CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 021 937 1200 airports.co.za CAPE TOWN TOURISM 0861 322 223 capetown.travel KIRSTENBOSCH NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN 021 799 8783 sanbi.org/gardens/kirstenbosch TABLE MOUNTAIN AERIAL CABLEWAY 021 424 0015 tablemountain.net V&A WATERFRONT INFORMATION CENTRE 021 408 7600 waterfront.co.za
EMERGENCY SERVICES
MEDICLINIC STELLENBOSCH STELLENBOSCH (Private) 021 861 2000 NETCARE CHRISTIAAN BARNARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CBD (Private), 021 441 0000 NETCARE TRAVEL CLINIC CBD (Private), 021 419 3172 (Contact the clinic if you plan to travel to a malaria area in South Africa or a neighbouring country, such as Mozambique) NEW SOMERSET HOSPITAL GREEN POINT (Government) 021 402 6911
LOST/STOLEN CREDIT CARDS AMERICAN EXPRESS 0800 110 929 DINERS CLUB 0860 346 377 MASTERCARD 0800 990 418 VISA 0800 990 475
ALL EMERGENCIES 112 (Toll free) AMBULANCE 10177 MOUNTAIN RESCUE 021 948 9900 NATIONAL SEA RESCUE INSTITUTE 112 NETCARE (Private emergency medical service) 082 911 POLICE 10111 (Emergencies) 021 480 7700 (City of Cape Town)
ATMs and foreign-exchange bureaux are available at banks and malls. AMERICAN EXPRESS 021 419 3917 (V&A), waterfront.co.za/ stores/american-express-foreign-exchange MASTER CURRENCY 021 418 4935, mastercurrency.co.za
MEDICAL SERVICES
CONSULATES
GROOTE SCHUUR HOSPITAL OBSERVATORY (Government) 021 404 9111 MEDICLINIC CAPE TOWN ORANJEZICHT (Private) 021 464 5500 MEDICLINIC CONSTANTIABERG PLUMSTEAD (Private) 021 799 2911
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL 15TH FLOOR, NORTON ROSE HOUSE, 8 RIEBEEK STREET, CBD Open Monday to Thursday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm 021 421 7500 FRENCH CONSULATE-GENERAL 78 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, GARDENS Open Monday to Thursday 9 am – 1 pm and 2 pm – 5 pm, Friday 9 am – 1 pm 021 423 1575
AT YOUR SERVICE 102
GERMAN CONSULATE-GENERAL ROELAND PARK, 4 STIRLING STREET, ZONNEBLOEM Open weekdays 8 am – 4:30 pm, Fridays 8 am – 1 pm 021 405 3000 (General enquiries) 078 608 0950 (Emergencies) NETHERLANDS CONSULATE-GENERAL 100 STRAND STREET (CNR BUITENGRACHT), CBD Open Monday to Thursday 8 am – 5 pm, Fridays 8 am – 1 pm 021 421 5660 US CONSULATE-GENERAL 2 REDDAM AVENUE, WESTLAKE Open Monday to Thursday 8 am – 5 pm, Fridays 8 am – noon 021 702 7300 (General enquiries) 079 111 0391 (Emergencies)
CAR RENTAL AVIS 0861 021 111, avis.co.za BUDGET 0861 016 622, budget.co.za EUROPCAR 0861 131 000, europcar.co.za STATUS LUXURY VEHICLES 0861 100 108, slv.co.za
TAXIS, AIRPORT TRANSFERS AND CHAUFFEUR SERVICES CITI HOPPER 021 936 3460/1, citihopper.co.za EXCITE TAXIS 021 448 4444, excitetaxis.co.za JARAT PREMIER (Chauffeur service) 082 643 2133, jaratpremier.co.za MARINE TAXIS 0861 434 0434 MYCITI (Public transport bus service with dedicated airport route) 0800 65 64 63, myciti.org.za
TOUR OPERATORS AWOL TOURS V&A WATERFRONT INFORMATION CENTRE, DOCK ROAD 083 234 6428, awoltours.co.za CITY SIGHTSEEING CAPE EXPLORER 81 LONG STREET, CBD 021 511 6000, citysightseeing.co.za KIFF KOMBI TOURS BUITENKLOOF STUDIOS, 8 KLOOF STREET, CBD 072 213 3888, kiffkombitours.co.za
WINELANDS INFORMATION AND TOURS Maps are available from the wine desk at Cape Town Tourism. CONSTANTIA 021 794 5065, constantiavalley.com DURBANVILLE 083 310 1228, durbanvillewine.co.za FRANSCHHOEK 021 876 2861, franschhoek.org.za PAARL 021 872 4842, paarlonline.com ROBERTSON 023 626 3167, robertsonwinevalley.com STELLENBOSCH 021 886 4310, wineroute.co.za SWARTLAND 022 487 1133, swartlandwineandolives.co.za
INFORMATION SERVICES DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES 1023 (Telkom) SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE 021 367 6000, weathersa.co.za YELLOW PAGES 0860 935 569, yellowpages.co.za
GOOD TO KNOW CAPE TOWN DIALLING CODE 021 SA DIALLING CODE +27 TIME GMT+2
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