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One day at the V&A Waterfront? Follow a ready-made trail — a family route from the aquarium to the Cape Wheel, a heritage walk from the Nelson Mandela Gateway to Zeitz MOCAA, or a food & coffee trail along the quays.

Family & discovery

For the whole family

Two Oceans Aquarium

Portswood Ridge District

The Cape Wheel

Pierhead District

Scratch Patch

Portswood Ridge District

be.UP Park Pop Up

Watershed

Cave Golf

Portswood Ridge District

HintHunt - Amazing Race

Watershed

HintHunt - Escape rooms

Watershed

HintHunt Africa

Watershed

Pier Head Chess Board

Pierhead District

Ster-Kinekor

Victoria Wharf

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Culture

Art, culture & heritage

Zeitz MOCAA

Silo District

Robben Island Museum

Victoria Wharf

Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island

Clock Tower District

Berman Contemporary

Silo District

Cape Town Diamond Museum

Clock Tower District

Clock Tower

Clock Tower District

Everard Read & CIRCA

Portswood Ridge District

Nobel Square

Portswood Ridge District

Shimansky - Cape Town Diamond Museum

Clock Tower District

V&A Waterfront Audio Tour

Pierhead District

Zeitz MOCAA Ocular Lounge & Events Space

Silo District

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Eat & drink

Where to eat along the way

Fine diningSeafood

PIER

Slipway Corner

Fine diningSeafood

The Waterside

Slipway Corner

South African

Seven Colours Eatery

Battery Parkade

Cafe

Gourmaize

Union Castle Building

Family friendlyFast foodSouth African

Ka Bullz Halal Dine Out

Makers Landing

South African

Stokkiesdraai Biltong

Union Castle Building

Bars

Bascule Bar

West Quay

Seafood

The Knysna Oyster Company

Wine Centre

Bars

Tigers Milk

Vic Wharf Mall

Cafés

Treehouse Seventeen

Breakwater Retail

Fast food

KFC

Vic Wharf Mall

MediterraneanPortuguese

Mozambik Restaurant

Vic Wharf Mall

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Shopping

Shops worth a detour

Afrographic

Dry Dock District

Galago

Dry Dock District

Sol Art Pewter

Dry Dock District

Master Wire and Bead Craft

Dry Dock District

Sunset Candles

Dry Dock District

The Collective

Dry Dock District

Tiffany Marx Inspired Jewellery

Dry Dock District

Zizamele Ceramics

Dry Dock District

Non-European

Dry Dock District

Wild Thing Africa

Dry Dock District

Recycled Flip Flop Sculptures

African Trading Port

Pierhead District

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