Southern Suburbs
The green side of the mountain. Gardens, forest trails and the oldest wine valley in the country, twenty minutes from town.
Guides to this part of the city
What to see
Ou Kaapse Weg
Ou Kaapse Weg is the mountain crossing between Cape Town's southern suburbs and the southern peninsula, climbing from the Tokai and Steenberg…
Newlands Forest
Newlands Forest is one of Cape Town’s most popular natural escapes, offering shaded walking trails, mountain streams and peaceful woodland on the…
University of Cape Town Upper Campus
Explore UCT’s landmark Upper Campus, where historic architecture, mountain scenery and academic heritage meet on the slopes of Devil’s Peak.
Rhodes Memorial
A major Cape Town landmark where grand early-20th-century architecture and sweeping views meet the complex, contested legacy of Cecil John Rhodes.
Heart of Cape Town Museum
Inside Groote Schuur Hospital, the Heart of Cape Town Museum uses original theatres, recreated rooms and guided interpretation to tell the collaborative…
Mostert’s Mill
South Africa’s oldest surviving complete windmill is once again operational, demonstrating traditional wind-powered milling on scheduled monthly open days.
Walking and forest trails
Constantia Nek to Cecilia Forest
This gentle Contour Path walk connects Constantia Nek and Cecilia Forest on Table Mountain's southern slopes. With shaded indigenous forest, mountain streams…
Newlands Forest Blockhouse
The Newlands Forest to Blockhouse hike is one of the most accessible trails in Table Mountain National Park, combining shaded forest paths…
Skeleton Gorge
Skeleton Gorge is one of the most adventurous routes up Table Mountain, starting in Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Climbing through lush indigenous forest,…
Constantia Nek to Upper Cable Station
A rewarding mountain hike from Constantia Nek up to the Upper Cable Station, climbing through fynbos, forest and open slopes with panoramic…
Cecilia Waterfall via Cecilia Forest
The Cecilia Waterfall hike is one of Cape Town's most peaceful short trails, starting at the Cecilia Forest entrance in Constantia. Winding…
Devil’s Peak via Saddle Rock
A hard, rewarding climb to the 1,001-metre summit of Devil's Peak via Saddle Rock, with sweeping panoramic views over Cape Town, Table…
Wine estates
Klein Constantia
On the upper slopes of the Constantia Valley with views to False Bay, Klein Constantia produces world-class cool-climate wines. Its historic Vin…
Beau Constantia
Perched high on the slopes of the Constantia Valley, Beau Constantia is a modern boutique estate producing handcrafted wines with panoramic views.…
Buitenverwachting
A historic Constantia Valley estate dating to 1773, Buitenverwachting pairs award-winning cool-climate wines with restored Cape Dutch buildings and peaceful gardens. Its…
Constantia Glen
On the mountain slopes of the Constantia Valley, Constantia Glen pairs award-winning cool-climate wines with a spectacular tasting terrace. Its gourmet platters…
Steenberg Vineyards
Founded in 1682, Steenberg is the Constantia Valley’s oldest farm and one of its most complete luxury estates. Enjoy award-winning wines, two…
Groot Constantia
South Africa's oldest wine estate combines Cape Dutch heritage, award-winning wines and historic cellars in the heart of the Constantia Valley.
