Last weekend me and the Boy left Heathrow airport, bound for
South Africa for a three week epic adventure, starting in Cape Town. We only
had 4 nights in Cape Town but I am pleased to say that the place didn’t disappoint!
We loved it there.
Friendly people.
Delicious food.
Cheap wine.
Picture worthy scenery.
Camps Bay |
A great start to our honeymoon.
With such a short time here, we certainly managed to cram a
lot in! From shark diving to enjoying the views from cable mountain to
generally eating my body weight in great food.
City tour
We only had three and a half days to do Cape Town so thought
the best way to kick start our whistle stop stay was to take one of the
hop-on-hop-off red city buses. Personally I have never done one of these but it
is actually a good way of seeing the city in a short amount of time. You get
taken to the city’s main highlights plus get an in depth history and insight
into the main attractions plus can hop on and off at any time!
On our bus route, we were taken through Camps Bay, down to
the V&A waterfront, the city centre – including district 6 – then to the base of table
mountain.
V&A waterfront
I love a good waterfront and Cape Town’s working harbour
didn’t disappoint. Contrary to popular belief, the V&A is not Victoria and Albert but actually Victoria and Alfred, as it was originally named after her son and not her husband.
The V&A harbour is situated between Table Mountain and the Somerset hospital (the hospital of the worlds first heart transplant). The place is hustling and bustling with over 450 shops and 80 restaurants! We wandered around for a couple of hours, stopping for a red velvet hot chocolate and caramel popcorn milkshake at Mugg and Bean, before grabbing some fish and chips and a mixed salad from the indoor market and hoping back on the sightseeing bus.
the V&A is South Africa's most visited tourist destination |
The V&A harbour is situated between Table Mountain and the Somerset hospital (the hospital of the worlds first heart transplant). The place is hustling and bustling with over 450 shops and 80 restaurants! We wandered around for a couple of hours, stopping for a red velvet hot chocolate and caramel popcorn milkshake at Mugg and Bean, before grabbing some fish and chips and a mixed salad from the indoor market and hoping back on the sightseeing bus.
Shark cage diving
One of the main reasons the Boy chose south Africa s our
honeymoon destination was to satisfy his mentalness need for trying
shark cage diving. So Tuesday that is what we left the hotel at 7am for. After
a long 2 hour drive, and a crazy bumpy boat ride over the choppy waters, we
donned our wet suits to get in a cage and popped into sharky waters. It seems
even more mental now I am writing this.
Whilst in the cage, two mental crew,
cock teased the great whites with bait, coaxing them to come towards the cages
so we are practically inches from these killing beasts! This has to be one of
the most surreal things ever. Surprisingly though I wasn’t actually scared.
Although, the Boy was a little worried an about me cos he thinks that I don’t
have full awareness of my limbs and was worried I was going to accidentally
dangle a limb out the cage!
wrapped up in my fishermans jacket and ready to set sail |
warming up with hot soup after our shark dive |
We went with Ecco tours who delivered this trip perfectly.
They really understood the logistics and comfort factor of this trip. We were
served brunch before we left, could help ourselves to sarnies and snacks on
board the boat, and were warmed back up with hot soup and a watch of the days
video. This is not the kind of activity that you want to be scrimping and
saving on, so I would definitely recommend going with Ecco tours. You’ll also
be helping protect the great white sharks, who are sadly in decline, as profits
go back in to the conservation project.
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