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Cape Town Kids

On this Cape Town Kids page I'll be adding places to see and activities to do with children.

If you know of a great place and would like to add it, Click here.

Attractions for children in Cape Town

Outdoor Activities
Adventure Activities | Animal Viewing | Atlantic Rail | Below Surface Tunnel Tour |
Boat Rides | Born2fish | Boulders Beach | Bugz Playpark | Cape Point Ostrich Farm | Cheetah Outreach | City Sightseeing | Cool Runnings Toboggan | Cultural Attractions |
Drakenstein Lion Park | Dye-Hard Paintball | Eagle Encounters | Eskom Visitors Centre | Giraffe House | Helderberg Farm | Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm | Miniature Blue Train | Monkey Town | Nature Reserves | Newlands Rugby and Cricket | Putt Putt | Ratanga Junction | Steam Train Rides | Stodels Nursery | Strawberry Picking | Tygerberg Zoo | West Coast Fossil Park | Vredenheim Lion Park | West Coast Ostriches | World of Birds | Zipslide Adventures

Indoor Activities
Bugz Playpark | Butterfly World | Honeybee Education Centre | Ice Station Icing Rink | Imhoff Farm | Indoor Karting | Laserquest | Museums | Planetarium | Planet Kids | Putt Putt | Rock Climbing | Scratch Patch | Stellenbosch Toy Museum | Two Oceans Aquarium |

Adventure Activities
Cape Town offers a great variety of adventure activities, from diving to flying from Cycling to surfing and lots more.

Adventure activities, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Animal Viewing
With all the parks, reserves and private ventures, animal viewing opportunities in Cape Town abound.

Animal viewing, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Boulders Beach
Not only will you be able to see African penguins, you'll even be able to swim WITH them.

Penguin, Boulders Beach, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Bugz Family Playpark
Bugz Family Playpark is the largest outdoor and indoor play park in the Western Cape and is geared to entertain two to ten year olds.

Bugz Family Playpark, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Butterfly World
Butterfly World is a tropical garden in a 1000 square meter green house where exotic butterflies can fly freely.

Butterfly World, Cape Town
Cape Town Science Centre NEW
The aim of Cape Town Science Centre is to provide children with interactive displays and activities showing that subjects like science, mathematics and technology can be fun!

Cape Town Science Centre, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Cool Runnings toboggan track
 The Cool Runnings toboggan track is made of stainless steel. A ride takes 6 minutes speeds of up to 40km/h can be reached.

Cool Runnings toboggan park, Cape Town
Cultural Attractions
Cultural attractions gives one an insight into the heritage of South Africans in general and Capetonians more specifically.

Cultural Attractions, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Drakenstein Lion Park
 All the lions brought to the Park are captive bred / hand reared and cannot be rehabilitated to the wild.

Drakenstein Lion park, Cape Town


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Eagle Encounters and Cheetah Outreach @ Spier
 Eagle Encounters is a bird of prey rehabilitation, education, conservation and eco-tourism centre.
Cheetah Outreach is an education and community-based programme created to raise awareness of the plight of the cheetah.

Eagle Encounters, Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town

Giraffe House
 Focusing on African wildlife, Giraffe House aim to teach you about animals and conservation.

Giraffe, Giraffe House, Cape Town
Helderberg Farm
Helderberg Farm, is a hive of activities for young and old - quadbiking, walking, picnics, strawberry picking, combat games, etc.

Helderberg Farm, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Honeybee Education Centre
The Honeybee Education Centre aims to educate people, especially children on the important role the honeybee plays in our environment.

Honeybee Education Centre, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Imhoff Farm
 So much more than animals, so after riding on camels and seeing a snake show, you can buy home-made breads and cheeses.

Camel ride, Imhoff farm, Cape Town
Indoor Karting
Expect a fast, well-built track, high-quality karts, electronic timing and results printouts complimented by a fully licensed pub for fast foods and refreshments.


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Indoor Karting, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Laserquest
Laserquest is a popular and exciting electronic tag game, safe for boys and girls.

Laserquest, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Miniature Blue Train
The Miniature Blue Train can be found next to the sea on Beach Road, Mouille Point. The diesel operated train runs through a tunnel and under a bridge along a track of approximately 1 km.

Miniature Blue Train, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Monkey Town
 Experience the wonderful world of monkeys with 27 different species to be seen - many on the endangered list.

Monkey Town, Somerset West, Cape Town

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MTN Sciencentre
 The MTN Sciencentre is an interactive science centre.
Through the use of hands-on exhibits children are taught that science, maths and technology are fun.

MTN Sciencentre, Canal Walk, Cape Town
Museums
The Cape Town Museum Route is dominated by museums under the curatorship of Iziko. Their are however many excellent private museums as well.

Museums, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Nature Reserves
The Cape Town Museum Route is dominated by museums under the curatorship of Iziko. Their are however many excellent private museums as well.

Nature Reserves, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Newlands Rugby and Cricket
 Newlands rugby and cricket stadium are close to each other. Support your favourite sport.

Newlands Cricket Stadium, Cape Town
Putt Putt
Cape Town's weather gives one an opportunity to enjoy a few hours of playing putt putt quite regularly.

Putt Putt, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Planetarium
 Learn more about the stars, planets and constellations in the sky above Cape Town.

Planetarium, SA Museum, Cape Town
Planet Kids
 Planet Kids is a large Indoor Play and Activity Centre with an outside play area as well.
Great for birthday parties and during School Holidays we organise exciting & educational programs.

Planet Kids, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Ratanga Junction
 Ratanga Junction is situated a mere 10 minute drive from Cape Town.
Attractions include 23 rides ranging from Kids Rides to Super Thrill Rides.

