37 Places of Interest in the Southern Suburbs
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Memorials
Rhodes Memorial
A national landmark, Rhodes Memorial lies within the Table Mountain National Park and the views from up here are stunning, offering panoramic vistas of industrial Cape Town, out over the airport and the Cape Flats, and on a clear day, the Helderberg and ...
Landmarks / National Monuments
Rondebosch Common
Rondebosch Common is unusual - it is not state, municipal or regional council land. In fact it is a donation of private land by Cecil John Rhodes in his will to be left as a permanent open space for the people of Cape Town. It is also a National ...
Golf Courses
Rondebosch Golf Club
The Rondebosch golf course is essentially a return to the original concept of golf, being very much a parkland-type of golf course from which the game evolved. Some tight driving holes, compounded by undulating fairways and the ever-present threat of ...
Landmarks
Rondebosch Park
This is an open park with free entrance to all between 08h00 and 18h00 every day. There are benches dotted conveniently around the park for parents and visitors. Pathways criss-cross their way through the park, and avenues are flanked by giant oak, plane ...
Golf Courses
Royal Cape Golf Club
Founded in 1885, the Royal Cape Golf Club is South Africa's oldest and most exclusive club featuring a course with narrow fairways lined by trees. The Royal Cape Golf Club is in the southern suburbs of Cape Town. A true championship course, having hosted ...
Nature Reserves
Silvermine Nature Reserve
The park straddles the mountain, from the winding Ou Kaapse Weg (Old Cape Road) on the Tokai, Constantia and Westlake side of the mountain, over the peak of the mountain, and into Noordhoek, Sun Valley and Fishhoek, overlooking the ocean. Approaching the ...
Golf Courses
Steenberg Golf Club
The course was designed and built by one of South Africa's leading golf course architects, Peter Matkovich. The private Steenberg Golf Club is available to guests at the Steenberg Hotel, members and their guests only. The golf course has been designed to ...
Landmarks
Table Mountain
Since the first person laid eyes on Table Mountain, it has exerted its powerful and charismatic pull, enchanting and drawing any and all who fall under its spell. The way to the top has never been easy, and for many centuries only a handful of bold and ...
National Parks
Table Mountain National Park
At the south-western tip of South Africa, the Table Mountain National Park encompasses the incredibly scenic Peninsula mountain chain stretching from Signal Hill in the north to Cape Point in the south, a distance of approximately 60 km. The narrow ...
Golf Courses
The River Club Golf Course
The River Club 9-hole Mashie course is a 9-hole, par 27, and is a great way to get some short game practice. With spectacular views of Table Mountain and the Liesbeek River, this course provides an intriguing challenge both for the seasoned golfer as ...
Forests
Tokai Arboretum
Tokai Arboretum has been declared a National Monument and holds over 274 tree species and over 1555 different trees within its precious hectares first reserved by Joseph Storr Lister back in 1885. Tree huggers and lovers will find a map at the tea room ...
Forests / Landmarks
Tokai Forest
In the heart of Cape Town's Southern Suburbs, amidst family homes and wide tree-flanked roads, is the magnificent retreat that is the Tokai Forest. The tall trees and the trails that wind through their dappled shade are all ...
Entertainment / Landmarks
Trafalgar Park
Trafalgar Park is a charming little retreat from the hustle and bustle of Cape Town, situated right in the vibey cultural, commercial and residential area of Woodstock. Although it is small, with a total area of only three hectares, it has become a ...
Landmarks
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is South Africa's oldest university. UCT has more than 60 specialist research units that provide supervision for postgraduate work and is home to more than a quarter of South Africa's A-rated researchers - academics who ...
Forests / Landmarks
Upper Liesbeek River Garden
The Liesbeek River is reputedly the oldest urbanised river in the country. The first river ever named by Jan van Riebeeck, he called it after a little river in the Netherlands. Today about 70% of it is canalised. You'll find the Upper Liesbeek River ...
Botanical Gardens / Landmarks
Van Riebeeck's Hedge
Up on the banks above the stream at which children play, on the lower slopes of the Kirstenbosch gardens, lies the magic forest - a haven for children who love to clamber in and on the several huge, ancient trees ...
Cultural / Miscellaneous
Wynberg Main Road Historical Walk
In similar vein to the East Wynberg historical walk, you can pick up a map that explores Main Road Wynberg from the Wynberg Library, or from the Old Wynberg Village Society. Both were instrumental in producing it. Pause at the intersection of Maynard ...
Southern Suburbs as a destination
In the neighbourhood
Athlone, Claremont, Constantia Valley, Harfield Village, Kenilworth, Lansdowne, Mowbray, Newlands, Observatory, Ottery, Pinelands, Plumstead, Rondebosch, Rosebank, Wynberg
Staying Overnight
The Andros Boutique Hotel
The Andros is a gracious Cape Dutch homestead, dating from the early 1900's, set in 5000 sqm of mature, park like gardens. It is positioned in th...
Carmichael House Boutique Hotel
Elegance, style and class will define this fully renovated Guesthouse. The Guesthouse reflects the perfect balance between the charm of the "Heri...
Fernwood Manor
Fernwood Manor is an elegant colonial style home in the leafy suburb of Newlands surrounded by lush greenery with wonderful mountain views. Our e...
The Quadrant Penthouse A406
The Quadrant Penthouse is a holiday apartment in Claremont offering self catering accommodation in Cape Town close to major shopping centres and ...
Riversong Guest House
Enjoy affordable luxury and tranquillity set in the heart of Newlands. Riversong Guest House is beautifully furnished and offers 4 star quality a...
Thirty on Grace
Thirty on Grace is a charming guest house found in the bubbly suburb of Claremont. It is a lovely bed & breakfast offering five double bedrooms t...
Garden Retreat
Garden Retreat is a luxurious Cape Town guesthouse in the heart of Old Pinelands and 600m from the King David Mowbray Golf Club. The original pro...
Hedge House
Hedge House is a guest house located in a peaceful pocket of Newlands. Four en-suite rooms, with separate entrances and comfortably furnished wit...
Medindi Manor
Medindi Manor is a secluded Edwardian house of grand dimensions, banded by ground and first floor verandas with a garden and swimming pool tucked...
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