Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Wikivoyage
Population 3,776,313 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in South Africa
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival
February – March
Also known as the Kaapse Klopse, these brightly dressed singers and dancers spend months preparing for this annual event
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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Cape Town); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.