Enjoy the best free things to do in Cape Town with this long list of recommendations! Beaches, natural reserves, public parks, historical sites, and markets are some of these places.
Cape Town is a mix of nature, history and urban life. It’s full of nice places to visit and the best advantage is that many of them are FREE.
This is a summary: Beaches, Nature, Sightseeing (Shopping malls and markets) and Events.
Table of Contents
1. Beaches
Atlantic Seaboard
- Sandy Bay Beach
- Llandudno Beach
- Sea Point Beach
- Clifton Beach
- Camps Bay Beach
- Glen Beach
- Hout Bay
- Scarborough
- Kommetjie
- Crayfish factory Beach
- Noordhoek
False Bay
- Boulders Beach
- Gordon’s Bay
- Strand
- Macassar
- Muizenberg
- St James
- Kalk Bay
- Fish Hoek
- Glencairn
- Simon’s Town
- Monwabisi Beach
West Coast
- Milnerton
- Sunset Beach
- Bloubergstrand
2. Nature
Hikes
- Table Mountain
- Hiking
- Downhill Scooter tour
- Mountain Biking
- Lion’s Head Hike
- Devil’s Peack Hike
- Elephant’s Eye Cave
Public Parks
- The Compay’s Garden
- De Waal Park
- Arderne Gardens
- Durbanville Rose Garden
- Jack Muller Park
- Maynardville Park
- Nantes Park
- Rondebosch Park
- Trafalgar Park
- Westridge Gardens
- Wynberg Park
- Zandvlei Recreational Park
3. Sightseeing
Markets
- Mojo Market
- Bay Harbour Market
- Old Biscuit Mill
- Oranjezicht City Farm Market
- Root 44 Market
- Market at the Palms
- V&A Food Market
4. Events
Events
- First Thursdays (art and culture the 1st Thurdays of the month)
- The Noon Gun (cannons fired every day at 12:00 hrs.)
- Signal Hill (sunset)
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