Ratanga Junction amusement park, Cape Town

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Rock Climbing
At City Rock Indoor Rock Climbing Centre, kids can find their feet in a programme called "test drive" where children of 6 years and older climb under the supervision of an adult for as long as they want to.

Indoor Rock Climbing, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Scratch Patch
 Scratch Patch is a place where the floor is covered in thousands of tumbled-polished gemstones.
The idea is for you to scratch around to find your favourite stone.

Scratch patch, Cape Town
Stodels Nursery Bellville
Stodels Nursery Bellville is more than just a nursery. Kids love it there.

Stodels Nursery Bellville, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Strawberry Picking
The places to pick strawberries in Cape Town are all in the Stellenbosch region. You are provided a container which you have to fill with as many as you can.

Strawberry Picking, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town
Two Oceans Aquarium
 See fish in their natural habitat and spend some time at my favourite, the Kelp Forrest.

Shark, Two Oceans aquarium, Cape Town
Tygerberg Zoo
 The only zoo in the Western Cape - home to lions, tigers, zebra, cheetah, chimpanzees and marmosets.

Tygerberg Zoo, Cape Town
West Coast Ostrich Ranch
 An experienced tour guide will explain the origin and reasons for ostrich farming and interesting facts about the largest bird in the world.

Ostrich, West Coast Ostrich Ranch, Cape Town
World of Birds
 The largest bird park in Africa with more than 3000 birds and other smaller animals - see cranes, owls, swans, kites, gulls and many more.

World of Birds, Cape Town
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The following places have been visitor contributions. Click here to add your favourite attraction and / or activity that is not featured on this Cape Town kids page.

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Cape Point Ostrich Farm

Well trained guides will be more than happy to show you around and give you detailed information about the life cycle of an ostrich, from egg to the adult bird.

Cape Point Ostrich Farm, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town

Stellenbosch Toy & Miniature Museum

The Stellenbosch Toy and Miniature Museum houses a collection of 1:12 scale miniatures, room boxes, miniature houses, antique dolls, cars, cuddly toys and an extremely detailed and lifelike miniature of South Africa's famous Blue train.

Stellenbosch Toy & Miniature Museum, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town

The Ice Station Skating Rink

The Ice Station is Cape Town's only ice rink and features an Olympic-sized skating rink as well as a mini ice rink for smaller children.

The Ice Station Skating Rink, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town

Dye-Hard Paintball

Dye-Hard Paintball specialises in hosting paintball games.
Games can be organised for adult or kiddies birthday parties, bachelors' parties or for colleagues wanting to get rid of some stress or just a bunch of friends wanting to play and have fun.

Dye-Hard Paintball, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town

Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm

Guided tours lead you across open dams via ramp ways.
Visitors have an opportunity to touch and hold a baby croc, and during summer months, you will have the opportunity to witness the feeding of the bigger crocs.

Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm, Cape Town Kids, Cape Town

Bizzy Bodies

Bizzy Bodies offers an active play experience for children aged 1 - 12 years.
The equipment in the play area is such that children are encouraged to jump, climb and run.

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Recommended Hotels in Cape Town

Ambassador HotelDerwent House Boutique Hotel
Blackheath LodgeFour Rosmead Guesthouse
An African VillaSteenberg Hotel
Kensington Place HotelCape Grace Hotel
Daddy Long Legs Art HotelMount Nelson Hotel

Western Cape Hotels

Franschhoek Hotels Paarl Hotels
Stellenbosch Hotels Simon's Town Hotels
Hermanus Hotels Swellendam Hotels

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Join Atlantic Adventures for the ultimate inflatable high speed boat experience, an adventure you will not forget.

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The fossil site of Langebaanweg is located in the West Coast Fossil Park, approximately 150 km north of Cape Town.
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Below The Surface Tunnel Tour  Not rated yet
The Below The Surface Tunnel Tour is a unique urban adventure with strong historical and environmental significance.

During the tour you will be exploring ...

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The Eskom Palmiet Visitors Centre offers the opportunity to explore the fascinating world of hydroelectricity and discover the story behind the "switch"...

Born2Fish  Not rated yet
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Atlantic Rail  Not rated yet
If you are looking for something different to do, why not join Atlantic Rail for a steam train ride on one of the day trips run by them?

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Ceres Zipslide Adventures offer the longest Zipline Tour in Africa.

The tour takes place in the Schurweberg Mountains below the Koekedouw Dam in Ceres....

Planet Kids  Not rated yet
Planet Kids is a large Indoor Play and Activity Centre new with an Outside Play area as well.

We host great birthday parties and during School Holidays ...

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The Cape Point Ostrich Farm is 50km from Cape Town, next to the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve (Cape Point Nature Reserve).

The drive to the farm ...

Dye-Hard Paintball  Not rated yet
Dye-Hard Paintball specialises in hosting paintball games.
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Place of Play   Not rated yet
Nowadays there are very few places for kids to run around, exhaust themselves and let their imagination rule - until Place of Play (POP) came along....

The Ice Station   Not rated yet
The Ice Station is Cape Town's only ice rink.

Featuring an Olympic-size skating rink, the Ice Station is home to affordable family fun all year round....

Stellenbosch Toy & Miniature Museum  Not rated yet
The Stellenbosch Toy and Miniature Museum is well worth visiting.

The museum houses a collection of 1:12 scale miniatures, room boxes, miniature houses,...

Bizzy Bodies  Not rated yet
Bizzy Bodies offers an active play experience for children aged 1 - 12 years.

The equipment in the play area is such that [children are encouraged to ...

Le Bonheur Crocodile Farm  Not rated yet
Le Bonheur Crocodile is situated between Franschhoek and Paarl.

Guided tours

Guided tours - which are conducted every 45 minutes - lead you across ...


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