Why do i post on google maps? well the answer is quite simple to help people make a more informed decision about the places they would like to visit. i focus mainly on detailed reviews & high quality images so here goes with my guide to cape town, south africa.
well what can i say about this amazing city… this honestly has to be one of the most amazing cities on the planet… i didn’t just visit here, i lived here. well for a short period anyway. arriving in the mother city i was thinking a week stay at a maximum but from the first moment we arrived from the garden route with my friends carlos, ion & kuba in our rented car as the sun was setting i knew this was a special place, it was a feeling i had the moment i arrived.
truly i cannot explain to you everything that i did during my stay in detail but for sure i can give you a sense of what its like to live & enjoy the beauty of cape town.
firstly i had to find somewhere to stay. i chose a few different places to stay from hostels to hotels & airbnb’s in all different parts of the city, this gave me a greater understanding of where the best places in the city are to stay depending on what you’re looking for. my choice for nomads has to be mojo hostel.
things to do
as a city, this has some of the most diverse attractions of any place that i have ever been.
you’re on the coast here so you have all the benefits that has to offer from beach days to going out on kayaks to boat trips. but you also have epic mountains here from the famous table mountain to lions head & devils peak if you are a fan of hiking like me (well sometimes) its perfect as the weather most days is perfect. my favourite hike had to be the table mountain intense hike we took the most difficult route that including climbing vertically up rocks but after a few hours and a sweat-soaked shirt we made it atop one of one of the most iconic mountains in the world. i could actually view the curvature of the earth from here you can take the cable car but the satisfaction of hiking up yourself is awesome. we decided to take the rear hiking trail of the mountain that eventually got us to kirstenbosch botanical gardens, one of the most beautiful in the whole country.
looking for something easier? then hike to the top of lions head for sunset it takes around an hour & the views of the sun setting are awe-inspiring.
in and around cape town there are a lot of interesting places to visit and i do love an interesting tour…
now my first tour had to be to the wine regions surrounding cape town. i have been studying wine for the last few years & this was the perfect way to explore some interesting wineries of franschhoek & stellenbosch. wine flies is one of the top rated wine tour companies out of cape town and i had the pleasure of joining them on one of their famous wine tours.
setting off from cape town in the morning we arrived to the lesser known wine region of franschoek where we started with a wine & cheese tasting at a boutique winery. we then took in another two wineries before settling down for lunch in a beautiful vineyard & then making our way to the final winery where kobus our super cool & informative guide has a surprise for in the way of a wine chocolate pairing. yes, you read correctly… they actually commissioned a famous chocolatier in cape town to produce five different chocolates to pair with each of the wines we had and what a surprise they enhanced the flavour.
i am always interested in eclectic tours & when i came across what kiff kombi had to offer in the way of the urban safari i jumped at the chance to experience cape town in a different light. being named in the 10 ten tours of cape town within a few years i knew i was in for a good time. this company is more for the younger generation looking for something different & that was exactly what we got. starting off the tour in the city with with the beautifully coloured homes of bo-kaap we then moved on to a super cool street art area that most tourists would not know existed. after lunch, in a brewery, we headed over the mountains to a beautiful winery with some of the best views this region has to offer.
for sure we did a few more things in between but to cap off the tour wilson took us to what had to be one of the most spectacular sunset sports in the world & the best thing was this place was mainly only known to locals so we only had 2 other people there watching what had to be one of the most beautiful sunsets that i have ever seen, truly african sunsets are something special. with a beer in hand provided by wilson of course, we sat on the rocks to watch natures show.
to sum up
if your looking for a city to stay as a digital nomad away from the harsh winters of europe & the usa i cannot think of a more beautiful city to do so. i was very surprised how much i like this place and can honestly say it has become my favourite city in the world.