Now people come from all corners of the world, some even doing travel crowdfunding<\/a>, to absorb the colours and culture of trendsetting Cape Town: From paragliding off famous Lion\u2019s Head, Sundays at Mzoli\u2019s, and wine tasting tours to nights out at Shimmy Beach Club, sundowners at Llandudno Beach, and days and nights spent at the We Love Summer<\/em> outdoor music parties; the Mother City inspires freedom, beauty, and creativity, and forms the perfect playground\u00a0in one of the most stunning settings on Earth.<\/p>\n Lion\u2019s Head is the most hiked mountain in Cape Town<\/a>\u00a0– it’s free to hike the head, and it offers the best, 360-degree views of the city\u2019s peninsula including Table Mountain, Camps Bay, the 12 Apostles, Sea Point Promenade, and Table Bay. Now imagine feasting your eyes on all of this plus the magnificent Lion\u2019s Head from the air while strapped into a para-glider for a good 20 minutes of heavenly\u00a0bliss. And yes – I have experienced this for myself on a classic sunny Cape Town Saturday and whether you reside in the city,\u00a0or you’re merely visiting for a few days, I highly recommend it!<\/p>\n The week is over – leave the books behind,\u00a0slap on some sunblock, ease into your flip flops; and book your spot at another\u00a0We Love Summer weekend. The We Love Summer parties, now over a year running, have burst on to Cape Town\u2019s outdoor party scene to popular demand –\u00a0every party is\u00a0sold out. In fact, their last party\u2019s first batch of tickets was sold out in a record-breaking 1 hour. And it is not surprising why We Love Summer\u00a0has such a loyal following. Started by young entrepreneurs Wes Billet, Brett Aitken, Gal Ezra, and Aviv Levi, the day and night of a We Love Summer jol is overflowing with the best Deep House DJs Cape Town has to offer, a new and exciting venue situated on the likes of a wine farm, Cable Ski Resort, a hidden valley, or rooftop in the city, and almost every familiar face in their twenties with the same mindset on hand – to dance through the setting suns into the night and forget about all those weekly stresses with the people they love most.<\/p>\n Belonging to the 2nd largest brewing company in the world, SAB Miller, the Newlands Brewery Tour takes you on a trip\u00a0through South African beer history and culture, leaving a salivating sensation no beer-lover can deny. Take a tour through Africa\u2019s oldest brewery dating back to 1820 and learn about the brewing and bottling processes, the figureheads involved over time such as Charles Glass, and the brewery\u2019s road to international acclaim. Brewery tours are inexpensive,\u00a0and include two complimentary pints in the private underground cellar of this beer-making fortress.<\/p>\n Cape Town is undoubtedly Africa’s\u00a0wine capital, and whether you choose to visit the\u00a0Constantia Wine Valley, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, the Riebeek Valley or all of them, the estates of the Western Cape boast some of the finest and full-bodied flavours to sip in the most picturesque of settings. Travel an hour outside of Cape Town and experience the Franschhoek wine tram. If your stay is time-sensitive explore the lush Constantia Valley much closer to the City Bowl. Here you will find unique tasting experiences and sumptuous\u00a0restaurants\u00a0plus the oldest wine farm in the country in\u00a0Groot Constantia.<\/p>\n Summer ain\u2019t complete without a camping trip away with your friends. Camping close to the\u00a0city includes\u00a0the coast of Kommetjie, but I strongly urge you to get out of the city for this experience, after all, any good camping trip is about being around your best friends and family, soaking in the simple life in all its pleasures from mesmerising sunsets, starlit night skies, unforgettable campfire stories, and Braaing every meal on an\u00a0open flame. The best recommended campsites<\/a> in close proximity to the Mother City are Beaverlac in the Cederberg, Secret Falls in Tulbagh, Berg River Resort in the Paarl Winelands, and Tietiesbaai Beach Camp up the West Coast.<\/p>\n This is an absolute no-brainer. Shimmy is where Cape Town\u2019s premier\u00a0beach party vibe\u00a0goes down complete\u00a0with infinity pools, a sand-filled dance floor, gorgeous people, and a music line-up that drums\u00a0your ears for days to come. Shimmy’s\u00a0Submerged Sundays<\/em>\u00a0features a weekly headline act of Cape Town born and bred Summer House duo, Goldfish, and supporting acts from both local and international shores such as Bakermat, Dean Fuel, and Lexer. On\u00a0Friday and Saturday nights the club dances to\u00a0a different beat\u00a0with some of the biggest international names in electronic music setting up at Shimmy\u00a0Beach Club.<\/p>\n Okay, so wherever you are in South Africa, a summers day at the cricket is always recommended, especially if AB is on fire like he was against the Windies at The Wanderers several weeks ago.\u00a0At\u00a0Sahara Park, in the leafy suburb of Newlands near Cape Town, fans are treated to\u00a0the best grass embankment seats in the country, with\u00a0Castle Corner offering an enviable\u00a0side-on view of the action – Table Mountain as backdrop. Not too shabby hey?