ShuShu Sauna
Woodstock Spa Suite
J Wellness Circle at Taj Cape Town
Cape Malay Cooking Class
A cooking class is a hands-on session, not a demonstration. You are given a place at the table and a job to do, and the food that comes out at the end is the food you sit down to eat. Cape Malay cooking is spice-led rather than hot. Cinnamon, cardamom, cumin and turmeric do the […]
Sea Kayaking
The kayaks are stable two-seaters and the guide sets the pace, so this is a paddle rather than a workout. Most trips hug the coast within sight of the launch beach. From Simon’s Town the route runs towards Boulders and the penguin colony. From Hout Bay it heads out towards Duiker Island and the seals. […]
V&A Waterfront Boat Cruise
Boats leave from the quays inside the Waterfront, so you are on the water within minutes of walking off the pavement. The short harbour cruise loops the working port and the seals on the jetties; the longer ones head out past Green Point and along the Atlantic seaboard towards Clifton. Sunset departures are the ones […]
Guided Rock Climbing
Table Mountain is a climbing venue as much as a view. The sandstone above the city carries everything from short sport routes to long trad lines that top out near the cable station, and the rest of the Peninsula adds crags of its own. A guided day starts with the guide picking a crag to […]
Axe Throwing, Axe-O
Axe throwing is simpler than it looks and harder than it sounds. A coach takes you through grip, stance and release, and then you spend the rest of the session on the lane trying to make the stick repeatable. Sessions run two hours. Bookings cover single throwers and pairs through to group bookings, bachelor and […]
Table Mountain Abseiling, Cape Town Abseil
You step backwards off the edge 1,067 metres above the sea and go down 112 metres of cliff face, with the Atlantic, Camps Bay, Lion’s Head and the Twelve Apostles in view the whole way down. No experience is needed. The guides fit the harness, run the safety demonstration and talk you through it before […]
Indoor Rock Climbing
Indoor climbing splits two ways. Bouldering is short, hard problems a few metres off the ground over thick matting, with no rope and no partner needed. Roped climbing goes higher and needs either someone to belay you or an auto-belay to do it for you. Cape Town has both, in converted warehouse space in Paarden […]