Comments on: Cape Town for Kids

By: Mondays are for dreaming: A trip around the blogosphere

Mondays are for dreaming: A trip around the blogosphere — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:47:34 +0000

[...] posts at Travel Savvy Mom that it is hard for me to choose a favorite – so I picked two. Cape Town for Kids includes a great list of family-friendly activities in and around a city that is definitely on my [...]

By: Cape Town Hotels

Cape Town Hotels — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:38:55 +0000

Great tips you list in your post. Thanks a lot for the information.

By: Katherine Barrett

Katherine Barrett — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:04:21 +0000

South Africa IS an fascinating place in my experience – although I haven’t yet traveled outside the Western Cape. I believe there are direct flights from NY to Jo’burg so it would be a mere 13 (?!) hours in the sky. You’d probably find the prices of hotels, food, shopping etc quite reasonable to offset the airfare. And today, in early December, it was over 100 degrees in the shade!

By: darngooddigs

darngooddigs — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:32:18 +0000

We’ve talked to many travelers over the years, and the one place that we hear over and over as THE place to visit in the world is South Africa. It’s definitely high up on our list of places to go – although we’re a little intimidated by how far it is from New York, and how much it would cost to get there. But reading about your travels there with children is inspiring, and makes me think maybe we can get there sooner rather than later with our now three year old.

By: Car hire South Africa

Car hire South Africa — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:12:19 +0000

I like the Cape peninsula side of Cape Town, around Fish Hoek, its definitely a family friendly area with plenty for the kids to do. Its also pretty close to Simonstown, boulders beach (penquins), Cape Point nature reserve, Kommetjie and other interesting places.
The cable car ride is gentle and the ‘spinning’ is very slow, so that everyone is able to see every angle of the view.
The Aquarium is also fantastic, but be prepared to spend some time there, its amazing and the kids absolutely love it.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:52:05 +0000

Penguins are cool! Little men in tuxedos, like my niece says.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:30:29 +0000

Forget the preschooler hating the cable car ride, I know I would be gripping my seat in my extreme-fear-of-heights panic. Spinning? Precipitous cliffs? I think not. I am more in league with some penguins sunning on the beach, hope I get the chance to see those one day.

By: Jamie Pearson

Jamie Pearson — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:53:50 +0000

Katherine: The thought of seeing penguins on the beach is just so awesome and foreign!