Go up Table Mountain
If you're fit and well-prepared, hike to the top. There are several paths to choose from, but be warned: it's easy to get lost, especially when the cloud comes rolling in. The view from the top of the 1,087m flat-topped massif is spectacular. Take the new, rotating, cable-car down.
· Tel: +21 424 5148. Nov-April daily 8.30am-9pm. R45 single.
Shop at the V&A Waterfront
This old Victorian harbour has become one of Cape Town's favourite tourist attractions. Go shopping in the mall then dine at one of the many outdoor cafés with views across to Table Mountain.
Visit Robben Island
Ex-prisoners will take you on a tour of the notorious prison where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were incarcerated. The island, now a conservation area, is half- an-hour by fast boat from the V&A waterfront.
· Tel: +21 419 1300. Daily 9am-3pm every hour. R100. Advance bookings only.
Picnic at Kirstenbosch National Botanical gardens
Take a hamper to a summer Sunday concert in these beautiful gardens at the foot of Table Mountain.
· Tel: +21 799 8783, nbi.ac.za. Daily 8am-7pm. R15.
Watch the penguins of Simons Town
Boulders Beach is a playground for hundreds of baying jackass penguins which waddle in and out of the sea.
See the classic view of Cape Town from Bloubergstrand
Take a romantic sunset stroll along the sands and admire the classic view of the mountain and city from the other side of Table Bay.
Wander around the Bo Kaap quarter
The colourful 19th-century houses are home to many of the "Cape Malays" - descendents of 16th century slaves. With mosques and muslim shops, the area is unlike any other part of the city.
Remember the past
District Six museum tells the moving story of a neighbourhood savagely destroyed by the apartheid regime when the homes were bulldozed.
· Tel: +21 461 8745, districtsix.co.za. Mon-Sat, 9am-4pm.
Sunbathe at Sandy Bay
Large granite boulders, a fine sandy beach and bracing cold surf. This is Cape Town's unofficial nudist beach so you can get your kit off and expose yourself to the elements.
Have a sunset cocktail at Camps Bay
The strawberry daquiris are R19 at Blues and dinner with wine for two is R400.
· Tel: +21 438 2040.
