The city bowl or city centre is formed between Table Mountain, Lions Head, Devils Peak and the Waterfront.

It is the cosmopolitan centre of Cape Town. The views of Table Mountain from wherever you are in the bowl are always enchanting.

It is very easy to slip into nature and be amongst the fynbos on the mountain or lying on a pristine beach.

At the end of the day if you’re not watching the sun set from one of the beaches you might head in to the Waterfront and take in a movie or have dinner at one of the many restaurants. The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is one of the prime tourist attractions in Cape Town. Built within a working harbour visitors are able to observe the day to day harbour activities as well as the many seals that lie around in the sun.

For those wishing to experience the gritty night-life of Cape Town then Long Street will present a wealth of dance clubs and designer bars.

The flower sellers of Adderly street is an experience not to be missed. In addition to the flowers of the region you’ll be put through your bargaining paces and perhaps strike up a friendly conversation with the jovial flower sellers who are always quick to point out a Hat that looks like it’s fallen off a Parisian catwalk.

For those looking to combine a historical tour with a touch a shopping then Greenmarket Square is a good destination. After you’ve got a feel for the market walk down over the Grand parade market to the Castle. Here you will find the Castle the Dutch settlers established as a re-fueling station for the ships of the Dutch East India company on their way to the East Indies.

The Company Gardens were established by Jan van Riebeeck the founding father of Cape Town. It’s purpose was to provide vegetables to the colonists. Today these gardens are a large public park. Situated in close proximity to the park are the Planetarium, the national Gallery, The Jewish Museum and the Parliament. On weekends open-air jazz concerts are often held here.

A visit to Cape Town is not complete until you’ve taken the cable car to the top of the mountain and looked back up the continent of Africa!

Bo Kaap

This is one of the most culturally interesting parts of Cape Town. The inhabitants of Bo Kaap are descendants of people from Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Sri Lanka. They arrived at the Cape either as sailors or slaves of the Dutch-East India company in the 1600’s. Many of these people were Muslim and the area is distinguished by the Mosques in the area.

The Cape Malays played an important part in the unique culture of Cape Town. Afrikaans was adopted as a medium through which to communicate with the Dutch East India company as well as with each other having come from different places. This local dialect sits at the heart of being a Capetonian and you will hear it when you buy flowers from the flower sellers in Adderly street.