5 of the best · Cape Town, South Africa
Five Walks in Cape Town
The Sea Point Promenade at sunset, the Bo-Kaap to the Company’s Garden, Lion’s Head at sunrise, Platteklip Gorge up Table Mountain, and the False Bay coast from Kalk Bay.
Our 5 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Insiders' picks
Three Cape Town addresses we return to, chosen from this list by people who know the city well.
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On foot
The Sea Point Promenade
The seafront path from Mouille Point to Bantry Bay, with the Atlantic beside you all the way.
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On foot
Lion’s Head at sunrise
The spiral path to the top of Lion’s Head, with the city, the Atlantic and Table Mountain all around.
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Promenades, streets and peaks.
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On foot
Kalk Bay to St James and Muizenberg
Along the False Bay coast from the fishing harbour at Kalk Bay to the beach huts of St James and Muizenberg.
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Lion’s Head at sunrise
The spiral path to the top of Lion’s Head, with the city, the Atlantic and Table Mountain all around.
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Platteklip Gorge up Table Mountain
The direct path up the front face of Table Mountain, with the cableway to come down.
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On foot
The Bo-Kaap and the Company’s Garden
Up through the painted streets of the Bo-Kaap, then across the city to the Company’s Garden and its museums.
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On foot
The Sea Point Promenade
The seafront path from Mouille Point to Bantry Bay, with the Atlantic beside you all the way.
