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HELLO TO ALL OUR FRIENDS!
Awesome August wishes to all our Members!
City Sightseeing Cape Town in conjunction with Cape Town Kids are offering you an unique opportunity to win a bus trip for your friends, family or grade at school in September 2010.
Quick, hop-on to the CAPE TOWN KIDS website: www.capetownkids.co.za and find the entry to our “FOR THE LOVE OF CAPE TOWN” competition.
The cold winter weather creates an exhilarating experience on our buses.
This is the best time to make use of the hop-on hop-off concept, especially along the Blue Mini Peninsula Tour.
Some of our favourite stops to warm up from the inside include:
Silvertree Restaurant at Kirstenbosch Gardens offers a warming Sunday carvery buffet (Stop 20).
Mariner’s Wharf – the freshly baked bread and home-made pate’s on offer in their Deli (Stop 23).
Hop aboard the RED OPEN BUS for a great Cape Town experience.
Top-of-Cape-Town GREETINGS
Your City Sightseeing Cape Town Crew
STOP OF THE MONTH
District Six Museum - Stop 9
The District 6 Museum, opened in December 1994, was launched to keep alive memories of the original vibrant community in this area and displaced people everywhere. The museum helps people explore and critically engage with understanding Cape Town’s history.
Contact: 021 466 7200
Email: info@districtsix.co.za
Website: www.districtsix.co.za
WHERE DO I TAKE THE PARENTS?
Take a look at the fabulous events:
ATLANTIC RAIL OPEN DAY
A day for the whole family! – Not to be missed.
See Cape Town’s only working steam train.
Free rides and shunting demonstrations
Take a free ride on an OLD LONDON Double Decker bus around the City (Sponsored by City Sightseeing Cape Town)
Carousel; jumping castle; organic market; craft market; face painting; and much more!
Where: Train Lodge, Old Marine Drive, Cape Town
When: Sunday, 8th August 2010
Time: 10h00 – 16h00
Cost: Adults: R 30; Children: Free
CAPE TOWN BOOK FAIR
Walking through the aisles of an international book fair is like taking a whirlwind literary tour of the world. Don’t miss the special “Children’s Zone Programme”!
Where: CTICC (Cape Town International Convention Centre)
When: 1 August – 2 August
Time: 10h00 – 18h00 (16h00 on the 2 August)
THE BOOK LOUNGE
Pre-explore the bookshop on their child-friendly website:
www.booklounge.co.za/children
Then take your parents by the hand to visit this great place.
The children’s section is well stocked with favourites and new discoveries. Saturday morning story telling offers interactive reading with a themed activity.
Where: 71 Roeland Street, Cape Town
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| SPOTTED AT THE AQUARIUM! |
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Explore the two oceans surrounding Cape Town right here at the Two Oceans Aquarium. Get great insight into the different plant and animal life in these very diverse environments. The Atlantic Ocean, strongly influenced by the Benguela Current, is home to many elusive creatures that have mastered the art of camouflage. In the Indian Ocean, fed by the mighty Agulhas Current, you will find brightly coloured fish and beautiful coral reefs.
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WHAT ANIMAL WAS SPOTTED ON TABLE MOUNTAIN THIS MONTH?
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If you look out really carefully you might spot a Cape Fox, also known as the Cama Fox or the Silver-backed Fox. It is one of the smaller fox species, with the same sharp facial features, slender body and rather puffy tail. The Cape Fox often lives a solitary life. They are omnivores and prefer to eat small animals and reptiles. However, they also feed on insects and fruit. The female will give birth to up to 6 pups at a time.
The average life span of a Cape Fox is about 10 years.
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| WHAT I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RED BUS |
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The winter school holidays and the FIFA Soccer World cup might be over, but our Kids special continues through until 30 September 2010:
2 Kids travel for free with every 1 Full-paying (R 120) Adult – valid on weekends, public holidays and school holidays!
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| FACTS ABOUT CAPE TOWN |
In June 1858 serious winter storms wrecked over 30 vessels lying in Table Bay. As a result, the insurance company, Lloyds of London refused to cover ships wintering in Table Bay. This resulted in the construction of Cape Town’s first harbour starting on the 17 September 1860. Queen Victoria’s second son, HRH Prince Alfred, tipped the first load of stone. The Alfred harbour basin was named in his honour.
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July 2010
