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Cape Town in 6 Days: Table Mountain, the Peninsula and the Winelands

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Things change. Fees, hours, road closures and ferry schedules in Cape Town shift with the season, the wind and the budget year. Every figure here is stamped with the date we saw it and the page it came from. Where a page would not open or did not list a number, we say so and name the page to check, rather than guessing.

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Promise: Six days that cover the mountain, the island, the Peninsula, the gardens and the vineyards, with the safety facts stated plainly.
Trip length: 6 days in Cape Town, plus 8 to 10 days if you add a safari or the Garden Route.
Best months: roughly October to April for warm, dry weather; wind is the main enemy of the cableway.
Budget band: fees roughly R1,630 per adult for the four big paid sights, plus your cableway ticket, lodging, car and food. See the cost sheet in chapter 8.
Best for: first-timers, couples, photographers and wine drinkers who are comfortable with a few ground rules about safety.

At a glance

US advisory level: Level 2, "Exercise increased caution." Violent crime is common; theft can be bold and in broad daylight.
Entry: visa-exempt 90 days for US citizens; two consecutive blank passport pages required; 30 days' validity beyond exit (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Cableway: hours listed as first ascent 08:30, last ascent 18:00, last descent 19:00 on Oct 8, 2026, weather permitting.
Robben Island: about 3.5 hours including ferry; non-South African adult tickets listed at R600 on one part of the page.
Cape Point R515 and Boulders R245 per international adult; tariff valid to Oct 31, 2026, so a new tariff may apply from Nov 1.
Kirstenbosch R270 per international adult; cash not accepted (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Chapman's Peak Drive: CLOSED on its official site, status stamped Oct 10, 2026 02:38.
Power: Eskom reported more than 500 days without load shedding as of an Oct 7, 2026 statement; not a guarantee.
Drive on the left; keep doors locked and windows up in town.