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Departing from the Waterfront
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Headset controls by each set of seats
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Stunning views of Table Mountain from the top deck
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Even this dry dock (and grain silos in background) are covered in the commentary
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The Red City Tour bus just in front of us
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Gone is the R10 daily parking by the old silos!!!
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History of Bartholomew Diaz explained as we pass his statue on the Heerengracht (also explained)
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Jan and Maria van Riebeeck's statues in Adderley Street
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Beautiful mosaic on Cape Town Station
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A stop near Greenmarket Square allows passengers to disembark here too
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Travelling up Long Street in Cape Town
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Sunlight reflecting off the Reserve Bank Building
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Palm tree growing outside Mosque in Long Street
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Kaylyn listening to the commentary
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One of the most awesome sights in the world!
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Odd the Mount Nelson Hotel was not mentioned but the origins of UCT in Orange Street were...
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Passing Mostert's Mill
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Passing Devil's Peak and watching out for antelope
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Passing UCT
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Commentary explaining about our traffic light entrepreneurs...
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Passing through Newlands Forest towards Kirstenbosch Gardens
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Arriving at Kirstenbosch Gardens
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Bus stops by Gate 2 at Kirstenbosch Gardens
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Newlands Forest after pine trees were cleared...
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Chantel contemplating the commentary about the Constantia vineyards in the distance
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A stop at the Constantia Nek Restaurant (free tour of the winelands departs from here)
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Opposite Constantia Nek Restaurant is the entrance to Orange Kloof and the Table Mountain Contour Path
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On the woodcutter's path down to Hout Bay we see stunning views of the Orange Kloof Forest and Eagle's Nest peak
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Tree lined drive down into Hout Bay
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A stop at the World of Birds at Hout Bay (discounted entrance)
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We stop by Imizamo Yethu township at Hout Bay where there is also a tour of the township
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We pass the Craft Market on the go in Hout Bay
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Entering Hout Bay we can see Chapman's Peak Drive in the background
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Mariner's Wharf at Hout Bay
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Another stop is at Mariner's Wharf at Hout Bay... Chapman's Peak Drive is in the background
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Piggy's Promotions Bus going past and barman yells out the back "You're on the wrong bus!"... there's is a travelling bar stopping at similar sites...
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More views of Hout Bay as we travel further down the road to make a U-turn
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The township of Imizamo Yethu shows the newer brick houses lower down jointly funded by an Irish trust
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View down towards Hout Bay as we climb Suikerbossie towards Llandudno
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Part of the Apostle Battery on the hill
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Llandudno below us
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12 Apostles (mountain formation) above us
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Even better view of Twelve Apostles
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Travelling bar has stopped at another stunning site!
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Coming into Camps Bay we see the Cable Car Station high above us on the mountain
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Entering Camps Bay on the Cape Town Mini Peninsula Bus Tour
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Camps Bay Beach
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Busy cafes at Camps Bay
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People sunning themselves at Camps Bay
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Entering Camps Bay
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Camps Bay Beach
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Camps Bay
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Packed cafes at Camps Bay
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Camps Bay Beach
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Clifton 4th Beach
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Lifts going up to mansions above the road in Bantry Bay
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Entering Sea Point with its high rise apartment blocks
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Graaf's Pool in Sea Point
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Approaching Moulle Point
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Revolving restaurant at top of tower in Sea Point
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Another stop at Winchester Mansions Hotel in Sea Point. You could have disembarked 1km back and walked along the promenade and caught the following bus here.
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Lots of small beaches along here... Robben Island just visible on the horizon
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People playing Putt Putt
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Passing Moulle Point lighthouse
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Green Point Park in foreground and Signal Hill in the background
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Cape Town Stadium
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Guns of Fort Wynyard.... right next to Cape Town Stadium so why is it not restored and on the tourist map! No mention even of it....
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Guns of Fort Wynyard.... right next to Cape Town Stadium so why is it not restored and on the tourist map! No mention even of it....
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Historic Somerset Hospital in use at the time of the Anglo-Boer War
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Historic Somerset Hospital in use at the time of the Anglo-Boer War
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Entering the V&A Waterfront
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Back where we first departed.... what an enjoyable and informative trip!
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Sunset at Blouberg Beach
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Boris and Caska being walked on the beach
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Sunset at Blouberg Beach
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Caska and Chantel
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Kaylyn and Boris
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Caska and Boris being walked at the beach
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Panoramic view at Blouberg Beach
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Waves on Blouberg Beach at Sunset (Video)
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