The Perfect Five Day Itinerary in Cape Town

January 29, 2019 Kristine Pagel

Traveling to South Africa from just about anywhere is quite the trek. Coming from Houston our travel time consisted of 27 hours, such a long journey, but definitely worth it! We kept comparing different places we had been to Cape Town, but it’s just so diverse that it’s not like one place. It mainly reminded us of California, Ecuador, and Philippines. It’s so beautiful with the beaches, waterfront properties and vineyards for miles like California, and so luscious with greenery, yet a third world country like Ecuador and Philippines. We had a great time and would definitely go back!

Taj Cape Town

First I want to talk about where we stayed - Taj Cape Town. It’s in a great location and the entire staff is extremely accommodating; our flight back to Houston was at 12:30AM and after our dinner they let us have another room so we could nap before our flight. They also had adapters for us to use and were very informative for any questions we had. Every morning we ate at the breakfast buffet and they had the best spread out of all the hotels I’ve been to. My favorite part was the freshly squeezed juices; I drank at least three glasses of that everyday! We had the pleasure of viewing 3 rooms - Presidential Suite, Heritage Bedroom Suite (our room for the duration of the stay) and Luxury Tower Room (where we slept for a few hours before our flight). All of the rooms were very nice with luxury linens and toiletries and absolutely no complaints!

Day One -

Cape of Good Hope

Started the day off early with a Cape Peninsula trip. We hired a personal driver for the day - Jurie Brand and he was great! He’s been a tour guide for 20+ years so he knows all the best places/photo opportunities to take you to!

Boulder’s Beach

Kalk Bay / Lunch at kalky’s

Kalky’s is a traditional fish and chips restaurant. TBH I don’t much care for fish and chips, but Kalky’s is a very popular place, not only for tourists but locals too! We saw quite a few sea lions there and that’s because there’s a few restaurants in the area and they clean the fish there and feed the scraps to the sea lions!

Muizenberg Beach

Room Service for Dinner

Day Two -

Neighbourgoods Market | Bo-Kaap | Afternoon Tea at Belmond Mount Nelson | Table Mountain for Sunset | Dinner at Black Sheep

Neighbourgoods Market

Bo - Kaap

High Tea at Belmond Mount Nelson

Table Mountain (Round One)

Day Three -

Winelands Trip - Paarl (Fairview), Stellenbosch (Muratie, Lunch at Tokara & Delaire Graff Estate) & Franschhoek | Cheetah Preserve

Day Four -

Sunrise at Signal Hill | Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens | Table Mountain (Round Two) | Bike Riding from Seapoint Promenade to Clifton Beach to Camps Bay | Sunset Cruise and dinner at V&A Waterfront

Signal Hill

Table Mountain photograph frame at Signal Hill

Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Table Mountain (Round 2)

Bike Riding from Seapoint Promenade to Camps Bay

Sunset Cruise at V&A Waterfront

Day Five -

Spa Day / Township Tour | Lunch at Mama Africa | Dinner at The Pot Luck Club

Massage at Jiva Spa

My massage at Jiva Spa was so so nice! It had been quite a while since I had gotten a massage last and this one did not disappoint. My massage therapist listened to what I wanted and did a wonderful job! After my massage I went into the relaxation room to well you know, relax, and rehydrate. I had the best tea I’ve ever had there! I actually need to send them an email to find out what tea it was because I enjoyed it so much. I also don’t really like infused water, but theirs was also way better than I’ve ever had. Definitely take advantage of the cheaper prices and book a massage!

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