<\/p>\n The world\u2019s biggest sporting tournament of its kind, the Cape Town Tens is a 2-day affair which draws in Boytjies from all over the country as well as from international borders. This is where rugby, beer, sunshine, good music and a ton of South African \u201cgees\u201d join forces to give the city of Cape Town one helluva show. And it\u2019s not just a guy\u2019s affair, in addition to the 100 rugby teams, there are also 50 netball teams which battle it out on the courts. This year, the Cape Town Tens is taking place on 7 and 8 February at Hamilton\u2019s Rugby Club in Green Point. If beer and rugby are your thing, make sure you\u2019re there.<\/p>\n Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nestled at the base of Table Mountain is\u00a0Kirstenbosch Gardens – most days people come here\u00a0to picnic close to nature. On Sundays in summer, the gardens come alive with the Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts. From Goldfish and Jeremy Loops to international acts such as\u00a0Ben Howard and the Lumineers, the Kirstenbosch Summer Concerts feature good music\u00a0in a lush and scenic setting utterly unique to the city of Cape Town.<\/p>\n The turquoise waters and exquisite sunsets found\u00a0along Cape Town’s\u00a0Atlantic Seaboard\u00a0play their part\u00a0in\u00a0attracting droves of visitors\u00a0each year. The drop-dead gorgeous beaches of Clifton, Camps Bay and Llandudno are the very core of the Cape Town summer. The vibe around these hotspots\u00a0rival that of South Beach Miami and Copacabana. Clifton’s Fourth Beach and Camps Bay are for\u00a0beach bumming until your skin can’t handle it; thirst quenching sundowners at Bungalow or Caprice usually follow. Further down the coastline, just before Hout Bay, is Llandudno which is less crowded; the surf break here\u00a0attracts ballsy wave riders from far and wide. No matter which beach you choose, the\u00a0ice cold waters are not for the faint-hearted!<\/p>\n Add some\u00a0history and culture to your Cape Town summer with free walking tours to the Bo Kaap. You pay for your walking tour by tipping your guide a discretionary amount decided by you. The walking tour of the\u00a0Bo Kaap takes you through the narrow lanes and cobbled streets of that area with the\u00a0colourful houses; points of interest along the way include the oldest Mosque in Cape Town, Chiappini Street, The Atlas Spice Trading Centre, Green Market Square and much more. You will\u00a0learn all about Cape Town history and the Cape Malay culture –\u00a0free Bo Kaap walking tours take place every day at 2pm and you simply need to rock up at the corner of Wale Street and St. George\u2019s Mall. Cape Town Free Walking Tours also offer a daily historic tour of the city centre at 11am and a paid Lion\u2019s Head sunset hike at 4pm every day.<\/p>\n A Table Mountain or Lion\u2019s Head hike is a given in\u00a0the Cape Town summer – do not\u00a0leave without going on at least one hike. If you’re new to the many hikes around Cape Town\u00a0you’ll soon realise there are a lot of routes and\u00a0trails to choose from. For an optimal and safe experience head out with the clan from Mother City Hikers.\u00a0Lauren and her experienced crew have trekked all over the mountains of the Cape\u00a0– they’re driven by their passion for the outdoors and the natural beauty of\u00a0Cape Town. Lauren and her team keep it peaceful and personal by\u00a0introducing hiking groups of no more than 6\u00a0to spots like\u00a0Skeleton Gorge, Constantia Nek, Platteklip Gorge, and\u00a0Lion\u2019s Head. Mother City Hikers tailor hikes to your time and personal fitness levels. See Mother City Hikers<\/a> to book.<\/p>\n At Mzoli’s Place, in\u00a0the township of Gugulethu, is where it all comes together (with, or without a Castle). Come meet South Africans and international guests\u00a0from all walks of life – after all, everyone\u00a0flocks here\u00a0(on a Sunday especially) for a common purpose – beer and Mzolis’ internationally acclaimed\u00a0shisa nyama<\/em>.\u00a0Mzoli\u2019s is both a bar and butchery – more than that it is an institution. It\u2019s reasonable, festive, and it\u2019s the one place you can go and buy your meat, have it braaied for you and soak it all down with the an ice-cold\u00a0Zamalek.<\/em><\/p>\n The Neighbourgood\u2019s Market, founded by Justin Rhodes and Cameron Munro in 2006, is frequented by both locals and visitors to this fine city every Saturday morning and there\u2019s no surprise why. Taking place at the Old Biscuit Mill in the gentrified suburb of Woodstock, the weekly market sees a collaboration of local entrepreneurs and craftsmen selling their goods to the public. There is a strong focus on cutting out the middle man at this enticingly unique market with the buyer being rewarded the opportunity to go directly to the source to purchase one\u2019s goods. And this is all happening in a vibrant setting in a revamped brick warehouse and courtyard accompanied with local live music every Saturday from 9am to 2pm.<\/p>\n Take a drive 60 km south-west of Cape Town’s city centre and feast your eyes on what Cape Point Nature Reserve has to offer. The sheer biodiversity in the reserve is mind-blowing and coupled with gigantic mountain cliffs and turquoise waters, this is one of the most picturesque\u00a0sights to see. With the correct fishing permits, one can go deep sea fishing in the nature reserve and cray-fishing at the right time of year. Because of it’s nature reserve status, the area\u00a0is\u00a0protected; as such there is\u00a0flora and fauna in abundance. With braai facilities and picnic areas located alongside some of the beaches, Cape Point makes for a great day out with your mates.