in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cape Town to your route.
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitanRead more
municipality.
The city is known for its harbour, its natural setting in the Cape Floristic Region, and for landmarks such as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Located on the shore of Table Bay, the City Bowl area of Cape Town, which contains its central business district (CBD), is the oldest urban area in the Western Cape, with a significant cultural heritage. The metropolitan area has a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, which includes a northern section in the West Beach region, as well as the False Bay area in the south.
The Table Mountain National Park is within the city boundaries and there are several other nature reserves and marine-protected areas within and adjacent to the city. These include Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, which contains 5 of South Africa's 6 biomes, and displays many plants native to the Cape region.
A popular global tourist destination, Cape Town has been named the best city in the world, and the world's best city for travellers numerous times, including by The New York Times in 2014, Time Out in 2025, and The Telegraph for the past 8 years (2017 through 2025). Cape Town has South Africa's highest household incomes, lowest rate of unemployment, highest level of infrastructure investment, strongest service delivery performance, largest tourism appeal, and most robust real estate market.
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Cape Town is located in Western Cape, South Africa, Africa. The coordinates are -33.9258 latitude, 18.4232 longitude.
Cape Town has a population of approximately 4,772,846 people, making it a major city in South Africa.
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museum
Africa's largest contemporary art museum, carved from a historic grain silo on Cape Town's waterfront.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Cape Town aquarium at the V&A Waterfront showcasing marine life from both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Flat-topped mountain and iconic natural landmark overlooking Cape Town and the surrounding coastline.
4 km · about 10 min drive
beach
A glamorous Cape Town beach backed by the Twelve Apostles mountain range with palm-lined promenades and Atlantic waves.
5 km · about 10 min drive
beach
A series of four sheltered, boulder-divided coves in Cape Town renowned for their beauty and calm, clear waters.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Former political prison island off Cape Town where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, now a UNESCO museum.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
A seaside restaurant at the base of Chapman's Peak Drive near Cape Town, one of the world's most spectacular coastal driving roads carved into cliff faces.
19 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A series of pull-offs on one of the world's most scenic coastal drives, hugging the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek near Cape Town.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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