Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Cape Town, South Africa

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 60 m
Descend 49 m

Experience Cape Town in South Africa in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Cape TownIndividual Sights in Cape Town

Sight 1: Cape Town Central Library

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Central Library Cape Town is a public library in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of 104 libraries within the City of Cape Town Library and Information Services.

Wikipedia: Central Library Cape Town (EN), Heritage Website

463 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Statue of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr

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The statue of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr in Church Square, Cape Town, is a sculpture of the South African journalist and politician Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, affectionately known as "Onze Jan". The statue was sculptured by Anton van Wouw. The statue was vandalized in April 2015 as part of a wider campaign against statues of colonial-era figures in South Africa. The statue's pedestal was covered with white material bearing the words "A black woman raised me".

Wikipedia: Statue of Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (EN)

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Groote Kerk

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The Groote Kerk is a Dutch Reformed church in Cape Town, South Africa. The church is South Africa's oldest place of Christian worship. The first church on this land was built in 1678. Willem Adriaan van der Stel laid the cornerstone for the church. It was replaced by the present building in 1841 built by Herman Schuette and the original tower was retained. The pulpit is the work of Anton Anreith and the carpenter Jacob Graaff, and was inaugurated on 29 November 1789. The Groote Kerk lays claim to housing South Africa's largest church organ, which was installed in 1954

Wikipedia: Groote Kerk, Cape Town (EN)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Iziko Slave Lodge

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The Slave Lodge is a South African social history museum located in Cape Town. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden.

Wikipedia: Slave Lodge, Cape Town (EN)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: St. George's Cathedral

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St. George's CathedralDanie van der Merwe Camera location33° 55′ 29.15″ S, 18° 25′ 10.42″ E View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap-33.924763; 18.419562 / CC BY 2.0

St George's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, and the seat of the Archbishop of Cape Town. St. George's Cathedral is both the metropolitical church of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa and a congregation in the Diocese of Cape Town.

Wikipedia: St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town (EN)

311 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Greenmarket Square

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Greenmarket Square is a historical square in the centre of old Cape Town, South Africa. The square was built in 1696, when a burgher watch house was erected.

Wikipedia: Greenmarket Square (EN)

280 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Koopmans-de Wet House

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Koopmans-de Wet House

Koopmans-de Wet House is a former residence and current museum in Strand Street, Cape Town, South Africa. The house became part of the South African Museum in 1913 and was opened to the public on 10 March 1914. It was declared a National Monument under National Monuments Council legislation on 1 November 1940. It is the oldest house museum in South Africa.

Wikipedia: Koopmans-de Wet House (EN)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: South African Sendinggestig Museum

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The South African Sendinggestig Museum was established in 1977 and is currently situated in the centre of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It is a province-aided museum which receives support from the Government of the Western Cape Province.

Wikipedia: South African Sendinggestig Museum (EN)

659 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Nurul Islam Mosque

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The Nurul Islam Mosque is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, South Africa. When it was founded in 1844, the structure could hold 150 worshipers. Renovated in 2001, it can now hold 700 worshipers.

Wikipedia: Nurul Islam Mosque (EN)

880 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Company's Garden

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The Company's Garden is the oldest garden in South Africa, a park and heritage site located in central Cape Town. The garden was originally created in the 1650s by the region's first European settlers and provided fertile ground to grow fresh produce to replenish ships rounding the Cape. It is watered from the Molteno Dam, which uses water from the springs on the lower slopes of Table Mountain.

Wikipedia: Company's Garden (EN)

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