Fun things to do with children in Cape Town:
- Chill with the penguins: Take a short drive to Boulders Beach to have a look at the penguins. I think this is one of the highlights of a holiday in Cape Town.
- Here is a list of places to visit that help you make ethical and informed choices about captive wildlife tourism in South Africa. www.wildchoices.org
- Museum of Illusions Cape Town is a unique and exciting museum dedicated to providing visitors with a fun, interactive and educational experience that challenges perception and inspires creativity. You will enjoy more than 60 visual and educational exhibits featuring holograms, stereograms, optical illusions, and immersive rooms that are designed to tease the senses and trick the mind.. Website
- See stars at the Planetarium: Sound and light are combined to reproduce the southern heavens on the domed ceiling of the Planetarium, alongside the South African Museum in the Gardens. Tel. 021 481 3900
- Explore the depths: The Two Oceans Aquarium has more than 3000 animals in 9 galleries for your viewing pleasure, including sharks, turtles, kelp forest etc. Tel: 021 418 3823 or www.aquarium.co.za
- Warrior Toy Museum: Simonstown is home to the toy museum which includes a huge display of dinky toys, dolls, boats, trains and other toys. Tel. 021 786 1395.
- The icing on the cake: Let the kids work off their energy at the Ice Station at Grand West Casino. The ice skating takes place in sessions, please phone for times. Tel. 021 505 7777
- Digging for diamonds: A trip to Simon’s Town’s Scratch Patch and Mineral World is never a disappointment. Children can sit for hours sifting through millions of polished gemstones that cover the floors. Tel. 021 786 2020. There is a smaller scale Scratch Patch (with indoor Putt-Putt) at the V&A Waterfront.
- Visit the different play areas in Camps Bay.
- Paint ceramics at The Pottery in Camps Bay. Fridays children under 12 paint for half price.
- If hunger strikes head over to Col’Cacchio pizzeria in Victoria Road, Camps Bay. Kids are given their own dough to create a master piece as well as crayons etc.
- For a treat after lunch grab an ice cream in Camps Bay!