<\/p>\n Kick back on Rafikis’ balcony with\u00a0some ice cold sundowners, half price specials, and a classic laidback Cape Town vibe. At Rafiki\u2019s, everything is trendy, irie and reasonably priced. Join a cool\u00a0mix of foreign and locals swigging side by side. Drinks are well-priced for such an awesome atmosphere and Rafiki\u2019s are loved for their\u00a0excellent meal specials, one in particular \u2013 the Monday half-price pizza special! The venue is great for watching sport, especially the Soccer.<\/p>\n Representing the Mother City\u2019s rapidly emerging and continuously expanding electronic music scene, ERA is new on the block and comes with something no other Cape Town dance club has yet to offer \u2013 a state of the art 78kw Funktion One sound system and more than 1.2km of LED lights running from the top to the bottom of the dancefloor. If Deep House and Techno is your thing, I wouldn\u2019t go anywhere other than ERA. Doors open and close at 10pm and 4am respectively every Friday and Saturday night while, adding to the unique character of the new hotspot club, it transforms into a Tapas restaurant by day known as Era Caf\u00e9 from 10am to late from Tuesday to Friday.<\/p>\n If you’re not hiking up Lion’s Head at\u00a0full moon, try something alternative by joining a flurry of cyclists on Moonlight Mass. This one-of-a-kind and free inner city event came to fruition when\u00a0some creative guys got together to take back the streets on two wheels.\u00a0Nowadays they’re joined by\u00a0hundreds of people who ride\u00a0the moonlit streets of Cape Town on bicycles, and some on longboard skateboards. Stopping off at one of the many bars on Long Street is part of the fun. The City of Cape Town has chipped in, closing off some roads to ensure\u00a0riders’ safety. Just rock up at Green Point Stadium with your bike or skateboard and helmet, and join the Moonlight Mass\u00a0for a ride you won\u2019t forget.<\/p>\n Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n In search of\u00a0healthy fun? You’ll find it at SUP Cape Town where it’s all about walking\u00a0on water. Try your luck at Stand Up Paddle (SUP) boarding on the V&A Waterfront’s lesser-frequented canals. From what I\u2019ve heard it isn\u2019t too difficult, and lessons and board rentals are available from Guy and his friendly SUP-amped team. During the height of the Cape Town summer (December through February), SUP Cape Town board rental and lessons\u00a0are available at\u00a0Clifton 4th<\/sup> Beach too. R200 sorts you out for an hour on the water \u2013 go get involved and try something new with SUP Cape Town!<\/p>\n Originating in Miami and making its way to South Africa for the first time in February 2014, Ultra Music Festival rocked the city of Cape Town last year, resulting in a confirmed continuation of the festival in our country for the next 5 years. With names like Alesso, Tiesto, Nicky Romero and Afrojack rocking the decks last year, 2015 is set to do arguably even better and greater things with headliners Armin van Buuren, Axwell V Ingrosso, Martin Garrix and Hardwell, amongst many others, frothing to take Cape Town by storm this month\u00a0for another mind-blowing party. Set in the idyllic setting of the West Coast Ostrich Ranch just 20 minutes out of the city, expect a beast of a stage shooting off confetti, fireworks, and smoke over the 50 000 strong\u00a0crowd while your favourite DJs drop their latest beats. Ultra Cape Town kicks off at 2pm on Friday, 13 February, and if EDM and dance music is your thing, you won’t want to miss this annual affair.<\/p>\n From outdoor parties, massive music festivals, scenic mountain hikes, the Constantia Wine Valley, and some of the most picturesque beaches this world has to offer, it is clear that Cape Town has it going on every summer. The heat\u00a0is not yet over so take in our summer guide to Cape Town for 20-somethings and go give it your all this silly season! And if you’re ready, book a cheap flight to Cape Town <\/a>today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lion\u2019s Head Paragliding<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWe Love Summer<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNewlands Brewery Tour<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWine Tasting<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCape Camping<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nShimmy Beach Club<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNewlands Cricket<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCape Town Tens<\/h2>\n
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Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCape Town\u00a0Beaches<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nFree Bo-Kaap Walking Tours<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nMother City Hikers<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nMzoli\u2019s<\/h2>\n
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Image by Yosoynuts from: flickr.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nThe Neighbourgood\u2019s Market<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCape Point<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nRafiki\u2019s<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nERA Electronic Nightclub<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nMoonlight Mass<\/h2>\n
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SUP Cape Town<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nUltra Music Festival<\/h2>\n
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