Day Tours - V&A Waterfront, Cape Town
The Waterfront provides entertainment for the whole family and all its facilities are accessible for the disabled. Here you'll find buskers, entertainers and street festivals, lively music at the open air amphitheatre, 11 cinemas and live musical shows at Theatre @ the Pavilion, historic buildings, the Tow Oceans Aquarium, the South African Maritime Museum, walks and tours, boat trips and harbour cruises, water taxis, helicopter flips, sea plane rides, a working brewery, more than 50 restaurants. And thats's just to whet your appetite. The Nelson Mandela Gateway at the V&A Waterfront's Clock Tower Precinct is the departure point for Robben Island ferries. Visitors can experience a moving tour of the island and its Maximum Security Prison where many of the greatest leaders in our struggle for democracy were incarcerated under the apartheid regime.
Boat Trips, V&A Waterfront
Explore the beautiful working harbour and the peninsula from the waters on a boat, high speed jet boat, yacht or catamaran. For a memory to last a lifetime, the sunset champagne trips to Clifton or Camps Bay, will remain etched on the mind. Tours depart throughout the day, taking visitors on short or long trips or private charters can be arranged, including fishing charters, champagne cruises and more.
Aquarium, V&A Waterfront
Located in the V&A Waterfront, the Two Oceans Aquarium makes for a fascinating and exciting visit for the whole family, The Aquarium is one of the top tourist attractions in Cape Town and over 3000 living sea animals, including sharks, fishes, seals, turtles and penguins can be seen in this spectacular underwater nature reserve.
Red Shed, V&A Waterfront
Supporting local craftsmen and artists, the V&A Waterfront hosts these dedicated entrepreneurs in a special area. Most craftsmen can be viewed in action, creating the items available in their stalls. Filled with beautiful items such as blown glass, pottery, leather bags, woollen scarves and glass jewellery, the Red Shed is a unique concept in retail.
Shopping
The V&A Waterfront is a shopper’s seventh heaven, offering over 400 retail stores. Highlights include a “designer label” wing situated in the Victoria & Alfred Mall, featuring designers such as Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton and Jimmy Choo. Sure to satiate a shopping spree fix, the Waterfront showcases stores stocking everything from Aston Martins to Apple Macintosh, Manolo Blahnik’s to Louis Vuitton bags.
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