SOUTH AFRICA · MUSEUMS IN CAPE TOWN
The good museums in Cape Town fill up a season ahead, and school holidays here run over Christmas. Below: the 7 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.
Review of Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, with fast-track entry, striking silo architecture, galleries, practical tips, value, and who should visit.
Tour Cape Town’s Diamond Museum with a private guide, wine, factory viewing, South African diamond history, and custom jewelry options.
“Wonderful classy guide with tons of insights and broad knowledge about diamonds!”
Visit Robben Island, Mandela’s cell, the limestone quarry, and prison sites on a four-hour ferry and guided museum tour.
“The tour was canceld, because of the wind and raw sea. So i would like to get the money back. Yesterday we had to go home and wasnt possible to go. Greetings Carla”
Explore District Six, Langa, and Robben Island in one Cape Town day, with hotel pickup, museum entry, township visit, and prison tour.
“Both guides where nice and had a lot to tell about capetown, apartheit, their lifes and the townships. it was super interesting, we learnd a lot, opened our minds axlittle more and most of all, felt safe the whole time!”
Step inside Cape Town’s original heart transplant operating rooms with a guide, historic film, and a close look at a medical milestone.
Visit Cape Town’s District Six Museum to learn about forced removals, apartheid, and a lost community through moving personal stories.
“Beyond belief as I recognize that nothing has changed except for the choice to live segregated, based on skin color, even though there is no longer a rule demanding it.”
Explore Bo-Kaap’s story on foot, visit the District Museum, and learn how Cape Town’s diverse identity took shape for $41.
“Everything was great – the meeting point wasn't that easy to find...”
Cape sea days, bush mornings, tasting rooms and the long road east.
