Cape Town a World Top 10 Party City

Lonely Planet has cre­ated a new guide, the “1000 Ultimate Experiences” and South Africa can feel proud as Cape Town has been awar­ded a place of hon­our in the world’s top 10 party cit­ies. Other coun­tries in the top 10 are Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Montreal, Canada and Thessaloniki, Greece.

But what makes Cape Town such a unique place and espe­cially fab­ulous for a party? Well, Lonely Planet only hints at the pos­sib­il­it­ies when they sug­gest one could “lux­uri­ate on some of the world's best beaches by day and kick back under the moon­light at suave cock­tail bars by night”.

Whilst on hol­i­day in Cape Town or if you are lucky enough to reside here, as I am, we are for­tu­nate enough to have a myriad of fant­astic places to visit and things to do dur­ing the day. Spend a lazy day on one of our beau­ti­ful beaches, take a walk through Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens or indulge in a dec­ad­ent lunch and some wine at one of the many wine estates in the area ...

With a fun filled day you ease into the night and Cape Town is always wait­ing with open arms to invite you to a party. This is what I feel makes us so unique, no mat­ter what day of the week it is or what your mood is like, some­where in Cape Town there will be some­thing hap­pen­ing, or you can turn wherever you are into a fab­ulous party.

With beau­ti­ful sum­mer weather it is easy to turn after work drinks or sun­down­ers into a good night out. With so many won­der­ful res­taur­ants and beau­ti­ful loc­a­tions to chose from we are most def­in­itely spoilt for choice.

One of my favour­ite sum­mer hang out spots is the Camps Bay strip, as it is com­monly known, which is the road dir­ectly oppos­ite the Camps Bay beach and is jam packed with res­taur­ants and funky bars. So after spend­ing a relax­ing day on the beach it is very easy to just hop across the road to either Caprice or Summerville or you can head a little fur­ther down and pop into La Med.

I think how­ever the most renowned party zone in Cape Town has to be Long Street. No mat­ter what the day of the week you will find one or more places with a throng of people in and around it, very vibey music and a fab­ulous atmo­sphere. Some of the favour­ites are Neighbourhood, the Grand Daddy rooftop bar, Zula, Long Street Cafe, The Dubliner, The Waiting Room and Fiction — these are only just a hand­ful of what you wind find. There are also a num­ber of res­taur­ants where you can dine the night away.

Whereever you end up you will find some fun in Cape Town, come round and sip on a glass of Cape wine, knock back a few shoot­ers and dance the night away. One thing you can always be sure of is that Cape Town is always ready to have a great time!

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