Top 5 Things To Do

Visit Robben Island: We started our first day in Cape Town on Robben Island and if you can, I'd highly recommend doing the same. Hearing the former political prisoners' stories and seeing where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years was the perfect way to frame our trip. Book your tickets in advance (they sell out!) and try to do the morning trip.
Take the cable car up to the top of Table Mountain: You can practically see Table Mountain from anywhere in the city, it's beautiful and hard to miss. We purchased our tickets online, skipped the line, and took the cable car up the mountain right before sunset. It was the perfect spot to watch the sky turn beautiful shades of blue, purple, and cotton candy pink.
Drive down the Cape Peninsula: You'll want to see Muizenberg Beach, Hout Bay, Simon's Town, Cape Point (walk up to the Lighthouse and enjoy the sweeping views), the Cape of Good Hope, Boulder's Beach, Kalk Bay, and Chapman's Peak Drive. A good full day tour will take you to all these spots. We went with Cape Convoy Tours and Rob was a fantastic guide.
District 6 Museum: I was on the fence about whether or not I needed to visit the District 6 Museum before a handful of people in town highly recommended it and I'm glad we went. District 6 was a vibrant neighborhood torn apart during the Apartheid Era and some of its former residents are still suffering from the impact of being uprooted from their neighborhoods.
Greenmarket Square: We did a lot of shopping in Cape Town (practically at every stop we made) but spent a morning at Greenmarket Square getting more items to take back home. Come here for art, fabric, and woodcrafts. Put on your negotiating hat, because you'll need to negotiate with just about every vendor.

Where To Stay

The Waterfront and surrounding areas: We stayed near the V&A Waterfront at the Cape Royale Luxury Hotel (and I'd stay here again). Accommodations aren't pricey in Cape Town, if you can, spring for one of the 5-star hotels available in the city.
Camps Bay
Clifton Bay

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