Cape Etc

Cape Etc showcases the ultimate in entertainment and leisure in the Mother City. The magazine features interviews with award-winning chefs and winemakers, road trips that explore the diversity of the Cape, plus advice from locals on where to go for the best food, wine, art, culture, entertainment and more. Aimed at foreign visitors with a high level of disposable income, Cape Etc also has a loyal fan base of Capetonians who like to be in the know.

CAPE ETC

A silver LINING • THROUGHOUT HISTORY, CAPE TOWN’S METTLE HAS BEEN TESTED, AND PROVEN. THROUGH COLONIALISM, APARTHEID, SEARING DROUGHT, THE CITY HAS ENDURED, AND NOW A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. IS THERE SOME CRAZY GLUE THAT BINDS US ALL, AND WILL THE LOCKDOWN MAKE US EVEN STRONGER THAN BEFORE?

SPECIAL FEATURE

CAPE TOWN AT A DISTANCE • EXPLORE THE MOTHER CITY SAFELY WITH OUR PICK OF THE BEST PHYSICAL-DISTANCING ACTIVITIES

ON FIRE • THE WHOLE POINT OF RESTAURANT FOOD IS TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL HAPPY. SO BELIEVES CHEYNE MORRISBY, WHO TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN COVID-19 JEOPARDISED THE LIVELIHOODS OF HIS STAFF

COMMUNITY KITCHENS • WHEN THE COVID-19 NATIONAL LOCKDOWN HIT, A NUMBER OF LOCAL CHEFS AND RESTAURANT OWNERS DECIDED TO KEEP THEIR KITCHENS GOING TO HELP FEED THOSE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED.

ROCK OF AGES • WHETHER YOU GO TO DO NOTHING BUT STARE AT ITS ALIEN ROCK FORMATIONS, CHOOSE TO HIKE AMONG ITS WEATHERED CRAGS, OR SEEK OUT THE RIOT OF SPRINGTIME BLOOMS, THE CEDERBERG IS CALLING YOUR NAME.

ISOLATION BLISS

CABIN fever • IF YOU LIKE YOUR WEEKENDS WITH A SIDE OF NATURE, SILENCE AND A LITTLE LUXURY … HEAD TO ONE OF THESE TOP GETAWAYS

TUNE IN, TUNE OUT • A WALKING SAFARI DECLUTTERS, UNCLOGS AND HEALS. IT’S A CHANCE TO REWIRE YOUR BRAIN AS YOU ACCLIMATISE TO A REALITY THAT’S VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM YOUR DAILY GRIND. KEITH BAIN SAVOURS TWO WESTERN CAPE BIG-FIVE WALKING SAFARIS

SANBONA EXPLORER CAMP DIGS

DINE • A SELECTION OF FOODIE HOTSPOTS

WINE • THE PICK OF THE CROP FROM THE CAPE WINELANDS

NIGHT LIFE • TOAST THE WEEKEND, LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC, SAMPLE FINE WINE OR HIT THE DANCE FLOOR AT ONE OF THESE HOTSPOTS

BEACHES • SUN, SAND AND SURF BESIDE CAPE TOWN’S TWO OCEANS

TABLE MOUNTAIN • DRAPED IN ITS CLOTH OF CLOUD, THIS IS THE CITY’S MOST FAMOUS NATURAL ICON

KIRSTENBOSCH • A WALK OR PICNIC IN THIS FLORAL PARADISE IS A MUST ON ANY CAPE ITINERARY

GETAWAYS • PLACES TO EXPLORE NEAR CAPE TOWN AND BEYOND

MUSEUMS • DELVE INTO THE CITY’S MULTIFACETED HISTORY AND CULTURE

ENTERTAINMENT • CALLING ALL MUSIC, THEATRE AND CINEMA BUFFS

ART • A COLLECTION OF GALLERIES SHOWCASING LEADING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TALENT

MARKETS • EAT, DRINK, SHOP AND BE MERRY

JEWELLERY • DIAMONDS, TANZANITE, PRECIOUS STONES, GOLD, PLATINUM AND ALL THINGS BLING

SHOPPING • IT’S JUST NOT A HOLIDAY WITHOUT SOME RETAIL THERAPY

WELL-BEING • RELAX AND UNWIND AT ONE OF THESE FINE SPAS

KIDS • FUN FOR THE YOUNG, AND THE YOUNG AT HEART

AT YOUR SERVICE

MAP: CAPE PENINSULA

MAPS: CAPEWINE LANDS

MAP: CAPE TOWN