Activities

Cape Town and vicinity has a wealth of places and activities to offer.

Here are some to get you thinking.

Sports and action

• Sail off Sunset Beach or any of the other 101 spots. Or race the local hot shots at Milnerton Aquatic Club.

• Kite surf off Table View Beach. Want to learn kite surfing? go to Langebaan just over an hour drive up the coast and rent gear from Cape Sport Center.

• Surf at one of many great surf breaks around the Cape coast.

• Rock climb Table Mountain - then abseil down.

• Hike the many trails around Table Mountain.

• Hang glide off the side of Signal Hill.

Sight seeing

• The Cape peninsula has 14,000 plant species. Visit the Cape Point Nature Reserve and see the unique Cape flora.

• Drive or cycle the coastal road through Hout Bay and along Chapman's Peak for stunning sea views.

• Visit Franschoek where the early French settlers started a rich wine making tradition.

• If you happen to visit during September, drive north of Cape Town and see the desert flowers in bloom.

Wine tasting

• South Africa's best wine is grown and produced less than an hour's drive from Cape Town. Wine Estates welcome visitors for winery tours and tasting sessions.

Shopping

• For a uniquely African shopping experience visit Green Market and buy African curio items from all over Africa, sold to you by a Nigerian or Zambian or Zimbabwean or if you're lucky, by a South African.