Lonely Planet Cape Town & the Garden Route

by Simon Richmond, James Bainbridge, Jean-Bernard Carillet

Lonely The world's leading travel guide publisher

Lonely Planet's Cape Town & the Garden Route is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Soak in the view from the summit of Table Mountain, take a boat to Robben Island for an insight into the country's history, and explore the beaches, forests and verdant mountains along the majestic Garden Route - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Cape Town and begin your journey now!

Inside Lonely Planet's Cape Town & the Garden Route:

Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Covers City Bowl, Foreshore, Bo-Kaap & De Waterkant, East City, District Six, Woodstock & Observatory Gardens & Surrounds, Green Point & Waterfront, Sea Point to Hout Bay, Southern Suburbs, Simon's Town & Southern Peninsula, Cape Flats & Northern Suburbs, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Robertson, Hermanus, Stanford, Darling, Langebaan, The Garden Route The Perfect Lonely Planet's Cape Town & the Garden Route is our most comprehensive guide to Cape Town, and is perfect for discovering both popular and offbeat experiences.

Travelling further afield? Check out Lonely Planet's South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland for a comprehensive look at what all these southern African countries have to offer.

About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more.

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Genres: Travel, Reference, Nonfiction, Africa

739 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1996

Reviews

[Lisa Hanson]

Not gonna rate this until we can actually travel there. Hoping everyone stays home to help that be sooner rather than later.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Best Restaurants:
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[Nazirah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked reading the South African history section and the different parts of cape town section. I find myself re-reading those parts. It was very informative, and helped me a lot in terms of understanding what people talked about when they refer to Boers, Afrikaan culture and the ANC's role in the country/Cape Town.

Since I don't enjoy nightclubs/alcohol, I found the two chapters on it absolutely useless. I also hardly ate at the places I ticked on the book because the good places to eat are sometimes not even mentioned. For food and places to shop, I think it's better to spontaneously find your way around. Cape Town has such good food, and I was constantly eating. I gained 2kg, which is a feat, since I never gain weight. I did visit two of the cool book shops I saw in this book though, which was awesome! Spent a good couple of hours reading there.

I also enjoyed the bits at the back reassuring, from tips to getting around with buses/trains to tips for travelling as a solo female traveller. It probably would've helped if it had more info on how to get around with minibuses as it was pretty safe for me and they were most easy to use. If there was a map of train stations, it would've been really helpful for me.

I enjoyed my stay and I'm really glad that this small book helped guide me to go to new places on the map I would otherwise have not gone to. But generally, the best times I had was with various South Africans I became friends with who showed me the place around or with other foreigners I randomly met who had no idea what to do for the day. Books help show me where the place is, but the people are the ones who left me a good impression/feel of the various place.

[Fabrizia Rizzi · Rating 3 out of 5]

not super easy to navigate on the city bits