The Waterfront and Two Oceans Aquarium

V&A Waterfront

The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is situ­ated between Robben Island and Table Mountain in the heart of Cape Town’s mag­ni­fi­cent har­bour. Set against a back­drop of stun­ning sea and moun­tain views, it has become South Africa's most vis­ited destination.

With more than 400 shops and 80 eat­er­ies there is some­thing here for every­one! Whatever you are look­ing for, the V&A Waterfront has it! What is more, it boasts exten­ded shop­ping hours mak­ing it an extremely pop­u­lar mall espe­cially for the ladies. The res­taur­ants here are some of the finest res­taur­ants in South Africa where all types of cuisine can be enjoyed and at Cinema Nouveau numer­ous art films can be viewed.

For an unfor­get­table exper­i­ence head over to the Two Oceans Aquarium. This aquar­ium is the largest aquar­ium in South Africa, hous­ing over 300 mar­ine spe­cies in impress­ive dis­plays. It is a spec­tac­u­lar exper­i­ence! As you enter, you enter a new world. Long paths lead to all vari­ations of mar­ine spe­cies in col­our­ful and inform­at­ive dis­plays. Some of the scar­i­est spe­cies can be viewed up close without them being able to harm you. Admire the play­ful­ness of the seals as they swim in and out of the water. The glass dis­play also shows the under­wa­ter play­ground of the seal area in order to reveal what they get up to under the water.

Two Oceans Aquarium

There are hun­dreds of exhib­its that will keep you occu­pied for hours! A favour­ite with many is the kelp forest exhibit. Another favour­ite is the shark exhibit where you are able to view these fear­some creatures up close and you are able to enter an under­wa­ter tun­nel to see them even more closely.

This exhibit is very inform­at­ive and will change your per­spect­ive on sharks. The exhibit provides inter­est­ing facts aimed at chan­ging neg­at­ive per­cep­tions ie. More people die from a toaster than from a shark. That is rather an eye-opening fact! Every exhibit in this spec­tac­u­lar aquar­ium is truly mag­ni­fi­cent and well worth a visit.

The Aquarium presents South Africa’s rich ocean and aquatic life in six galleries:

• Oceans of Contrast — Indian Ocean Gallery
• Oceans of Contrast — Atlantic Ocean Gallery
• Holcim Activity Centre and Cape Fur Seal Exhibit
• Sappi River Meander Exhibit — The Story of a River
• Kelp Forest Exhibit — An Enchanted Forest
• I&J Predator Exhibit — A Feast of Ocean Predators

Two Oceans Aquarium Telephone: + 27–21-418‑3823.

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South Africa Accommodation
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