Golf
Westlake Golf Club
Westlake Golf Club dates to 1932 and has an 18-hole parkland course associated with Dr D.C. Murray. It is in Cape Town's…
Steenberg Golf Club
Steenberg Golf Club is an 18-hole course inside Steenberg Estate in Tokai, with a public online tee sheet, dynamic green fees and…
King David Mowbray Golf Club
King David Mowbray is a mature par-72 parkland course in Mowbray, roughly fifteen minutes from Cape Town's city centre, with Table Mountain…
Rondebosch Golf Club
Tree-lined fairways, small greens, more than forty bunkers and two rivers crossing the lower holes make this a tighter, more thoughtful round…
Royal Cape Golf Club
Royal Cape Golf Club was established in 1885 and calls itself Africa's oldest championship golf club. It is a flat, tree-lined parkland…
Mountain biking
Rhodes Memorial Loop
A substantial Table Mountain loop built around sustained climbing, jeep track and mountain roads, with the Blockhouse and expansive city views among…
Constantia Greenbelts Cycle Trail
A relaxed point-to-point ride through Constantia’s public greenbelts, linking shaded paths, riverside sections and short suburban-road connections. Mostly gentle and non-technical, with…
Tokai MTB – Two Loops
A demanding two-loop ride through Tokai’s MTB network, linking long forestry-road climbs with purpose-built singletrack descents across the lower slopes of Table…
Constantia Nek to Kloof Nek Traverse
An officially demarcated cycling route between Constantia Nek and Kloof Nek, passing through Cecilia Plantation, the upper Kirstenbosch service-road network, Newlands Forest…
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Rondebosch Golf Club
The club’s visitor booking policy names its public days as Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Saturday is absent from the list, and Wednesday afternoon is not on offer. Booking is the weak point. The club publishes no booking link on its own site, and the platform it names is not currently serving […]
Steenberg Golf Club
Overview Steenberg Golf Club is an 18-hole course inside Steenberg Estate in Tokai, in Cape Town’s Constantia Valley. A public online tee sheet makes it practical for visitors to check availability and arrange a round outside the club’s member-only periods. Course Character Designed by Peter Matkovich & Hayes, the course runs through vineyards, pine forest […]
Westlake Golf Club
Visitors can use Westlake’s public online tee sheet, and the club encourages travellers to book before arriving in Cape Town. The course Westlake was established on land leased from Raapkraal farm, with a cottage as its first clubhouse. A nine-hole course opened in September 1932, followed by an 18-hole layout within four years designed by […]
Royal Cape Golf Club
Royal Cape provides a public visitor tee sheet alongside a separate members’ login. If the tee sheet shows no times or returns an error, contact reception. The course Royal Cape describes its par-72 course as a classic parkland layout on flat terrain, with tree-lined narrow fairways, subtle greens built to USGA specification, water features and […]
Tokai MTB – Two Loops
Tokai is one of Cape Town’s established mountain-biking areas, with a network of forestry roads and purpose-built trails on the lower slopes of Table Mountain. This route links two loops into a substantial ride that alternates sustained climbing with faster singletrack descending. The contrast between the climbs and descents defines the ride. Most of the […]
Rhodes Memorial Loop
This is one of the bigger Table Mountain rides, climbing from Rhodes Memorial into the mountain network and linking the route with the Blockhouse and wide views across Cape Town. The sustained climbing makes it a substantial outing, but much of the riding is straightforward rather than highly technical. The character of the route is […]
Constantia Greenbelts Cycle Trail
The Constantia Greenbelts offer a very different kind of ride from Cape Town’s mountain-bike trail networks. This 8 km route follows a chain of public green spaces through the Constantia valley, using gravel and grass paths beneath mature trees, alongside waterways and between residential neighbourhoods. The riding is mostly gentle and non-technical, making it well […]
Constantia Nek to Kloof Nek Traverse
This route crosses the eastern slopes of Table Mountain between Constantia Nek and Kloof Nek, passing through Cecilia Plantation, Kirstenbosch, Newlands Forest and Rhodes Memorial. Unlike a trail-centre loop, it functions as a continuous cycling corridor across several parts of the mountain. SANBI opened the route in December 2016, using existing service roads and two […]
Ou Kaapse Weg
Ou Kaapse Weg, the Old Cape Road, is the mountain crossing that links Cape Town’s southern suburbs with the southern peninsula. It is not a coastal road and it is not a lookout you drive to. It is a pass, and the reason to take it is the crossing itself. You leave the suburbs behind […]
Newlands Forest
Newlands Forest occupies the lower eastern slopes of Table Mountain and forms part of Table Mountain National Park. The forest is characterised by wide gravel paths, towering pine and eucalyptus trees, indigenous woodland, mountain streams and pockets of fynbos. Its sheltered setting makes it one of the most comfortable outdoor spaces in Cape Town during […]