Victoria & Alfred Waterfront – The Extraordinary Spot of Cape Town
The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront is an incredible place for tourist as well as locals. The vibrant and busy area, neighbouring the Table Bay Harbour, is a one stop destination for leisure activities, shopping, dining, entertainment and pleasure.
This bustling tourism hub is a vast area which was developed from old docklands and is now seamlessly connected with the working harbour. It has an extraordinary charm to attract visitors and other than the many reasons, it is considered as one of South Africa’s top shopping destinations.
Shopping: Visit this shopping mega centre to discover an ultimate and exciting retail therapy. From international brands to exclusive local boutiques and an iconic Victorian architecture, the waterfront is the Mecca for shoppers. There are more than 400 retail outlets offering almost everything. Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre, Watershed, the Alfred Mall and Clock Tower Shopping Centre provide so much to see and buy.
Restaurants and eating-joints: From African flavours to cuisines from around the world, V&A Waterfront is the place to be in Cape Town if you wish to treat your taste buds with nothing but the best. The V&A Waterfront is home to some of the city’s most famous restaurants and in every budget. With close to 100 eating joints, it is very easy to find the food you want to eat. The interesting place also has a great food market - V&A Food Market, which is widely popular for a variety of food including some seductive desserts.
Entertainment: Shopping to food and then of course exciting entertainment - what else can anybody look to enjoy more. The V&A Waterfront has it all. Start your entertainment journey with the thrilling outdoor amphitheatre. It has all the ingredients for unlimited fun such as music, dance and theatre. Apart from that, it is very close to the nautical-themed play area for children. If you love history, take a ferry ride to Robben Island from the Clock Tower Square and visit the Robben Island Museum. It is famous for its connections with Nelson Mandela who spent 18 of his 27 years in prison here. In addition, V&A Waterfront historical walking tours can show you as much as 22 landmarks that will take your imagination beyond the present time. Tickets to Cape Town from UK is all you need to discover all of these and a lot more.