The Travel Butlers Blog
Cape Town is one of the world’s most beautiful cities – with a magnificent mountain as its centre, miles of sandy beaches, a colourful and moving history, and countless bars and restaurants, Cape Town captures the hearts of visitors. We normally recommend a minimum of 3-4 nights, so that you can really get to see […] Read More
If you have some time in Cape Town, of course it is obligatory to visit Table Mountain, take a tourist bus around the city, and maybe do a cruise around the harbour, but what about considering something a little unique and off the normal, well trodden tourist track… it will certainly be something to talk […] Read More
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it got us thinking about the romance that Africa can offer you. Here is our shortlist: Proposing on the top of Table Mountain – One of the most iconic destinations in Africa, if you want your proposal to be memorable then going down on one knee here will not fail […] Read More
Easter has hopped up on us once again, that time of year when the world hits a collective chocolate high and those same old egg puns become truly eggs-asperating. It’s a season of indulgence, family fun, sugar spikes and expanding waistlines, so let your diet disappear out the window for the long weekend and embrace […] Read More
Whilst the daylight hours here in the UK are rapidly getting shorter, and it now time to dig out once again the woolly hats, scarves and glove sets, over in Cape Town they are embracing the start of Spring. The days are getting longer, the temperature is getting warmer, and everyone is digging out their […] Read More
In the UK today, a lot of people woke up (or indeed may not have even slept) to gale force winds this morning howling around our windows. Homes are without electricity, train services have been cancelled, and flood warnings have been issued. For anyone holidaying in Cape Town today, however, they can also get their […] Read More
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is now closed for maintenance until 25 August 2013…so if you want to get to the top of the mountain in the next four weeks you’ll have to walk! The extended annual maintenance closure is essential to ensure the continued safe and effective use of the iconic attraction. The cableway […] Read More
Table Mountain If the weather is beautiful – go up Table Mountain immediately! This really is one of the main highlights of Cape Town, and even if it is a beautiful morning sometimes in the afternoon a cloud can descend on the top of the mountain – it looks like a white tablecloth laying over […] Read More
Table Mountain has made it onto the first shortlist for the new 7 Wonders of Nature. It is possible that there will be changes between the currentprovisional winners and the eventual finally confirmed winners, but the confirmed winners will be announced early 2012. The World Heritage Site of Table Mountain rises over 1,000m above Cape […] Read More
Not the most exciting blog ever to have been written, but it is a ‘need to know’ thing for anyone who is travelling to Cape Town over the next few weeks. As happens every year, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway will close for annual maintenance between July 18th and July 31st and the cableway will […] Read More
