As much as your kids will tell you they canโt wait for the school holidays, the words “Iโm bored,” will inevitably cross their lips when the holidays are longer than a week or 10 days. So we’ve compiled a list of “101 things to do with kids in Cape Town“, revisiting popular kid-friendly venues and including a few new finds to help you keep them busy. We hope our list will inspire a few outings or perhaps give you some fresh ideas for school holidays …
Have fun exploring new places and revisiting old favourites with your kids and we hope the ‘kid’ inside you will enjoy these outings too …
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(Click on the region links to view the descriptions and details of each “thing to do”).
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Things to Do with Kids in the Cape Town City Bowl
001 – catch the double-decker open top bus
002 – go to the top of Table Mountain in the cable car
003 – ‘A is for Apple’
004 – visit or enrol at the Zip Zap circus
005 – take a horse-drawn carriage tour
006 – explore the Cape Town Castle
007 – watch the firing of the Noon-day Gun
008 – feed the squirrels in Government Avenue
009 – explore the Iziko Planetarium
010 – try Art Jamming
011 – visit the Deer Park Cafรฉ
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Things to Do with Kids in the Atlantic Seaboard
012 – ride the Blue Train
013 – play Putt-Putt
014 – walk along the beachfront promenade
015 – scratch for gemstones at the Scratch Patch
016 – visit the Two Ocean Aquarium
017 – visit the play canyon at Santa Ana Spur
018 – see model ships at the SA Maritime Museum
019 – take a harbour cruise to see the seals
020 – go to the World of Birds
021 – stroll around the Hout Bay Harbour and Mariners Wharf
022 – hang out at Hout Bay beach
023 – enjoy fish โn chips on the rocks at Fish on The Rocks
024 – get creative at Clay Cafรฉ
025 – sandboarding on the dunes at Hout Bay
026 – play at Scarecrows
027 – lunch and play in the childrenโs playground at Dunes
028 – spend a day at Scarborough beach
029 – collect mussels off the rocks
030 – play with animals at Higgeldy Piggledy Farmyard
031 – ride a camel
032 – go snorkelling with the seals
033 – pony rides for little ones, horse riding for bigger kids
034 – visit Noordhoek Farm Village
035 – a day of fun at Long Beach
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Things to Do with Kids in False Bay
036 – swim with the Boulders Beach Penguins
037 – more gemstones at the Scratch Patch in Simons Town
038 – boat cruise off Simon’s Bay
039 – visit the Warrior Toy Museum
040 – explore Simons Town and learn about “Just Nuisance”
041 – build a kite
042 – fly your kite
043 – spend a day at Muizenberg Beach
044 – play Putt-Putt at Muizenberg
045 – slide down the Muizenberg water-slide
046 – learn to surf at Gary’s Surf School
047 – play at Planet Kids
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Things to Do with Kids in the Southern Suburbs
048 – explore the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
049 – go rock climbing at CityRock
050 – picnic at Liesbeek River Park
051 – action sports at Stadium on Main
052 – ten-pin bowling
053 – play laserquest
054 – play at Jimmy Jungles
055 – climb trees at Arderne Gardens
056 – visit the South African Rugby Museum
057 – fly a kite or play on the Rondebosch Common
058 – visit Rhodes Memorial
059 – see a show at The Baxter Theatre
060 – a multi-media sound experience at The Sound House
061 – water related activities with splash swimming
062 – play at Maynardville Park
063 – pony rides and other fun activities at Millstone Cafรฉ
064 – playtime at Bizzy Bodies
065 – feed farm animals at The Barnyard
066 – see a real puppet show
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Things to Do with Kids in Blaauwberg
067 – visit SANCCOB for the tour
068 – build sandcastles at Bloubergstrand beach
069 – visit the MTN ScienCentre
070 – indoor and outdoor playpark – Play Of Play
071 – skate or watch the skaters at Bugaloo Skate Park
072 – go toRatanga Junction Theme Park
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Things to Do with Kids in the Northern Suburbs
073 – visit the play park at Stodels
074 – adventure playground at Jimmy Jungles
075 – go toboganning at Cool Runnings
076 – ice skating at Grand West
077 – go ten-pin bowling
078 – see weird animals at Tygerberg Zoo
079 – stand on an egg at the Ostrich Ranch
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Things to Do with Kids in the Cape Helderberg
080 – build your own Teddy Bear
081 – visit Monkey Town
082 – go on a ‘Strawberry Safari’
083 – visit Butterfly World
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Things to Do with Kids in the Cape Winelands
084 – play at Bugz Play Park
085 – visit the Franschhoek Motor Museum
086 – see old cars at Wijnland Auto Museum
087 – walk around the Stellenbosch Botanical Garden
088 – visit the Toy and Miniature Museum
089 – see wildlife at The Giraffe House
090 – see the cheetah at Cheetah Outreach
091 – visit Eagle Encounters
092 – see crocodiles at Le Bonheur Croc Farm
093 – visit the Drakenstein Lion Park
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Things to Do with Kids in the Cape Overberg
094 – hire bikes in Greyton and explore the countryside
095 – tea and cake at Abbey Rose
096 – horse riding in Greyton (lessons and outrides)
097 – watch whales from the Hermanus cliff path
098 – meet the Hermanus whale crier
099 – see the whale show at the Whale Museum
100 – play at Funzone
101 – pet the farm animals at Klein River Cheese Farm
Your Feedback and suggestions
Once you’ve browsed our list of 101 things to do with kids in Cape Town, ask your kids’ opinions and send us their (and your) suggestions of their favourite things to do. Leave us as message in the comments below if you’ve discovered some new gem our readers with families may not know about or if you think we’ve left something out and tell us about your experiences at these places. We love hearing from you and we’re sure other parents will appreciate your input!
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