Cape Town, My City.

Cape Town is a vibrant city, which is full of colour, history and of course its diverse population. The best way to see the city bowl and some of the suburbs is the hop-on hop-off bus that goes all the way to Kirstenbosch Botanical gardens and takes you to the Cable-Car station for the Table Mountain Cable way. It’s a very cheap way to get out and about, and the bus makes regular stops all over the city.

Additionally you can catch any number of taxis to take you where you want to go. The private taxis can charge basically whatever they want, but most of them offer competitive rates. A word of warning on the minibus taxis, however. Although the taxis here in Cape Town are better than in the rest of the country (a variety of people catch them here, and are relatively safe on board), they do drive like absolute idiots. Idiots that are blind and deaf with only one hand and a foot that can only slam on either peddle (slam on gas, slam on brake, and no in-between). Additionally, although they are cheap, they are also very intimidating. It’s recommended that young women alone do not catch them and to avoid them at night. Although it’s a great way to tour Cape Town, it does have its risks. The taxi industry is constantly at loggerheads with pretty much every authority going, and these protests usually turn violent. It’s the unwary traveller that gets caught up in one of the riots.

Cape Town tours are the recommended way to see our city, but do your research before booking a trip on public or private transport.