From KSh1,870,994 to KSh3,606,955 pps
Cape Grace
V&A Waterfront, South AfricaActivities travellers enjoyed
Bush dining | Bird watching | Fine dining experience | Boat excursions | Historical tours | Fishing
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V&A Waterfront
The V&A Waterfront is the harbour quarter of Cape Town: boats, restaurants, and the ferry point for Robben Island.
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V&A Waterfront Attractions
Cape Town’s Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is one of South Africa’s favourite destinations and for good reason: this world-class shopping and entertainment venue sits right in the middle of a picturesque working harbour and has nothing less than Table Mountain as its backdrop.
Stroll around the V&A Waterfront on a sunny summer’s day and you’ll see plenty of visitors like yourself, but the great number of Cape Town locals also enjoying themselves there proves that the V&A Waterfront is no overpriced tourist trap. It's a genuinely wonderful place to shop, dine and soak up the unique Cape Town atmosphere: buskers line the walkways; busy tugs and elegant ocean liners vie for space in the harbour; seagulls and fur seals wait for scraps from fishing boats; and there is often free entertainment and live music.
If you are in need of a little retail therapy then you’ve come to the right place: Cape Town's Waterfront has two enormous shopping centres as well as two craft markets so you’ll get everything from high-end fashion boutiques and designer stores to barrows piled with curios and funky kids’ clothes.
Additional Activities at the V&A
But instead of spending all your time pounding the malls’ polished passageways, why not visit the Waterfront’s family-friendly Two Oceans Aquarium, home to comical penguins, waving kelp forests and the legendary predator tank? How about catching a white-knuckle helicopter flight around the Cape Peninsula or boarding a sedate sunset boat cruise? You could also head over to Quay 5 and take the high-speed catamaran to historic Robben Island – the island prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years of his life.
The beauty of the Waterfront is that it can be anything that you want it to be: use it as a springboard into adventure and discovery, or simply order an alfresco coffee and watch the world go by.
You don't even have to leave at night if you don't want to: the V&A Waterfront has become a popular place to stay with no fewer than eight hotels to choose from. Our top Waterfront accommodation includes the Table Bay Hotel where you can choose a suite with a magnificent mountain or ocean view; the One&Only Cape Town with its famous restaurants and holistic spa; and the ultra-luxurious Cape Grace – one of South Africa's top hotels.
What travellers most enjoyed about V&A Waterfront
Cultural interactions
Food and wine
Scenery
Sunset cruises and boating
Where to go
- The baseA Waterfront hotel. You are paying for the address and the restaurants downstairs.
- The pairingThe city bowl if you want to walk to the mountain. Camps Bay if the beach is the point.
When to go
When to go
November to March is the long-evening season. May to September is cooler and the better match for a Kruger winter.
Travel advice
Before you travel
Ask the hotel about walking after dark beyond the Waterfront itself. The cable car closes in high wind.
Popular tours and safaris in V&A Waterfront
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Train Journey to Vic Falls
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Train Journey to Vic Falls
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V&A Waterfront Hotels
The V&A Waterfront is one of the most popular places to stay in Cape Town: Its hotels have a central and safe setting, there's a selection of top restaurants and bars right on your doorstep, the famous beaches of Camps Bay and Clifton are just a 10-minute drive away, and it's one of the best locations for those picture-postcard views of Table Mountain.
Our Cape Town Waterfront hotels range from the affordable to the downright lavish and from cozy boutique hotels to large establishments overlooking the marina.
The Cape Grace is the V&A Waterfront’s most famous hotel, but our experts have curated a selection with enough variety to suit any traveller.
Browse our recommended V&A Waterfront accommodation or contact one of our Africa experts – let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll tailor-make your Cape Town holiday for you.
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V&A Waterfront stays
4 stays. The rate is per person sharing.
- V&A Waterfront, South Africa
From KSh1,105,588 to KSh1,741,154 pps
Queen Victoria Hotel
V&A Waterfront, South AfricaActivities travellers enjoyed
Bush dining | Bird watching | Picnics | Cultural visits | Wine tasting | Helicopter flights
From KSh4,075,678 pps
The Silo
V&A Waterfront, South AfricaActivities travellers enjoyed
Bird watching | Picnics | Helicopter flights | Horse riding
From KSh836,170 to KSh1,683,376 pps
Victoria and Alfred Hotel
V&A Waterfront, South AfricaActivities travellers enjoyed
Cultural visits | Historical tours | Bush dining | Boat excursions | Fishing | Canoeing
Costs
A Waterfront room is a Cape Town hotel rate, higher in December and January. It is not a park fee.
International flights, visas, and tips sit outside the sample price. Nothing is paid until you accept the quote.