Cape Town you are ‘Wonder’ful
Guess what guys? Table Mountain has been named one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. That means everyone around the world think Table Mountain is so cool they put a massive gold star on its forehead. The same way your teacher does when you do something cool.
To celebrate this we’ll be saying ‘Cape Town you are ‘Wonder’ful’ for the rest of December. Celebrate with us and take Mom and Dad on one of our new Canal Cruises at the Waterfront. After this you can visit the Two Oceans Aquarium that will be open ‘till 8pm from 19 December 2011.
Enjoy the holidays and we hope to see you soon on a City Sightseeing open-top bus!
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TOP-of- Cape-Town Greetings
Your City Sightseeing Cape Town Crew
PS: Listen to Abie and his friends from the Kids Club on
our 16-Channel
Multi-language system, to
tell you more about Cape Town and add to your Adventure!
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STOP of the MONTH: Iziko Museums
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Experience South Africa in full colour and 3D with a range of historical exhibitions on display. The Iziko Museums, which includes the SA Museum and the Planetarium, are fun-filled destinations for all ages.This is Bus Stop 6 on our Red City Tour route. Free entry if you’re 18 or under. Call 021 481 3890 or visit www.iziko.org.za for details.
Highlights at Iziko Museum:
African Dinosaurs
Learn the story of Africa’s dinosaurs from hatchlings to adults.
Virtual Earth
Experience changes on the surface of the earth in an interactive digital theatre.
Highlights at Iziko Planetarium:
Davy Dragon’s Guide to the Night Sky
1-4 December, Saturday and Sunday, 12pm
Join Davy dragon as he learns about the sky above.
Magic Milo and the Astronaut
10 December to 10 January, Monday to Friday – 11:00, 12:00
& 15:00, Saturday & Sunday – 12:00 & 15:30 (excl. 25 December)
Magic Milo and Sammy Starfish take a magical trip into space.
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SPOTTED on Table Mountain
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These beautiful lizards live on rocky outcrops on the mountain slopes or between fields and meadows. They are hard to find, as they see you before you see them and so they rush into a deep unreachable crevice (a narrow crack or opening in the rocks).
Crag lizards are well adapted to survive freezing temperatures. Generally in summer, lizards emerge from their crevices from early to mid-morning, to bask while waiting in ambush for prey, returning to their crevices in the late afternoon.
Unlike most reptiles they produce live young and 3 or 4 babies are produced each year. Most South African lizards are insectivorous, but some, like the crag lizards, do include plant material in their diet.
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SPOTTED at the AQUARIUM
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Don’t miss the African Black Oystercatcher! Oystercatchers are only found on the coasts of Namibia and South Africa and feed differently depending whether they live on rocks or the sand. Oystercatchers that live on rocky shores feed mainly on mussels and limpets, while those found on sandy shores eat sand mussels. Estuarine oystercatchers typically eat cockles and pencil-bait.
Stay a little longer this year: From 19 December 2011 until 8 January 2012 the
Two Oceans Aquarium will be open from 09:00 – 20:00, except on Christmas day when they will close at 18:00.
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FACTS about Cape Town
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Harry Die Strandloper was a translator who lived on the beaches of Cape Town from 1625 to 1665. Strandloper literally means to walk on the beach and throughout his life Harry walked up and down the beach trading with the Dutch. He even worked on
Robben Island as a postman for a while.
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FACTS about the Red Bus
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Sometimes we like to think of our red bus as a playground on wheels. On the bus you get fun stuff: your own activity book, crayons and stickers. Tune into our special Kids Channel where Salty the Seagull, Blatjan the Baboon, Abie from the Kaap and Mandisa the Mongoose will entertain you for hours.
Remember to tell your fiends to join you in the Kids Club, and then on their birthday they will receive a voucher for them and 2 of their friends to travel on the bus for free (friends must be under 18).
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Where do I take Mom & Dad?
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Cape Town is never a dull place but it has an amazing array of events on during summer. We’ll keep you updated on all of them.
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| Noddy’s Special Treat
Noddy gets lucky and wins a trip to the beach. All his friends want to go but there is only space for one more. Who will he choose to take with? Big Ears? Tessy Bear? Martha Monkey? Come see the show to find out.
When: 10-22 December 2011
Where: Artscape, Cape Town
Time: 10h30
Cost: R50
Contact: 021 421-7695
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| The Mermaid from Zanzibar
The place is Zanzibar, the year is 1873, and the slave trade has just been outlawed. The heroine of the story is an African mermaid who makes music wherever she goes. Join Pedro the Music Man for the rest of this exciting story.
When: 20 December – 8 January 2011
Where: The Kalk Bay Theatre, Kalk Bay
Time: 11h00
Cost: R50
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| Cool Runnings Toboggan Park
Toboggan is the summer version of the popular winter sport bob sledding. It’s a ton of fun on wheels and suitable for all ages. The park in Belville has a 1.25km steel pipe with speeds of up to 40km/h possible.
Where:
Opposite Belville Velodrome, Belville
Time: Tues-Fri 11h00-18h00,
Sat-Sun 09h00-18h00
Cost: R25 up
Contact: 021 949 4439
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| World of Birds
Visit the largest bird park in Africa where you can see
3 000 birds (and small animals) of 400 different species awesomely presented in more than 100 spacious landscaped walks. This definitely beats the bird cage in the back yard.
When: 365 days a year
Where:
Hout Bay Valley, Hout Bay
Time: 9h00-17h00
Cost: Adults R70 Children
R40
Contact: 021 790 2730
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Recommended By
Cape Town Kids recommended the City Sightseeing Bus Tours for Family fun in Cape Town. Cape Town Kids is a great guide to CHILD FRIENDLY activities, accommodation, entertainment and great tips in their blog articles.
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