Sights · Our pick in Cape Town
The V&A Waterfront
A working harbour
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About The V&A Waterfront
The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is a working harbour below Table Mountain, with the Victoria Wharf shopping centre, Zeitz MOCAA, the Two Oceans Aquarium, hotels and restaurants, and the quay for Robben Island.
Why it's on our list
- Shops and restaurants
- Harbour views
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The V&A Waterfront before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The V&A Waterfront, as the crow flies.
- Cape Grace, A Fairmont Managed Hotel300 m4 min walk
- InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town350 m4 min walk
- The Silo Hotel400 m5 min walk
- One&Only Cape Town400 m5 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The V&A Waterfront are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest MyCiTi stops
- PortswoodMyCiTi150 m2 min walk
- AquariumMyCiTi250 m3 min walk
- Old Breakwater PrisonMyCiTi350 m5 min walk
Key sights
- Robben Island boats300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Zeitz MOCAA400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The Table Mountain cableway4.8 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Kirstenbosch8.9 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Cape Town International Airport18 kmCar or taxi 49 min
- Cape Point51 kmCar or taxi 127 min
Railway stations
- Cape Town station1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min