More Cape Town - 🇿🇦 South Africa 2025 - CycleBlaze

More Cape Town - 🇿🇦 South Africa 2025 - CycleBlaze

From 🇿🇦 South Africa 2025

By Margaret Kavanagh

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October 31, 2025

More Cape Town

A full day in Cape Town included using the Hop on Hop off bus to get farther afield from the main city with a couple of stops. It also included a harbour boat cruise. Finally tonight we had some real African cuisine and from here I will let the photos tell the story. It was a very full day.

Table mountain was shrouded in cloud almost all day so there was no point in going up there, maybe tomorrow

We went to the Kirstenbosch Gardens which was one of the stops on the blue route. This is a 65 year old bonzi trimmed tree.

Robert and Jeannette along the tree canopy walk.

The coral tree.

The canopy walk above the trees with the square mountain top in the background that is called Castle Mountain.

Some sort of bird with her chick, much like a grouse.

Pin cushion proteus.

Not sure what the flower is, rather I was interested in the bird sucking out the nectar.

Another flowering plant in the garden. They all have Latin names that I can’t remember

A Table Mountain Dahlia that hangs upside down.

The same bird with a long beak and tail.

A king protea the national flower of SA.

Orange protea

Guinea fowl in the gardens.

A bust of Nelson Mandela

The Mandela Gold Bird of Paradise flower.

Once we left the gardens we carried on the blue route. On the backside of this mountain is one of many of the townships that still exist where predominantly black South Africans still live. Things have improved since apartheid but there is still a long way to go.

The coast line east of Cape Town

Another view in the westerly direction.

We got off the bus at seal point and walk the seaside promenade to Green Point. Along the way we saw this sculpture in many parts.

However if you look the sculpture from a specific location here is what you get.

We stopped for lunch at Green Point and just had to have a glass of this wine, it was pretty good.

The lighthouse at Green point.

The harbour with $M of in boats. Table Mtn is still in the clouds.

Seals sunny themselves

Passing under the bridges on our harbour cruise

Now the swing bridge we saw in action yesterday

The harbour and table mountain still in the clouds.

The building that look like a silo actually was a silo at one point but now it is an art gallery.

A seal in a wheel.

Some fishing boats in the harbour with Table Mtn in the background

A close up of the traditional fishing boats

The clock tower as we return to our dock. It was once the location for the harbour master but with the expansion of the harbour and a new breakwater there is a new tower at the entrance to the harbour.

The wall of beaded rugby boots at our hotel.

Our dinner location.

Our wine with dinner

Robert and I both had the same thing, the African platter. From right to left it was ostrich, kudu and springbok with a traditional corn and bean side dish. Peppercorn sauce for the meat.

After dinner entertainment

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