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1 The V&A Waterfront

The V&A Waterfront is a shopper’s paradise, offering designer ROBBEN ISLAND
boutiques, outlets selling quirky, hand-painted clothing, health V&A
and beauty stores and shops selling homeware and speciality WATERFRONT
gifts. It also has more than 80 ethnically diverse food outlets.
Most eating places have harbour views, and alfresco dining
on the wharfs and waterside platforms is extremely popular.
Many bars and bistros offer live music, while regular outdoor
concerts are staged at the Waterfront Amphitheatre. Locator Map
Excursions of all kinds start at the Waterfront, from boat tours See Street Finder maps 1 & 2
around the harbour and to Robben Island, to helicopter rides
over the peninsula and sunset champagne cruises off Clifton
Beach. The Waterfront, which also boasts luxurious hotel B R E A K W A T E R B O U L E V A R D
accommodation, is a port of call for visiting cruise ships. Granger
Bay and Sea
Point
The Scratch Patch
affords visitors the
oppor tunity to
“dig” for their own
selection of polished
semi-precious stones,
such as amethyst and
tiger’s eye.
Sea Point

B E A C H

Cape Town D
A
O
. Two Oceans Aquarium R
Glass tanks and tunnels are filled with K
shoaling fish such as yellowtail, steenbras D O C
and musselcracker, as well as
penguins, turtles and short-
tailed stingray.
VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Cape Town harbour. Map 2 D3–4,
E3–4. n V&A Waterfront
Information Kiosk, Victoria Wharf,
021 408 7791. Open Shops: most
9am–9pm; restaurants: most
open until midnight. 0 = 7
∑ waterfront.co.za
Transport
@ MyCiTi buses from Civic
Centre, Adderley St in the city Foreshore
centre, Sea Point and Green Point.
4 to Robben Island; N Mandela
Gateway (see p147). 0 metres 50
0 yards 50
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p384 and p399

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