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Ten things to do while you’re in Cape Town

As a last–minute traveller, you may not have time to read up on Cape Town and plan your travel itinerary. To help you make the most of your time in one of South Africa’s most beautiful cities, we’ve come up with some suggestions:

1. Buy some treats for yourself and gifts for those at home at one of the boutiques on the V&A waterfront.
2. Visit a vineyard in the winelands and sample some fabulous Cape wine.
3. Take a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, where Nelson Mandela gave his initial presidential speech.
4. Go on a cruise to world heritage site, Robben Island, to see where Mandela was incarcerated.
5. Gen up on South African political history at the South Africa Museum.
6. Try and spot some wildlife like zebra and baboons out at Cape Point.
7. Hang out with the jet set at Clifton beach.
8. See stars of a different kind at the Planetarium.
9. Take in some fine art at the South African National Gallery.
10. Head out of the city and rejuvenate at a natural hot spring.