Visit the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront

The Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is Cape Town's biggest tourist attraction, and is an absolute must see.

The enchantment of the V&A lies in the fact that it is set amidst a working vibrant commercial harbour.
The developed amusement and entertainment buildings occupy a very large area with pubs, theatres, markets, restaurants, specialty shops and travel service companies.

Some of the attractions at The V&A Waterfront:

The S A Maritime Museum:
houses the largest ship model collection in South Africa as well as displays on shipwrecks, Union Castle liners, General Botha Training, Whaling, History of Table Bay and more.

Two Oceans Aquarium Some 3000 living animals, including fish, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles and birds can be seen in this spectacular underwater nature reserve.

The SAS Somerset:
A retired naval defence vessel forms part of the SA Maritime Museum and is moored in the Alfred Basin.

The Victoria Ship:
The ship has a large treasure museum on board that houses a large selection of gold and silver, and other artifacts recovered from shipwrecks treasures salvaged from shipwrecks along the Cape coast.

Tours to historic Robben Island are conducted from the Waterfront.

The Telkom Exploratorium:
This exibition documents advances in telecommunication from the early days to the cellular phones of today.

The Cape Fur Seal community at the Waterfront gives visitors the opportunity to view these animals closely. Other wildlife, within easy reach of the Waterfront, includes dolphins and whales.

There are 13 boats and small vessels providing a charter services ranging from in-shore harbour to coastal cruises around Robben Island and to Clifton.

Waterfront Craft Market clothing, jewellery; leather work; glass and candles; soft furnishings; paper; a children's aisle; metal and art furnishings; ceramics and pottery; and wooden furnishings.

The Imax Cinema offers the ultimate visual and sound experience. Featuring a five storey screen cinematic experience.

The Scratch Patch Discover the fascinating world of semi-precious stones by searching for them.

Cyberworld is a 3D simulation theatre

Mitchell's Brewery produce beers that are available at Pubs, Taverns and Restaurants throughout the Waterfront.

Vaughan Johnson's Wine Shop has a wide selection of wines from the Cape winelands, selected by Vaughan Johnson himself. The Wine Shop offers an overseas delivery service.

Nu Metro Cinema Complex provides eleven movie houses

Amphitheatre open-air theatre with scenic Table Mountain as a back-drop. Diverse artforms as ethnic African music and classical symphonies to traditional African dancing and classic ballet.

The Green Dolphin Restaurant and Jazz Bar is dedicated to the preservation of Jazz and not to be missed by Jazz fans.

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